| Show I K OF OE c LEADER ASKS U 11 S 8 AID All AI Wants Government to tc t o Protect Catholics In Mexico WASHINGTON Aug Aur U-Bv U 11 By The Tb T ie Associated The Press Pr Fr The United States State rov governments government's first contact with the religious contro verty veray ver y In Mexico came cam today In to t ie form of a conference con between Sec Sec- See Se e- e of State Kellogg and J J J herty Flaherty supreme knight of the tb ie Knights of Columbus Conditions Condition In the southern r pul lie the th oil land dispute the religious crisis and the th latest Imprisonment nt of o oan i o an American citizen without on an unspecified occupier charge charge the attention of o the tho s secretary as lIe prepared to 1 leave tomorrow for fo ti r White Pint Pine camp to discuss relations with Ith President Coolidge ge ASK PROTECTION Flaherty bore to the department nt for foi forI the tho of the tho secretary a r I resolution adopted at the recent Philadelphia convention of the Knights asking that the States Intervene to protect Ic churchmen n In their argument with wit Pre ld ont nt Calles Sharing Interest with Ith his vI-It vI wU wal w the fhe he report of Ambassador Sheffield that he had bad Interceded with Ith the Mei Mox c lean Icon foreign office on behalf of J I II IL Grande Grandc Los Angeles fruit d dealer a I r r who ho has bee been held since tince his arrest arret arresta a week ago The Tho ambassador or called call to the attention of the Mexican su eu that this was a violation of the Mexican constitution The secretary receives Mr Fisher FIAher Fl r ty ly at the tho instance of the president who knit referred the petition for government Intervention to tho the state slate department To supplement any re r port he be may make mako to the he president on en the Knights appeal Mr Kellogg Kellog will have the nature and of the hun hundreds reds of other communications communications he has bas received on the sub sub- sub bet since Ince the religious crisis de- de ile In addition to the Mexican situa- situa situation Lion tion Secretary I Kellogg probably will wl take up with President Coolidge the th reports made by the returning American delegates Iel to the prelimInary arms conference conference DENY EXECUTIONS MEXICO CITY Aue Aug Ii-By Ii U By The Th Associated The Fress-The Press The department of f war ar today denied the assertion of o Archbishop Leopoldo Rule Ruiz y I Flore Floru of f the state of MIchoacan that two priests had been beon executed by Meal Meal- Mexican can nn federal forces In the town of o MIchoacan In connection with the religious controversy The statement said acid there had been bed no to executions of priests anywhere In li Mexico It also minimIzed minimised the re- re reports reports ports of clashes between Catholics and and soldiers In the state of Michon can an and Guanajuato General MIguel Pen Pens Pena under seers tary ary of war who Issued the state atalo ment nent described the archbishops archbishop's reo re port art as fie exaggerated There had bad been bed no to disturbance anywhere anywhere except aee a rew t ee w common riots which have never deserved Importance enough to be made known to the public he said The governments government's committee of fl experts have begun to study stud the he economic situation and the In- In Instability In stability of exchange TRADE DEPRESSED The economic boycott bocott called In agaInst the tha governments government's re- re regulations re doe does not appear to ti have ave become more serious as IS far as a Mexico City I Is concerned but It con Imes nevertheless to cause caule cau e consid- consid considerable erable gable depression In circles The Catholic episcopate In a a replY to o the recent report of the tho party of o American goo l headed by bi lava Aha W Taylor Talor of the Church of o social service commission regarding Its findings after gating sting the religious u situation In Ir Mexico declared It to be mortify Ing CE to Americans residing In 1 Mexico that hat American Intellectuals come com here ere disfigure truth and mislead the thi opinion pinion of the American press and an people eople Prior Note Note Prior to Its Ita departure from from Mexico City the Good a resolution saying We believe a f program of education and Ind social re ye form orm necessary for tor the Ion of oC Mexico We Ve believe the th Calles administration is engaged In a i cru great teat t 1 program of social reform and n that hat all truly Interested d In the wel tare are re of Mexico will operate co-operate In Iti Ile Its essential undertaking 00 |
