The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-03-13
in the great drama across the Ameri-
can border is to be.


1t was learned, however, through
Slayden of Texas, that
South and Central American diplomats
have discussed and would be willing
to take up with their governments
plan for armed Pan-American inter-
vention in Mexico, il encouraged by
the United States government. Mem
bers of the general diplomatic corps
in Washington held conference, after
which conditions were described as
growing more than ever intolerable
Streams of diplomatic inquiries are
pouring into the state department, and
General Obregon still refuses the aid
of the international relief committee
to prevent famine and pestilence. The
diplomats at Mexico City, have con-
sented to remain there for awhile,
pending the outcome of United States
representations, although they are
asking their governments for permits
sion to leave.
Relative to inquiries as to the pos
sibility of Intervention in Mexico, with
the assistance of European powers,
Secretary of State Bryan asserted pos.
itively that the United States is not
considering such plan. That pro-
posal is regarded as out of the qVes.
ton, because Of the situation in Eu.
rope.
Charles A. Douglas, Washington
counsel of Carranza, has gone to Vera
Cruz to impress upon him the impor
lance of lettering his relations with
foreign governments.
Reports say 300 native priests are
imprisoned in Mexico City, and all
the institutions at the capital and its
environs with which nuns are con
nected have been closed. In addition
1876 priests of foreign birth have been
driven from Mexico City, and many
of them made their way to Havana. as
did Archbishop del Rio, who is head
of the church in Mexico. The latter
will confer with His Eminence, Cardi
nal Gibbons in New Orleans, where he
Is expected to arrive for his usua
winter visit with his brother.
Thirteen priests driven from Vers
Cruz by Carranza reached New Yorl
last Saturday on their way to SPAR
on board the steamer Montevideo
Very Rev. Charles Warren Currier
Bishop of Matanzas, Cuba, was also {
passenger aboard the ship. The
Bishop has resigned his office on &C
count of i'll health, and is at presen
in Washington.
These priests were the last of 6
group of twenty-five sent to Vera Cru,
by Carranza, and ordered to leave
Mexico. Among them were German
French, Italian and Spanish priests
and one Turk. They, with $50 others
were summoned by General Obregor
to the national palace in Mexico City
and ordered to raise 100000 as a ia,
to be paid to the Mexican government
When the priests pleaded that the.
could not raise this money they wer,
told that they would have to do so O
leave the country. For time Vica
General Paroles of the archdiocese O
Mexico City, and his secretary Pasili,
Lipara, were the only ones permitte,
to leave the palace, and they wer
released only for the purpose of ure
ing the parishes to raise the require,
tax.
The money was not raised, and tn
priests said they we're locked in tn
palace all night. Food was sent t
them from the outside and they slep
on the stone floor of the building
The next morning diplomatic repre-
sentatives of their several govern
ments demanded their release. Tn
demand was acceded to on the cond
ton that the priests leave the coun
try.
Having no military escort, many o
the priests left the train at way sta
tions. By the time it reached Yer
Cruz only eleven of the party wer
left. Four of these failed to appear o.
shfpboard, although passage had beel
engaged for them, and the others wer
assigned to places in the steerage
Three of the priests remained in Ne1
York; the others sailed for Barcelona
Spain.
1ndignities still continue to b
heaped upon the helpless nuns. Thos
of the Order of the Sacred Heart
with all their Juvenile charges, hav
been evicted from the Josephine Col
lege. The nuns had just an hour fl
which to pack their belongings an,
school appurtenances and get out O
the building they had occupied sine
the wife of Porfirio Diaz founded tn,
institution.
SYMPATHY FOR SMALL
TROUBLES.
But why are they called small? w
never speak Of material pain as SINAI
because 1t may be caused by some
thing slight. A small cinder in tn
eye may inflame and blind II Above,
| tn Pama}n vorv avail 0o.<s.- =.