Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-02-24
Requests Post Office Authori-
ties to Forbid Use of
Mails.
LibelOus Attack on Nuns and
Converts Cause OF the
Protest.
UP TO POSTMASTER GENERAL

attention of the Postmaster General
letter received by him from Rev.
Father M. ]. Foley, editor of the
Western Catholic, of Quincy, ILL.,, re-
garding a scurrilous sheet published
by the Rev. CD T. G. Walker at
Aurora, Mo. Father Foley's letter to
the President is as follows:
ITO the President of the United
States-Dear Mr.. President: There
Is limit to patience even among
Catholics, who are known for their
proverbial patience under slander, in
suit and libell AS editor of staunch
Catholic American paper | have re-
ceived letters from the purest and
noblest manhood of America
fathers and brothers who have
daughters and sisters in convents-
homes as you know and as you have
recently borne testimony to-of the
purest and noblest women in our fair
land. The indignant fathers and
brothers of those American ladies
are stirred to desperation by the
villainous attacks of ignorant bigots.
At this moment there is printed in
Aurora, NO., the most infamous and
iiabolical ISLANDERS ever perpetrated
in this supposedly free land, where
we boast about our glorious freedom
Of conscience.
'+The name of this vile sheet Is
very appropriate one, The Menace
This Menace is a menace to the
peace, happiness and well-being of
our country. That this publication is
permitted to soil and contaminate
the United States mail is an awful
disgrace to the present postal ad-
ministration, for 1t contains the
most diabolical libels against the
puTest women in America-women
whose self-sacrificing lives and
noble work you yourself have often
extolled. There are hideous things
In said sheet which would not dare
submit to your perusal. But take
the following excerpt from one OF
It's latest issues:
THE history of these institutions
is as black and appalling as are the
pages besmirched with narratives of
the Inquisition. That they are hui
man charneI houses in the full sense
and meaning of the term is evidenced
by facts galore. There are living
witnesses, in numerous cases, who
can testify that they have seen those
places destroyed by fire, or razed to
the ground for the excavation and
erection of new buildings, and that In
practically every instance the walls
Of the underground recesses were
kno wwvtsI te ~
dren Of too recent birth, while in the
muck and mire of water and quick
time the skeletons of those of vary
ing ages are In many cases too nu-
merous to count
'fMr. President, what do you think
Of that? Understand we'll that the
man of filthy mind who penned the
above hideous lies about cur Cath
Ollie converts Is the Rev. CD Mr..
Walker of the Menace Aurora, Mo.
Understand we'll that said publication
enjoys second class postal privileges
under the present postal administra-
tion. Understand we'll that We have
called the attention of the Washing
ton authorities to this un-American,
un-Christian and anti-Catholic publ
cation without material results.
"Our patience is exhausted! Be
fore appealing to the National Fed
Grafton of Catholic Societies repre-
senting several million Catholic
fathers and brothers throughout our
glorious republic, firt submit the
matter TO the PresldentAof our coun-
try-knowing fun well that the
broad-minded, noble-hearted, truth
loving, lie-hating President will see
to it that the United States mail will
be barred against the Menace and
against any publication that dares
libel the fairest. the purest and the
best among our American women.
That such happy end may be con-
summated Is the most earnest desire
and prayer OF Yours very respect
fully, REV. M. j. FOLEY,
Editor Of the Western Catholic,
Quincy, ILL.,"
The President has caused the fol-
lowing answer to be sent to Father
Foley:
"The White House, Washington
My Dear Sir: Your letter OF the
second instant has been received
and. by the Presidents direction.
brought to the attention Of the Post
master General. Sincerely yours.
''CHARLES ID. HTILES,
Secretary OF the President.
"Rev. M. ]. Foley, 722 Main