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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26
Bishop Coke to SatOIIi

The following extract Is from the
Satolli Letters. page so, written In
1896, by the late Bishop Arthur Cleve.
land Coke, d. ID. (EpiscopaD. 70 the
papal ablegate at Rome. This clip.
ping was sent In By an active Firing
Line soldier for our Second Anniver.
sary issue. but was too late, the copy
had already been prepared for that 70.
sue.
Our correspondent has been distrib-
uting this brief statement broadcast.
He boarded battle ships and crusiers.
He placed fifty In the University OF
Pennsylvania-in the frat clubs and
said: Gentlemen. here Is your life
preserver for the twentieth century.
He also distributed one m about every
bank and trust company on Market
and Broad streets. Phi ladelphia. Pa,
and told the bankers 10 hold II as a
gauge and test hor collaters.s.
Everywhere this man has gone he
has warned, entreated. cried out and
spared not-a veritable flaming tore h
and men have read the bishops
burning words In the light OF or
friends holy and patriotic zeal
AANf0 ~ = ANa0 IL aAAAAA II
70 the dun sleeping citizen, dreaming
OF the glory OF ultimate America.
while the Jesuit digs the ground ous
from under his feet.
The ballot box. manipulated by your
allies. answers your purpose so long
as you can sell votes you are sure OF
pllferings. Your agents are every
where. You open your cathedrals and
churches before conEecratlng them. as
temples OF Mammon- Daughters OF
the horse leech crying give. give. {"
and dressed as nuns. infest the shops
to sell tickets and priests In demi-
surplices preside over lotteries and
beer barrels without license and in
scorn OF law. Gain Is godlincss:~ this
text q. Tim. VI 50 is the spirit of
your preaching. everywhere and on all
occasions. when you see chance for
grabbing lands. chattels. bonds and
money bags. Jesuits are often dis
guised as traders. and trouble the
stock exchange. or they creep into
houses a. dancing masters. or even a.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26

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A-TAs Nsnas. aaa similar sheet,
can 90 no harm g psrs ant tscsat-
mintet people In al parts 81 ths
unitsd states thsfs srs msn ane ~egsn
their bodisa who mast fssd ca sueh
literature or else stArva ThsY 1utus
the lives ana dseda ef othsra ~ their
own. and can oniy live en- What = nithy
ana foul To ATTEMPT 10 step such read
ing from being cent throuGh the mail
is What their owners ant publishers
are craving for oecauss the eircuia.
tion % these pubiicntiona would grow
Immensely through publicity or suits
Instituted b. the church or by Catholic
laymen.
The above illuminating hlt OF lnfor
nation n from the April number Of
the Parish Monthly. published BY the
priests Of Rochester, n.
Il would seem from the above that
the Romanlsts have their wires cross
ed. This sheet says that publicity and
lawsuits are just What the Menac,
Graves. and that The Catholic pres.
should not gratify our desires BY civ
ing us Just what We want. while the
majority OF the Catholic papers com
ing 10 our desk give the Menace IN,
leading head lines. What's the ma.
ter with you fellowHg Can't you d.
eide what 70 DO with the Menaceg FRS
thing you know well have a millior
subscribers, and you know Il viii b,
rather dihlcult 20 deal with that kind
OF bunch. You are not dealing with
the little old Menace. You are deal
ing with six hundred thousand pa
triots. Tho Menace. OF itself. doesn'
amount 20 anything You are uI
against an army! Better have th,
knights oil their Winchestorsi
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26
Not In PoIitics7

