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Show HUERTA NAMED AS LEADERJ MEXICO FORMER MEXICAN PROVISIONAL PRESIDENT SAYS THAT 20,000 REBELS ARE ARMED Disclaims Any Part in Revolutionary Move; Choice Without Asking; Mexico in Midst of Revolution I Los Angeles-More than 20,000 men are in arms in various states of Mexico in a general rebellious movement against the Calles regime, Adolfo De La Huerta, former provisional president presi-dent of Mexico announced here Thursday. Thurs-day. Leaders of every unit, with the exception of one, have proclaimed De La Huerta their leader, he said. The former president, who assumed office in 1920 when the Carranza regime re-gime was overthrown and left it when Alvaro Obregon was elected president seven months later, produced documentary docu-mentary evidence to support his assertion asser-tion that the rebel movement is being prosecuted with a view in placing him in political power when control of the republic is obtained. This evidence was in shape of letters let-ters brought to him through various channels, some printed on silkcolths, direct from rebel leaders asserting their faith in him. The American authorities, au-thorities, De La Huerta said, are cognizant cog-nizant of his position. In due tKie, he dcc.lr.red. he expects to take his place at the head of his sympathizers in Mexico. "They send letters ar.d messengers to me proclaiming, ire their leader," he said. "What can I do? I cannot denounce them. There is a provision in the Mexican constitution which says that the people may rise up against the organized auhtority if a resort is had to tyranny. That is the situation in Mexico now." |