The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-04-14
MURDER IL ONLY
A MINOR FAULT
Chicago kcclesiastic says STORY Of
Mexican evolution l. Worse Than
That VI French Rebellion.

iHht Oi fTtutH Rebellion.
PITTSBURGH April a. DrcIar
INK that murder hu, been one ot the
minors faults of the revolution IN
Mexico, aud that its story In far
worse than the story OF the FIRST
revolution IN France. the very Rev.
Francis G.. Kelly NJ Chicago, president
VI the Catholic Church Extension so
ciety, today discussed Mexico aud the
American church before an important
gathering Of clergymeu here. lhr oc
CasiOn WAS the dedication uf the synod
Hall and Chanccry building of lhr
diocese OF Pittsburgh
Three Causes
Or Kelly suld that present day
dirflculre, In Mexico were largely
because of three serious question,
The rights VI conscience land aud
education"
Mexico he snld. had been without
ANYTHING like freedom uf conscience
Tor more thHu ffty years. Chn r
property had been coufiscatcd TO the
state by JuHreZ and had never been rr
turned Religious schools were closed
and orders of teachers disbnnded \o
outward manifestation OF religion Wu-
permitted, even distinctive dres, Ut
clergymeu being prohibited IN the
streets In the larger cities schools
were supplied by the state but ont
side such communities Mexico pmuu
cally has no schools he state has
never been able tU supply them and
the church was not allowed tu do $780,.
THE church has avoided lnlerrr.
cnrc In political affairs, said Dr.
Kelly and church men arc uo'
oriou-ly tlmid even about their own
defense. Their church accepted
Iuarez Diez and Madtro She viii
accept watryer Legitimate ruler comes
out of the present chaos
Horrible story.
THE story of the present revolution
la Mexico Is far worse than the uOr,
NJ the revolution In France II Is hor
riblc Ia the extreme Murder has been
one ~ MS minor faults. relatively
speaking Though nttemps were made
10 deny oulruges against the sisters
they now are admitted but the worst
NJ this story has never been told one
hundred and fifty sisters once left
Mexico city for Vera Cruz during the
American occupation The train ar
rived empty They were taken Uff
by the reyOlutionists on the WHY
"lf the United States is to be- the
friend and sister NJ Mexico. to the ad
vantage of both our citizens must rid
themselves ~ a multitude NJ inherited
prejudires aud substitute spirit NJ
understanding for Il spirit ~ greed
There Is more to be- had in Mexico
than oil aud mining concessions
have no wish 10 condemn business en-.
irrprlses but II is poor business that
dependsfor success on machine guns
"MeNicans need good government
und we have the opportunity now of
giving II 10 them 10y telling them
fairly and honestly that We win help
no government vt up by thieves, nor
ANY government that * not founded
on the principles ~ equal Justice to
al
Good Religion Needed.
Mexico needs good religion. Sh"
has the mother church ~ Christendum.
hut chained aud bound 10y laws that
were intended to Kill her Mrylcu's
history shows that she will accep no
other religion. Mexico needs good
education Make every educational
work free, under democratic aud wise
laws. See that the teacher Is not pen
allied his work DESTROYED aud his
endowments seized by rapuciuus ban
ANA. Glye help tu every effort for
the instruction NJ the masses Would
We In these United States think NJ
confiscatIng hundreds uf millions NJ
dollar, Invested in private education
cndOwments Tor the universities NJ
Harvard and Yale ur Chicago ur
Princeton because they are private
aud not state institutions. would we
think N killing off the endowments
W human devotion aud SELF sacrifice
NJ Washington, Georgetown and Notr'
Dame because they uer religious In.
stilutions Then why give approval
by pleased look or a smlrking silence
when these same things ARE done I'm
Mexico hv bandits with American
weapons IN their hands,
oklahoma city okla April II 1915
Upon presentation NJ the American
National Bank will pay Oklahoma
city School Warrants. No 1850 10
1907 inclusive
X A WOODBRIDGE.