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S WARSHIPS WARSHIPS- SENTO M MEXICO a 4 aa a tI 1 tr aa a. a AMERI AMERICANS CANS CANS' RIGHTS NEED PROTECTION Representatives of State Stat Department Request Aid of Navy for Guarding Ci Citizens t zens and Interests By Associated Pits m ASHINGTON 23 Two w April Two warships from Pacific fleet were en cn route t tonight to Mexican waters waters' to protect American citizens and interests interests in in- at and po They were dispatched from San an Diego today on orders from froni the navy nary department after a 1 request ruest for protection protection protection pro pro- had come Om from state department depart depart- mont ment representatives at thos those two Mexican cm Pacific ports A similar request came from the government government gov gov- agent at Frontera on the gulf coast but was not acted upon pen pending pending pend pend- ing further investigation of ot the situation situation situation situa situa- tion there Tho The cruiser Sacramento is' is at Tampico only a short distance awa away Situation I Ii b Puzzling Frizzling Tho The exact situation or and was not Known here her There have been no reports of ot disturbances disturbances disturbances disturb disturb- ances at either place and latest advices said a federal force Corce of ot men and two cannon had arrived at Sonora state forces In rebellion against tho the Carranza government g ar are known to bo be push pushing In on towards tho the most Important Mexican ga gateway tewa on the Pacific This force torce Js s snow now wen well south of or Topolobampo but whether a a. detachment had been de deployed deployed de- de to make an assault there nas as not clear At tho the navy department it w was said that the cruiser Salem and destroyer destroyer- No the ships ordered to Mexico were under instructions to investigate the situation Ext Int Interests Con Concerned There Thero are extensive American Interests interests interests inter Inter- ests at where tie the Mexico- Mexico California Steamship company has its terminal Word ord has s bc been n received at the tho office of or tho the company that both bothof of the Mexican ports havo haTO have been been closed The cruiser Sacramento was at Frontera Frontera Fron Fron- tera on April 19 and rem remained a a. short time Some uneasiness was felt there thereat at that time George T. T American charge chargo at Mexico City who has been consulting with Secretary Colb Colby at the state department left leit tonight for Mexico City and it was understood understood that his departure had b been el hastened because of ot tho the situation in Mexico Re Rebellion Ulon Gain nc In official circles today it was reported re reported ported that Gon Gen Arnulfo Gomez omer m former former for tor- mer federal at Mexico le ico and Gen Gemi Manuel anuel Paler Pale who for several se years has commanded rebel forces In tho Mexican 1 oil fields had joined forces against the Carranza got gov Tho They were reported on April 22 21 to be attacking the federal forces at Tuxpan T It also was said in official 1 circles that Colonel 1 commander commander com corn mander of the federal forces at Linares Lin Lin- ares ues Nuevo Leon had rebelled with Continued on Page 3 W ARE WAY TO MEXICO Revolutionists Draw 4 Uh Up p Plan for Nelv New Nel v y Government r Continued from Page Pago 1 Ire tire garrison This town Is 18 on TampIco nicety division of or th tho Jil railroad 1 and commands an Im- Im 1 t s section se of or the tho northern part of itry try ft Rife Rif 6 a attora at I item tera tora Report York April 23 Bandits Bandits have fruit barges and perty generally along the iA R river and at Frontera gulf I It f t iD Mexico where Americans have I 1 the United States to send war- war according according- to an official of ot tho the I 1 Fruit company quoting ad- ad recently received from agents Mexican Fruit Steamship Armed y ty y a a. subsidiary vo guards were reported o e been used to protect the com com- property at Frontera against tt itera tera Is at the mouth of the tho river on the Gulf of Mex- Mex Mex-I Mex i id d has been used for a a. number 5 for baJ baand baand ba- ba ra as al a a. shipping point and J dewoods w- w janza's i as a's Overthrow by Sonora By Associated Press Pres a M. M Prieta Sonora April So 50 23 So- So detor delfor de- de t evolutionists havo have formally tor the tho overthrow o of President t was issued today b by revolutionists of the thc state uno une un- un j o e title of the Plan of Agua E I setting forth the alms of thein the theon in on In full The proclamation p pa pip n. n new provisional pro government k l ico o with Governor de la 11 Huerta r remo mo commander Do De la In Huerta Bad act until governors g of ot states I the Sonora cause meet and noma nom- nom a supreme commander of their president for Mexico 3 be appointed as soon won as the it t f plan has been accepted by the 1 constitutionalist m constitutionalist list liona-list army arm I revolutionary re soldiers are arc to behas bo be I has fas the liberal constitutional constitutional- my The liberal constitutional constitutional- was the one espousing tho the I