Show OR OR FOR EOR MEXICAN REVOLT Ito 1 t t e t ft t If t r e fc I I i lye ive ve Persons Are Are- Killed in Oklahoma Tornado r FEDER TI 0 ON N SUPPORTING NG MOVE CLAIM Juan Rico ico of Union Confirms Report That Widespread Plan PIan io to o Oust Car Carranza anza Is Bj y Associated Piers Pres A A GUA PRIETA Sonoro May ay 2 Confirmation of widespread re reports reports reports re- re ports of anti Carranza labor movement movement move move- ment throughout Mexico and the declaration de do- lc- lc th that t the American Federation Federation Federa Federa- tion of Labor is expected to give its support to the movement mo were made by Juan Rico president of the Lino Lino- t-pers' t union nuion of Mexico and aDd secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the executive board of th the Mexican labor party here toni tonight bt According to Senor Rico the tho American Amen Ameri can Federation of or Labor will vouch for the fact tact that the movement Is Ie not nota a bolshevik uprising b but t a le attempt to achieve Industrial freedom In Mexico Mr Rico insisted d that j a statement front from o th the f. lt d 5 s.- s. tion could be eX cf cl shortly th dc tt reports that it il was tho ho American Federation Fed r-ed- cration officials who or originally ald aided In bringing about recognition of ot President Pres Pres- ident Carranza Outlines I Revolt Pr Pr Outlining In a written Statement the tho progress of ot the movement mo ro U o date Senor Rico said So far the armed forces of or workingmen work voik- ingmen number nearly Thc The labor la In la labor bor party has sent Its delegates to tho various arious states of ot Mexico to nr ht movement em en L In Vera Cruz Crus Samuel O. O an l Eulalio Martinet Martinc ha have hae e organized their forces and Invaded In the state stafe of ot Pueblo uniting with Gas Gasca and Eduardo Eduardo Ed- Ed Eduardo Rodriguez and u d taking Zacapoaxtla and Amozoc In Zacatecas cas Eduardo Moneda and antl Tomas romas Leal arose in arms arms with the peasants of or Rio Grande 1 c. c Fernand Rodarte and ami R Reynaldo Cervantes Torres Tor Top res have ha taken up pp arms in Villa Gacia Gat Ga- Gat- Gat cIa cla and Zacatecas Jose Jos L. L Cortes and O O. Ruiz nul havo have revolted revolt revolt- ed w with ith forces from San Pedro Do De 1 Las 3 Colonias Colonial U ardo Trevino no is 19 working with the tho Mexican raining union union- of C Coa- Coa a. a hulla I- I lu Yucatan O Join Joh pi rf With us wo we nave have the ts In Yucatan and Tab Tabasco Tabaco which d decided to join ua us in Zacatecas In Jn Inthe the firs tir convention of or the labor party 10 In Tani our br brethren n nh h u ha v listened to th the national ca' ca call and havo o joined In considerable numbers th tho forces of Gomez Games a Von on of or Sonora h ho ho revolted 1 from tho ho tyrant Car Carranza run runa a with men In general all woh workers of r the country country country coun coun- try aTC are In the tho struggle forgetting forgetting- J In Inthe the fac o of the common interest all 11 personal The movement nt that hut t Continued r u d on page 2 CLAIM LABOR lABUR BACKS MEXICAN mm REVOLT T Continued from p page e 1 I is no now in It progress is developing as if it were by tho the will of oC a single man Tampico Said to toBe toBe toBe Be Menaced n By f Washington May ray 2 A 2 A movement mo against Mexico Ctt City and th the Tampico o oil fields will soon Boon be made b by the ther r revolutionary troops according to a st statement t issued tOfa today from rom the headquarters headquarters head helI quarters ua hero of oC the Obregon revolutionary revolutionary i forces Corces Tho The attack upon Mexico City will be bema ma made e by troops from Guerrero in and J Jalisco lisco it is said I IThe The threat of the the attack upon Tampico Tam Tam- pico has reached official departments also and was the cause of ot a a. se ret conference con con- ference held hell late this afternoon be between between bo- bo tween officers officers' of oC the tho navy na and the state department A Admiral R. R N No Coontz aide aldo for operations of the navy navy department attended tho the conference with members of his It was was stated the conference was wai made necessary by fresh reports of oC an alarming nature which have ha come front from Mexico The reports to the tho navy de department department department de- de are that Tampico as well wen as Vera Yera Cruz and Mexico City are In danger of ot attack Officials who ho participated in tho the conference discussed discussed dis dis- cussed with Ith Admiral Coontz plans for tor forI I protecting Amerl American citizens at the ports port which arc aro understood to be threatened One On-e official at the tIme confer confer- once expressed the opinion that the dispatch of oC more naval vessels to the tho I I east st and west coast of ot Mexico may be necessary At this time tho the only American Artier Amer lean ican vessels on guard are the Salem and destroyer McCauley on the west coast and th the gunboat Sacramento near Tampico Reports continue to oc DC received that Carranza may attempt to leave 6 Mexico b by tho the best cst route ho he can get set from front the capital probably b by way of or Vera Cruz It Sit is believed od here hero that If It Carranza should present himself at Vera Cruz I it might be the signal for tor a an outburst which would endanger the lives of Americans at that port All the tho official and press reports for lor the past forty eight hours bristle with news of or d defections from the Carranza cause General ha has an announced an- an at the border that Carranza's own generals are aro deserting him and suggesting him that he ho resign before before be be- fore revolution proceeds any fur fur- the ther r. r |