Chairman. to those residing in our beloved land. where we are guaranteed under our Constitution life. liberty. and the pursuit of happiness. our thoughts do not wander to other countries where such conditions are supposed to exist on paper but in reality do not exist. Those of you who were here remember in 1926 that many complaints were made to the State Department by the press and by American citizens residing in Mexico that owing to the antireligious policy under the leadership of Calles they were denied freedom of worship in Mexico. Many nativeborn and naturalized American citizens officiating as clergymen and religious women teachers in the schools were compelled to leave their homes overnight and flee from the country. Among others was the Reverend Mother Semple. director of the Visitation School in Mexico. Mother Semple was a native of Washington and had taught for many years in the Catholic schools of Mexico City.
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