of General Alvaro Obregon for tor I. I of Mexico iff fr interest to foreigners is found round 1 last article of or the plan which 3 commander of or the lib- lib V and all allt arm army S t rid military authorities who supie sup- sup is ie movement will afford all lc- lc and enforcement of or their rights to all citizens and forand forand forand for- for and especially favorable to the ment of all industries comand command cornand com corn and mand business in general h plan lan 0 of C Agua Prieta declares ti e suffrage suras-c and no rc rc-clec- nl plan J follows S 9 1 The national sovereignty nty essentially essential and originally to ople that all public mane money w tes from rom the people and is inid In- In id tt for the benefit o of the people h at t the thc jurisdiction of or the tho public is is only a partially conferred of oC tho the peoples people's sovereignty so the people i hat the present president of or the theis 1 is Ic c of or Mexico Venustiano Car- Car has IJas constituted himself the head bead v party part and pursuing pursuing- the i Hof ot this party part has made light wa way of ot the popular practically abolished the in- in tl 1 rights has repeatedly placed pi partly jardy the sovereignty so of or the theand theand and radically robbed of or Its I h tho the political organization ors of or If lat t the acts and procedures above c outlined constitute at ono one and N o time actual violations of or our oure e laws serious offenses against r lie order and absolute treason fundamental alms of or the tho con- con 1 revolution at h having exhausted all peace peace- legal means b by which to conlie contie con- con u tie lie above mentioned chief chic oxen exe- exe n of f the federal government g of ot his t lus us procedures without achles a J. J 2 Is s purpose tho the time ha has 5 comeI come como iii ill the he people of or Mexico must as- as l II it Its Ita sovereignty 80 revoking the unfaithful conferred upon the rJ ory and regain possession of ot the theU theW W U e power of or Its laws and 1 rl we the thc undersigned ot of Mexico in full fun exercise of ot ut rights have hae resolved up- up following and all its component sand and solemnly swear to firmly It Plan of Government Dt hereby hereby adopt the following ore ori or- or i e plan of the movement mo for fortI tI acy law and order r 10 o The l-The 1 The relinquishment b byr by y t r ano Carranza of the office of ot ote 1 e d ecu live o of the nation si l le Ie 2 To 2 To repudiate the public i a whose respective appointments ted at the last laft local elections tho states stales of San Luis Luls Potosi sate Nuevo Leon on and andI s Io p thO j pat pals I l le o 3 Simultaneously y arises tho the p t tion el on of those councilmen of the ali Mexico who were wera ere declared cle electa elect elect- le l- l te e a last city elty elections 0 Josepf 4 4 Santos z is I 11 H z zed ed d as aR the con constitutional goy gov- s 1 dI f t the state of or Nayarit 1 J t ul Officer O Are A Accepted I IJ y e C 5 All 5 All other lawful l-dul national nationale J V l to authorities are arc recognized reco e fob e eral oral constitutionalist arm army will they state authorities provided W oppose or ze the pr present int nt I 0 c 6 The Thc The political constitution uary uan f. f 1917 is IR hereby adopted d absolute fun fundamental law w of or theD tho the D of Mexico te Ico h 1 e c 7 7 Commanders leaders of- of nd soldiers who sustain this thle i 1 form what will win be known n. n asa na as J rat eral constitutional army The Tho a Constitutional u governor of tho the T vv VII I v Twill Wm be considered the supreme I der pro tempore of or this ann army 11 authority needed net for the political and administrative lion of ot this movement mO wander inlander In Is to 10 Be De He e 8 Tho S Tho constitutional gov- gov tOt of the states slates which recognize me mc followers of oC this movement tho the term of thirty days after of or this plan plan will each ic e a dui duly authorized authorized ed rc f object object of ot said delc delegate ato to bethin be e thin sixty days darB after after the tho date datel ate l tan lan Ian and at nt t a place to b bo the supreme commander pro they proceed to negotiate y and b by a a. majority vote ote the commander of the tho liberal con- con alist army 9 S s-If If duo to circumstances rom rem the military activities the thee Be e of delegates delee-ates of tho the referred to in the tide isle not form forma a quo- quo legates b by tho the time provided present resent constitutional governor O te C o ot of Sonora lion A Adolfo do If o Do La Huerta will definitely remain the supreme commander of or tho the liberal constitutionalist con con- arm army President Will De Chosen Chonen Article 10 10 As As soon as th the tho present plan has hut been accepted by b the tho majority maJority majority major maJor- ity of ot tho p people ople of ot Mexico and the City of Mexico haa has been occupied by bythe bythe the tito liberal con can constitutionalist army a provisional president president of the republic accordance of Yf Mexico will be appointed In accordance with the provisions outlined in the following clauses I