Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-14
MEXICO FEARS i. 5.
MAY RECALL ENVOY
AND LIFT ARMS BAN
Developments in Situation
Declared to Hinge Upon
American Action.
COMMUNIST CHARGE
is DENIED BY OFFICIALS
Federal Troops Continue Pursuit of
Rebels-Captured Priests All
to Be Deported.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. January 14.--De-
velopments in the situation between
the United States and Mexico now are
believed to hinge on possible action
by the Washington Government.
Among the possibilities seen here are
the withdrawal OF the American Am
bassador and the lifting of the
embargo on shipment of arms into
Mexico from the United States.
Secretary Kellogg's declaration re-
garding communistic activities in
Mexico aimed at the United States
has drawn retorts from two high
sources-Aaron Saenz, Mexican for
eign secretary, and Ricardo Trevino.
secretary general of the Regional
Confederation of Labor. the dominant
labor group in this country.
The foreign secretary asserted that
Mr.. Kellogg's statement before the
foreign relations committee of the
American Senate did not prove the
charge that Mexico was attempting to
tablish a Bolshevist hegemony in
Latin America.
Denies Mexico Is Responsible.
AS for decisions taken by foreign
organizations, nobody could hold Mex
leo responsible, he said, but 1t was
necessary ''energetically to reject
those charges against the Mexican
government, especially regarding its
relations with Russia.
Senor Trevino replied to Secretary
Kellogg in the form of a telegram, in
which he asserted that the Mexican
labor movement was antagonistic, not
friendly. to Communism.
While Mexico's internal disturbances
and her relations with the United
States have caused no little alarm in
certain quarters, those in high posi-
-tions apparently wish to make no pre-
dictions at the present time as to what
course events win take.
Federal troops pursuing rebel
groups, continue their movements to
points Of strazegic Importance, and
been able to suppress the uprisings OF
the last week or two, checking. Mt
least temporarily, what might have
developed into a more or less con.
certed revolt.
Pursuant to It's belief that priests
are inciting the Catholics to rebel
lion, the government has decided to
deport all priests captured heading
rebels. The war department instruct
ing all military commanders to send
arrested priests to the capital whence
they win be sent abroad. It is re-
ported that several priests, captured
in the states of Jalisco and Coahuila
~ are. EN- route to Mexico City.
Paper Charges Prosecutions.
Charges of anti.Catholic persecu-
tions are made by the newspaper Ex-
celsior, which says 1t has reliable au-
thority for the statement that five
Youths, none more than 20, were shot
and killed at Leon last Monday after
having their tongues cut out, for par.
ticipating in an alleged Catholic up
rising there. Six others, 1t says, were
executed.
The paper, in an editorial condemns
the waste of blood" in Mexico, abuse
of the death penalty and informal
executions"
The whereabouts of Bishop Pascual
Diaz. secretary of the Catholic
episcopate, who was reported to have
been ordered expelled from the coun-
try after his arrest last Monday, is
still a subject of uncertainty. Late
adyices from Vera Cruz, however, say
q. person thought to be the bishop
arrived at the Cordoba railway station
three hours journey from Vera Cruz
City, early Tuesday morning, accom-.
panied by two men, apparently police
agents. The party took train en-
route for the Guatemalan border.
If Bishop Diaz is being sent in that
direction, the theory here is that it is
to prevent him from quickly reaching
the United States, as he might have
done il deported to Cuba from Vera
Cruz.
Sixteen Reported Hanged.
Newspaper reports that Is more
rebels have been captured by the
federals and hanged to trees along the
highways in the federal district lack
official confirmation, but the news
pspers say at least % rebels have been
found thus hanged.
The government claims to have de.
feated rebel Yaqui Indians at
Topolobampo. State of Sonora. troops
attacking and killing many of the
indians after a bombardment by
Disnatches from Guadala lara in
dicate that the demonstrations before
the American consulate there were
suppressed by government troops al
most before they started.
Anti-American feeling has been dis
e
have been reported. =
Arms Ban frightened.
The war department, on instruc
,,ors from President Gales, has
ordered further restrictions in sale
of arms. Special permits will be
n;snatches from Merida, Yucatan
ssy the military authorities there
baya received numerous applications
fo,- enrolment in the army in ca sc
.,1sr results from the present inter
TbA presidential ofices have re
,s,va6 a message from Gen Ferreira
S9tlitsry commandant of Jalisco. an
en,,ncino that 40 rebels were captured
ssS after summary court.martial
gacuted by federal forces at Arenal
Agrsrian Liberals in Jalisco, he
aded are organizing and co-operat
r. With the federals in the hgh
assjnst 1.-The Catholic rebels"
Amnesty Asked for Rebels
/ -re,ra announced that the
rs'sa.a ~ cocula have appealed fol
srS uets tn,. g. the rebels who recently
revolted in that town ais.nt pIs f,siIa,
s1lline r. surrender. Presioent ss oale;
Ii insfructing the genera 10 "eeep
taeir submission. .,,. comma nda nj