We take the following item from the
Boston Evening Transcript OF Wed.
nesday. March 20. 1918:
Cardinal 0connell denounced the
malignant criticism OF men occupying
prominent petitions as a scandal and a
danger 10 the nation. In the course Of
his address before the Catholic Union
last night The banquet was held al
the Exchange club. Hon. Joseph N.
O'Nen presided. IL was the orEaniEa-
tons fortieth anniversary.
our men In political life." said the
cardinal-"and I mean the men here
tonigbt--despite ali the temptations
and the dangers and pitfalls peculiar
TO that life. these men. as 1 know them
not as mallgned by their enemies or
misrepresented by political opponents
ARE men OF character equal 20 that of
any men In the land We must always
be on guard against believing the end
less calumnieg, especially In these later
days which are multiplying against
the men who hold political ONCE. or
indeed any position Of Importance. and
above all when we know these men
are practical Catholics"
The cardinal urged the men 60 enter
public life. aud 60 labor for the coed Of
the church and the country.
This item is reproduced herewith
for no other purpose than to refresh
your mind of the fact that the Ro.
man Catholic hierarchy is in politics.
This ONCE was favored last week
with a visit from an intelligent
Irish Catholic from St. Louis. In a
discussion with him he denied We
hemently our position that the Ro-
man church is in politics, and this de.
NAL is heralded from every Catholic
quarter. Surely these people do not
read the daily papers.
"The cardinal urged the men TO en-.
ter public life, and 10 labor for the
good Of the church and the country.
Especially the church-you will no.
tice that the church appears first
Catholics are TO get the political OF
fees that they may labor for the good
Of the church,
II the church is not In politics why
does she need politicians to labor for
herr
And 70 labor for her. why is II nee.
essary TO have political Office?
Your bluff won't work. gentlemen,
your veil is too thinl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26

hutiers and walters They set the
fashions for families and boarding.
schools. 90 lead captive Silly women"
Consult the Moaita Frivata. They are
everywhere, buying up bankrurt
estates. and enrichiuE themselves. oy
means OF midiicmen. iu all sorts of
merchandise. They can prepare wills
and tcutaments of false dates. 20 which
sisters % charity may attach their
names az witnesses. having stuck a pen
into the nnUrrH of a dying man and
guided it 90 scratch a signature.
A the trademark counter and the
bankers tiil; operating by niEht and
cioacted with the men % Tammnnyi
uhacklinE the press. controlling the
wires: rcportinE. every day. In tho
newspaper whatever advertlHca you
and yours. supprcaslng whatever OF
fact might damnEc you or award Just
praise 10 others. haunting TIE Hobbies
uf congress and an Legislatures.
sneakinE into the boudolrs of wealthy
dowaEcrs; sticking like barnaeles 90
the navy. or infcatinr the mcss-rooma
OF army ofilcera; hanging about de-
nartment clerks. male ana female, on
pay days and examining them into
clerkrhips by scores and hundreds.
on purpose 90. bleed the treasury. and
keep out lcsu Eubscrvicnt of1cials; Tn
short stirring up strife and meddlinE
everywhere, they suggest high WAGES
| that may yield them richer perccntaEe
from mines and manufactures; doing
an this and more. 20 say nothing or
mobs aud deputy shcrins" on election
days. hated by an nations that have
given them footholds Such are your
/ forces. such is the meaning OF your
legation" aud its permanent settle
ment IN Washington. with uuerior de-
signs upon the white house. The
Caheusly faction here In Buffalo di-
vuiFcd the fact dust ns Professor
Morse warned us sixty years aEo) that
I foreign potentatcs claim direction over
| immigrants Of their natioualltlcs. which
your allen hierarchy ls here 90 en-
force. Think of a Roman president az
! Washington, with your vice papal
throne taking precedence Of our chief
MAGISTRATE himself. as even an alien
cardinal In Baltimore was allowed 20
DO making a precedent for the future
relations OF the temporal supremacy
among us
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26
Yes, Why Doesn't Il?

'why don't the Catholic church put
a stop 70 the filthy Menacoa
"uD Because the Catholic church
does not like TO lower herself sufii-
clontly TO fght skunks; CD because
the Menace lies are patent 10 Informed
Protestants and It's exnggerations
make uniformed intelligent Protest
ants suspicious OF it,
The above item is taken from the
Bureau OF Information" department
Of "Our Sunday Visitor" a Romish
paper published at Huntington, Ind.
The answer TO the subscribers query
Is amusing.
"Becauae the Catholic church does
not like to lower herself sufficiently
TO fight slunks." ouch!
The fact is she couldn't lower her
self any lower than she is already. And
as for shunks. their odor Is perfumery
compared TO that emenating from a
Roman Catholic orgy where the Men
ace Is under discussion and where
curses and anathemns are mingled
with tho sound OF popping corks and
the fzz of the stuif that made Mil
waukee famous"
"(2) Because the Menace lies are
patent 10 informed Protestants, and
its exaggerations mako uniformed
intelligent Protestants suspicious OF
H." Wow
And will the Visitor please tell us
Just what kind OF an anomaly an "up'
informed intelligent Protestant" Is?
In other words. II they are uninformed
just how could they be intelligent?
And II the Menace lies are patent,
how does the Visitor account for an
influx Of fifteen thousand subscribers
week? Do Informed Protes stants'
like TO read lies that are patent?
Or Is Il the Visitor that has lied?
Let us see.
About a year ago Priest Foley, who
when not attending cock fshts and
looking after other pricstly duties
edits the Western Catholic. put in sew
eral months trying TO get the Menace
excluded from the mails.
The Knights OF Columbus have been
working AZ the same Job ever since.
Peter BuTess, OF Joplin, is on the
fob now.
The whole Catholic press fairly
reeks with filth and slime about the
Menace every week.
The Federation OF Catholic Socie.
ties have been busy for months on
special legislation for the various
states which is aimed directly at the
Menace.
This isn't half the story. yet the
Sunday Visitor would have you believe
that the Menace Is beneath the notice
of the Romanistsl
The fact Is the Romnnists are up a
tree, and they would disgorge mil.
lions II some smooth Moses would
show them how TO get down.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26
s.. Louis labor

