The sun., 1916-08-22
CATHOLICS DEPLORE
0. K. OF CARRANZA
First Chief Recognized by Will
son, Despite Outrages,
Says Report.
WOMEN'S WAGE X UP
5000 Attend Meeting in Eve.
ming to Discuss Minimum
Scale for Workers.

At the opening business session OF the
American Federation Of Catholic Socie-
ties. In convention In Cathedral Hall.
Madison avenue and Fifty-second street.
Anthony Matre Of Chicago. the national
secretary. presented a report yesterday
morning dealing with the Catholics In
Mexico.
Deploring the recognition of Carranza
by the Wilson Administration, and recit-
ing the protests made by Catholics In all
parts Of the country. the repor, said:
Despite these dign!hed protests. the
arch prosecutor OF the church In Mexico
received recognition. m the voice OF the
10000. 900 Catholics was like n crying
in the wilderness"
Matre's review Of the situation. which
implies that Catholics at first placed con-
fdence IN Wilson and then found out
their mistake. paves the way Tor action
by the f~ederation's committee on resolu-
tions. which Ia expected to present the
result OF its deliberations to the conven-
: ton tomorrow.
The Mexican issue was taken UP also
In the first convention meeting or the
German Roman Catholic Central Nerein.
Yesterday. in the Park Avenue Hotel.
Joseph Frey, president OF the verein and
| third vice-president OF the federation.
urged that resolutions he passed to ex-
press the members attitude toward the
swaying attitude OF II Government.
Then. too, II IL likely that tho Catholic
| Young Mems National Union. which also
started Its convention yesterday In ST
stephens Hail, East Twenty-eishth
street, will have something to say on that
| subject before the week Is over,
banked on Bryan Pledge.
Secretary Matrc reminded the dele
| gates to the federation convention Hester-
| day that William !. Bryan. when Score
tary Of State. had promised that the
question Of religious freedom In Mexico
| will receive due consideration. rs "A
result; OF this pledge the Federation last
wear went on record "a saying that Il
expresses It's confidence that The fresi-
| den, will recognize no Government, In
Mexico that is not prepared TO gran,
| full and complete religious freedom
| This wear the Federation IL In no mood
TO pass any resolution comforting to the
President.
Matre also recalled that Rryan's sue
cessor. Mr.. Lansing. had admitted tha'
the recognition OF Carranza Was he!nl
DELAYED because 'the church organiza'
tons objected on the ground that th'
Consti,utionalis: leader had treated
priests and nuns a~troc!ously.'
Il; was believed that the protest o'
the Catholic societies was bearing re-
suits" said Matre. I further st'e'sthef
our position. a letter was sent I" tht
bishops OF the United states iinplor.nl
them TO forward a protest to the fres''
dent Of the United States In the name OF
their diocese. That this was done was
evidenced by the numerous letters re
cetved from members OF the hcifarrh!
by the national Secretary
After Carranza had been accepted hN
the Administration and had promised T.
respect life. property and religious he
lers the federation told Socrotar>
Tumul,y tina this promise az Car
~ranxa's becomes a tactical mistake II
view Of the fact that the spo.iaton %
converts and churches and n" pcfsecu
ton Of priests and sisters has been m"r
rily going on. Not since the Frenc'
Revolution has the world witnessed sue
an Orgy OF murder. lust and general de
fance OF rights human and divine.