Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-04-23
Refugees MarOoned ON River Levee;
Catholic PYeIateS,
Expelled by Mexico,
Cross u. S. Border

LAREDO, Texas. April. 23.-fFi--
Archbishop Mora del Rio Of Mcxi-
% City. Archbishop Leopoldo Ruiz
Of Morela. Michoacan. Bishops Fran
cisco Uranga. Cnernavaca and
Bishop Jesus Maria EchavGrria of
Saltillos, deportcd from Mexico On
orders III President Gales, arrived
In Laredo tbs morning from Mex
leo City, over the National Lines.
They were met at the Nuevo Laredo
station BY United Statees Consul
Harry Nj. Walsh who escorted them
10 the American side. where they
Werc met by A number Of Catholic
priests and Knights Of Columbus
and taken "a the Sacred Heart Col
lege for breakfast.
In an interview regarding his de-
nortation Archbishop Del Dio stat
ed that a representative OF Secreta-
Hv Uf the Interior TCjeda notified
hlm Thursday afternoon that he
waniH hNVg thrpr hours tl leave
aInxco but within two hours. siy
Mexican secret service men arrived
nt his episcopal home, hustled him
into q carriage without giving him
time 90 assemble his personal be-
lonEinTs. put him on n train with
the other members az tha episcopate
already taken charge Of. They left
Mexico AT night under guard and
were delivered at the border where
hey were told 10 get out NJ Mex
Ito and stay out. Archbishop Del
nia IA man of about eighty years
Ina tha long trip seemed ~ tire
lin.
MEXICO CITY Anr Arch
bishop MarR lei htn ui Mexico Cry,
he a4 ni Tho Mexican Catholic hier-
rElAy. end five Olner prel4teS today
were on their way to Laredo. Texas.
having been expelled. Their deportA-
tion left the church without u func-
tioning supreme body in the country
for the first time.
While the government issued no
official statement, announcement 0f
the sending of the prclates out Of
H. country was made AZ the arch
bishops residence here
The governm ant's drastic action
had IN It's origin the recent burning
of q passenger train in the state
Of JaliscO with cons equcnt loss
OF many lives or passengers and of
federal soldiers who were acting "a
guards.
General Alvarez. chief of staff for
President Gales. In reporting On the
Incident charged that the leaders of
the outrage included three Catholic
priests and one a dlegate ~ the
LeaVue for Defense W. Religious
Freedom. Ha CHARGED also that the
Catholic episconate was the main
cause for the religious unrest Ia
The country.
Archbishop Ruiz broke his long
silence to reply. HIN declared "
Catholics participated IN the train
attack the church had RIO knowledge
III IL. Hc denied vigorously that the
attacking band was organized by th.
Catholic episcopa.e and added that
If the governments report 0f the
atrocies committed was true the
outlaws deserve the reprobation oi
the entire world"
IL ~ believed that only seven arch.
bishops and bishops are in the re-
public Their Identifies and where
abouts are unknown.
simultaneously, with the depor-
tation of the archbishops and BIZ.
hops Thursday night the govern.
ment established a strict censorship
over cahleRrams and kilograms.
When the depOrted prelates reach.
Cd the railroad station Thursday
night, they wer9 about I'd bc placed
in y second class car. Persons ~
the platform who were bidding good
\ bye ~ relatives or friends or learn
inK what was occurring took up \
collection and received sufficient
money 70 purchase first class tick
cts for the churchmen. One govern
mtnt agent accompanied each of the
Fix prelates.
To tM4.. Associated Press Arch
bishop Del Rio said;
The Mexican government charg
es VI with plotting against III ant
| melting the people tO take lid arms
and overthrow President Gales. WI
/ have nothing "a do with revolu.
tion. Our world IN moral not poll.
ticAl W. are not responsible fol
nr have RID connection with thu
troubles i'm Mevico"
re refuted the charges made hy
President Gales that the Mexican
rriTronmte was responsible for the
revolution and The horrible 0trart
committed on a passenger train wv
Jalisro last Tuesday night that
caused the death of a hundred per
g0rs
Included WV fhe iist W. exrelled
rrela.rs ts Father Ignari0 Valespinr
W Dia- Of Cu7rnavaca who was not
included wv original list
Archbishop Del Rio continued
THE secret service men or Mckee
did nor give Is time t0 gather pev.
Snral hrlnrirw nr rhange ou- cloth.
ing The police eama to our huma
Thu~rA~- rivhf rrA 2niH Minister
wv tAr Interior TriHdr ~rr+ad ~nm.
fare-r. with rH- WF ware taNer
~ ~ nffir rrf twenty rfrr1r
| later ush@rnd before Eve secretary
who stated that PreEidrnt Gales
rad d-rn4d IN ui~e ~ have RA Iears