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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05
Romanism In Cuba

In Cuba the pope has not been ham
pared by Bibles or by evangelical
Christianity.
For 800 years he has been supreme
In this beautiful, rich land. he has
had magnificent opportunity 70 show
to the world what his religion and
church can do for a country.
Here is what II did. When the adul.
ferrous \union between the Cuban
state and the Roman Catholic church
was severed, two-thirds OF her citizen
ship could neither read nor write, and
half her population had been born cut
of wedlock.
Until evangelical Christianity began
to thunder at her doors, the Romish
church had made no effort to educate
the masses. Her priests charged such
exhorbitant prices for their marriage
ceremonies that tho poor people could
not afford II. AS a natural result a
system Of concubinage became gen
eral. When Roman Catholic SPANS
domination Of Cuba ceased so large a
per cent Of her population had been
bern out of wedlock that on every
marriage document the contracting
parties had to declare whether they
were the legitimate offspring OF their
parents OF not. Girls reared In gospel
lands had to be insulted by answering
this question before they could get
married in the then Roman Catholic
Cuba.
Since the separation Of the adulter
GUS union of the Cuban state from the
Romish church II has all changed. Pub
lie schools, and also evangelical
schools now dot the land over. and
civil marriage has been instituted
hence the per cent II illiteracy and IL
legitimacy is very rapidly decreasing.
Cardinal Gibbons attributes liberty
and virtue and nearly every other good
thing in the United States to the Cath
ollie church. Suppose he attempt tc
tell the American people why the pope
and his church never did do for Cubs
what he claims 1t did for the United
States!
While he is at II. he might tell then
about the shortcomings Of his church
in rich, beautiful, big Brazil and Mex
ico. "By their fruits ye shall know
them" Roman Catholic fruit in Ro
man Catholic countries is very bad. i
could not be worse.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05
President NOueIl FIees

Readers OF the Menace VIII remem-
Der that only n few months ago Presi.
dent Taft butted into Affairs az Santo
Domingo. squelched a revolution and
set up as president Roman Catholic
Archbishop Nouell Press dispatches
announce now that he has resigned his
once and fed 10 Europe for safety and
that Tafvs straw government has been
knocked into a cooked hat by new
aggregation OF revolutlonlsts.
The collapse OF the Nouell admin
lstratlon is said to be due TO his vaseil'
lating attitude in face OF the open hos
tlltles OF the revolutionary leaders,
who viewed with dismay his failure TO
call for a popular election in accord.
ance with the compact entered into
with the American commission and the
revolutionary leaders in November,
last.
Mgr. Nouell, archbishop Of santo
Domingo, was named provisional presl-
dent OF the Dominican republic last
I November when the Victoria govern.
ment was overthrown. He was elected
Dominican president on December 2,
and Il was expected that an era OF
peace would follow. The unrest con-
tinued. however. and that gave cause
for former President TAFT 10 send him
two warning messages saying that Il
might become the duty OF the American
government TO interfere by force for
the PURPOSE OF maintaining order In
the country. The fact that President
Nouell replied in weak terms, the sub
| iect was severely commented upon and
treated by the people and the press
as an attempt against the autonomy
Of the republic and his action as hu'
initiating and cowardly. Just as Mgr
Nouelf fed Generals Antonio, Arias
and Vasquez, the old revolutionary
foes, were talking Of starting revo
luton against him. II is now up "a
the Dominican congress 10 name new
president who will proceed with the
| elections.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

