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Show Former General Under Huerta Now in Mexico j NEW YORK. April 3 General Aur-alio Aur-alio Blanquet, Mexican minister of I war during the administration ol President Yictoriano Huerta, and described de-scribed as seeond in rommnnH In P.cn. eral Felix Diaz, recently reported as having undertaken a revolutionary movement against President Carran-za, Carran-za, has arrived safely In Mexico, "after "af-ter a very dangerous trip." according to an announcement made here today by Roberto Gayon, his secretary. Blanquet was accompanied by General Gen-eral Juan Montano, chief of staff; General Enrique Gonzales, chief of artillery; Colonel Francjsco Traslos-heros. Traslos-heros. judge-advocate; Colonel Luis Acosta, Captain Guillermo Rusis, ;uuJ two other Mexican officers of the old federal army, according to Gayon. The purpose of General Blanquet's return.. Mr. Gayon said, was to re-organize the Diaz forces, overthrow the Carranza government and re-establish the constitution of 1857, which he says was repudiated by Carranza.. and revoke re-voke the alleged confiscation of property prop-erty by the present government General Blanquet, who has been livinK iu New York with his family for the last four years, sailed for Havana, Cuba, from this port March 8. Gavou said that he understands that the motor sloop, which registers lens than 1"' tons, also carried some munitions, but that they were obtained ob-tained in this country. General Diaz, accord uik In Gayon, has 40,000 troops scattered through out fifteen of the twenty-seven states of Mexico. Of these, he said. 7,500 were in Vera Cruz, including 1,800 men a tthe headquarters in Tepai-larco. Tepai-larco. Several officers In the old fed eral army are reported to have crossed OVeT to the Diaz forces. Goneral Can-dirio Can-dirio Agullar, son-in-law of President Carranza, and a former secretary of state in his cabinet, is said to b leading the government forces against Diaz in the Vera Cruz district. General Blanquet. Gayon explained. Intends to remain in Mexico until the revolution Is -successful or the Diaz forces are overcome. "I will see you In Mexico or eternity," were the cen- I oral's last words to friends who t'ath- J ered to bid him goodbye on the eve of his departure, his secretary said, j In his communication to Acting Secretary Polk, Mr. Gayon describes General Blanquet as "an ardent ad- j hirer of the American democracy." General Blanquet Is 70 years old and holds (he rank of field marshal in the Mexican army. Acting Secretary of State Frank To'k has been advised Of General Blanquet'a safe arrival and the purpose pur-pose of his visit. Genera Blanquet and the members of his party sailed from a port in the West indies For Mexico March 14, on l the motor sloop La Providencia and successfully eluded the Mexican gun-kboat gun-kboat Zaragosa and iw smaller patrol j boats which they learned had been sent out to apprehend them, Mr Gay-jOn Gay-jOn stated. The party landed at a des-tolaie des-tolaie point on ihe coast of Vera Cruz and were met by the forces of General j Diaz and escorted to his headquarters :at Tepatlaxco. |