Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-10-17
LIBERTY CD IN MEXICO.


The triumph of the Constitu-
tionalists was heralded as the begin
ming of an era of liberty and
protection of the people; the end OF
tyranny and oppression. Alas!
Carranza, villa and their sub
ordinates, in the exercise of power,
show their true character-adven-
turers, plunderers, most cruel op-
pressors. worse than Diaz, Huerta or
any previous ruler of Mexico. What
ever may be charged against their
predecessors, 1t was against those
who opposed their authority, but the
rights of the neutral, the alien, OF
religion, religious persons and instl-
tutions of all creeds, immunity OF
women, were respected and pro-
tected.
The Constituencies, despite
their high-sounding title and pro-
fessed love for right and the welfare
of the people, respect and protect
nothing nor anybody. Their edicts
and acts are those of the degenerate
and brutal outlaw, regardless OF age,
sex or condition. They levy tribute,
plumber and destroy property, i'm
prison, Danish or murder helpless
men, women and children, whose
l:fe work and institutions are not of
war and hate, but of peace, love and
beneficence to all humanity. Those
who war upon religion and women
have outlived their time by CEN
turtles. Religion of any creed
arouses the enmity of all reprobates,
and the rulers of Mexico only re-
enact what has been done by their
kind in the worlds history.
Such government" by whatever
title or right, is condemned by all
right-thinking people, while to the
average American it is without any
palliation; utterly indefensible. The
American is prone to sympathize
with the oppressed, and often with
out forethought or investigation.
Fence the all but unanimous ap-
prevail of the Constituencies revolt
in Mexico and rejoicing at its sue
cess. That conditions in Mexico are
now worse than ever in its history
Is now so apparent that none can
deny, except the ignorant and, we
regret to say it, those who approve
as advance of liberty anything which
Expresses the Catholic church,
priests, nuns and people, and even
they are beginning to show an
awakening to the horror of the deeds
of those whom they lauded
That the sense of the American
people, regardless of creed or politi-
cal party, is opposed to such brutality
and favorable to any legitimate
action on the part of our Government
to put an effective stop to it, is be-
coming plainly manifest as the true
fscts develop. A move to make this
known to the Government in Wash
ington has been started by the
American Federation of Catholic
Societies, not only as Catholics be-
cause Catholics are the principal
victims, but as American citizens
with the right to protest in behalf
of justice and humanity. In this all
Americans of whatever creed should
participate in petitioning the Govern
ment to unequivocally protest against
the wanton destruction of life, lib
erty and property of people in
Mexico in time of peace; against
dissertation, confiscation and plumber
OF religious institutions; against
Imprisonment, tribute, exile and
murder Of non-combatants; against
insult, brutality and outrages of
women; that a condition recalling
the dark ages of barbarism cease,
and that without much parley.