ST. Louis Labor IA the name Of
Socialist 90 paper published IN 81
Louis and edited BY one. g. A. Hoehn
twhatevor that snellsl who Il 80
scared people wont know the name
of the editor that he puts bis sigma.
turo % every squib he writes.
This man Hoohn caters 20 the So
claliat movement with one hand and
holds onto the coat tail OF the priest
With the other. and when he slops over
In his fervent defense OF Catholicism
his right hand has an opportunity 10
see what the left IL doing.
This man Hochn Is sore at the Men.
ace because he thinks Il was instru.
mental IN tho defeat q Dr. Simon, the
Roman Catholic knight OF Columbus.
democratic nominee for mayor Of that
city.
And Hochn claims 10 be a Socialist
In his personally signed Issue OF the
18th instant ho gives the Menace a
half page In which many false asser.
tionr are made, chief OF which Il the
statement that the Menace has boast
ed as a Socialist paper" and has ap'
pealcd 10 the comrades" for circula'
tion.
The nrst part OF this statement is a
bare faced lie as all Socialists know,
whilO the latter is true. as they also
know. We have appealed TO all classes
for circulation. aud Il Is not strunge
that We included the great Socialist
contingent IN our campaign. Not only
that hut we have been successful
We have more subscribers In the city
OF ST. Louis alone than 81. Louis La
Dor has In the whole world. all told;
which Is pretty good evidence that
We have not deceived the "comrades,
as Hoehn would have you believe.
The difference between tho Menace
and ST. Louis Labor Is, you always
know whero TO find the Menace. No
body Is in doubt as 20 It's position, and
we dare say that VIC have done more
TO rid the Socialist party OF sucf
leeohes and Jesuitical traitors a'
lioehn than any other agency OF the
kind In the United states.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26
Criminal Libel Suit Fails

For a long while. running into
months and years, Bishop Rhode Of
Chicago, has been pursuing the Kurger
Poleski with a libel suit which re-
Gently went against the Roman bishop
after bitter fight OF Ave days con.
test in the criminal courts Of Chicago.
The suit illustrates quite clearly
the general practice OF the hierarchy.
1t seeks the arm Of the law, II coercea
the ofncials in its behalf. It says courts
and kings must do our bidding. This
also makes clear why the Roman
church wants political power; why Il
dogs the steps of the president. and
swarms the Hobbies Of congress and
keeps paid lobbyists constantly In
Washington.
Power, money. politics. finance.
These are the questions that interest
the papaoy most, and gives the rea-
son why We have three cardinals-wa
hear OF the fourth in Ametica.
OF course this suit helAs to clear
the atmosphere Of Roman hars OK =
free press The signal defeat OF the
hierarchy in its attempt TO crush the
Polish press is a matter OF great In
terest to all the people. because with
free and sincere paper, Independent
and honest. no people can be sub
tugated by tyrannous Rome.
Courts and iuries have always IA
vored such a paper, and always will
where malice and personal revenge Is
lacking. and ths paper is fighting for
the rights of the people.
The hierarchy thought II had the
courts fixed in Illinois and other states.
but not all judges dare carry out the
command OF the church. lest impeach-
ment and recall be their portion.
Give us a free press that enlightens
the people, and every political wrong
can be righted and every yoke OF op-
preston lifted.
The Polish people are to be con
graduated for their defense and sup
port Of their brave paper. which aa
last has won 4 signal victory for Us al
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26
Oath Bill Fails

