Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-04
Catholic Archbishops Appeal
for Moderation in Dealings
With Southern Neighbor;;
Declare War Conspiracy On.
WANT MEXICO TO WORK
OUT HER OWN DESTINIES
In Name of $4,000 Refugees,
Driven From Homeland by
Carranza, CIergymen Beg
America to Help Country.

Chicago, April 4-Declaring that a
small, selfish but very powerful minor
ity in the United States and Mexico
is still seeking to embroil the two re-
publics in war, three Roman Catholic
archbishops, exiled with $4,000 of their
Pensioners from Mexica, today ap-
pealed for moderation in dealings be-
tween the two nations.
The clerics, who say they were
obliged to leave their homeland
because of indignities heaped up
on them by the Carranza govern
ment, still insist that their faith
in Mexico is absolute. Their state
ment shows fear that there is
danger of a clash between this
country and Mexico being precpi-
tated by the pIottnes Of those who
would benefit by such a war.
TO FAN OLD FLAME.
The appeal, signed by Francis Orozco
Y. Jiminez, archbishop of Guadala jara
Leopold Ruiz, archbishop of Michican,
and Francis Plancarte, archbishop of
Linares, warns the rank and file of
the United States and Mexico of the
insidous Vaccinations "of those who
still seek to fan old flames, rekindle
old hatreds and obscure the interests
of the common people,"
ain Mexico, anarchy is abetted
by few aliens; and our people
are angered by unwarranted in
tervention in their domestic con-
cerns and indignty which a proud
endure roads the pronuciamento.
The purpose of these activities is
made plain by a press which is
filled with the portents of a now
war, the work of small group
OF heartless and thoughtless men,"
OPPOSE INTERFERENCE.
Though in exile and bitter against
the Carranzista government which they
declare has to date confiscated church
property at one billion dollars, In gold,
the archbishops believe that Mexico
should be allowed to solve her own
destiny.
I'VE appeal to the citizens of the
United States and Mexico to have fore
bearance," continued the statement,
lest the amity which just men desire
to preserve and foster be disrupted by
the evil forces arrayed against it,
I'VE, as representatives of the
which has undes our leader
ship and in our common persons suf-
fered persecution at the hairsls of the
Mexican government, appeal in our an
suish especially to all who are bear
ng burdens unfairly placed upon them
oy the Mexican authorities. Before
hose who are thus burdened. we
would give testimony of our abiding
'aith in the essential justice of the
Mexican people and our unalterable
rust in the ultimate triumph of all
ust causes placed before the tribunal
If our people.
WITH FOLDS WRECKED -
we. homeless shepherds, whose
olds are wrecked and ruined and
whose flocks are scattered and sorely
'eset, we, who are bound in con-
cience to abate no effort till the trust
e fulfilled that God gave to our care.
'e urge mutual patience and forbear-
nee, for our trust in the Mexican
eople Is absolute. And, proclaiming
hat trust before men. shall we APP
cal In vain to the fair-minded mould
RS of American opinion that they re-
rain from thought of violence and
lstruct their public in ways of char
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