The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-06-22
knights of Columbus
Storm Washington

lation. Who paid forty-nlne fiftieths oi
the cost OF the Columbus statue. shut
out from and denied any participation
/ In the unveiilnE OF that statue. simply
because they are "non-Catholic"-
there IL no other reason on earth
The statue cost 5000. OF which
non Catholics" raid $4,000 and
Catholics paid $1,000. and u was all
merely for an advertisement OF the
I Catholic church. Il this a foretasts
OF what Ne people who call ourselves
American freemen" are Eoing "a
have handed out 20 Ne riFht along
every day In the year and every year
when the Catholics set absolute con
troll OF this country? Did our revo
lutionary fathers siarye and night and
bleed and suffer and die for this
when they thought they were ostab
lishii.E liberty OF conscience and equal
rights TO all and exclusive privileges
70 none? Did they?
The Washington Times OF June !
(the day before the unyeilingl says:
To-day the nations tribute TO It's
discoyerer really begins. Several
hundred members took the first trains
this morning TO Mt Vernon and &C.
commodRtions have been made for
about 5000 more. who will journey
down at noon on an excursion train
10 pay their respects to the memory
OF George Washington. Supreme
knight James A. Flaherty, OF Phila.
delphia. will place a wreath on Wash.
lngton's tomb.
The nations tribute 10 its discov.
eret!" when sixaevenths OF the peo.
pie OF the nation were denied any
part In the tribute except TO foot the
bill Fortunately for us aud for the
word. Columbus and his Co-religion.
lists. had nothinE to do with "discoy.
erlng the United States" And Just
think OF those Catholic Micks and
Dagoes going in vast droves to Mt.
Vernon TO place a wreath on the tomb
OF Washington. the Freemason, and
yet they would not permit Free.
masons TO parade In honor OF Colum.
bus, although the Freemasons have
rnid a great deal more OF the cost OF
the Columbus statue than the Cath.
olics have. II Washington. the Free.
mason. could have ccme TO life again
on June Sth. those Micks and Dagoes
would not have permitted him to
'oin, as Freemason. In the Colum.
bus statue celebration. How was
that for nerve?
Il is estimated that there were
more than 100000 visiting Catholics
in Washington on that great fete
day OF the church. and every one OF
them, as well as every Catholic who
llves In Washington, turned out with
little American flags In their hands
undoubtedly by the instigation OF the
Jesuit Fathers. Every little move.
ment has a meaning OF its own" and
the meaning OF this flag movement
was the "Jessywhitticle" design Of
trying TO fool "non-N Natholics" into
the belief that Catholics are devoted
70 the principles Of the American re.
public, and love it's hag:-and this
on the very day when they had fla.
vrantly violated one Of the first prin.
ciples OF our government by openly
and defantly making a strictly Cath.
olic event Of an occasion which
should have been a truly national
AFFAIR. open and free TO Catholics and
"non-Catholics" alike. The statue
was paid for with national funds. but
the Catholics made Il a strictly Cath.
olic affair by barring from any par.
ticipation In II, all "non.Catholics."
except a Methodist Bishop (presi
dent Of a Colored Peoples university
in Washington who was graciously
permitted to prone Ince the benedic.
tion at the very fag-end Of the eXer.
eises. And II is a passing wonder
that they even allowed that.