Show PLEADS PRIESTS CAUSE secretary bryan intervenes in behalf of catholics held prisoners washington further representations against the persecution bacar ranza officials of priests in mexico were made on saturday toy by secretary dryan bryan consul canada at vera cruz was instructed in behalf of the priests ariesta arrested by general obregon in mexico city where they are detained in the national palace som of them are reported to be spaniards kind and these it la Is said have been threatened with expulsion from the country carranza officials dema demanded holed pesos apesos of the priests by a certain time and when it was not forthcoming told the foreigners among them according to report that they would te be banished while natives would be held in ity it was not known here bere how hov many of the priests were spaniards secretary Sedre tary bryan said bald he had been informed that one american and one british priest in mexico had not been molested |