| Show WOMANS WOMAN'S HEAD GUT CUT OFF SAYS REPORT FROM MEXICAN TOWN I Pessimism Over Results of Religious Conflict Conflict Conflict- More Pronounced CLASHES REPORTED J President Calles Repeats His Charges Against Clergy MEXICO CITY Aug L-By L 5 The Associated press Press Pessimism ism regarding the tho th religious con con- conflict con conflict between the government and tho Catholics was more pro pro- pronounced pro pronounced flounced today Business depression born of the tho economic boycott declared by Catholics In prot protest st against the governments government's religious regulations Is gripping portions Of f tho republic republic lic and causing apprehension In other parts Including the capital Peace feelers have proved futile and there Is a lessening of hope even among the tho numerous volun olun volunteers Olun- Olun Leers lers who have been making ef- ef efforts efforts ef efforts forts to pave pavo a way ay for tor an un- un understanding understanding un understanding Newspaper dispatches from out out- outlyIng outlying out outlying lying points give belated reports of greater disturbances than tan have been blen recorded thus far tar In a serious clash at nt Guadalajara one of the strongest Catholic centers In the tho country six pix persons are arc reported to be dead lead and 14 wounded WO WOMAN l IA-l BEHEADED DED i At Torreon the he newspapers re- re report report re report port one Is dead and eight are wounded one ono person killed nt at Cuernavaca and at Irapuato a woman believed belle te to havo o bee bees been a protestant Is said to have been beheaded by a n crowd frantically ex- ex ex excited cited over 11 the of Cath Cath- Cath- Cath Catholic olic olie services Apparently the capital Is feel feel- feelIng feel feeling ing ins the situation much less than some other parts of the tho republic but many business men are filled with forebodings that a II sharp pInch an and business slowdown are due here soon unless a II settlement Is reached Small numbers of ot worshippers are seen In the Catholic churches which has been the case everyday every everyday everyday day since tho the withdrawal of the prIests The Te withdrawal continues closed pending completion of the inventory of Its treasuries for tor torin hg 4 in he gown Y ment m M CALLES IS Fl RM 1131 President Calles Calies again has reiterated re- re reIterated re reiterated iterated the Intention of o his gov- gov government soy gov government to tO enforce without fear fear- fearing f ear earing ear ear- earing ing Interdicts or supernatural punIshments the Mexican constitutional provisions regarding re- re religIon religion re religion ligion General Calles replied to thu effect to a telegram from Augusto D B Leguia president of Peru re- re requesting re requesting questing establishment re-establishment of harmony har harmony har- har mony between the Mexican gov- gov government government gov government and the Catholic church The Mexican executive said he would consider President Leguia's telegram a personal expression and as not Implying intervention Inter by a foreign power In purely domestic affairs Evidently the message to the Peruvian president added your excellency ha has not received truth truth- truthful truthful ful fui reports of the Mexican government's gov- gov government's gov government's attitude regarding re the tho Catholic clergy as otherwise your our opinion would be unhesitatinglY favorable to the tho Mexican govern govern- government's government's ments ment's viewpoint OPPOSES EVOLUTION l The clergy In accordance with Its traditional conduct whIch throughout history has so 80 many serious calamities In I MexIco opposes evolution e which recent times has developed de In Mexico both social and political The clergy desires on once co agaIn to prevent pre the development of thIs transformation which Is unI- unI unIversally uni universally recognized The clergy has made public a II statement In rebellion against the constitution constitution- constitutional al laws of f the tho country an nn atti- atti atti attitude tude tucle which Is unbearable not only In countries of the advanced so- so so social cial dat and political condition of Mexico but In nn any other country at present or In the past cen- cen centuries cen centuries If It God Is the supreme mani mani- man manifestation manifestation 1 of good 1 both hoth oth In Indi Individuals and nations I do not be- be believe be believe lieve In this Instance Ho JIo ha has tab tab- laken taben tak taken en sides fides with those who for tor more than a have been re- re responsible re responsible In Mexico for Internal calamIties International invasions and intrigue e as well as unrest In inthe Inbe the tho conscience of the people nn I |
