New Britain herald., 1915-11-29
OF
 'RAGES ON NUNS
lary Tunulty Answers the IargeS Against CarranZa

 pn's reply to those who criticise
 cognition of the Carranza gov
 mt in Mexico because of charges
 brages upon priests and nuns
 Catholic church was made
 here last night in a letter by
 hry yTumulty to Dr. James J.
 Ire of Trenton, N. J., who re-
 wrote to the White House ask pr an explanation of what ne
 cterized as Widespread criti- fetary Tumulty advised Dr.
 ire that the files of the state
 ment failed to disclose any of
 record of a single proved case
 rages upon nuns, and he in'
 in his letter a statement by Iatholic vicar-genera1 at Mexico
 (Which, while disclosing the Ing of priests, and the expulsion mprisonment of others, declar- erer had been no violations Of in the district.
 Vicar Generals Report.
 k report of the vicar-general,
 Rev. Antonio J. Parades, made hn R. Sil1irnan, the special rep kative of the department of
 January 22, 1915, was as for have, the honor to inform you rning the matters referred to- he cabIegram of January IA of Iresent year sent by the depart of state of the United States 3nerica, relative to the new and It outrages committed upon re ] s organizations in Mexico dur. he year 1914.
 |am pleased to make the follow btaternent regarding this matter, Accuracy of which I can vouch because I am the vicar-general le arch bishopric and have had lion to personally interest my In all the religious matters of hrchbishopric since August IS,
 the date of the entry of the forces into this
 Priests Imprisoned.
 uring the period from the 18th ugust to the 26th of November, y-two priests were imprisoned, lining more or less time in the jeatiary the period of their re- i've Imprisonment varying from to sixty days. Of these, ten were Lad from the country. Eight It's and two of the lay clergy 70 secular.)
 he Zapatista General, Francis acheco, shot two priests; Con- Navarro, Vicar of Jalatiaco, on lst 9th, and Rosalie Zepeda, Cur of Txcalyacac, on the 26th of same month.
 mother Zapatista general, Ever { Gonzales, hung up and beat itilo Monroy, the priest in San ente Chicoloapan, on the 23rd of mber.
 4 Rumors Entirely False. With reference to the violation of !, (senoras religiosas,) I am pos- that not one of them within the bishopric has suffered an at- upon her honor, and I have been ,le to confirm the rumors that ted nuns have arrived in this al from other places. Inasmucl Il religious affairs come to the }, of which l am in charge, 1 ider the above rumors as entire .lse.'
 cretary Tumulty said in all wars horrors of the conflict have been alive by those on the losing side, that it should be the duty of all ems of both the United States and co to contribute in every manner le early rehabilitation of the na- so long torn by civil strife and void keeping open the wounds. ticism is very easy" he wrote, ecially when the critics do not , to bear the burden of responsi- y or suffer the consequences. In matter, involving the life and fu- of Mexico the Administration has to have a much more extended zon than those who, living in leo, have sometimes been actuat- y self-interest. Had the govern t listened to certain class of .rfcans in Mexico, this country Id long since have sent it's armies ss the border, with what results ines like these, no one can pre-. Counsel and Sympathy Needed. Counsel and sympathy are needfu would be merciful now, because , would be of wonderful efficiency hitting the people of Mexico in the k of reconstruction" wrote MT 1ulty. Efforts to arouse rancor. feelings among them will have effect of opening aneN the wounds oh should be healed, and of ere. g an open sore to torture that F people as long as their mind: kept infiamed against their breth. he secretary also called attention he recognition of President Jaure, the Buchanan administration fol ng "the bloodiest of >l civil war: waged in Mexico," marked b! the bitterness and cruelties of { ,ous war"
 Catholic Nations.
 mphasis was laid on the recOgni of Carranza by the Latin Amer countries which joined in thu American peace conferences. Al these Latin American countries