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Mcallen Daily Monitor
Mcallen, Brownsville, Harlingen, Hidalgo County, Cameron County, Texas
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Mexican authorities ban arms sales in Guadalajara and Puebla to prevent Catholic revolution; President Rodriguez delays bishop expulsions after consultations; churches closed in multiple states amid anti-Catholic actions and worker support for socialist education reforms.
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Traffic Stopped In Two States To Forestall Possibility Of A Catholic Revolution.
MEXICO, D. F., Oct. 23.—(AP) The sale of arms and ammunition was forbidden in certain parts of Mexico today by orders of the secretary of war, apparently in a move to forestall any possibilities of violent action by Catholic and other elements opposing government policies.
No announcement was made in the capital of the order, but dispatches announced it had been put into effect in Guadalajara and Puebla, important Catholic centers.
President Abelardo Rodriguez, who will have to make the final decision on a project for expulsion of Catholic archbishops and bishops from Mexico, returned last night to Tehuacan after a day here, apparently postponing for at least a few days any definite action by the government.
In Tehuacan Rodriguez conferred with President-elect Lazaro Cardenas and former President Plutarco Elias Calles on the religious and political situation.
Anti-catholic sentiment resulted in the closing of all churches in the state of Colima and in the city of Queretaro, where a group of demonstrators drove worshippers outside with cries of "Viva la revolucion" and "Viva Cardenas."
Priests have already been expelled and churches taken over by authorities in the states of Tabasco, Chiapas and Sonora.
Support of the government's attitude toward Catholics and of the reform of article three of the constitution to make socialistic education compulsory was given by workers' organizations, including the General Confederation of Workers and Peasants, which has more than 50,000 members.
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Mexico
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Oct. 23
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sale of arms and ammunition forbidden in guadalajara and puebla; churches closed in colima and queretaro; priests expelled and churches taken over in tabasco, chiapas, and sonora; support from workers' organizations including general confederation of workers and peasants.
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The sale of arms and ammunition was forbidden in certain parts of Mexico by orders of the secretary of war to forestall possibilities of violent action by Catholic and other elements opposing government policies, effective in Guadalajara and Puebla. President Abelardo Rodriguez returned to Tehuacan after conferring with President-elect Lazaro Cardenas and former President Plutarco Elias Calles on the religious and political situation, postponing decision on expulsion of Catholic archbishops and bishops. Anti-Catholic sentiment led to closing of all churches in Colima and Queretaro, with demonstrators driving worshippers out. Priests have been expelled and churches taken over by authorities in Tabasco, Chiapas, and Sonora. Workers' organizations supported the government's attitude toward Catholics and the reform of article three of the constitution for compulsory socialistic education.