The Senate unanimously passed resolution to-day supporting Pre-lent Calles' stand in the—controversy with the United States, asserting that it was a just and patriotic defence of Mexico's sover freignty and laws.—Reuter Note: President Calles issued a statement on December 7 denying tte charges of Bolshevism brought against the Mexican Government Jand asserting that the accusations twere carried on in the United States for the purpose of disereditjing Mexico, He declared that Mexico was only fighting to set her house in order, not to spread loxotic philosophies outside her bord-lers or intrigue against the security lof the Panama Canal.—Reuter.
Dee. 14, The death-roll from the chlorine St, Auban is now 23, while 30 persons were seriously gassed, five of them being ina Precarious condition, Forty others are less seriously injured, The cause of the accident, when a reservoir containing 20,090 kilogrammes of liquid chlorine exploded, is not yet known—Reuter.
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