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Show Council States Religion View New York Artuco M. Elias, consul con-sul general of Mexico, issued a statement state-ment in reply to the recent postoral letter of the Catholic hierarchy in the United States, setting forth its views on the religious controversy in Mexico. "The Mexican Government." Mr. Eliae 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 re ligious freedom and tolerance, attained in the first amendment of the conBti tution adopted in 1791 and then asks "What was the situation io Mexico 7" Mr. Ellas recits the struggle of the Mexican people for independence and asserts that at that time that strugglf began the holy inquisition still existed |