The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-22
CONSUL DENIES
GALES RUSHES
TROOPS NORTH
Stories OF Disorder All
Exaggerated


Stories widely prevalent in the
American bourgeois press that the
Mexican government is rushing troops
to the U. S. border were branded as
false yesterday by Luis c. Lupian,
Mexican consul in Chicago, in an ex-
elusive interview with The DAILY
WORKER.
"a great deal ot the most exciting
news that comes out of Mexico is I'M
true, said Senior Lupian. Things
are really rather quiet. 1t is not at
all necessary fot the government to
take any special precautions along
the border 1t may be that there are
some movements Of troops, for there
are garrisons in towns along or near
the frontier as in all countries, and
in the regular routine of military life,
some of these garrisons are moved
about. Some OF them may have been
moved towards the frontier, thus Civ
ing rise to unfounded rumors.
Fictitious Revolution.
Certainly the government does not
fear the activities of General Enrique
Estrada, recently captured by U. S.
officers while apparently planning to
invade Mexico with a small force and
a small supply Of arms and ammuni-
ton. When Estrada, during the De
la Huerta revolt. had fifty thousand
troops at his disposal, he failed to
accomplish anything His failure then
means that now no groups, not even
his former followers in Mexico have
any confidence in him. This leaves
unexplained his reasons for the recent
attempt to assail Mexico from the
United States side Undoubtedly
some secret forces stimulated him to
this activity. and for some reason, but
he probably did not actually expect
to overthrow the Gales government
by military driver
Senior Lupian also discounts heavily
the news of disorders, murders OF
priests, mob violence, etc, apparently
coming from MeIoo. The shooting Of
deputies and SENATORS in Mexico City,
now occupying so much space in the
daily press in the United States has
no religious orqpolitical significance,
says Lupinan, and the importance of
the affair is greatly exaggerated, as
we'll as the Importance of the men
shot. Deputies recently reported to
have been shot were not deputies at
Ill, they had never taken the oath OF
office.
Senior Lupian, on account of his
official position is able to guage the
fleets of the boycott declared against
business men of the capital and pro-
vincial cities of Mexico by the Catho-
lie hierarchy for the avowed purpose
Of destroying thee economic life of the
country. If the boycott succeeds, there
should be falling off of imports in
to Mexico, and there should be some
price changes on the Mexican mar
ket Neither of these things mas hap
pened. Prices remain the same, and
the foreign trade of Mexico. and es-
pecially the importation from Chicago
is unaffected.
"The entire boycott is a failure
said the consul, cit is Just an indi-
cation of the confusion and despera-
ton of the higher clergy in the Catho-
lie church in Mexico Even if very
injurious, ii would not have the eff
feet desired by these who organized
it, for the government cannot change
the fundamental law of the land over
night. The constitution of Mexico, OIL
which the religious laws are an in
tegral part, can be altered only by a
majority vote of the congress, fol-
lowed by ratification by the state le-
gislation.
"The truth is that the clergy have
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