The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-08-24
RELIGIOUS
CONTROVERSY
!. IN DEADLOCK
Hope Still Exists, However,
That Settlement May Yet
BE Possible
STATEMENT IS ISSUED
Speaks Of Cordially and
Frankness' Which Pre-.
vailed at Conference

Mexico City, Aus. s4-xA-Al.
though . deadlock again has been
reached In the controversy between
the Roman Catholic church and the
Mexican government over the new
religious regulations, hope still
exists In somo quarters that all doors
to q settlement have not bosn closed.
This hope Is more &c less based on
statement issued nv Il. .ati,olic
episcopate as a Supplement- to its
declaration yesterday that the sltua-
lon mas reverted to the same status
as before the conference Saturday
night between President Gales,
Archbishop 1.ccpoldo Ruiz Flores
ahr Bishop Diaz Of Tabasco.
= This supplemental statement re-
ferred to the ''cOrdiality and frank
ness" prevailing at Saturday nights
conference and declared that the
interview gave hope to all the
world that when future serious diff
cutties are presented they can be
solved with much benefit to the ma
ton through easy understanding be-
tween the government aud the prel-
Ates"
IN it's earlier statement yesterday,
the cpiscoDate reiterated its stand
Tor the abrogation Of the religious
laws which it regards as destruc-
tive to religious liberty. Bishop
Htaz said that this statement, which
also stated that religious services
would not be resumed for the pres.
ent. was considerably influenced by
one attributed to President Gales
to the'effect that IL priests returned
TO their churches they must do 20
subject to the law.
Boycott COntinues
Meanwhile the economic boycott
will remain in force and the churcf,
leaders will continue to formulate
plans for bringing the religious ques-
ton before congress in the hope OF
securing an amendment to the con-
stitution which will prove satisfsc.
tory to the church.
No date has been set for further
conference between the ppOeaSts and
President Gales and there seems
some uncertainty prevalent as to
whether they will meet again.
sPRIESTLY GHOSTS"
MYSTERY IS PROBED
Mexico City. Aug. 24-LP)-PoIicc
men. scientists and newspapermen are
conducting series of investigations
In the Mexico City Catholic cathedral
which has been closed for some time
pending the completion Of an In.
.ventory of church treasures, some
Of which are alleged to have beer
removed from the edificc.
The Investigators are attempting
to solve the alleged mystery Of
"priestly ghosts" which members o1
the citizens' committee guarding thu
cathedral assert they have seer
walking up and down inside.
Gonxalo Espinosa, city editor ol
Excelsior, who heads the investiga
tors. says they have discovered sew
eral subterranean passages and un
derground tombs containing mummi
fled bodies.
All the jewels in the caskets wcr,
missing, indicating that the grave.
may have been robbed.
photographers have been waiting
patiently for several nights to taxi
flashlight pictures Of any ghosts
that may appear. None has beer
seen. The police inside the cathc
dral are keeping grip on theil
pistols, in the belief that q few
bullet holes through . ghost" Il
one appears, will solve the mystery