Evening star., 1938-05-27
.1,10D FOLLOWERS
OF CED|LL0 YIELD
Planes Wipe Out Band Of
rs That Wrecked Train
Carrying Americans.
BACKGROUND

6AC ACA0HOON0-
Worsentng economic conditions
In Merico as result OF March oil er-
propriations and severance OF diplo-
matte relations nth Great Britain
have brought increasing peril of
disorder and possible ctra War.
Rumors that Gen. :Sdturntn0 Cedillo
planned to reuol caused federal
government to send large army con-
tingents into San Luis Potost. The
agrartan leader later fed to the
hills Uhen President Cardenas or.
dered him to lay do,On his arms.
Bv the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. May 27.-The gov
eminent announced today more than
l,l00 followers of the rebel leader
Saturnino Cedillo. had surrendered
and that an aerial bombing attack
wiped out a band Of IS which yester-
day derailed an international train
carrying American tourists.
Nevertheless, more federal troops
we're ordered into San Luis Potosi.
where Cedillo fed his estate and took
to the hills for guerrilla warfare a
week ago today.
A cavalry regiment and a battalion
Of infantry we're sant from adjacent
states, bring to II, 900 the number now
pursuing the recalcitrant leader who
opposed Cardenas'. Socialist policies
and whose army Of peasants for 10
years gave him the: power to rule San
Luis Potosi.
No Passengers Injured.
None of the passengers was injured
aboard the Mexico: City-Laredo, Tex,
train. The derailnent. Just outside
Jaral de Berrio. IS miles south of San
Luis Potosi, was caused by removal Of
spikes from two rails.
The rebel band held responsible at
tackled the village and took $40 from
the railway station before the three
government planes wiped them out,
federal aviators said.
The rebels who surrendered were in
two groups of 40c and one of 800
along with several smaller detachments
Of 20 to 30 each.
New Signs sf Trouble.
There developed, meanwhile, indica-
tions OF trouble elsewhere for the
Cardenas regime.
Soldiers arrested the garrison COM
| mander at Cuernsvaca, Morelos, As
miles from here War ministry OFF,
cials made no comment, but a reliable
informant said there was a question
Of loyalty Of the commander. Col. Viz
caino.
Gen. Alexandra Mamie. commander
Of the Vera Cruz state military zone
ordered unit commanders to prepare
for emergency. although all there
presently was quiet. The order was
directed especially TO troops in the
area about oil fields which the gov
eminent appropriated March l8.
Vera Cruz also had reports that
Jacobo Morales. village councilman OF
Cosamaloapan. and two companions
were slain by an armed band which
attacked at the edge Of the town.
Absolves Guatemala.
Taking cognizanee of charges at
tributed to leaders Of independent
political groups" and published BY
Mexican newspapers, Foreign Minister
Eduardo Hay issued denial that the
government had '9ofiicial or private
information" indicating that Guate.
mala supports or: favors subversivt
activities against the government Of
the people of Mexico"
Diplomatic relations between the
two countries are entirely cordial" the
minister said. THE insinuations OF
charges regarding this matter have
been duly investigated and cleared uT
and there Is every reason tt
reject the imputations."
President Carderas, host to news.
paper men at luncheon in his Sar
Luis Potosi headquarters yesterday
said the government was armed amply
to quell the Cedillo revolt. and added
that the United States was abiding
faithfully by its laws of neutrality
as 1t has done With other countries"
Indicted for Arms Export.
HOUSTON. Tex, May ~ @-A
Federal grand jury yesterday indicted
Cloyd Clevenger, American aviator. or
. charge Of transporting two airplane'
from Texas to San Luis Potosi, Mexico
without . permit.
The transfer. the indictment said
was . violation Of the Federal Neu.
| trality Act, Clevenger recently wa
arrested in New York.
The information on which the In.
dictment was basee was presented te
| the grand jury here by Assistant
United States Attorney George John
| Mr.. John said he would send a copy
of the indictment to New York i'm
mediately and ask removal Of Clevengel
to Houston for triel.