The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-02-25
SOMETHING OF THE A. P. A.
San Francisco American Speaks Of
Honolulu.
Remarks Concerning Matter L ubiished
In an Evening Paper-What
\. =. y. stands For.

The A. p. a. has become quite
strong in Honolulu and is apparently
making itself felt in the Hawaiian
Islands. The Honolulu Independent,
a daily paper published on the I'll
ands, had quite long editorial on
the 4 z. A. in its edition Of NOVem-
Der 1st. Judging from the tone OF the
article, the writer is either follower
of the pope or very ignorant. Com
mentiDg on the Order he says that 1t
is fortunate for the peace AMI welfare
of the community that determined
opposition has been formed which
will leave no stone unturned in try
ing to break up the ring which l.
being shielded under the name of the
society known as the A. 2. A.
We would like to inform the editor
of the Independent that the Order has
had the same exp rieuce in America.
Determined opposition has arisen
against the Order all over the United
States, the opposition coming mostly
from the pope's Irish but it was not
strong enough to defeat the aims and
objects of the Order. Moreover, a
good many of those who were en-
gagged in opposing the Order have
learned lesson that Will last them
lifetime. They have found out to their
sorrow that the respectable element
of the American people ere either
members of the A 2. A. or n SYM
pathy with it aud they will not elect
any mau or party into Office VINO
denounces the principles OF the Asso-
citation.
The Independent says A. P. A.
stands for American Protective Ass0
citation bur means American Protest
ant Association, and the object OF It's
enrolled members is mainly to boycott
every CathOlic-man, woman anu
child-and to drive, if possible, every
member of the church of Rome TO
starvation and despair.
ANY man who would be guilty OF
writing such a statement as thaC is
either fool or Jesuit. An honest
man would not make statements that
are not true, and if the editor OF the
Independent is honest and has gooG
sense he ought TO know that no society
whose members are banded together
for the purpose of carrying out the
objects that he says the a. T. A. Il
organic d for, could exist. If he is
ignorant on tue subject he should try
to become informed before attemptln s
to write on the matter at all. The In
telligent people who read MS paper
and who are posted on the true 90
iects and aims Of the A. P A, will be
liable to form poor opinion OF the
one who was guilty of writing suct
utter rot. He says that he Is not
Roman Catholic, but judging IRON
the experience we have had In the
United States, we are inclined T.
think that he is one, and one or the
worst kinda Jesuit That Is tne
kind of trash that the Jesu1ts puollst
in America when they want to SUI
up the prejudices of the low anC
ignorant; they know better than u
offer it to enlightened people. W.
are not posted as to the intelligence
of the class of people who read tn
Independent but if they believe suct
ridiculous assertions as those we nav
referred 10, it does not speak yer,
highly of their mental capacity
Some charitably disposed persol
should forward to the editor OF th
independent, by the next steamer,
little patrio ic literature so that %
NAV read and become educated OF
the true objects and principles OF tn
A.P. A. and thus prevent hIm IRON
making a complete ass OF hlmse'
every time he attempts to write oil
the subject.-The San Franclsc
American.