The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-03-18


- rors during the past year that our moral
palate has become dulled. II requires
an EFFORT to realize that horrors more shameful
outrages more unspeakable were perpetrated
quite close TO us; that IN measure the Amer
lean people. ready 10 denounce offending
belligerents. were indirectly responsible for
these Infamous blots on civilization and that
similar occurrences are reported since the rec
ignition by the United States OF the de 1acto
government in Mexico that exists solely by our
favor.
Whatever the reason. the American people
were not fully informed OF the dastardly out.
RACES in Mexico Only here and there could
be found n newspaper that would print them
as news items Outside OF the Catholic reliy-
ious papers. few indignant voices were heard
In protest.
II would seem that because In the main only
Catholic lives were sacrificed. Catholic priests
tortured. mutilated, harassed. prosecuted.
robbed. murdered driven into exile. Cath.
Ole nuns subjected TO unspeakable degradation
and humiliation. Catholic churches plundered
despoiled, desecrated. Catholic cemeteries NE.
h!ed the conscience OF the American prass and
people was scared
Three things. however. have pushed into IN.
welcome prominence the fact OF the atrocities
IN Mexico. First. the cry OF Europeans and OF
every decent American that We shoul5 first
cast out the beam from our own eve before
clamoring for the removal Of notes from the
eyes OF others Events have demonstrated the
hypocrisy OF the policy cloaked under smooth
sounding phrases
The cynicism Of tn notorious speech AZ In.
dianapolis. more brutal than any recorded NJ.
terance OF Nero. dastardly denial OF tho
fundamental obligation OF Christian charity
binding nations AS we. as individuals accord
ING to the explicit teaching OF Plus TX has
sunk deep into rejecting minds in Europe "a
Wen a. America. and has occasioned the CON
tempt IN which the satety-of- Ee-doUarat-s,v
price American is held throughout the world
II Is well for this country that Europe Is in
strang.e-hold that permits her TO engage il,
very few matters outside the Pressing evcrts
Of war The British Government did find time
ONLY short while ago to send a message
through its Ambassador at Washington tbs,
caused little stineniug in the spine OF our
"atcAIuI waiting. resulting iu the worthless
pledge OF religious liberation gIibly given nv
Its arch-throtuer. Carrauza
What would happen II the great Powers yyera
Tree TO deal with The Mexican situation ss tbsy
would like is quite conceivable her. And 49,
european chanceIeri,s are quite fully ,pfo-r,.5
Oh lie proceedings by which the consent of nm.
south american Governments. which tn, Pres.
iGents secretary terms three Catholic conn.
p.es 10 me recognition OF tarranza WAS ss
cured. European Clal,,..ri,, aay. I,,,,
memories, as our State Department has found
out 20 ITS cost And though ta- Amafr..r No..
pie may ma 10 convenient to forget or TO deny
the Tact "t the Mexican atroc!le-. lt is doubt
iui 10 Europe Will is. Them pu.u Enron. bss
shaken herself ir-e from the f4uss Of -t,.p.r,
second. the insulting dishonest and 49,
featured for paltisun-use letter issued from the
Government printing office. signed by a Gath.
Ole, serving r secretary % fn. pr.-II.rt ,l..