The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-07-25
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CHURCH TO SAVE
KILLER; SMASH
LABOR MOVEMENT
Congressman May Be
Expelled


MEXICO CITY, July 24.-Indi-
cations that the hold of the church
hierarchy over the Gales govern
ment may save Jose De Leon Toral,
assassin of General Obregon, and
that the whole force of the govern
ment may be employed against the
labor movement, was revealed in a
statement today by Aurelio Man
rique, spokesman for the reaction
airy land owners who now dominate
the political situation.
"We regard Obregon's assassin as
a parsonage who was controlled by
superior outside forces" said Man
rique. "We do not demand his
death, but we do demand justice and
we believe this can be achieved most
quickly by removal from the gov
ernment of those labor leaders
whose i-Obregon activities Gre
ated the atmosphere for the mad act
of the assassin. The influence
welded by those labor leaders must
be wiped out OF Mexican public af-
fairs"
The assassin of Obregon recently
confessed that he killed Obregon for
religious motives. 1t appears that
pressure is being made by the
church, in alliance with the agra
rians," 70 save Toral.
1t is expected that an official
statement will be issued by the gov
ernment withdrawing the assertion
that the church is responsible for
the assassination.
The new confession of Toral is
being kept secret. 1t is possible
that he may rerudiate his statement
that the crime is due to religious in
fluence, on account of the dominance
of the church in the political situa-
tion and the fact that his life might
be spared.
MEXICO CITY, July "a (UP).-
Demand for removal of labor party
men from all government offices
throughout the country was made
today by the powerful union of rev.
olutionary parties.
The union has accused the labor
party OF psychological authorship"
of the assassination of President
elect Alvaro Obregon.
Luis N. Morones, head of the la
Dor party, already had resigned his
post of minister of commerce, indus
try and labor in the cabinet, along
with two fellow-officials at the de-
mand of the party. The demand
now would mean removal of labor
men from posts as governors of
states, municipal officials and as
senator's and deputies in the legisla-
ture-a complete political custer.
Editors Note: The term ''rewo-
lutionary parties" really means "re-
dictionary parties.
MEXICO CITY, July 24.-Fol-
lowing the forced resignation Of
Luis N. Morones and other so-called
"labor" leaders from the cabinet,
the reactionary "Agrarians" and the
Catholic clergy took steps today to
restore the power of the church and
to crush all workers organizations.
The reactionary parties today an
nounced that they will not be sat
isfied with the resignation OF Mo-
rones, Gasca and Moneda and made
demands upon the government for
the expulsion of every member Of
the Labor Party from both
houses CT congress.
eve do not counsel disorder"
Manrique, reactionary leader of the
"Agrarians, stated today. eve
see no cause to seek war until all
other resources have been ex-
hausted" This is regarded as a
threat at civil war unless the sp-
premacy of the wealthy landlords,
clergy and American capitalists is
accepted submissively.
In spite of the fact that the as
sassin of Obregon has confessed that
the killing was caused by the
church, the Catholic clergy, in alli-
snce with the rich land owners Of
the "Aerarian" party, is using the
opportunity to return to power and
charge the Labor" party. which has
been anti-church on account of the
pressure of the masses, with 're-
sponsibility" for the assassination.
1t is evident that the clergy and
reactionaries are preparing per-
secution of the militant workers Of
Mexico, with new attacks against
the peasantry and reaction in the
land question.
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