Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-05-17
ERUPTIONS IN MEXICO.

Several kinds of eruptons-volcanic, military
and political-are occurring in Mexico these days.
The volcano of Colima, in Jasco, is belching
smoke and ashes. Saturday the entire state was
shaken by earthquake
President Obregon's government has just put
down revolt in the state of Tabasco without,
however, capturing the rebel.
But by far the most serious upheavals, and
eruptions have been going on in the stately edfice
that houses the Mexican chamber of deputies,
which corresponds to house Of representatives.
Last Thursday, during clash among Catholics,
radicals and the police, several persons lost their
lives in Morelia, the capital of Michoacan. on the
following day group of radicals in Mexico City
invaded the chamber, ostensbly in protest against
the Morela incident, but after they took possession
of the rostrum they INDUCED in general denun-
citation of all those who disagreed with them.
There were frequent "Vivas" for bolshevism, ac-
cording to report by the Associated Press re-
ceived hero Sunday night,
Then a significant thing occurred. While the
invaders still harangung, leaders of the
liberal and Catholic parties Appealed to Obregon,
but he avoided taking any stand that would offend
the radicals, declaring he believed that the Mo-
relia disorders were due to the refusal of the
Catholics to dispense after being ordered to do so
by the police
The liberal party claims Obregon its leader,
and, indeed, in the elections of last September he
the official standard bearer OF the liberal
consttutonast party Yet he appears to be
Geferring to the radical elements. At least
he is not openly antagonizng them. The head of
his cabinet, Northumberland Plutarco Elias
Gales Of the leaders Of tho Sonora revolution
and secretary OF the interiors; very lad
vanced" in his political and sociological views. to
put it mildly.
The lberal-conservative coalition party-which
is makeshift group united solely by its desire to
fight the Boshcvik tendencies that seem to be
cropping out. here and there in Mexico-has re-
quested the resignation of Ceestno Gasca, gov
ernor of the federal district-which includes Mex
leo City-and two other government officials.
Gasca is a soft-spoken man who has been
openly and repeatedly accused of being a radical
During interview with group of correspond
ents last summer, he stoutly declared that he
would take no steps to curtail the activities of
Bolshevik agents in Mexico unless they violated
the law pointing out that there statute
against preaching radical doctrines unless some
overt act of sedition committed The
servanve element has for long time sought to
have him oustcd from his post. The very fact that
he has been retained long and under such
heavy fire indicates that he is not persona non
grata with the higher powers in Chapultepec.
SO far, the radical turmoil in the southern
republic has only an academic interest for the
United States. Our foreign policy is built on the
theory that every country has right to choose
not interfere with rights The reason that the
Bolshevik government in Russia has earned the
hostility of the rest of the world is that Lenine
and Trotzky have sought TO spread their doctrines
to countries that were enjoying peace and pros