Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-04-09
HAS A CINCH.
The President Of the A. p. A. Is
sues q Circular to the Order.
The ORGAN OF DARLINGTON BOOTH.
The Rival to the War Cry to Re Called
the Volunteer Gazette = vsnesusla
to Erect Bronze statue
to Amoricans

Trayhor, supreme president Of the
American Protective association, hal
issued q circular to the order at large
upon the political situation. President
Traynor declares that the A. P. A. has
cinch upon the president ial situation.
and presents an exhaustive plan for the
complete political organization Of the
order, from the primaries up. He urges
the various state councils TO send their
representatives TO the supreme coun.
ell, which meets next month at Wash.
ington, pledged to such reforms q the
subordinate members Of the order most
desire, thus avoiding the danger Of
strong psrtissns from using the order
for their own ends He makes strong
protest against the Marquette statue
and especially warns the order to OPP
pose the resolution Of Congressman
Morse, Of Massachusetts, "Ac.
knowledging Almighty God q
the source Of all power and
authority In civil government,
our Lord Jesus Christ as the ruler Of
nations and His revealed will as the
supreme authority in civil affairs"
This, he says, Is a remarkable and dan.
gerous proposal to place the affairs Of
state In the hands Of the church. The
writer concludes with the declaration
that the Venezuelan war scare was
misleading campaign dodge and that
the Cuban and Armenian agitations
while advocated by those who were
sincere. were mere subterfuges to kill
time until after the presidential cleo.
tions and distract the attention of the
people from proposed and much need.
ed national measures of reform.
THE ORGAN OF DARLINGTON BOOTH.
NEW YORK, April A. Darlington
Booth has decided TO name his paper
the Volunteer Gazette. II is to con-
tain is pages Of three wide columns
and will make its first appearance on
April II. The leading edi.
torial In the first issue will give de-
tailed account OF the volunteer move.
ment, over the signature Of Ballin0ton
and Mrs. Booth Among other things it
will say: THE volunteers warfare is
not 10 be looked upon in any sense as
splitter an e fort to disrupt the forces Of
the movement to which, until recently,
we belonged. Our silence in regard
to many accusations and questions
now raised Is from no inability to vim.
1icate ourselves, but from a desire to
let the matter drop and leave in Gods
hands the ordering, directing and
indicating Of our lives in the future.
We have not thought to call to our
side any Of the associates still stand.
ing and believing in the international
organization. 1t has not been our
policy to bring influence or suasion to
bear upon them, and those who are
now with us have come naturally, up
IN their own responsibility and their
,wn personal convictions, formed quite
part from us"
HONOR TO AMERICANS.
WASHINGTON, April 4.-President
Jrespo, Of Venezuela, has taken an
'ther step toward the conspicuous
IGNORING Of American citizens by issu-
ng decree directing the erection Of
! bronze column in honor Of the citi-
ems Of the United States who aided
Venezuela in the first struggle for in
dependence. The decree has just been
eceived at the Venezuelan legation
lere. Venezuela has honored this
government heretofore by erecting q
tatue Of Washington and projecting
mother statue TO President Monroe
commemorative Of the Monroe doc.
rine, 80 that the erection Of this
rome column Is q further evidence Of
he friendly feeling existing.