The Washington times., 1928-07-18
LEADING HIS ARMIES
Mexican Congress to
Choose President

up of this unSpeakaDiG crime inme.
diateIy. General Ohregon,s death
marks the passing Of the country's
highest representative and signifies
an irreparable loss"
Gales Talks to Assassin
The President later talked person.
ally with the assassin but the latter
refused To answer any questions
other than to admit that he had
done the shooting.
Ambassadors Dwight w. Morrow,
Of the United States was deeply
shocked by the assassination. When
informed OF Il he said. II am deeply
distressed. He also conveyed to
President Gales a message Of con.
dolence from Secretary Of state
Kellogg.
Chief Of Police DepOsed
Gen. Roberto cruz, who had held
the post Of chief Of police Of the
Federal district for the past four
Antonio Rios Zertucile. intimate
friend 81 obregon and former mil
is1fy commander IN the state OF
Slnal0a. BenitO Leat secretary-geTl
erai at police headu uarters. was sue
reeded by Arturo Orcl. 4 lawyer. ana
another intimate friend Of the dead
ident-elect.
The assassinatio of President
elect Alvaro Oregon, Of Mexico,
brought the Mexican republic again
into the worlds view as the land
OF tragedy and sudden death in high
office
Since the Mexican Republic was
created In 1924 only five presidents
have lived out their term OF office.
Some died before their terms expired
but most Of them fell before the
bullets of assassIrls or firing squads
or were driven from the country in
time of revolution.
Macmillan, Archduke OF Austria,
who tried to set up an Empire in
Mexico. died before a firing squad.
The man who held power longest
in Mexico was POrfirio Diaz, who
held office for seven terms and was
about to begin his eighth when the
Madero revolution forced him to
flee to Europe where he died in
exile.
NEW YORK, July 1S.--Mexican
labor and organized labor all over
the world will feel the loss OF
President-elect Oregon. Robert
Haberman, United States repre.
sentative of the Mexican Federation
of Labor, said here today.
The unfortunate tragedy Ia
great loss to Mexico and q greater
loss to organized labor in Mexico, !"
Haberman said.
NEW YORK. July 1S.--Watson, B.
Robinson today declared it improb-
able that his brother, Thomas A..
Robinson, who married the daughter
Of President Gales, is the man
marked for death by the assassin
i of President-elect Oregon.
In the pocket of Juan Escapulario,
the young killer, was found a slip
Of paper bearing the three names,
Romero, Topete. Robinson
Watson Robinson said there is
/ a Mexican congressman with the
name, Thomas Robinson" and he
thinks ne is the man referred to
in the list.
international News Service
LOS ANGELES, Cal, July 18---
Although he expresses regret over
the manner in which President.elect
Alvaro Obregon OF Mexico met his
death, AdolfO DE La Huerta, former
provisional president Of the south
ern Republic. today declared he
felt no sorrow over the "elimina-
ton" of his long time poIiticaI foe.
IT lament the manner in which
Obregon was eliminated" DE La
FIuerta said for / would have
preferred to have him live long
enough to expiate the many crimes
and wrongs committed by him..
| NEW YORK, July 1S.-President.
elect Alvaro Obregon, of Mexico,
met his death at the hands Of a
fanatic" according to a statement
given out here this aftek1oon by
Mexican Consul General Arturo nj.
Elias.
A different view, however. was
taken by Guilermo Obregon, cousin
OF the dead statesman, who stated
that the assassination of President
elect Obregon was the result OF a
general plot, rather than the act of
q single individual.
Virtual martial law in Mexico
fCity, with the prospect that Presi.
dent Gales will Immediately con.
woke congress and request dicta.
torial powers, was reported today in
long distance telephone converse
tons to the Mexican embassy here.
Gales - reported to be prepared
for the strongest measures to pre-
serve public order and to that end
has invoked Article 20 Of the Mex
lean institution, which clothes the
presl9 with unlimited powers in