The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-12-17

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 'sto scorn delights and live la borious days" Summed up he is the quintessence of the idealisn1, the unselfishness and devotion to the people which all his predeces- sors in office exhibited until such time as association with the flnan- cial and political flesfpots cor- rupted them. At this writing, however, he has remained unpol- luted at least in his determination that Gales and his co-grafters shall no longer operate Mexico for their own personal advantage. Come Home, PIutarchO!
 It is silly to think that Gales would be foolish enough to leave the security of United States ter ritory and put his head in the lions mouth unless the Mexican stage had been set for his return. He had already broken with Car denas last summer over basic policies before he left to take his rest cure in California and having experienced many a blood purge in political circles would hardly accept at more than its face value any telegram from Cardenas read- ing Come home, Plutarchol All is forgivenl" No one knows any better than Gales that acceptance by former political big-wigs of in- vitationS to birthday feaStS, or bids to banquets of honor, and or messages of pardon from open enemies is suicide under another name. True two friendly generals were in positions of power in the Mexican army without whose sup port no president can sleep over night in Chapultepec. One of them was the military chief of the Val ley of Mexico and the other, Joa. uuin Amaro, was head of Mexico's West Point and Gales former Number One gunmen. Under the conditions it is difficult to analyze the reasons for what may turn out to be a fatal move for Plutarcho. Unless he feels sure if anything happens he can rely upon the good offices of the American govern ment. Intimations to that effect have already been made.
 
 Our Interest
 It is safe to say that Washing ton has been made uneasy by the high inks which have been going on for years across our Southern border. The persecution of re- ligion uninterrupted since 1914 has grown to a savageness which to Americans is literally incred- ible. Oppression of American business interests has been invet- crate and the political swing Of Mexican Socialism from the left to undoubted, undiluted Commit nism has created uneasiness whether the swing is only a be- lated growing pain of revolution or something permanent and per- nicious. If it is true that a revo- lution in Mexico cannot succeed unless the arms embargo from the United States is lifted, 1t is even more true that no government can endure without the support of this country. Had Gales returned to Mexico because he thinks he has the encouragement of the United States which would prefer to see Mexico less communistically directed than at present? Is he living in the delusion of his former power ana does he believe that the country will rally round his standard If 1t is raised in revolt? Is he belng egged on by Washington, as has been bruited, because he promises to be easier on the church than Cardenas and because in that case one thorn will be removed from our national side? Whatever may be the truth the impression that Gales will be any less inimical to religion than Cardenas is, by the record, sheer nonsense. He will be less open in his enrnity but none the less implacable. A we'll informed commentator on Men- can affairs wrote last septem- ber:-
 sWould Gales be willing to
 grant religious liberty as the
 price of United States support Tn
 getting back his place and prop
 erty in Mexico? Maybe two
 years ago Mexicans would have
 been willing to accept something
 from him. But 1t is now too
 late. Gales is frascasado-in-
 ished-and Mexicans have no
 use for such as that. They nev"
 CT "come back' in Mexico"
 
 Blotted Out
 An idea of the devastation which has been wrecked in the religious world of Mexico may De acquired from c few Statistics re- gently made public by the Ameri- can Committee on Religious Rights and Minorities. In t / state of Chihuahua, populatit:s 465,148 there were, before 1926, fifty priests and church; at pres ent, none. In Guerrero, popula- ton 28,646, there were twenty five priests; at present, none. In Oaxaca, population 1,009, ,617, there were one hundred and sixty-seven priests; at present, one. And in Vera Cruz, population 1,184,9lS there were one hundred and eighty-two priests; at present, none