Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-07-23 | Page 1 | All Mexican Troops Ordered to be Ready for Church Closing

I All Mexican Troops Ordered T To 0 Be Ready for Church Closing I NOGALES Ariz July 23 AA AP A- A I A semi official dispatch to the Herald Herald Her Her- ald aId from Mexico City today said the secretary of war In the cabinet cabinet cabinet cabi cabi- net of ot President Calles had ordered all federal troops In Inthe the republic tc be under arms and ready for Instant in instant instant In- In stant action on August I 1 I. I at which time reports previously have stated stated stated stat stat- ed the Catholic throughout through through- hout h- h out the nation will be closed orders from high ecclesiastical daIs Tho The dispatch said that the seriousness seriousness seri seri- of conditions the republic as a result of the tho governments government's governments government's governments government's gov gov- decision to enforce the thc new religious measures Irad J thur been recognized by federal officials The secretary of orl wars war's order di directing directing l that all troops be prepare for Instant service In the event of any ai disorder was vas dispatched tc military commanders In the different different differ differ- ent Mexican states today the Herald Her Her- aId ald message said The dispatch continued that at tb the time of sending the report from Mexico City more than forty priests had filed petitions received from the government for passports InsurIng insuring insuring ing safe sare passage from Mexico Among Amon those most prominent in to Catholic circles In the republic who have filed rued petitions were tire tine priests in charge of ot tho the cathedrals of San Felipe San Francisco De Dc Loret and nine others othel's in the capital district dis dis- Great secrecy is declared to prevail prevail prevail pre pre- vail regarding future actions action of tl tile the E clergy and nothing definite is known as as to what attitude will be betaken betaken tal taken en by the church when enforcement enforce enforce- m ment nt comes WASHINGTON July 23 AP AP- AP P- P Mexico's reported intent to place Its military forces under arms August 1 had not been communicated today to either cither the state department t or orthe orthe orthe the Mexican embassy August 1 i is the day fixed by Pope Pius Plus on which Catholics throughout through through- out the world are ale to unite in special prayers for an amelioration of the policy of the Mexican government The date was chosen because it marks marl s the festival of or St St. t t. t Peter-in- Peter Chains In whose name the faithful in the time of early carly persecutions prayed for divine Intervention NOG NOGALES ALES Ariz AnIz Tul July 23 3 AA AP AP- AP A A. special Mexico City dispatch to the Herald today said that Dr Jose JoseMaria JoseMaria Maria Mora Iora v Del Rio Catholic archbishop of Mexico and Dr DI Pascual Pascual Pas Pas- cual Diaz bishop of Tabasco have been arrested on federal warrants signed by the Mexican attorney general chan charging ln- ln them with violation violation violation viola viola- tion of the Mexican religious la laws vs