% iaw prevented fron communieatinE
their desire of literation 90 thclr
friends and relatives. o. account of The
strict Censorship cf thu monthly letter.
and then placed 10 work IN a puhllc
laundry. Tue testimony q peorlo sho
know Il % the eject that the older
riris uork an day a. the manElea and
irons. And the city OF PituburEh has
been paying this homo Is a week for
every Firl committed there Another
interesting fact In oonncciion With
this laundry is that although this ad-
tunct h operated IN enmpetition with
other laundrica q pays the city but
one dollar every three months Tor the
water used.
The answers of the mother superior
20 the investigating committee OF
council proved that the Institution vas
not non -sectarian Nov lot ~ ask. is u
reformatoryl ls there anything uplift.
Ing about working IN a laundry In
which the silence system 10 enforoed.
In eating meals "a a table, where the
same rules about speaking are In or.
der, In being subjected 70 such meth
DDS OF punishment that have been
/ abandoned long ago In our modern
penal institutions. In living under such
| regulations which ALMOST effectively
prevent communication with the out
side worlds
The Hrrpoon bellows the time has
come Tor the oficiF Il Of this institution
10 takei some action in this matter
7 There ake two courses open. Tho pres
| ent policy Of the home can bo rcaf
| frmed and the institution permitted
20 exist as Il has hitherto. or, the man
arement may be placed In the hands
OF persons who have some regard for
the modern idea OF character rcforina
ton. n tho directors decide upon q
change. provision should be made foI
unrestricted ofilcial visitation BY rep
rcsentatlyes OF every denomination
and nationality and also by the par
ents and friends OF the inmates.
Today, all over the country, institu
tions for the reformation Of fallen girli
and women. are adopting methods and
measures OF the most humane char
acter with marked success. The re
suits are accomplished not by feai
and punishment. but by inspiring IN,
girls with a desire 10 elevate them
selves 10 lives OF honor and respect
We understand tha; the institution
Is asking the legislature for a large
/. appropriation this year. Our recon
mendation 20 the state ls that not on
cent be appropriated for this home ur
al evidence ls given that a sweeping
departure In management and rules I
contemplated and that such changes
will be put Into operation In the nea
/. future.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

You Will notice that the Romanlsts
have more than all others combined,
even counting those who claim no re-
Ilglous affillatlon, with 35s TO spare.
This report ls an official document,
issued by the officials Of the institution,
and without fear Of contradiction we
can state that Il Is on a par with all
criminal statistics which we have eE-
amined.
Notwithstanding these facts and
figures the Romanists are the people
VINO want the various states Of the
union 10 turn over 70 them a portion
Of your good, hard earned tax money
for the support Of their criminal fac
tories which they are pleased to desis-
nate paroehlal schools.
These are the people who say the
public schools are Goddess and that
they should be abolished.
These are the peopls who say "To
hell with the government Of the United
States
These are the people whose slogan
Is snake America Catholic" and VINO
say that "ood Wills u, and our hearts
leap with crusader eAthuslasm.'
God help the summer soldiers and
sunshine patriots wls whine that the
Menace Is too radical, and whose back
bones are made Of paper t"inel
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

~UnIIsHFrD fsr ne rrsssrratioa e uhsrsy.
- ne prcnotioa e prorrots ant the efF41ce
II wrnf a ririiiraffca A. q means % t1in end
we advocate ths ahsciute aeraratica e caurra
"A state ne taraftc1 e an ckurch rropersy and
fhs comruirory sdacatioa q an cklltrrn ~ %
ths aro q f5urtesa years IN ne Fahle schoolA
pTIzD AZ rosroHd aUioaA no As 30. oAn ann
EasEscIos oIna @Tu-hv- 4 0o.a 10 = o.na
RKy. THEo. C. wALKER. Eshss
MARvIN BROWN. Assssisfs Edhss
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05
Does The Menace Reach Theml

A gentleman in Green Bay, Wis,
asks IL we are reaching business and
financial men.
Yes: some OF them--but next TO the
politicians they are the hardest to
reach.
All of these classes do not seem to
realize that Rome rs powerless in
America only as she is permitted TO
act while patriots Iook on with folded
hands.
The Knights Of Columbus captured
Illinois, elected several congressman
and senators. made Tumulty private
secretary to the president. secured sew
eral state judges and minor ofices in
many localities. All this was done be
cause they were Roman Catholics and
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

ne vote vas piedrcd 70 Rome and e.
urered according 70 promise.
This state of thinEa rcares the poll
ticiArs and the man hunting for the
ioAvcs and nthca. o. a place az the pub
nc crib. They ought 20 be scared.
The business man and hnancier
trcmbies before a boycott which vas
determined on By a vote 81 the federa'
ton Of Catholic societies and approved
By the pope BY giving his blessing 20
tho un-AmericNn combination. This
blessing vas sven By the hand and
mouth Of the apostolic representative
Bon1ano.
business men vii nnd out that the
papal boycott VIII WORK a revolution
as Il did In France The situation be
came inioierabie. and tho boycott
spawn OF the dark ages was cast out
and business cane back 20 France
along legitimate lines
Business men. therefore. are lending
their support 10 the Menace now rather
than wait for drastic measures. Amer
leans deHpiae a religious and political
boycott and viii unite with the Men
ace forces 70 defeat the man who SEEK
once because he Is a Romanlst or a.
tempta the boycott because the buEi
ness man chooses freedom In his rc
liEion and liberty as tho inalienabl'
right OF an American.
Besides. tho non-Catholic PATRIOTS
vote is overwhelmingly in the major
ity and when aroused win fall like Al
avalanche upon the criminal boycot
ting method and crush H. The poll
ticlan. selling himself 70 Rome. or th'
papist demanding oflce because he hni
sworn allegiance 10 the pope viii b
swept from power and place BY Al
outraged people.
Stand from underl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

