Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1926-08-07
THE TROUBLE IN MEXICO.


The Democrat has, more than notice. editoray
of the different peoples their struggle for nationality
taken pains has always been along the line
of Of the people, by the people, and for
the people.
England France Italy, and later, Germany Russia Japan
Austria either declared themselves outright republics
have hedged their monarhs in with forms OF
the realms have become republican effect
The Stuarts England the Louses France the Austrian
regime Italy other obstacles to unfcaton have all
been in European and Asatc countries ana re-
sponsbe constitutional governments set up in their place.
Nations the point where they believe is
hapeed by principle that saks of the old tenet of the
Divine Right Kings and today those countries that are mon
archca democratic in spirit and the
of public affairs.
When Italy struggling for national independence and had
point where 1861 she opened her first
and proclaimed Emmanuel King of Italy, her joy tenn
perd the fact that Rome the Eternal City and the Queen OF
the Ada prevented completion of the Italian Kingdom Cavo
sounded keynote the situation when he sad To Rome
for the Italians not merely right is an memorable neces
sty.".
After the trouble which ended in the
cession Italy Victor Emmanuel demanded that Plus
TX make terms kingdom of ITALY, Plus refused where
upon blew open the gates of Rome and shut the Pope
up in the Vatican he has remained to rule from his
throne his vast spiritual empire
This history where country adopting con-
stutiona guaranteeing to the people the
rights citizenship recognized by modern thought saw
hndrance mighty hierarchy inside its borders
and determined ether destroy in TOTO conne its powers
and influence to spiritual matters
It only necessary other chapters in history to
to England during the Protestant Revolution Henry
VIII sordd vew it is true attacked the monaste11es TOOK
their lands and sold them secure money for him
self and his courtiers.
In Germany similar prevented by Luther him
self Under sway of Napoleon there verabe meta
morphos the old Holy Roman Empire and all the
states turned over to lay rulers
And so nations and their rulers in eOrt to
conduct along democratic lines not consent to
institution the basic principles OF which are
posed to the rule of the people.
Mexico only repeating history She recognizes it
that church the of democratic
She looks upon the building up of hierarchy impossible
unless it's powers The execution of the old law
1857 reamed 1917 precudes all foreign cergymen func
tonng Mexico fords the church ownership OF property bans
religious instruction the schools makes crime for the clergy
criticize the government land orders all pesty garments dis
carded from the public vew
Why? Because they the church cngng
still to the history which reveals the greatest earth
power that delights probably recall the period when Gregory
VII compelled Henry w of Germany to seek him in sackcoh
standing days his bare feet the of the court
before papa palace waiting nee at the Ponts feet
poring forgiveness for certain opposition.
that defeated the long line of Hohensauen Emper
the struggle to decide the issue between the wodes
and the wod king that gained signal victory when
Pope Innocent III and Phillip Augustus of France cashed the
subject of DIVORCE and that laid all England under an in
terc King appoint favorte of the Pope
to the See of Canterbury.
power short that only sought supremacy all things
spiritual claimed itself superior the temporal and therefore
supreme in it's dictates.
And we wonder if Mexico does rot see the presence
nsistency. those nations
where the element
been made along all lines of development because these have been
mostly Protestant but in the Romance nations those whom the
Roman element predomnad bacwarness civic growth has
been the these have been the last rebel against the
Roman Faith.
Mexico in the opinion of many has great blow
freedom 1t has shown that in it's declaration for democratic pn
cpes it not abide institution whose teachings
trary to rule of the people, 1t apparently empire
erng its authority inside it's republic Even tho the church
declared is not concerning itself with political affairs still
drastic action would ecces-
iastical interference in State matters.
This by nation Latin in it's origin and