Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1924-07-17 | Page 2 | Obregon Unable to Combat Vice

OBREGON N UNABLE TO COMBAT VICE NO NOGALES CALES Ariz Arts July The 17 17 The Mexican chief executive Is la with with- without without out power to curb commercialized vice and to do aw awry with the tho abject family ot of o gambler which torm forms n a a social cancer I In iii the th re- re republic re republic public President declared In a message to tho the 8 Temperance Temprance Union ot of Nogales Condemning th the operation ope ration ot of vice dens the executive declared that legislation In Mexico permits permit a local authorities to decide these thee much debuted debated questions The Th president s e message mont montIn In response to a communication from the tb local aton IndI- IndI IndIcated Indi Indicated political al l of ot the bor- bor border border dr bor-dr der closIng plan during night ho rs President am mc sar eaLe follows The Th undersigned condemns the establishment of ot where whre viela vice Is Ia commercialized for tor or ho hI consid consid- considers ors ers er that no society can progress nor has haa th the right richt to build Itself on any other than a base 1055 bas that Is moral and honest and per I regret r that the tho th of 01 our country permits local authoritIes authorities ties to t decide these thes much d debated questions question tor for In tact fact the tho tivo cannot exercise any action to close gambling nor do away with Ith the th abject family ot of I gamblers which forms form a social I cancer This same sam executIve was I taking steps toward to ard ordering cloa cbs CIOlI- log Ing ot of the port when this measure Was taken by American authorities ties tie at- at n