Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-25
OBREGON LEADERS
SPLIT ON GALES
STAYING IN OFFICE
Agrarian Chief Declares Con-
tinuance Would Be Against
Constitution.
MORONES REPORTED
ESCAPED TO U. S.
Friends of Slain Chief Say They
Do Not Demand Death
for Assassin.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY. July 25--Obregon
leaders appeared to be split today over
the continuation Of President Gales in
office for two years as provisional Presi-
dent.
Antonio Soto y Cana. agrarian lead
er, when asked IL the provisional Presi-
dent would be Gen Gales, replied:
"A constitutional President who con-
tinues in power as provisional President
directly violates the constitution, which
prohibits reelection"
The demand has already been formu-
lated that Gales continue In office after
his term expires on December /. Ricar-
do Topete, leader of the Obregon bloc
in Congress, which controls that body.
has placed himself on record as pre-
dieting that either Gales or Aaron
Saenz, governor of Nueva Leon, will
carry on the government until elections
can be held in 1880.
Gales Prefers to Quit.
Soto Gamas statement was con-
strued in some quarters today as voicing
agrarian opposition to Gales as pro-
visional President. Gales himself ap-
parently does not desire to continue IN
Office and his friends today were quot
ing him as having reiterated his desire
to resume his life as dairy farmer.
Agtarian leaders in various parts OF
Mexico demand that "all labor tnflu-
ences" be removed from the government
because of the assassination OF Gen.
Alyaro Obregon So inSistent are they
that Obregon's political enemies are
morally responsible for the crime that
they assert they do not even ask the
death penalty for Jose De Leon Toral
who shot Obregon to death.
we regard Obregon'S assassin as a
parsonage who was controlled by su-
perior outside forces said Aurelio
ManriQue. an Agrarian leader We do
not demand his death, but we do de-
mand Justice, and we believe this can
be achieved most quickly by removal
frunf the government Of those labor
leaders whose anti-Obregon activities
created the atmosphere for the mad
act Of the assassin"
Mor0nes Reported In United States.
Innumerable rtlntbrs were current to-
day regarding Luis Morones, former
minister OF labor, whose resignation
had been demanded by the Agrariails.
One was that he had escaped to the
United States by airplane. Reports re-
ceived in New York that he had been
wounded on the Sunday before the
assassination could not be verified. II
any attacks have been made on him
they have been kept secret.
Agrarian demonstrations have been
staged In Vera Cruz and other States
in the south. Speakers demanded that
followers of Morones be ouSted not
only from the cabinet but from Con-
gresS as well
Soto v Cana said that the govern
ment must choose between the people,
who spoke their minds Overwhelmingly
when they elected Obregon President,
and the labor group. He believes that
President Gales sis convinced that the
only way to assure tranquility to the
country is TO absolutely eliminate from
the government every director of the
nefarious members OF the labor group"
He added:
THE people cannot have any conf
dence In a government that retains in
its bosom the labor elements that we're
Obregon's worst enemies in life and
that after his oath oppose his prin-
ciples"
Holds MOr0nes DisIoyaI
Raphael Mallen, one Of the Agrarian
leaders, asked to explain the Morones-
Obregon fued and the dislike of the
Agrarians for the Laborites replied:
'Morones wanted TO be president and
wanted to be a political power. That
started 1t. Morones organized the city
workers Obregon organized the farms.
These groups do not have common in
terests and they became opposing
groups.
The Agrarlons regarded Morones as
the mouthpiece In Mexico OF the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor, the Mexican
viceroy of Gompers and Green, and
therefore a disloyal Mexican.
"Obregon did not have connections
with farmer organizations outside OF
Mexico. He was not traitor. He
represented Mexicans only.
That's why Obregon'S farmer fol-
lowers opposed and oppose Morones
town workers.
Thanking the military chiefs for their
support during the present political
crisis. Peresident Gales sent them this
telegram:
AT this moment when criminal
hand armed by the Catholic clergy has
plunged the whole nation into grief,
1t Is greatly consoling TO witness from
the leading army chiefs TO the soldiers
Of lowest rank that all are inspired by
the same revolutionary principles and
fully conscious OF their duties having
responded like one man to my call.
With their patriotic and dignified at
titudc. they show that not In vain have
we faced together trying times, ac-
complishing the complete moralization
Of our glorious institution"
TOWN NAMED FOR OBREGON