The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-25

PreEhyteTians and % the Meshodists
and OF the Luthcrans and q the Bap-
lists ahd ot the Unitarians and OF the
EpiHcopaliana ahd Of the Normons
aud q the Hebrews ana % the Romaa
Catholics
You have spoken at Princeton uns
verEity. az Harvard and AZ Yale. You
have been particularly attentive 20 the
Y. ~. c. A. and you have presided AZ
African meetings. az you should hays
done In your endoayor TO treat every.
body alike. Why. oh. whyg Why
didht you stop AZ that You mirh,
have been safe II you had.
But. you didn't stop With according
equal recognition TO all. Why
You made a trip TO tho Pacific coast.
and on that trip you stopped az Cleve-
land and visited the Roman Catholic
institutions there. All along the route
you gave particular attention 10 the
Roman Catholic portion OF your con.
Istituency. You stopped az 81. Louis
aud called on their institutions there.
You went 10 CHICAGO and there YOU
fraterniEcd with them and they took
great pains 10 tell the American peo-
pie OF Il through their papers and mag.
azines.
You have attended TWO So Patrick
celebrations. one nt Boston on 81. Pat.
rick's day and the other az savannah
few days ago.
Our only regret IS that We have
thrown so many items in the waste
basket detailing your various visits TO
Roman institutions.
Who was the FIRST president OF this
country TO celebrate the Purtians'
Feast-day OF Thanksgiving In n Ro-
man Catholic church? You were, and
we are Informed that you not only In
stituted the custom your nrst year
but have adhered to n.
What president OF the United States
gave impetus TO the papal hope OF
making America Roman Catholic" by
holding mass" on the grounds OF the
Washington monument behind the
White House shortly previous 10 our
last Memorial day? Who was that
man? You we're.
Who gave color 90 the papal claim
that his cardinals are princes OF the
blood" by allowing Cardinal OConneIl
TO usurp the seat OF the chief execu.
tive OF Massachusetts in a MaHsa-
chusetts city? You DID. and you sat
beside that papal prince" when by go
doing you insulted the governor OF
Massachusetts and the American peo-
pie into the bargain You, Mr.. Taft.
JOUR- PRESIDENT. did that.
Who sent message OF congratula-
ton TO the newly elected cardinals
while yet on European soil, and who
followed II up by n letter read al a
so-called non-Catholic dinner held in
New York, January 30th, in which
you commended the Roman Cath
olic church for its support OF law
and order and constituted authority
and said that the appointment OF
three cardinals was a source OF pride
TO "all Americans, who are glad TO
note it?"
You, President Taft. did this. and
only one-sixth Of the American people
feel as you say they "all' do.
A Veteran Diplomat" writing for
the great metropolitan newspapers.
among which are the many respect.
able papers mentioned by tho presi-
dent, and from which we select az
random, the Philadelphia Public
Ledger OF April 18th. says, President
Taft has made up his mind 20 follow
the custom OF the non-C Catholic courts
Of Europe, on the subject OF the pTec-
edence to be accorded 20 cardinals
In the United States, no matter wheth-
or foreign or native. as has been strlk-
ingly shown by his dispatching his
principal aid-de-camp. Major Butt to
Rome, instructed with PURELY PRI.
VATE LETTERS to Plus X. AND
MADE HIS FIRST CALL AT THE
VATICAN. THE PRIVATE AUDI
ENCE ACCORDED HIM BY KING
VICTOR EMMANUEL DID NOT FOL-
LOW UNTIL SEVERAL DAYS Az
that Major Butt WAS DIRECTED BY
TAFT to discuss unofficially and pri-
yately. with the papaI secretary Of
state, the problem of precedence which
has arisen in connection with the
status OF cardinals in the United
States.
And now, President Taft by whose
orders did the lamented Major Butt
commit a rank bleach of international
courtesy by calling FIRST on a church
dignitary, snubbing the ruler OF Italy
and exposing this government TO Sc
rious and perfectly justifable crit
ieism by the powers Of Europe7 BY
your orders. sir. and none others. He
was directly under your control
The New York Sun says, In
Marconi wireless dispatch from Rome.
via Glace Bay, March 21, "Maior Butt
had an audience with the pope today
and presented a letter from President
Taft thanking the pontiff for the ere
alton Of three new American cardinals.
The president wrote that this action
was acceptable TO Americans, lRRE-
SPECTIVE OF THEIR FAITH, as
Catholics contribute to the welfare OF
the country"
You must have said that. Mr.. Taft.
and you had no business to say Il for
IL is absolutely false.
The Roman Catholic periodicals and
magazines say that you sent Butt to
the pope for the reasons above stated.
and you deny t. Pardon us for say
ing that IL is your own fault II we,
for this one time. believe the papists.
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