Article 11 If 11 If this movement should attain its purpose before the expiration of the present term of or UfO the national congress the supreme commander of ot the constitutionalist liberal arm army will call an extraordinary session 0 of both houses at such sueh a a. place lacas aa ns the they y ma may be beable beable beable able to meet and and members of both both bolh houses will elect a n provisional pre president president l- l dent according to the constitution at present presen tin In force torce Article 12 In 12 In the event covered b by article 11 11 should this arise after atter tho the conclusion of or the constitutional term of ot the tho present bodies th the I supreme commander of at the liberal constitutionalist army will win assume the provisional pro presidency of ot the republic of ot Mexico EI Election Will De Be Held Article 13 The 13 The provisional president president president dent will call an I election of or all executive ex executive eX- eX and legislative officers as aa soon as s ho he takes charge charo of or his office Article 14 The 14 The comm commander of the tho liberal constitutionalist army will appoint provisional governors for forthe forthe forthe the states of Guanajuato San Luis Potosi Po Po- Po- Po tosi Nuevo L Leon on and Tam- Tam for tor these states which havo no governor and all an other othor othor oth oth- or er states of ol tho the union whoso whose chief chic executives ex- ex ex executives s either oppose or repudiate this concerted action Article 15 IS- IS When 15 When hen the tho triumph of ot tho the I present plan has been attained the provisional president Vo will 11 I authorize I the provisional governors to call caB ImI Immediate immediate Im Im- im- im I mediate elections of ot state authorities in accordance with the respective exIstent ex- ex laws Jaws Article 16 The l The liberal constitution constitution- army anny will win be governed by the general ordinance and military laws Jaws I at present in force torce in tho the republic of ot I Mexico Article 17 The Ii-The The supreme commander of or the liberal constitutionalist army and all nn civil find and military authorities who support this movement will win afford afford af at- af- af ford tord all legal protection and enforcement enforcement enforce enforce- ment of or their legal rights to all aU citizens citizens citizens citi citi- zens and foreigners and will especially fa favor faor or the tho development of ot all aU Industries industries Indus Indus- tries commerce and business In gen gen- eral Sufragio No No re Agua Abua Sonora Mexico April 23 3 1920 Artillery Rushed To 10 Border by hy Army Douglas Ariz April United 23 United i States army officers aro are closely watching watching watch- watch I ing ins the situation brought about by tho the revolution in and every ade- ade adequate adequate ade 1 I quate precaution is being taken token to protect protect protect pro- pro American interests on this side sido of oC tho the boundary Col Alonzo Gray commander of or the Arizona military district announced here hero today to Ia It was announced additional artillery artil- artil lery cry was being sent to Douglas from fromEl fromEl El EI Paso Tex The Douglas chamber of ot commerce has appealed to the war department and Gen Joseph commander of oC the tho southern department asking that hat more troops be sent here to protect protect protect pro pro- the city in case of or an attack on Agua JUa Prieta Sonora by Carranza Carran troops I 8 S Mexican l Deputies Flee From Capital Nogales Sonora April 23 Three Three members o of the Mexican chamber of ot deputies arrived here today who said they were a n party of eight deputies who fled led from Crom the tho Mexican capital to escape the Ule wrath of President Carranza Carran Carran- za Incurred in aiding aiding- General Alvaro Obregon on to escape Mexico City The Tho deputies Ezequiel Landeros congressmen from tho the federal district ct of Me City Alejandro Vasquez Lopez x pez Chihuahua and Damon from the state sute of or Vera Cruz brought the he first definite details of ot the tho flight of or General Obregon to reach here They said Bald they fled three days after the departure of or Obregon Mexican l Commander Is Held HeId by U. U S. S Douglas Ariz April 23 Gen en InacIo Ignacio Ignacio Igna- Igna cio L. L Pesqueira president of the su su- su premo military court of ot Mexico and who vho came here to become military governor of ot Sonora for tor the Carranza government was hold held in custody of ot United States department of Justice agents for almost ten hours hero here to today today today to- to day after actor his arrest on charges of ot violating vio- vio lating the white slave slavo act General Pesqueira was arraigned before belore be- be lore fore oro H. H C. C Beumler United States commissioner com corn missioner and waived a a. preliminary hearing He Ho was released tonight when prominent local Mexicans put up upa a bond of ot for his appearance Inthe in inho inthe the ho federal courts Sonora 1 Maria arJa Rodriguez Rod- Rod who was detained with General Gen Oon- eral ral was placed under bonds of or 1000 as a witness |