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Show Revolutionists To Name Supreme Commander Mexican President Likely to Be Forced Out, View at I Capital I , WASHINGTON. May4 G. Of ficial interest in-terest in the development of the political politi-cal phases of the Sweeping revolution in. Mexico has been stimulated by government gov-ernment reports wuioh continue "to in-llcaet in-llcaet a rapid weakening of Carran-za's Carran-za's grip. Agents of'the slate depart rp en t have studied carefully tho promulgated program pro-gram of tho rebejs and the published assurances of Alyaro Obregon and other oth-er leaders of.tjiie.revqlX that a more jtrienilly a ttitu tC-toward -for.eisncrs Agents of .the -revolution here have refrained from making any overtures to the United States government and it is understood no plea for special consideration will be made until the success of the rebels is assured. In the event that Carranza is forced out, the attitude of the United States, according ac-cording to some officials, will be shaped to a certain extent by the rebel attitude. Will Name President. The progress of the revolutionary movement already is such that the rebels are planning an early completion comple-tion of their program which calls for the selection of a provisional president "when Mexico City is occupied and n majority of the states have adopted the plan of Augua Prieta." The plan provides for the selection of a "supreme "su-preme commander" of the army within sixty days or before June 23. This more optimistic rebel leaders insist that unless such a leader is chosen quickly, the choice of a provisional president may be made first Carranza in Difficulties. Official and unofficial advices agree that revolutionary forces are appearing appear-ing with startling rapidity in almost all parts of the country and that steps toward their co-ordination are well under un-der way. Army officers hero who have been studying the situation, do not agree that Mexico City will be taken within a week or ten daj's, but they are convinced that Carranza will experience ex-perience difficulty In extricating himself. him-self. Tho only available information from Mexico Citywas that he was making a determined effort to get under un-der way an expedition toward the north to reinforce the garrison at Torreon, but unofficial reports wero that the federals there alreadv had raised the flag of rovolt and placed their commander, com-mander, General Cesarlo Castro, under arrest. Garrison Hcvolts. j Unconfirmed, advices received today by agents here of tho Mexican revolutionary revolu-tionary movement said that the Car-i Car-i ranza garrison at Torrojin, under General Gen-eral Cesarlo Castro, had revolted, and that tho city was undor control of tho revolutionists. Colso Castro, a brother broth-er of the commanding general, tho ro-ports ro-ports said, has fled to Mexico City. Other advices received by agents of tho revolutionists said no trains woro boing pormltted to loavo Mexico City, and that tho Carranza mlnietor of railways had ordered all avallablo railroad rolling stock concentrated in tho capital, Information today throupch official channels wan that before leaving Mexico Mex-ico City to join tho revolutionists, General Gen-eral Pablo Gonzalon had conferrod with Carranza and Ygnaolo Bonlllas, ambassador to Washington, Ho demanded de-manded that Bonlllas withdraw his candidacy for the presidency of Mexico, Mexi-co, and proposed tho calling of a convention, con-vention, at which neither Gonzalos nor Bonlllaa would be a candidate. Both Carranza and Bonlllas rofused to accede to thN proposal, Gonzales then demanded that Currauza mako certain ehanyos In his cabinet, but thin tho president also refuued to do. Clon- i paloa thou left Mexico City with a. largo number oC followers, |