Show I I OBREGON M MAKEr MAKE r SHOAT WORK PUEBlA 1 Governor Advised to C G C All Food in Stol Sta and Merchants Hast Hasten Haster en J Call Off Boycott 1 By L P P. KIRBY I 1 Universal Service Staff MEXICO CITY Nov 5 Puebla cullar Joint strike of merchant labor unions was ended in the sins elm s sort of ot way way that that Is as far as the the th r chants were concerned President Obregon who gave Ginor Gi Gc nor Sanchez of Puebla his suppo suppo the controversy over taxes advisee governor to seize all food In c stores This had hart an Immediate ei e eStore j Store doors swung open by the touch of magic and business in full swing In a Jiffy j The merchants did not want ti t their stocks seized knowing th they were ever paid for their goo goc would be at some far off day e would be worse than the high j 1 complained of J I The Tho unions which declared a ge strike held out a little longer a a. I workmen were not threatened I seizure of their belongings j Many sensational and inaccurate ries rles were sent out of Puebla durin strike This was because Gov Goy Sanchez had every element ag him including the newspapers 4 I He was described as a radical bolshevist when in fact he is aS a meaning man who wished to beg payment of or Pueblas Puebla's debts He tried numerous ways of practicing economy but had met with at every turn Then he decided t crease the taxes 11 1 His great mistake was in mak makr too great Increase Men were l' l who had never been taxed before seasoned taxpayers were called up up pay in some cases 7 where they the formerly paid 1 1 STRIKE DECLARED j J There was an outcry and unions whose members were were c cupon cupon upon to pay taxes declared a as' as s This was Joined by a a. great numb merchants some of the highest t s 's st sting s Ing 4 Some of the stores remained and quantities of food were streets by farmers and peddlers the merchants' merchants strike caused grea Brea convenience and some actual in Puebla All sides appealed to President regon VI The labor unions told him that Sanchez and the government tive a j oppressing labor outrageous taxes Jj I IThe The merchants told him that Sa Sal had placed upon them a tax tax b b which spelled ruin Governor G Sanchez complained the strike was in disregard of lat lar order and that those who object the new taxes should proceeds proceed their opposition in an orderly m mr mand and In a way provided by law J President Obregon agreed with ern or Sanchez Without the merits of the tax tox d dispute he that the merchants had proceeded unlawful way to bring about th of a grievance and that should reopen their stores as a astep astep astep step toward a hearing t tTo To the merchants he suggested with Governor Sanchez C tax question 4 To Governor Sanchez h he sugg that all aU stocks of food in closed be seized and sold at a fair ra rathe rathe rathe the people who had encountered I culty in getting enough to eat d the strike J 1 This last suggestion sugg sent sulk sulky chants who had been mooning in armchairs scurrying to their 3 with keys leys Jingling j CONFUSION AFTER STRIKE There was such a row wh whet strike was broken that Governor Go chez left the city temporarily temporarily away from the confusion and tc ti after the ordeal of the strike p Before he left General Maycott taken charge of maintaining o ore Puebla The general had been se President Obregon As Governor chez knew that he had Obregon's port he left the city in confidence quiet would be restored on his rIt 1 r rIt It is said that he made a mists mista taxing everyone at the same time he taxed the merchants heavily said the other elements would 1 her ha haI ed the situation with not satisfaction and these he heI have haYe reached later In turn i |