The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-01-24
COOLIDGE POLICY
TOWARDS MEXICO
THREATENS WAR
Arbitration Proposal
Treated With Reserve

MEXICO CITY. Jan. 23.--Danger
Of hostility between the United
States and Mexico has been brought
pcrceptibly nearer by the attitude OF
President Coolidge against the arbi-
+ tration Of the matters at issue be-
tween the two countries.
The general belief here is that
Coolidge is waiting for an excuse OF
some sort-the old reliable "overt
act"-to start hostilities. His first
move, it is expected. will be the rails
ing of the arms embargo, which will
enable the Knights Of Columbus in
the United States and the oil compa-
MES to supply the reactionaries with
arms.
Mexico For Peace.
The Mexican government is de-
cidedly in favor Of a peaceable adj
| iustment of the differences between
the imperialist government of the
United States and the Mexican re-
public, but is not willing to sur
render the liberties of the Mexican
people to the interests Of Wall
Street.
1t appears that Wall Street has
insisted that Coolidge go thru with
the plan to force Gales to surrender
or else run the risk of having his
/ government overthrow by a combi-
nation Of oil magnates and its gov
ernment in alliance with the catho-
| lie church machine in the United
States.
Recognition Without Strings.
While Coolidge claims that the
Wsrren-Payne agreement to recog-
nize the Mexican government was
contingent on certain concessions to
the American petroleum interests in
Mexico, Gales insists that recogni-
ton was accorded without any such
strings outside Of conversations
which were not Incorporated in a
treaty and are therefore not binding
on the government.
The Mexican government seems de-
termined to stick to its policy OF
putting its land and petroleum de-
crees in operation.
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! MEXICO CITY, Jan. 23.-Arch-
bishop Diaz, expelled from Mexico,
will sail from his temporary refuge
in Guatemala for Cuba next Tuesday,
according to an authoritative mes
sage received here this afternoon.
He will proceed from Cuba to the
| United States, where he. is expected
to urge the United States govern
ment to break off relations with
| Mexico.
The mass meeting was held under
the auspices of new organization.
! The Committee Of One Hundred,
composed Of white and negro men
prominent in the community.
/ The government has ordered the
confiscation of the property Of all
rebels in arms and those found to be
acting with the fascist organization
Of the catholic church. The property
viii be sold and the proceeds used
to pay the cost Of the uprisings.
Large numbers of rebels are sur
rendering daily and informing the
government that they were induced
to revolt against the government by
catholic priests.
approximately 10000 foreigners
had complied with the Alien Land law
by midnight on January 81, the dead
line for registration under the gov
crnment DEGREES. Many registra-
lions were mailed from abroad.
! A decree permitting a former pres
ident to run for office again was
signed by President Gales yester-
day. The action makes General
Obregon's election almost certain.
The Federal District Court in Tam
pico refused to make permanent the
provisional injunction obtained by
the Sinclair Oil company restraining
the secretary of industry, commerce
and labor from revoking oil well per-
inits by the company.
From San Antonio, Texas, comes
Il story that Rene Capistran Cara,
the young catholic reactionary
leader, boasts of having $4,000 fully
armed men in Mexico ready to wage
war against the Gales administra-
ton. Cara claims to have the sup
port of the Knights Of Columbus,
the petroleum interests and the
United States government. Garza's
policy is a typically fascist one. He
favors the suppression Of labor
unions.