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Show Council States Religion View j New York Artuco M. Elias. consul con-sul general of Mexico, issued a statement state-ment in repiy to the recent postural letter of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States, setting forth its views on the religious controversy in Mexico. "The Mexican Government," Mr. Elias says, "is happy indeed to have this particular issue the issue of the Catholic church in Mexico versus the ! Mexican people judged by 'American standards,' " as the " pastoral letter asked. He says that the fundamental tenet of the American people is religious re-ligious freedom and tolerance, attained i in the first amendment of the cnnstl- j tution adopted in 1791 and then asks "Whit was the situation in Mexico?" I Sir. Elias recits the struggle of the Mexican people for independence and asserts that at that time that struggle began the holy inquisition still existed |