Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-20
WOMEN HELD IN PLOT
Three Declared Leaders OF Revolt
Scheme-Eipht Men Detained.


MEXICO CITY, August 20 P).-All
the Catholics arrested i'll Conhectioh
with the alleged conspiracy to fomeht
unrisincs throughout the republic last
Sunday have been released eNcep'
three women. whom the police call the
leaders of the plot, and eight men.
SENIORS, Josehna NUvOa, Sonora Luz
II I,enercheZ and SenOrlta faZ Ioiiio|
Iinares are the women VINO are peinS
held. ,.,. GOV. that -
Catholic priest has been brought there
nrdnr arrest from the village Oh f1uei-
yetIan The charges against MN were
,,o+ revealed. Local rumor, however j.
;s that the priest killed the mayor OIL
+ho village because the mayor reLuseu
- onen the Catholic church. Iheie
is no verification OF TINS.
Church ClOsings Forbidden.
The department of the interior mas
received complaints that tie i1u ra
n.1 citizens' committees when "ele
ip'1ooed pa In charge of Catholic churches
,,,hon the priests withdrew nave oeeii
o,nsinr churches in some Sectlono VI
80 ,.en,,hljc. Secretary of the lnteIioi
n,s CON immediately notified the au-
tborities throughout the hatloll .nn
~, nlaces of worship must remain
nnen and that the closing orders Apply
only to church anneNes. .xo on.
The Catholic episcopa'e nelS ,ha+
ro,,nces that it has been lnlorlieu '.,a ,ne
the department OF educa'ioh ~ :,
Stote IF Jalisco as sent a clrcuidi
! ~ school teachers that they must
,'.;+h;r 10 davs make known Whether
thaw sunport President Gales re-
iir;hus nolicv. and if they do not they
must resign. oe,,, .t,d,.
The espiscopate began careful studH
.odav of the question whether 1t Snall
netition Congress to amellorate tne
ralirious regulations or whether II
shall make an appeal to the supreme
/ court to pass upon the Naldlly oi
/ the religious provisions or the con-
| stitution.
Gales Answers Prelate.
This step is being taken following
receipt bv Archbishop Mora del RlO
IF a letter from President Gales in
answer to a request from the episco-
nate for a suspension of the regula-
tions. The President in his letter In
! formed the archbishop that he pur-
! posed to uphold the constitution as 1t
! relates to churches, and declined be-
cause of his political and philosoph'
ical convictions" to request Congress
! to amend the fundamental law.
| The President suggests that II the
episcopate desires any modification
| Of the law it may have recourse in
an attempt to have Congress change
| it or appeal to the Supreme Court
| for relief. He says that if the epis-
| copate should introduce an amend.
| ment bill in Congress, he will not use
| his preside ntial prerogative to have
it withdrawn.
Sees Way to Peace.
! Bishop Diaz, secretary of the epis-
! copate, commenting upon President
! Gales reply, said:
I'VE must recognize that President
! Gales is frank in his reply to the
| episcopate's letter, as he declares his
! philosophical and political opinion
! forbids him from transmitting our
; request to Congress.
I'm the second place he is granting
us the right. which the constitution
! denies clergymen, in admitting that
we have the right TO make a petition
! because the constitution denies US
everything In the third place the
| President admits that we have not
rebelled against the laws In ordering
a suspension Of religious services
'His reply points out way to set
tie the conflict"