The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1926-08-12
BRITISH and
U. S. ENJOYS in
MEXICO COME
Plans for Concerted Ac-
ton Discussed
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description. II is below the luIeIIeC-
.ual level Of Voodoo Worship. The
church generously donates each viii
age a patron saint. Any action of the
authorities against the cunning priests
8 labelled an insult to the saint. Those
saints are usually OF the female sex.
This saint will punish the whole vii
age for any insult to her according to
The priests. She wreaks vengeance
on all regardless Of who offers her
imbrage Thus the clergy have the
juperstitious people frightened into
state Of panic.
Priests In Open Rebellion.
That there was more method than
madness in the strike of the clergy
4 indicated in a statement issued by
q. catholic publicity agency in Mexico.
The work of the priests who are now
released from combining church duties,
g to carry on the economic boycott
against the government reads one
roadside. The same circular says
hat Mexico is with the church, but
it never has been able to express its
national will since the uprising against
Porfirio Diaz a decade and half ago.
The clergy will have as much
trouble convincing the peasants that
Diaz was their friend as the Russian
emigres have in inducing the Russian
peasants to fight for the restoration
of czarism.
The women of the wealthy classes
are even condescending to move
among the poor and inviting them to
Join in the fight against the govern
ment. Claims are made that -four
score catholic women have forsaken
society and are doing volunteer work
f-R the church" Similar stories were
ruread in England during the general
yS,he when lords, dukes and knights
we're rescued running trains and
doing other Kinds of strikebreaking
duty.
Silver Is Discounted.
Some apprehension has been caused
by the fact that silver is now dis
counted at four percent, in contrast to
the rate of one per cent which has
prevailed for several months. Altho
merchants are alarmed at this situa-
ton bankers declared today that the
gradually increasing discount Of the
silver peso during recent weeks is due
to the withdrawal of approximately
70 600, 900 gold pesos from circulation
for the creation of a gold reserve IN
the recently established government
banks. The gold has been replaced to
a small degree by paper issues and to
a larger degree by silver, thus disturb
ing the ratio between gold and silver.
Suspicion Aroused.
WASHINGTON, D. C. August 10. -
While the state department denies any
intention to intervene in the struggle
between the Mexican government and
the catholic church there is a general
feeling that Shefield's return may
produce a different atmosphere.
It is pointed out that the admins
tration spokesman have not disavowed
the rumors of intended interference in
the matter of oil and. antialien land
laws.
Depression Accumulated.
The department of commerce is in
formed by its Mexican agent that
business depression has been accent
uated by the catholics boycott Mex
lean representatives here however say
that reports OF commercial decline
have been greatly exaggerated. Cath
olics are not going to cut off their
noses to spite ,their )pocketbooks, they
assert. no matter how willing they
may be to give lip loyalty to Rome.
German Catholics For Reaction.
BERLIN, Aug 10. - German cath
oIic societies have promised moral
support to the Mexican clergy in their
rebellion againstsjthe government.