Menace readers will remember that
a few weeks ago we published an &C
count OF an aldermanie investigation In
Pittsburg which revealed the fact that
the custom OF sondtng female offend
ers to the Roman Catholic home Of the
Good Shepherd was not only Illegal
but that the city OF Pittsburg had been
paying this institution five dollars per
week maintenance for inmates so COM
mltted by the city.
That the situation was even worse
than we have ever pictured IL is evil
denced by an article in the March 18th
issue Of "The Han poon." semimonth'
ly magazine published in that city and
edited by Mr.. z. n. Jones. We publish
the article in full, with the editors in.
PRODUCTION, as follows:
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

Archbishop Messmer and four bisr
ops OF the Catholic church were sued
for s10O. 900 damages by Polish news.
paper published IN Milwaukee. These
prelates are charged with conspiracy
70 ruin the busiEesA Of the paper. Tha
Poles do not let the pope do all their
thinking for them: they wanted TO
get bishops through the organization
Of the American Federation Of Polish
Catholic laymen, founded by the editor
OF the paper. This polish editor pre-
sumes TO have authority as well al
the Messmersl Tho very ideal
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05
"Men Wanted"
NJ MAEvIS BROWN

TLG PAPER-THE MENACE, PUA
LIsHEo At AURORA. NO.
When they ssy this hat true thsy
usi
when they cay thss n 10 . eanpalss
fer ths purity Of ths press thsy ne
asainl
They have no sonesptloa % purisyt
u ls because the Menace stands fec
purity that they oppose lsi
They oppose u bseaDse n thrOvt
light IN the dark places and rsvsals
the eory-bssksd vultures of Romanlsn
10 the care % honest nsni
They oppose u because n 10 sdoos
ting the people ard making n hnpos
slbls Cor Rome 10 repeat the stroelties
of 81. Bartholomew. where 8ooo
men. women and children were butch.
cred In one spot and during ons orgy
By the blood drunk fanatics of poperyl
They oppose a because u 10 making
n forever impossible for them 70 again
pull cut the tongues of men with red
hot tongs, the hair, nails and breasts
Of women with plnesrs and bospattss
the eurbstonss with the brains ef help.
less Infants, merely because they ara
not subjects Of the Roman Catholic
church,
They oppose u because u volees thu
cry and rs-eehoss the wall of seventy
ave million Protestant martyrs whem
their forbesrs have murdered In ssld
bloodl
They oppose u because u Isys bare
their eonVentual and monastlo syStsHs
of prostitution and bsstsrdy, and has
the courage TO ask that the state IN.
vsstlssts their inlqultyi
And for the very reasons that the Re-
mans oppose II, over a half million loys
al patriots In this country stand hack
Of n, and are ready and willing 10 de-
fend u In any erlsIsI
. know this. for I have seen them
tried. and In their behalf I huri back
Into the teeth Of the Roman asaresa.
tlon their every der, and dare them
to preeIpltats the Issusi
They can swear. biaekmall and boy
colt to the crack Of doom u they please,
but the only consolation they will GET
will be the haunting echo Of thslS
WALL
They can pass press muzzle lswS In
the various states Of this union tlll thu
last sheep ls slaughtered In the search
for hides TO bind them, but the Menace
will stIlI be here to shout from tho
house-tops the lntrIaues Of Rome and
her perIursd polltieisnsI
They may do their best and thelk
worst to crush Us; their politicians may
betray us; their courts may throw us
In jail, and they may even silence our
mouths with muskets as they do In
Catholic Spain and Mexico, but -ous
tracks will not be erased until others
have taken our place, and the battlS
will wage tlll victory perehes upon tho
banner Of patriotism, never to take lie
, ~lnaI
FREE SPEECH AND FREE PRESS
AND THE PERPETUAL RIGHT TO
LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PUR-
SUIT OF HAPPINESS IS THE IssUEI
The man who denies Il Is a tyrantI
The man who does not demand u 10
eowardl
The man who Is Indifferent to u n
slavel
The man who does not desire Il is
dead, or might as we'll bel
WITH THESE ISSUES At Stalks
YOU CAN sEE Why MEN ARB
, WANTED.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05
TO NEW JERSEY PATRIOTS.

