The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-07-13

IAN Louis. Mo. there IL published
IL q Polish paper called the ~Po-
lak AmeykAn. edited By A. A.
rardo. an Intelligent and we'll edu.
Gated Pole
The Poles In this country. BE- Il
understood. are located for the most
part In large cities and business cen.
ters and are mostly Roman Catholic
IN religious belief. and where there are
no Polish papers 10 enlightcn and no
well Informed leaders 10 plead their
cause. they are made the object OF the
persecution at the hands OF the hier-
archy, Of any people within our Dor.
dera.
For the past several months Mr.
Pardo. In his paper. the "Polak
Amerykan." has been endeavoring to
enllghten the people OF his nationality
In ST. Louis along these lines. ana has
even pointed out 10. hla friends and
neighbors the parties responsible for
their misery and DEGRADATION. In ST
Louis this has been uphill work. and
for the fourth time he haS been ar.
rested on the trumped up charge Of
having Hlandered a certain Polish
priest In that city.
Mr.. Pardo's first arrest came In Sep.
tember. 1911. on a charge OF sending
Objectionable matter through the
mails" The case was called In the
district court In the same month and
Il appeared on its face 30 absolutely
ungrounded that the district attorney
who issued the warrant recommended
a dismissal OF the case. During the
procedure, however. Pardo was quiEzed
by the district attorney as follows:
"ls that a nice thing 20 do. 70 write
such things about the archbishopg"
Pardo answered. THE archbishop
looks like anybody else 20 me- don't
believe that Archbishop Glennon has
any more right 10 sell me heaven than
you have TO cell me the desk that you
are sitting by. and the heavens do not
belong TO the archbishop any more
than they do TO me or any one else. ."
This ended the first farce and the
case was dismissed, but Pardo was
promised by the district attorney that
the matter would be taken up In the
state courts, and so Il was. About
two weeks later Pardo was arrested
on a charge OF "slander," based on a
write up which Pardo gave one Father
Pudlowski In the Polak Amerykan.
citing facts pure aud simple and show
lng where the priest had grated his
victims numerically I'm exorbitant
charges for confession. pew rent, etc.
and as Pardo puts 4, for selling the
heavens"
This case was called before judge
Falkenhainer In November. 1911 The
jury wac composed Of ten Protestants.
one Catholic and one Jew. The prose
cutting attorney In this instance took
In the situation at a glance and the
case was nolle pressed, again demon
strating 10 even the most stupid that
Il was not a case or prosecution at all.
but one OF persecution.
In December following, Pardo was
again arrested for publishing the
charge that Priest Pudlowski had
bribed policemen and court officials,
and In the end asking the priest what
had become OF the money lavishod
upon him by his parishioners. When
this case came 10 trial attorneys for
Psrdo filed a motion for dismissal.
The prosecuting attorney allowed the
motion 10 prevail at the same time
telling the court that he would issue
new information before Pardo left the
court room.
In the latter part Of April, this year.
Pardo was again arrested and the case
set for trial May s. The attorneys for
the defense asked for a jury and the
case was postponed TIL June n. On
THE AaNA -
a motion to quash and the Judge took
the motion under adylsement till June
is. On Tuesday morning, June is, the
jucre announced that he would not be
ready 10 try. the case for - days,
whereupon the attorneys for Pardo
asked for a continuance until after the
primary elections and the case is on
the calendar now for August 10.
This courageous editor has numer.
Gus affidavits which substantiate his
charges against this priest. ten OF
which The Menace has copies OF, and
he Is absolutely right in his fight for
liberty and justice. Notwithstanding
these facts he Is bounded and perse-
cuted month In and month out for no
other reason under the sun than that
he Is Objectionable TO the hierarchy
in St Louis. and II is their avowed
intention TO destroy the Polak Amery.
kan and bankrupt the editor with court
costs. AS evidence OF this Mr.. Pardo
has the promise from the prosecutors
that If HE WILL STOP PRINTING
ANYTHING AGAINST THE PRIEST
OR CHURCH HE WILL NOT BE
BOTHERED AGAIN.
As stated above. The Menace has
copies OF several afiidavits from parish
toner's showing the manner in which
they are grated by this priest, Pud-
lovski. but one win sufice as they
are all Of the same tenor:
State Of Missouri.
City Of St. IIouis-ss.
Mrs. Agatha wojnar. rs years old.
OF the City OF ST. Louis. State OF Mis-
souri,, whom ! certify to be respectable
and entitled 10 credit. being duly
sworn. upon her oath says:
About two weeks before the Easter
OF 1911. went TO the rectory OF st.
Casimlr's church at Eighth and Mul.
lanphy streets. st. Louis. Mo, and
asked Rev. 4. T. Pudlowski for a per.
NIT for Easter confession, which, &C
cording to the rules OF that congrega.
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