Kentucky Irish American. (Louisville, Ky.) 1898-1968, 1912-07-20
Forget to Tell Prominent Citi-
zens Repudiated Guardians
OF Liberty.
Announced Officers and Con-
trolling Spirits OF New A.
p. A. Movement.
DAVID B. G. ROSE TURNS HOUND

Following the complaint lodged by
f. ]. Cooney, of Providence, r. l.,
the President of the Catholic Press
Association, to the Post Office De-
partment at Washington against
Postmaster Robert K. Woods, of
Louisville, and his assistant, John G.
Morey, for participating and taking
prominent part in the Guardians
Of Liberty meeting here recently,
the weak and feeble apologies of
these two as contained in the report
Of C. p. Grandfield, First Assistant
Postmaster General, are interesting.
Mr.. Cooney's attention had been
called to the matter by the publica-
tion in the Kentucky Irish American,
which also contained the severe
editorial criticism of the Louisville
Herald of the whole Guardian of
Liberty movement, and especially the
action of the two Federal officials.
Following is the statement mailed to
Mr.. Cooney by the Washington
authorities:
Mr.. Edward ]. Cooney, President
Catholic Press Association, Prov
ldence, r. I.-Sir: With reference to
your letter of the tenth in regard to
the report that the Postmaster and
the Assistant Postmaster at Louis
Vile, KY, had participated in the
formation of a branch of the
Guardians Of Liberty, you are in
formd that the matter has been
taken up with the officials in ques-
tion. The Postmaster reports that
the meeting which he attended was
presided over by one of the foremost
citizens, that he arrived late at the
hall, which was crowded, and that he
was invited to seat on the platform,
that he did not participates in the
formation of bra IN - order
ssialuGnn01Ns sole ps1c PsscIey}'in ihe
- J to SIT and listen to what
was said He states that he has never
at any time been a member of the A.
p. A. organization and that he has
never been a member of the Guard
lans of Liberty. The Assistant Pose-
master reports that he did attend a
meeting held under the auspices of
the Guardians of Liberty, at which
Gen. Nelson A. Miles spoke, that he
did not at that time participate in
the organization of branch of the
order and that it is his information
that no organization was effected at
that meeting.
Postmaster Woods negleets to
state in his statement that the fore
most citizen (Andrew Cowan) repu-
dated the A. P. A. movement in the
daily press two days after, and that
the other prominent citizens. ex-
Mayor Charles p. Weaver and ex-
Chief Fillmore Tyson, stated to the
Kentucky Irish American that they
were inveigled there under false pre-
lenses and had no sympathy for the
Guardian of Liberty movement.
Neither Woods or Morey, the serv-
ants of the public. which includes
Catholic citizens, ever offered any
explanation of their presence or why
so many of the employees under them
were present on that occasion,
neither did they explain that admis-
sion was by card only and why so
many in the Post Office department
we're possessors of those cards.
This past week the Guardians OF
Liberty announced the list Of their
officers as follows: Charles ID.
Haines, Chief Guardian; Lieut.. Gen.
Miles, Chief Attorney; Major Gen.
Sickles, Chief Custodian; Rear Ad-
miral G.. w. Baird, Chief Vigilant,
and Rev. A. f. Barnett, d. D., Chief
Recorder. Among the list of ''Na-
tional Counselors," and the only one
from the South. is that of David b.
G. Rose, who was prominently iden-
tilted with the Miles speaking here.
Rose is circulation manager of the
Evening Post and business partner of
Edward Gottschalk, member of the
Board of Education, in the Standard
Printing Company. II is rumored
that National Counselor Rose was
busy this present week in trying TO
organize a branch of the Guardians
In South Louisville. This busy gentle
man seems TO have forgotten the
teachings of the late Rabbi Adolph
Moses, a member of his own race,
and who was highly esteemed by the
Catholic clergy and laity during his
lifetime. II is related that when the
A. p. A. movement was al the PIN
nacle of one OF it's spasmodie re-
vivals here years ago Rabbi Moses
was importuned to lend his aid in
persecution OF the Catholics and
delivered the following scathing
reply: "No sir, | have been a hare
tOO long IN turn hound now ("