Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12

As ] said ia my chb!c@rain from kun.
I" The Chicago Tribune. '1ins Is MOI Il
question Of persona. 1t is 81 question
or principles The church. an 1.-Two
under carranHa or anybody else. and
when 1t lawful government H. act up in
Nl"> leo. II - al" Guti -, tic church
following It's pG.n"iplcs, Ia live urocr
IL but the unfortunate" pc"pi, Who be-
li"Nc Ia Cod az .Nc%icu, lj.,, Il ri:.,t
70 religion lih.r,> 'ing, 1Alt nas
been d"n'ci them. aud IL i,.iu. Gculcd
thcm by IA" -" fact" government. sup.
r"ri"d ~ -" i'r,"idu:rt OF III. ,inited
Statc..
Tie statement by Father Ticrncy.
ai"nS ,he sane iircs. is as follows:
- reply ~ Mr. ruiuujty's letter ,,IIl
appear ia III" next issue OF America.
an: national Caihviic weekly. uI which
am ,djtor. FOR The present suiiic.
an Interested concern thc treatment OF
priests. brothers .,nd s'st.rs ana tho
Atti'ud" Of thc rcVolutirniStS toward
religion - general Nj Tu'nuIty dis
counts nearly all tn" reports ~ out
RACES: but his contention is @Iista:nrd
pr no evidence OF value. Ills tcsti-
i"ony about til" treatment Of sisters
~ IN every instance, except one. mega
TIVE. auh cauuo: render uncertain the
proposition that sisters were outraged
nor prove tho contradictory PROPOSE
ton that sisters we're not outraged
against this negative testimony Mon
si.nor Kelly "nd myself have set, and
can no" get, an.dayiis< declaring that
SISTERS wcro i'll treated. Md. strHUEc
TO Say. one Of cheese aiidaI its vas miIdc
in Vera Cruz by refugee sisters. at q,
time when. az Mr.. Tuiuult! declares.
tho officers q: the American army. vino
We're thrown into contact with ties.
same sisters, IN Vera cruz, never head
Of q siuGI" r"Dort Of ortr;i4r having
hrer committed Stranger still. tils
affidavit IL signed ~ a'l officer % I'll"
American army. Tnrou.;h Ihc columns
% America hay" offered to furnish
A.r. Iuinuity I'll" names Of To" six sis
s"rs who testified, the names Of tho
SIX witnesses and the name of tn"
notary. For prudential reasons I shall
withhold the name OF the array officer.
have alto offered 10 scnd him a crpy
of an af!ld1vit made b? The priorcsu
Of well-kruwn Carncllte monastery,
who convcrsch with sisters who were
outraged. Al! this testimony givca
moral gertrude thnt outragcs were
committed; Mr.. Tumulty's evidence
leaves this gertrude untouched. lie
gave one item Of positive testimony
90 tho effect that sisters we're not out
ragged within tho Archbshopric Of Mex
ic" City But ia what avail? Nobody
said they wcrc Besides, tho course Of
Mr. Turnnity's evidence ls Initiated.
phnEDI:s IL Nnv
COMPETENT WITNESS
'''Ih" second pciu, under discussion
concerns tn" treatment cfI,riests. Tie
testimony Of canon parcdcs Vicar
General Of Mexico City. is :idducc,l by
Mr. Tumui'y. In the nrrt pi:,rc
M"usiSnJr l'arod"s is not a competent
witness lie IL "a cnrrunxis:u holding
Office from 'arr"Hzn. and by tho SUI
feraucc or th" ordinary OF Mexico city.
who confirmed III" appointment to urc
vent further S"uti.,l. Canon rarcdcy
admits that priests wcrc luu-d"fcG. blit
lie uu's tho crimes on She Xaputis.uH,
who. b" II r"'u"Ubcrcd were once hand
ia baud VIII Cslrranxa. Moreover. had
Canon Parcdee hc"u moro Impartial!
ne could hayo furnished evidence Of
the brutal 'J:r'lcr Of brothers, and
Of tho rcyoitlIR torture 81 priests in
the north where Villa ana Carr:nza
"erc companions. 'rhc torture Of the
priests MAS directed 10y colonel r'iero.
o. tie" revolutionary army. should
Nj rumulty desire II, shall send him
copies. OF atiiiavitY r,;uio 10y tho tor
tuf"d Priests i'm tho presence OF Bishop
t.yncn. 81 Dallas. Tex.
~ INST ruiut Inst. nnrucly which
conc, ms religions freedom Nh Tu-
nuIty makes ., =reat deal Of C;lrr.,uZa's
promise Iiui what nhout tho decree