The Colorado legislature tried to
save the Knights of Columbus from
further anxiety and fear by having
before Il a bill prohibiting the publiea
tion or circulation OF false statements
as to ritual or ceremony Of church, re
ligicus organizations, fratcrnal OF SO
cret societies. The measure had the
support Of the Federated Catholic so
cleties. The bill made the offense q
felony, punishable by penitentiary
sentence.
But suppose, instead Of being "false
statements" which We would happen
to print. they were true oaths and cor
rect rituals-what then?
OF course, the measure failed. Most
lodges and churches are not afraid ol
any such happening TO them, because
they have nothing in their ritual un
patriotic OF harmful TO themselves OF
the public-at least that Is their claim
and tho rcctitude and history oI
these orders do not create suspicious
which would give any vitality to false
oaths or rituals.
For some reason the Knights OF Co
lumbus feel themselves obliged TO &c
to the legislature OF Colorado TO get
protection from the suspicious OF the
whole country. They have been In
mortal terror because Of a so-called
fourth degree oath which was printed
in the house journal OF the Sixty-sec
ond Congress, Third Session, Febru
airy 10, 1913, and copied by the Menace
March 5, In our No. 80.
These knights have even caused
printers 70 be arrested for publishing
the oath in leaflets, and circulating
them. Their desperation, under the
accusing document has been pitiful
and II would have seemed humane
had the Colorado legislature come
TO their relief
What is there about that oath that
takes hold OF their fears so much that
these noble knights rush to the cover
OF a legislative \protecting law? II
what they claim to be a forgery runs
them to cover, what would the truth
do TO them2
Well. the measure was killed. large.
IL because the friends OF the bin tried
to sneak II through and 1t died
"a bornin'l"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26

One OF the hardest tasks OF priests
and Catholic editors Is 10 drive into
tho heads OF the faithful the awful sin.
fulness Of divorce for any cause what.
soever.. The Catholic woman whose
drunken, british husband beats and
starves her and the children Is not
likely 10 be Influenced by the follow
ing priestly House that Jack built
twaddle: THE law of the state IN
granting divorce Is In opposition 70
the commandment of God and the
Bible, because against the law OF the
Catholic church. which alone Is now
the mouth-piece OF God and man. and
which alone has authority 20 explain
the old and new testaments TO man
kind" Such stun doesn't convince
or scare any one and so the arch
bishop OF Santa Re is trying something
stronger. BY his order any Catholic
is communicated who attends the
marriage OF a divorced person whose
divorced partner is still alive, and no
pastor shah rent pews TO an applicant
for divorce or TO one who has married
during the lifetime OF his divorced
partner. BY thus creating a senti-
ment against divorce. Il is hoped that
the faithful win see that n thing Is
wrong when the church says It ia
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26

Union Of church and state means
that the church may do what u pleaaes
while the government foots the bills.
In Italy the pope has appointed an
archbishop. but the government ind
ing him undesirable refuses 10 sane
ton his appointment. which means
that II won't pay HE salary. some OF
the faithful have gone 20 the pope Of
ferlng TO pay the arohhlshop's salary,
but he won't allow Il because Il would
DO the opening wedge for separation.
and that would mean the church must
pay its own bills. Truly, as a former
pope declared. Separation OF church
and state Is a damnablo errorl"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26

During lent. that season for the nor.
tiacation of worldly pride. vanitiea and
luStn. Cardinal Bourne. Of Lonton.
presided ~ an exhibition Of handsome
vcstments shown b. the members Of
the association Of perpetual adoration.
No one ever heard OF the humble Gall
lean attending or presiding a. such
an exhibition; yet today the pretend
ed followers Of Him who said: -Sell All
thou hast and give Il 20 the poor and
follow thou me- satisfy their unholy
natures By an oxhibit Of costly vest
ments In a world whore suffering and
distress are always 70 be found
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26