In last weeks Issue Of the Men
ace we gave you = brief synopsis.
taken from a New Jersey paper, Of
the press nuzxle bill introduced In
the legislature BY Representative
Murray, Of Hudson county.
We are now Informed that thls
bill passed the house on the 18th Of
March. The only thing 10 DO now
10 TO write 70 Acting Governor
Fielder asking that he veto the blu.
Every patriotic order In New
Jersey should take thls mat
ter up and get letters Of protest 10
the governor AZ once.
Every citizen who prizes free
speech and a free press should
write the governor NOW, asking
him TO use the veto on the Murray
press muzzIe bill. GET BuSVt
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

-lOR the last two years or more
III 81 Pittsburgh has been engaged in
N the task OF gradually eliminating
the social evil Almost daily ar
rests and raids have been made in an
effort to close up forever the dives
and brothels that existed in certain
sdctions OF the city. In addition many
women and girls. frequenters OF the
saloon back parlor and the disreputa-
Tile hotel were being constantly gath
bred in by the police in the crusade
kgainst vice.
Every day. In one OF another Of the
fpolice magistrates courts, the unfor-
tunates appeared. They were women
and girls OF almost every nationality
and religious belief OF every age and
type. Seldom, however, was any In
ouiry made into their past lives, unless
the circumstances warranted the be-
lief that the prisoner was a first Of
fender. Then an effort would be
made to get in touch with her rela-
lives or friends 20 acquaint them Of
her predicament-. Often enough, ow-
ing to the refusal OF the girl to iden-
tify herself. or to The failure to find
har friends, the magistrate would be
called upon TO place her In some In
stttution where she would come under
elkvating influences and given an op-
pcrtunity to reform
sow. in the city Of Pittsburgh. there
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05

The Harpoon has no apology
TO offer for the publication OF
following article. Certain
uncontrovertible facts concern
ing the management Of the
Home OF Good Shepherd, Lowrie
street, North Side. Pittsburgh,
were placed in our possession.
This same information was also
given TO the editors OF overy
newspaper in the city who re-
fused TO print Il as the policy OF
most newspapers forbids the
publication Of any article which
might be INTERPRETED as reflect
ing, even In the slightest degree,
npon either the Protestant or
Roman Catholic church.
I The Harpoon, however, cannot
ibelieve that because an existing
( evil is .practiced beneath the
| cloak of the church Il should be
winked at OF ignored. We pub
lish the following article in the
hope that the members and Of
hclals OF that branch OF the
Christian church under whose
auspices this institution Is con-
Quoted, will take proper steps TO
abolish those "reformative" rules
and policies which would not be
tolerated even in our state pen
itentlaries.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-05
Rome's Criminal Record

"HE Menace is " receipt Of the
M "Forty.thlrd Annual Report OF
A the Allegheny County Work
house and lnebrlate Asylum" Of
Pennsylvania for 1912 The data In
this report 10 Interesting throughout
but the part most Interesting to our
readers will be that part which gives
the religious affillatlon OF the Inmates,
showing, as Il does, the truth Of our
contention that Romsnlsm Is the foun-
tain head Of crime In this country and
that little morality can be expected
from the product Of the Paroehlal
schools Of the Roman Catholic church.
According to this official report there
were 3,674 Inmates IN this institution
last year. relislously proportloned as
folloWs:
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
ELEPHANTS AS WORKERS.
Without Them Burma's TeskwooS
Trade Would Laneuish.


