Sunday morning globe., 1901-10-06


Take your medicine, comrade; It will
do YOU good When you rally once,
find time to call upon me. Then let us
talk 1t over.
I give you permission to publish this
letter.
remain, yours truly,
r. f. PREUssER.
724 18th ST. n. W.
We publish the foregoing from the
pen OF this self-assumed monitor Of
The Sunday Morning Globe, and with
al, and in justice to Mr. Preusser one
OF its consistent patrons and well
wishers
Mr. Preusser assumes that we are a
Catholic because we point out the un-
constitutional character OF the organi-
zation known as the American Protec'
tive Association. In reply to this as
sumption we need only state that It is
exceedingly complimentary to Catho-
licity for Mr.. Preusser, in defending
an unconstitutional and Illegal associa-
tion. to assume that the man who as
sails such is a Catholic. The infer
ence can not be gotten away from by
even Mr.. Preusser that II is only a
citizen protesting the Catholic religion
who is American enough and patriotic
enough to raise his voice or use his pen
against unconstitutional, Illegal and
un-American societies. The editor of
The Globe has made It rule all his
life to leave to the religious press the
discussion Of theological subjects. We
are not violating that rule in express
ing our opinion Of an organization
which is not religious in any sense OF
the word, Is not recognized nor iden-
titled with any denomination Of the
Christian religion, and is exclusively
political, In the sense that It advocates
the disqualification for ofiice Of appli-
cants or candidates protesting the Ro.
man Catholic religion. And there the
A. p. A. stops. This is as far as IL
goes No Catholic shall hold an Of
fetal position nor be employed in any
other avocation until he abandoDs his
belief I'm the Catholic Church. The A.
p. A. has not organized propaganda
for the conversion Of these heather
Catholics, nor sent missionaries among
them. IL has not followed any Of the
usual methods In vogue among Chris
tian churches for the conversion Of the
heather. 1t has simply adopted Ma
homets policy, "the Koran or the
sword" 1t says to the Catholic, "Apos-
tacy or no Office or employment 1t
neither issues books, pamphlets, nor
instructions to these benighted Cath
olics on the theological errors Of their
ways. but. instead, issues millions Of
all kinds and shapes Of grossly insult
ing and offensive leaflets, books and
pamphlets and periodicals, abusing
them for being Catholics.
Therefore, Mr.. Preusser will see on
a little calm reflection, that The Globe
is not championing any particular
form Of Christian worship in criticis-
ing or assailing this monstrously hate
full organization of anarchistic anti
Catholics For If a man is absolutely
without any religious belief, and is an
atheist, he is acceptable to the A. p. A.,
and is not disqualified for either ofice
or citizenship. Hence the A. p. A. is
not a Christian organization founded
on any particular theological belief,
and. therefore, we are not interfering
! in religious matters in assailing il. Is
not this fair logic, Mr.. Preusser?
Mr.. Preusser's individual experience
with individual Catholics no more jus
tifies him in indirectly defending the
A. p. A. than it does in condemning
the Catholic religion, by inference, be-
cause some members Of that Church
violated its teachings. Under this head
we have a more grievous personal ex-
perience than Mr.. Preusser, and which
will be developed further along in our
prison Reform series Of papers, to
which he also files objections, not com
pretending evidently, the purpose for
which they are being written, and as.
suming them to be a personal eEploita-
ton or life of the writer. To relieve
Mr.. Preusser's mind as to the loyalty
of Catholics to each other in the mat
ter Of securing Government positions
or forwarding each others interests,
we regret to state that in an experience
Of 40 odd years, since we first earned
bread by the sweat of our brow, the
Catholics strike us as being the one
particular denomination, the one shin
ing and bright particular exception in
this matter, and that they permit
(hierarchy, priesthood and lay mem
bers) fellow Catholics to go straight
to the devil, without extending help
! ing hand TO stay them from ruin, pow
erty and damnatiOnl This solidarity
among Catholics is all bosh, and
Jerome Burke, who has a Catholic
name, knows it. One Catholic cares as
little about another co-religionist as a
Filipino does Of a Negro.
As for the religion Of the editor Of
The Globe, Mr.. Preusser, he believes in
that religious fellowship which will
not like the A. P. A., persecute him
for worshipping the Creator in his own
way, or which will not, like all the
Christian denominations, prefer a
Chinaman's salvation to a struggling
Caucassian's. Do you know Of any
such church,