In 1864 Plus TX. found eighty dam.
nable" errors, among which were
such pests as secret societies, Bible
societies, non-sectarian public schools,
separation OF church and state. civil
marriage, and freedom OF worship"
A few years ago Plus X. discovered
sixty-hye other errors, one OF which
is the belief that the Roman Catholic
church becomes the head OF all
churches by purely political circum-
stances and not by divine ordinance. Z"
Il is said that the pope hesitated In
sending out his list OF errors until he
had a vision of the virgin extending
her hands over him in Encouragement
IL may be that she was ENCOURAGING
him TO throw his list of errors into the
waste basket The pope's intellectu-
al stamina can be guaged by the fact
that he believes that the house Of the
holy family OF Nazareth was trans
ported bodily into Italy by the angelsl
But he is infallible in detecting errors
outside the church and can tell Amer
lean citizens what's what in the error
hnel
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26
CONVENT TUNNELS, BOLTS AND BARS


WTANY people havo been loath 70
H believe the Numerous stories
IL which have been published
about converts. and especially
wfro he more conservative akepucal
Al 20 the existence Of tunnels and sub
tfrancnn pasEaEea.
For Why should a religious institu.
pcn need tunnoisi
And Why should a holy place like a
convcnt need deep. dark caverns. Ions
UNDERGROUND passages and secret
ovenuea OF entrance and exit1
We are frank 10 confess that We DO
not know. positively. why these things
EXIT. tut they exist. nevertheless. for
the facts aro out
Tho tunnels have been discovered !
They have bocn discovered at many
places a. many dincrcnt times.
But We are not going 10 give you
"ancicnt history" now.
We are going 10 give you a tunnel
story taken ffom the Montreal. Canada,
Herald. OF March 5.N1si3
We are not going 20 attempt any ex
plantations IN this case.
We arc going 10 let the priests do
, che explaining. but here n the story
jet as Il appeared In tho Montreal
Iapcr. and n you are Interested IN
Montreal's converts, tunnels. bolts and
bars. we ask you 70 read Marin Monk.
a book which We sell Tor ffty cents.
Here is the Herald's story;
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26

The historian Froude. writing on
what a Catholic majority could do
In America" says: 1T n only as long
as they are n small minority that they
can be loyal subjects under such a con
stitution as the American. As their
numbers grow they will assert their
principles more and more. Give them
the power and the constitution viii be
gone. A Catholic majority. under
spiritual direction. will forbid liberty
or worship. and viii try TO forbid lib
erty OF conscience. IL will control
education; Il win put the phess under
surveillance. Il viii punish opposition
with excommunication. and excom.
munication win be attended with civil
disabilities" Mr. Froude speaks like
a seer.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26

paper men entered the passage With a
candle lighting the way for within
three feet of the entrance all was
dark az pitch. For 100 feet the tun.
mel ran due vest. parallel with Notre
Dame street in the direction Of the
cathedral.
Al the time OF the building OF the
convent it would probably Be the mos,
dcfensiblo building In Montreal. the
stone walls being buin undorrround In
the form OF supports fUr a roof on
the site OF the cathedral the RecollCt
Fathers established their monastery,
and Il was only natural that The hrsi
thought OF Europeans az the time the
world was Just emerging from the
Dark Ages would be TO secure a secret
landing place and communication be
tween the two principal buil1inEs ca.
pable OF defense.
Connected With Cathedral
Mr. Malhiot said he had been IN,
formed by ono OF the Notre Dame
fathers that the cathedral was con
nected by tunnel with the site OF the
old convent and that excavations al
the time OF the additions 10 the front
OF the cathedral several years ago re
vcalcd oatacombs and passages Eimi
lar TO those unearthe1 at the end ol
ST. Lawrence boulevard.
Mr.. Rochon, who Is now carrying on
tho work. in also impressed with the
possibility OF system OF underground
passages passing under some OF the
large buildings in Notre Dame street
End In finding almost daily relies ol
the days OF Malsonneuve and early
French occupation.
In the tunnel inspected this morn
Ing was found modern touch In th'
shape OF a corrugated water pipe about
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-04-26

The Ave Italian Catholic journals
which were forbidden 20 the faithful
because they did not make believe"
IN the imprisonment OF the pope. have
licked the dust and promised 10 sub
NIT to the rules which tho holy see"
has laid down. The boycott Is Rome's
most effective weapon and she gen
orally wins her ilght by taking away
a mans daily bread. The support OF
tho pope by these Ave journals Is espe-
cially desired at this timo because OF
he trust OF Masonic papers recently
'ormed which the Catholic News pre-
llots Eve may expect every dirty case
hat happens 10 get well advertised
n the future all through Italy" The
My way TO keep the dirty cases from
lecoming public Is not TO let them
happen-hut that would be a restrlc.
ton Of priestly llbertyl