The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-02-08

"IN A RECENT issue Of the Wash.
ington Post. ono OF the leading
u newspapers Of the country. ap-
pearod this very significant ed
itorial paragraph:
I'VE MAY LIVE TO SEE THE
VATICAN AT BRooRLAND."
As such an eventuality would mean
That We wire 10 enter upon n period
of political intrigue and wiro-pulling
by the myrmidons Of the papacy such
ms has 30 long cursed many OF the
leading capitals OF Europe. Il may be
worth while for the American people
10 pause a moment In their Wild greed
Tor gain 20 look about them and con.
slider what this new and most vital
menace 10 our Institutions may mean.
Washington. like the old Rome Of
Italy, Is already studded and nanked
BY the mass houses, the converts. the
mouasteries, the resorts OF priests
the so-callcd schools and colleges OF
fthe papacy. But the average reader
may never have heard OF the Brook
land mentioned by the leading news
, paper OF the Capital. He may never
have heard, either, that there Is any
prospect OF the removal OF the Vat
lcan-the Roman pontif'B oficial res
idence, from It's ancient site on the
Tiber.
What the Post really means Is this:
That the pope and his belongings,
(such as the people OF Italy win per
init him TO removed, will be removed
here. as the new center Of the papal
power, and the locality in which
ecclesiastical Rome now finds her
chief source Of graft. "Brookland" is
the name of the chief papal settle
ment. or colony, In or near tho city
OF Washington. II comprises a large
acreage on a commanding site at the
eastern borders OF the city, and not
far from the capitol building. The To-
cation is plainly shown on the &C.
companying map. Already the dis
trict Is partly built over with the typ
zeal institutions OF the Roman cult
with structures representing an ex.
penditure OF several million dollars.
Immense tddltion5, amounting TO over
$4,000 ,000-it Is currently rumored
lhere-are now planned or under con-
lstruction. On the whole Il Is, without
doubt. the most extensive plant yet
erected on this continent for tho fur
ther perpetuatlon of Roman paganlsm
IN the world.
The land was formerly the home
stead OF a good old American family
of the Protestant variety. On the
death OF the owner, some years ago,
the property went TO two daughters
who were taken into camp" by some
pf the astuto artists OF the papacy,
who wheedled them into joining the
army Of the pope, with a transfer OF
their land as n partial consideration
1or the fayors they were to receive in
this world and the next from tho
lhowly" men who conducted the
thowly' negotiations. Rome got the
fand all right, and those two sisters
kot the experience" They were even
i'receiyed" by the pope IT the vatican
in Rome as a mark of his appreciation
bf their goodness. But the sisters
koon became aware that they had
imade one OF those clips like the fell
low who has been up against a green
goods game, and they promptly
Jrecanted their professed aliegi.
ance TO Rome, got clear. out
OF the whole mess. and one
OF them wrote a book which gave the
NnoAb snap Au oaiu uoOh Sut
gave II as her candid opinion that the
priests Of Rome in this country, as
everywhere else, are most concerned
with the accumulation OF wealth by
which they calculate on acquiring the
power hero which they so much covet.
Her book had only a restricted cir.
culation; but Il would make good read
ing for some Of the people Of this
country who are ignorantly coQuetting
with the oily agents Of the papacy,
and who affect to see harm in the
aggressive propaganda which these
delectable creatures are pushing day
and night In every part OF the United
States at this time
Some Of the buildings already COM
pleted at "Brookland" are sufficiently
palatial TO serve as a papal residence
In a pinch; but IL is understood that
among those now planned is TO be a
sumptuous palace specially designed
for the pontiff. 80 that he may find a
fitting place Of refuge IN his new do
minions when the time comes for