Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1914-10-24
Calls Upon Government to Sup
pres Religious Persecution
i'm Mexico.
Postal Authorities Urged to
Deny Vile Publications Use
of Mail.
MEETING LARGELY ATTENDED

Trinity Council, Y. M. l., held
largely attended meeting Monday
night, at which there was a full and
free discussion of the relations ex-
isting between the United States and
Mexico. The speakers dwelt upon
the cruelties inflicted upon the
priests and nuns of Mexico by the
Villa forces, who were guilty of
perpetrating outrages that call for
prompt atcion. 1t was also brought
out that the authority and power of
the United States were being treated
slightingly by the Mexicans, and
therefore President Wilson and the
United States Government were
appealed to to take such steps as
would bring peace and end the
persecution that is daily becoming
more threatening. BY unanimous
vote the following was adopted,
copies of which will be forwarded to
President Wilson, Cabinet members
and Senators and Congressman:
Trinity Council, No. 230, Young
Mems Institute, in assembled meet
ing, October IL, 1914, adopted the
following resolutions, to-wit:
Whereas, Well authenticated re-
ports from Mexico are evidence of
the fact that the Catholic church is
a special object of persecution by the
Constitutionalists of that country;
the Catholic clergy have been robbed
and murdered; religious have been
exiled and deprived of their prop
erty; consecrated women have been
subjected to the brutal lust of the
soldiers; all of which has been here
tofore more fully brought to the
notice of the American Government;
and
Whereas, The Government of the
United States has taken the high
moral stand of not recognizing anH
government on this Continent that
has been inaugurated by violence
and murder; and
Whereas, The outrage of conse-
Grated women and the violation of
liberty of conscience are crimes
worse than murder; therefore be it
Resolved, That Trinity Council,
No. 230, Young Mems Institute,
urge upon the President of the
United States not to recognize in
Mexico any government that does
not effectively guarantee liberty of
conscience and freedom of worship
The abuse of the use of the mails
by publications inimical to Catholics
and religion was also discussed at
considerable length, after which
action was taken and resolutions
adopted calling upon the postal
authorities to deny the Menace and
like publications further use of the
mails. These resolutions will also
be forwarded to the President and
Senator'S and Congressman as we'll as
follows:
Trinity Council, No. 230, Young
Mems Institute, in assembled meet
ing, October 12, 1914, adopted the
following resolutions, to-wit:
Whereas, Notwithstanding re-
peated protests, the use of the mail
is still granted to obscene and
scurrillous publications, injurious to
the rights of conscience, as guaran-
teed by the constitution, and de-
structive of sound morality; and
Whereas, These publications are
decidedly anti-Catholic and by their
false and indecent attacks on the
church are destructive of peace and
concord amongst the American cit
liens and tend to promote open acts
of violence; and
Whereas, The Postal authorities
of the Dominion of Canada, for these
reasons, have forbidden the mail to
the most notable of these publica-
tions. namely the Menace; therefore
be II
Resolved, That Trinity Council.
No. 230, Young Mems Institute, In
behalf of it's members, as Catholics
and American citizens, energetically
protests against the further use of
the United States mails by the
Menace and similar publications,
whose sole purpose is to attack and
villify all things Catholic; and be 1t
further
Resolved, That our Senators and
Representatives in the Congress be
respectfully urged to take such
action as will exclude these publica-
tions from the mails. either by en-
forcement of existing laws or enact
ing such laws as might be necessary.
Resolved. That the Postmaster
General be resljectfully requested to
use his authority to exclude such
publications from the malls.