The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-03-02
CATHOLIC PARTY N MEXICO


TO 10 70 Msrico.- has besn said.
IA 10 iearn how 20 keep auay frpm
Rome n ls certain that fhe way Dor
a repnbllc 20 Keep cut of tfoubls la a.
cut the last cord that binds church
and state. and compel the hicrArchy
10 keep ita hands on The liberties and
freedom of the people
Mexico ls IN a turmoil just nou,
President Madero had no sooner taken
hla seat than the religious farnent
began. And a. a famous advertiser
says. There's a reason"
n ne can nnd out the motives Of q
man ne can gopcrally determine the
meaning Of his action. and 90 uo VIII
try 90 see What is the matter With
Mcxico.
When Maximlllan was shot IN 1861
Mexico freed itself from all religious
orders Of monks. and nuns we're sup
pressed. and all church property vas
oonhscatcd and used for the buiidlpE
up OF the country. The great Jesuit
colleEe was turned into the Academy
OF Science.
The Law OF 1857, q is said. demanded
the nationaii1inE OF $500. 900 900 worth
OF property held By the clergy. from
which the church derived. with other
resources, so, ,00o, 900. Those fellows
certainly did not keep their VOWS OF
chastity and poverty. II was the scan,
dals and oppression OF the people that
brought on tho reaction. and dcthron'
cd the corrupt church.
So u camo 10 pass that the Catholic
church did not own. legally. one foot
OF ground In Mexico. The govern.
ment owned tho churches and leased
20 the Clergy for % years. The Fran
ciscan monastry lost s20. 900. 900 In coin
money wrung from the starving INT
crates OF that unhappy country. The OBJ
legations that marked the plety Of this
society was absolute poverty, chastity,
obedience. much fasting and prayer
How well they kept their oaths CD Il
the scandal OF Mexico.
Well, freed from the yoke OF the op
pressor. Mexico mado some progress
/ but-shall I say 1.-THE Jesuits keer
the devils pot" boiling. notwith
standing the complete separation ol
church and state and 20 a far greateI
extent than is done In the United
States.
Now, seeing the situation. you may
easily conclude why a Roman Catho
lie political party exists Just now IN
Mexico.
This party issued a manifesto IN
May. 1911. with the following names
suggested: President. Gabried +
SomeIlera; First Vice-President
Emanuel Amor; Second vice-Presi
dent. Manuel II. Do Noz.- attorney a
law; Treasurer, Luis G. Pimentel;
Secretary. Carlos Dewz DO Sollono
attorney at law; Deputy Secretary
Rafael del Caomo and Francisco Gar
cia, both attorneys at law. But
somehow in the election the Catholic
party failed 20 materialize.
President Madero tried TO pacify
the clericals on the 24th OF May and
attach Il 70 his cause.
How far he succeeded Is revealed
In the later unrest and political IN
trigues and the DEVILS broth is brew
ing In open revolt
Now what are the easy conclusions
respecting the present up-to-date sit
uation in Mexico7
Don't you think that Jesuit ambi
ton would be to recover the losi
property and power in Mexico7 tt
be sure.
Would not the Jesuits on this aid,
Of the line assist the Jesuits on the
other side TO stir up the fires OF re
bellion. make II appear that MaderC
Is not able TO protect American life
and property. and produce a condi
ton OF Affairs that would look towart
an American annexation or an Amer
lean protectorate? II looks that way
Why7 Because the Catholic friai
lands and properties were restored
In the Philippines TO the church, ant
Spain was paid large sum TO protec
the pope's securities he had bought
Besides. is not the United States pres
ldent kind TO our people," and th'
move on Mexico would put the JesuitI
In the saddle.
II this Is not the situation. win yoI
explain the present revolty
What is In store for the republic
Quien sabe? Ask the Jesuits.
Now 10 confirm a part OF the fore
going We have from Catholic sourcei
an account Of the enllsting anG
equipping Of Catholic missionariel
along the Rio Grande river In Texai
and beyond.