El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-03
Treatment Of Mexican Priests, and the Reason
kes Issue With Jorge U. Orozco and Defa
From Constitutionalist Attacks.
Dr.. PAUL GALLAGHER.

permitted 10 remain unmolested in
! Mexico were those who had been de-
! posed by their bishops for immoral or
: other irregular conduct these were the
/ ones who were openly mixed up in pol
tiles. but note well, on the COnStIu-
tionalist side. and as a reward were in
stalled as pastors IN those churches
from which the incOrrupuble priests
We're driven-a fine case in point that
one would not have TO travel Tar 10
find
Why Priests Give Money.
The Catholic priests have furnished
money 70 both sides 10 the best OF their
ability. but not freely, only under du-
ress and usually as ransom IN some
form, or as the price Of escape me
only instance where money was freely
given occurred ar ZaCatecas- there
father Emerico MARTINEZ found many or
the wounded Of both sides Iylns IN
some shack with no beds. little food,
less care and no medical attention By
a canvass Of the priests OF the town
ne raised the munificen- sum Of $50
pesos Qess than 500 go.dls which ne
turned over 70 the governor Cen v ar
ron. under the explicit condition that
it be expended imparrially for the
wounded or both sides such IS the
hatred OF the Consututlona-tst leaders
for the church and things clerical that
they even tried to change the character
Of this charitable act and. by manufac-
tured evidence, show -nat II was IN
patriotic.
The club. called The Catholic party,
which he implies was organized IN the
last few months WIS formed. as 1 am
sure so weu inform ed a man as Mr.
OroZcO knows. in TIE time OF Por1lrl0
Diaz and dlsbanG1d by its very good
friend. one Y. huerta- to whom II was
furnishing so much help for the iden-
teal charge that Mr. OrozcO makes lt
is hard for me to understand and VIII
be for a majority OF readers, tnlnhs
4 LII
for and against Huerta and at the same
working for and against the Constltu-
tionalists. snd il is especially hard 10
understood how IL could have been so
very perniciOusly active. as Mr. OroZcO
stltes. some time after it had gone out
OF business
TIVE charge that conferences were
held at the house Of archbishop Nora
bstv-t en- the high ecclesiastical and
high federal authorities, with the i'm
n7icstion that the downfall OF the Con-
stftutioualist cause was the subject OF
discussion. is gratultous. brought Win
out proof, and intended 10 appeal only
TO the prefudiced and as such, is denied
The church and the clergy. accord
ing 10 AIr. OrozcO, enjoyed more PRIV
iIeEes in Mexico than anywhere else
in the world ] had sooner be charged
with ignorance than with malice or bad
faith. preferably neither, but Mr. OrozcO
must here answer 10 one or the ether
IL may be enjoying a freedom to be
forbidden under pain OF penalty 10 ap-
near on the street in any article OF
dress suggesting religion; 1t may be
liberty to be forbidden 10 have a re-
lfefous procession outside the walls OF
the church building; it may be freedom
TO be forbidden TO open schools except
under the almost intoleraole stricInesS
of the government land then be blamed
for ignorance among the people,; Il
may be liberty TO be taxed. as are the
Mexican priests to practice the minis
try: but II is not the liberty that Patrick
Henry askeC for, nor is 1t so recognized
BY either Catholic or Protestant Amerl-
cans who are informed on matters
Mexican
I pass over a number OF slurs IN this
and the following paragraphs which are
offered for what they are worth 70 \
nonthinking person They are I'M
proved and unproveable- Gratis as
seritur. gratis neEarur-
The outrages his partisars have been
accused OF committing, Orozco says
have been exaggerated. though he thus
admits the fact We should naturally
expect some pallation from the cham
pion OF his cause. That they have not
been exaggerated. however. has been
witnessed by a host OF PrOtestants who
have sent letters 70 our president tell
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