The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1912-03-30

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DEHfND the forcroinE brief extract
from the worlds greatest az.
- thority on reliable information.
The reader may. u he d at all giiied
with Insight. rain a glimpse ot the
Character % DiaE. the so-called Dc.
tator of Mexico. In u one may read.
ily follow Diar from bis Youthful 70
nuciation OF the Roman Catholic HE
rarchy and bis rise from obscurity %
the head % the nation-a nation torn
with internal dissensionA. ignorant
degraded. having neither Industry.
honor nor morals-and DiaE correctly
laid this condition OF his native land
10 tho dcmoralifing influence OF an
alleged religion. based upon and op.
Grated AZ a commercial proposition.
Aided by the best elements OF the
country. Diaz reached its rovernorshin
and when he did 20. he did become,
as 10 charged. an Autocrat For no
one but an autocrat could bring order
out OF that chaos that existed. Sur
rounding himself with Masonic on.
ctals. President Diaz began 10 upbuild
his country and his people. The ra'
pacity OF the priests was curbed; its
more gross abuses minimiIcd AZ far
az possible: public schools were
opened on every hand: railroads and
IteIcgraphs were built: mines were
opened and manufactures were de
yeloped: marriage was made a civil
ceremony by the state az 800 and
morals Immediately began 10 grow and
flourish like a green bay tree. The
previous prlestly charge OF $4,000
per ceremony. was n little too much
for the people. Where, under the
former Catholic domination. girls were
sold into peonage for n consideration
OF n few dollars. Diaz did all that he
could TO take the vitality from these
alleged labor contracts.
The market for women in Mexico
under the domination OF the Catholic
priesthood exceeds in horror anything
conceivable. except the conditions ex
listing IN other countries ttnh0r-- tha
same ruling powers. Every American
that visited Mexico In It's old days
knows that as handsome a femal
slave as anyone could want. need no
cost more than 5000. The most beat
ltiful ones were obtainable at San Lui
Potosi. The houses OF prostitution
we're full OF these female poems, an
each and every one OF them confesse
her sins TO a priest and gave he
money 20 Catholic owner. An
these statements are not those o
some ancient days. long since gone
but are known to be true by tens o
thousands OF Americans right her
aud right now. The Catholic lliS
rarchy cannot plead innocence or mis-
representation. Il bled Mexico fror
the landing OF the first priest. The L
cal Mexican Hierarchy in 1854 had 4
appeal to the Spanish king 10 stop IN
further establishment OF Catholic oI
ders. as the Jesuits already owne
over half OF the property OF the cour
try. There we're at that time over 81
thousand idle priests-that Is. the
had no Jobs at their regular work o
idling-and the ability OF the native
to support such vast army OF graf
ers was so taxed that II was necessar
to put a stop to additional holidays.
In his work OF building Mexico. Dia
followed the usual methods. That Is
he interested capital in the develoT
ment OF the national resources, and 70
their interest in the matter. the cap
talists naturally desired a profit a
no time in the past history OF MeXic
does any other system enter into cor
sideration. except possibly some smal
attempts along feudal methods tina
may have been in use by the Catholi
clergy or orders.
In the early days Of the church. Il
principles we're those OF communism
that Is. they held in common all proT
eTlg anu hudTtu dllhe. Later on Nn0I
II managed 20 secure a position as
state religion. these ideas were uT
} rooted, and In the middle ages feuda
ism was the method OF operating n
wealth OF the Hierarchy. That is. IN
| more stronger members OF the church
tho popes. cardinals, bishops an
priests were able to set themselves u
over their more ignorant and less cur
. ming fellow members; TO become thei
religious masters and through this 4
appropriate to themselves all IN
property OF the organization. And thi
done. the Hierarchy proceeded TO en-
! slave the laity; and II holds the lait
in slavery and poverty today.
With the advance OF the world
methods OF doing business the HE
rarchy has taken to stocks and bonds
Today a bishop or a cardinal must b
able TO read the tape and interpret tn
ticker with much moro facility thai
he can the Bible. For the Catholi
Hierarchy. while It's real property
enormous. has much interest in tn
corporations method Of doing things
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