Since 1886 the export OF teakwood
from Burma has increased enormous
ly: but despite the phenomenally high
price Of the wood, 1t would not be
profitable to work 1t, even In these
days. without the elephant. In this
trade the Burmese elephants, massive
animals whose strength is almost I'M
limited. are seen at their best as beasts
Of burden.
From the time when the forest areas
are purchased. before the trees are
felled. to the hour of export on the
ocean going vessels at the port on the
Indian ocean the elephant is the main
worker. Far away in the malarial
swamps and almost impenetrable jun
giles this majestic beast first tramps
down a passage through the under
growth. Then. guided by his Indian
keepers prong, the elephant COM
mences his arduous labor of dragging
the felled trees to the river. whence
they are conveyed by raft down coun-
try to the sawmills.
These enormous trees. untrimmed
and cumbrous. are sometimes dragged
up and down the jungle and mountain
forest pathways en- route to the river
with rare precision. At the mills
again the work of packing and stack
ing is done exclusively by elephants.
When the trees are sawed into lengths
the elephants do the piling, bringing
the huge planks from the sheds and
arranging them in an orderly manner
In numbered piles. -Argonaut.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
An unorownsd kina OF France.


The president of the French chamber
enjoys an almost regal state. Every
time he goes TO his official palace In the
Quai d'Orssy he is greeted by beating
drums. Whenever there is ministe
rial crisis he must be summoned by
the president Of the republic to give
his advice. He receives what is an ex
traordinary salary for French ofiicia
100000 francs per annum The APP
pointment dates from the days Of thu
convention On Sept II. 1892. was
held the debate by which the appoint
ment was created The first presiden
was Potion. violent Girondist His
six secretaries were also Glrondists
II was symptomatic of the times tha
eight months later the seven were con
demned to the guilotine by the dep
uties who elected them.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01

sir William Jones was receiving n
visit from Mr.. Day. man of some
note at that time. During a conversa-
ton Sir William moved book from Its
place, and a large spider dropped to
the ground.
XIII that spider, Day! Kill that
spiderr' cried tue great scholar
mo- said Mr. Day, II will not kill
that spider. Jones. don't know that
have right to kill that spider. Sup
pose now that you were going down
to Westminster hall In your carriage
and some superior being. who might
have as much power over you as you
have over this spider, should call out.
Kill that lawyerl XIII that lawyer.
How should you like that. Jonesg And
| am sure that to most people a lawyer
Is more noxious creature than n
spider"
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01

ception, good cheer, hopeful out
look, comfortable provision, and a
family of healthy, happy children
who will be heard from some day.
Finally in regard to the frequent
changes of pastorate, while they are
a serious handicap to the work of the
church, those who know the inside
facts will think agree with me that
in the great majority of cases the diff
ficulty is not primarily financial one
shall not discuss the real cause of
the frequent changes, but only say
this, that usually if pastor and peo-
pie are both what they ought to be,
the matter of salary can be taken
care of.
Things might be a great deal bet
ter than they are, 1t is true; and
then again they might be worse
Clifford II. Smith.
Burlington, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-02-01
FRANK E. HOWE, Editor and Pub
BENNINGTON, VT, FEB. 1,191S.
ADMIRED HIS BRAVERY.
A Merry British Boy and His Recep
ton by the Enemy.

Mere boys have often shown the
greatest heroism in the face of peril
both on and of the battlefield How
many know the story of the little Brit
ish bugler who accompanied Colonel
Rennies column in the disastrous ad
vance against General Jackson's in
trenchments at New Orleans hun.
bred years ago2
A whitening fire of cannon and mus
kerry greeted the British troops as
fire that for deadly accuracy has rare
ly been equaled
The young bugler at once climbed
into a small tree and straddled limb
From this conspicuous position he con
tinued to sound the vibrant call to the
charge. Cannon balls and bullets killed
scores of men beneath him and even
tore away branches Of the tree in
which he sat. But above the thunder
of the artillery. the rafting of mus
kerry and all the din of strife the shrill
music, blown with all the power of the
little fellows lungs, rose unceasing.
Colonel Rennie and most of the regs
mental officers fell. mortally wounded:
the shattered ranks began to fall back
But the bugler still blew the charge
with undiminlshed vigor.
At last, when the British had en-
tirely abandoned the field. one Of the
American soldiers ran out from the
lines. took the youngster prisoner and
brought him into camp. Great was the
boys establishment when. instead OF
treating him roughly, according to his
expectations. the warm hearted south
ern soldiers, who had observed his gal
lantry with admiration, actually en-
braced him. officers and men WED
with each other in acts Of kindness to-
ward this brave young Briton.-Youth's
Companion.