New Britain herald., 1926-08-20
Enlsconate Studies Question


 Meico, City Aug. 20. The Catholic Episcopate began careful study to- day of the question whether it shall petition congress to ameloriate the religious regulations whoch have caused 8 cessation of masses and | other ceremonies in the catholic church of whether 1t shall make an appeal to the supreme court to pass upon the question of the validity of the religious provisions of the con- stitution
 This step Is being taken following receipt by Archbishop Mora Del Rio of a letter from President Gales in answer to a request from the Epis- copate for as uspension of the regu- luations. The president in his letter informed the archbishop that he proposed to uphold the constitution as it relates to churches and de- clines because of his political and philosophical convictions to request congress to amend the fundamental law.
 The President suggests that if the episcopate desires any modification of the law that it may have re- course in an attempt to have con- gress change it or appeal 1t 10 the supreme court for relief. He says that if the episcopate should intro- duce an amendment bill in congress he will not use his presidential pro- rogative to have 1t withdrawn.
 Bishop Diaz. secretary of the epis- copate, commenting on President | Calle's replay said:
 Gales Is Frank
 We must recognize that Presi- dent Gales is frank in his reply 10 the episcopate's letter. as he declares his philosophical and political opin- ion forbids him from transmitting our request 10 congress.
 Tn the second place he is grant, ing us the right which the consti- tuition denies clergymen, in admit ting that we have the right to make a petition, because the constitution denies us everything. In the third place the president admits that we have not rebelled against the laws in ordering a suspension of religious services.
 His reply points out way to settle the conflict"
 Catholics Released
 All the Catholics arrested in con- nection with the alleged conspiracy to torment uprising throughout the republic last Sunday. simultaneous with the movement of General En- riaue Estrada in California, have been released, except three women, whom the police call the leaders or the plot, and eight men.
 Sonora Joseflna Novoa, Sonora Luz .F. Deprechez, and Senorita Paz Gomez Linares are the women who are being held.
 Special dispatches from Puebla say that Catholic priest has been brought there under arrest from the village of Huelvetan, The charges against him were not revealed. Lo- cal rumors, however, is that the priest killed the mayor of the Vil- lage because the mayor refused to open the Catholic church. There is no veriication of this.
 Adyices from Tampico say that a religious riot occurred in the town of Villa Cecilia but that no persons were killed or wounded. The mum- cipal committee in charge Of the church dismissed the saristan. Ihe department of the interior has re- ceived complaints that the munich nal citizens committees who were placed in charge of Catholic churches when the priests withdrew have been closing churches in some sections of the republic. Secretary of the Interior Ortega Immediately notified the authorities throughout the nation that all places of worship must remain open and that the closing order only applies to church anneXes,
 The Catholic Episcopate here an- nounces that 1t has been informed that the department of education m the state of Jalisco has sent a cir cular to all school teachers that they must within ten days make known whether they support President Cales' religious policy and If they do not they must resign.
 It is reported that in Puebla the school of the Salesian religious or der was raided and that propaganda against the governments religious policy was found. It is said that ,ta 14o1i,, +nachara who conduct the