The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-05-04
Taft Turns EN- Down

Washington The international con-
ference % kuiEhta Templara % b. held
here has Invited President Taft 90 att
trnd The convention on August ~, Ar
that time he hopes 20 b. Ia Beverly
enieying an unbroken vacation and
Mr Taft turned down the Knights
% Columbus the other day. also. but
u u the first time that the papers
have given uH an instance OF his
ever doing 20. For months. too
many months. he has been deyoting
tn prcss reports are true. and n
Catholic papers report his move
meats correctly his transcontincn.
'al tours to smiles aimed at Catholic
priests. bishops and their supcriors
lu converts. schools. aud other Ro-
man Catholic institutions. For months
tho president OF the United States
has fawned upon the Roman Cath.
olic church by making Il the object
of every possible attention whenever
ho has been able TO do 80. lie has
attended and spoken at Knights OF
Columbus affairs. has taken time 60
address them In praise OF their great
American spirit" their loyalty"
their "well-known regard for civil
and religious freedom" their strong
attachment for the principles OF the
government Of the United States, aud
their "fealty 10 American institu.
tions." well knowing that they DO
NOT possess fcalty TO even the
greatest and most Characteristic OF
our every possession. the American
public school system. lie has had
time, In his trips across the cont.
ncnt. 10 stop nt strong Catholic cities
and visit their universities, schools
and converts. lie has found time.
apparently TAKEN time. 20 single the
institutions OF this foreign.born and
fostered proposition as the special
object Of his regard. lie has found
time 70 attend the so-called jubilee
opera-bouffe az Baltimore and 10 laud
10 the skies the mind and the intelH.
gencc and the CITIZENSHIP OF
cardinal, none other than this now
god, or one OF three gods, Gibbons.
when he knew and knows as We an
know, that Gibbons says the public
school system Is responsible for
mythical decline OF religion In Amer.
lea We say mythical" because re.
ligion is NOT declining In the United
States. We say mythical" because
this term applies 10 this Catholic as.
sertlon as Rptly as Il does to their
many forms and beliefs. Gibbons
hates OUR school system. but TAFT
points with pride" at this excuse for
nn American citizen. President Taft
finds no time TO stay in Washington.
nor TO be there, AT THE SEAT OF
OUR GOVERNMENT, where he Is
PAID TO STAY, when a Protestant
military body. the only one in this
country, is TO hold the unusual and
important international meet I'm that
city In August. Mr.. Taft saws he
will be resting" at that time In Bev.
erly. Incidentally We hope he will
have n vision, by that time. OF 4
place up Salt River where he can re-
cline In the salubrious climate OF de-
tcated ambitions and breathe the
soothing air OF real freedom. and, II
he so desires, attend mass from sun.
rise to sunset and get all the good
he can out OF IL.
Mr. Taft was able to make the trlp
TO Boston. where he participated in
the shameful attempt TO make the
grand old state Of Massachusetts,
take a back scat and humble herself
below n foreign prince OF the Vati.
can blood" There he told the Irish.
men who are Roman Catholics that
lrishmen were not interested In move
ments TO cause trouble and that they
believed in peace and not in indus
trial unrest. We challenge Mr. Taft