New Britain herald., 1927-01-13
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 such wholesale hangings would im- ply a serious defeat of the revolu- tionists which the war department would have announced.
 Catholics Issue Denial
 The Mexican Catholic episcopate today issued statement denying the charges coming from the office of President Gales yesterday that the episcopate had melted the re- cent disorders.
 First news of anti-American came this morning from Guadalajara where a mass of workers vas held last night. The dispatches said that the meeting was held in protest against Catholic activities fostered by the imperialism of the United States
 r~radrrs Fire shots
 After the meeting the workers marched through the streets firing hundreds of revolver shots into the air and then started for the Amer jean consulate General Ferreira, military commandant of Jalisco, took command of the situation and dispersed the marchers by show of military force.
 The fourth national students congress. now in session at Oaxaca City, spent yesterday in a discus sion of the Mexican -Nicaraguan situation and the action of the Mexican government in recogniz- ing the liberal leader, pr. Juan Sa- casa, who is opposing President Diaz, recognized by the United States.
 The students declared that Latin America is now confronted by the use of brute force and international piracy directed by the plutocratic and imperialistic United States gov ernment. Holding that a students gesture before the northern colos- sus" would not be in vain, the con- gress decided to send a message of sympathy to liberal Nicaraguan stu dents and another 10 President Gales supporting his attitude in the international crisis.
 Editorial Comment.
 Fl Universal editorially declares today that the United States has gradually developed a curious kind of international law for its own benefit by which American interests are held sacred and cannot be touched under penalty of death. However, the paper says, it is sui ticient for the American department of state to believe that somebody thought he might touch American interests to set in motion the mighty North American machinery, running down the rights of people, the sov- ereignty of small nations and equal ity of men before morality and jus tice."
 Whenever Latin American coun- try desires to settle he'd private at- fairs, using her rights as sovereign nation, the United States discovers threat against American interests, v Fl Universal says.
 "Whatever is said" the paper adds. it is not enough to camou- fiage the mercantile nature of the pressure placed on Mexico at the service Of a group Of eXploiters who have invested money in Mexico"
 Bishop Diaz. secretary of the Mexican episcopate. who has drop ped out of sight ever since Monday when he was visited by federal of- ticials, was still missing today de- spite efforts to locate him. The department of the interior has denied rumors that he was being deported, and today said that he called on the department on Monday and asked permission 10 leave the country, the application being grant ed.
 Charges Arc Denied. The episcopate, although without Bishop Diaz' leadership. is still functioning and this morning issued statement saying that it was dis tressed by charges that the episco- pate was melting Catholics to rise against the government because of the new religious regulations. The statement adds that the cpis- copates action in the present con- troversies is limited to destroying of ficials libels spread abroad against the Catholic church.
 1 Reports of further fighting in various states continue to come into Mexico City today.
 Dispatches from Durango said that Generals Eulogio Ortiz and Anacleto Lopez, military commandauts at Zacatecas and Queretaro, respective ly, have arrived there for confer ence with General Escobar for a campaign against insurrectionists in Mezquital district who recently am pushed d column of federal troops commanded by General Leon. Nu- merous troops are arriving in the field there and two airplanes arc cA- pected. Generals Ortiz and Lopez have sent a report to the war de- partment saying that the Durango rebels arc divided into small groups and were unwilling to give battle.
 10 Rebels Killed.
 General l'errcira reported that 4p rebels were killed during yesterdays $ battle at Cocula when force of cavalry captured the town which had been held several days by the in surrectionists. Rebels at Aranda en- gagged in two-hour battle with fed cral troops, finally being defeated. The Mexican National Railway line this morning reported that q group Of insurrectionists sacked the railway station at AmoZoc in the state Of Puebla. Troops were rushed 10 the scene.
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