Show MEXICO AND ITS RELIGIOUS QUARREL In a letter to The Standard Standard Standard-Ex Ex- Ex A A M DI Elias Ellas consul geMra general of of o Mexico writing from New Met Mex Mexico ico offers the following as the governments government's side of ot the religious controversy which has led to the expelling o or of religious teachers from foreign countries No her of the ethl ethics s of n n Jesus Christ has ha'S any need to fear opposition on the part parl of ot the gov gov- gov government of ot Mexico Mexico is in inno inno inno no sense religious anti any more than Is the llo United States and yet el the tho people ot of o the United States have always been en quick ruick to 10 res resent nt the faintest approach to to interference Interference Interference ence In their affairs by the oft of officials claws or of o any organized church The tact fact that the govern govern- government government ment of the United States Slates h has s not nol been called upon to face the problem lem of or Interference wRIt with its af- af af affairs fairs airs by prelates Is solely due t to the fact tact that the church was en- en entirely en entirely divorced from the state when the government was found found- founded founded ed Mexico on th the l contrary found itself Immediately after atler the adoption II Iron tion n of o its in 1857 faced by the most violent opposition Hon tion on the part parl of the church hierarchy IP to every attempt It il made maeh to Improve th the condition of ot its people and to democratize Its gov government The church problem has remained with ith us up to the present day dar and will only be settled right when the hell heir heir heir-archy church of the church shows s its willingness to content Itself to move within its proper sphere In inthe inthe the life of o the Mexican people people people- What Whal th the American people can can- cannot cannot not nol understand Is why Mexico year lifter after year has this quarrel over religion and falls tails to reach a basis of understanding However the Quarrel concerns no one more than the he Mexicans Mexicans themselves and the people of the United Slates are disposed to keep hands off ocr In sit all hose domestic affairs Mexico can best solve Its own without interference What Whal Americans are most con con- concerned concerned over Is Js the banditry in Mexico which bleh preys pres on Americans in that land Lately Laley five Amerl Ameri Americans cans have been l and held beld for ransom One of oC the prisoners Is Ib reported to have been tortured torture The Mexican government might do dowell dowell dowell well to devote less ices of ot its energy to suppressing religious teachers and more to the task task- or of nuking making Mexico safe for all ll kinds of for fot foreigners eigners |