The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-01-18
The Roman Hierarchy
j And SantO Domingo

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ARMY AND NAVY FORCE in depons one presidnst Of
Be installation By the use Of armed United States forces on S both and snd
Of the CATHOLIC Archbishop Of SpntO Domingo his stead This
Ommander in Chief Of the military forces Of this nation.
The tar payers this country placed Therefore in the rather
p @ OF na,hg oeeh compelled 70 pay or the forcing Of
country with whose Offices this country should have concern
That the appointment of the Archbishop the presidency Of
Domingo done under dur and threats military action abund
snt proven by the fact that the marines embarked for the
SRd Stat States and the war vessel carrying them was well its
oLIc ARCHBISHOP AS PRESIDENT BROKE QUIT
appears that the Catholic Archbishop Of santO Domingo him
sei entirely program and
ngonhe dea of putting HIM the presidency did appeal
to him. and he said lie is wiser than his powerful masters
the religious and commercial who live in Romehs political
that lives in the American White House.
He have been made victim Of circumstances and the
ambition 81 the Je'uls tS1 political control snG Dgm9go Is thor
in these parts and has had the advantage Of Catholic dominion and
education from the and such good effect that the people
tremey poor ignorant and ndoent There little heecng be
derived from the island that the Vatican interests itself but little
until the failure of the hierarchy reec Taft in this country turned
its attention saving what little could from the wreck Circum
stances being favorable otherwise and having the end in view Of using
the UNITED STATES ARMY AND NAVY FOR IT'S OWN PUR-
POSES ANYHOW doubtless thought to be good plan try
it out santo Domngoo seek least reflection of
those Ancient Gloes gone but forgotten with church
state combined the temporal power administered by the authorities
as that from which the spiritual commands emanated.
And Domingo being handy the troops belonging and
paid for by this nation loaded ship belonging this
country, dispatched Domingo president promptly
out and the Archbishop Of the Catholic church. himself apparently
friendly to the scheme installed the head Of the government The
private views of the archbishop not permitted influence the
HS pHScS p ACTON fO" The NiNAN'hl WANTED The fH'l
But the archbishop appears be better endowed with
than his upeo and with the coming the rebellion against his newly
acquired but unwecome civil authority he proposed resign and
store the government to the people, where properly belongs
Evidently the archbishop is out Of touch with the plans and pur-
and the cable repeated them Washington and Rome the reply
swiftly from the tunnels Of the New Hampshire of the largest Of
the UNITED STATES BATTLESPS then lying in Hampton Roads
Steam quickly gotten up the anchor pulled and the great bahp
put under full head sam only partly proyoned
ing many leave One would
think from the rush and crush of the preparation the forcing
drafts In order crowd the and the haste made get under
that the great monster of the called upon suddenly
face dangerous foe Of this nation and give battle for the pres
eration of its liberties But the contrary the truth The battp
wa was rushing to SR Domingo to prevent minor member a the GATH
CAL PoSlII IN THE COUNTRY, that of the presidency into
which Poto ne had been forced against his will and that of the
STATES GOVERNMENTS
And that neither the people country might be left
a. - S & e % % e eAIec1eu 'e IolITng er was addressed
written by VIM H TAFT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
and more than plain implication that member of the
b hierarchy geg president of Sano Domingo
whether he or the people wish not The letter reads
am SaSy distressed t in knowing that the duties
oS % p q thus ang P S % % gRs & IN SPPC51s % the
IN whose welfare the United States has vital interest Meanwhile
the S o so During % I'll the nj time PGyded
most sincere and decided support government ~ NV
All of the foregoing has slowly filtered through unstOppb
One would think Of that when the troops landed foreign
soils peoples governments that THIS country
would be admitted knowledge the facts Instead every
thing possible The United States
70 have nothing to do than pay the bills of the
pay use belongs the Roman Catholic hierarchy and its agent
William II. Taft 'N
The archbishop Of Sano Domingo replied the Taft letter. urg
eng him to hang for the full term of two by saying that
oud resign peace restored that
money being sent from this country quantities with brb
ing the revOluiOnist Amy peace that is maintained there the
hierarchy the political power will either be obtained point
American bayonet, or bought with the money down
archbishop the unwilling goat upon which
loaded the ambitions of the Roman hierarchy doubt
whatever but what his viewpoint much than either the
pope Tf the latter be said have any viewpoint
possessed fifteenth century mind consolidation
f the religious and political power the governing head nation
m shortly bring trouble England always separating church
cate throughout the emPiredong peacefully and without
al governments engaged nhe tak except this
under the orders Of the pope president engaged in the