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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-16
THE LAITY ARE SLAVES

whea Jeremiah J. Crowley vas
waring hia crusade agllnat q cor.
rupt prieathood fron the tnnlds.
and before be uithdrnu hon thom.
many % he chArges uore nled vith
CARDINAL hartincilL papAi dele
gate 20 ne Roman cafholtc ehurcA
10 America on page 20 q CrovN
ley'a book. -RomaniGm. q Menace
% the Nation.- he relates q coor
versation with hartinslh e The
apostolic deieranon once IN wash
ington IN is01. IN vhicA hArtinell1
Il quoted as aayingi
we know there are many I'm
neral priests and bishops. buf SIN
the lalty have no right 10 Interfere
with the clergy; n the laity under
stand they have any r1hts, they
will Do IN Amerloa ss they once DID
In France during the ReNolutlon,
they will murder the eierpy. IN
thls independent eovntry II would
not be Wise 20 let the laity under
stand they have any right 70 Inter
fere with church matters; and one
Of the principal things Ne have
against you. Father Crowley. 10 that
you are enllohtenlno the catholie
lslty of this ooUutry "a 20 their
rights; the lslty have no right 20
expose their clergy, no mstter how
immoral they may be; the lalty
must be IGNORED; they must be
CRUSHED"
This utterance, mind you. Il from
the lips OF a cardinal. q prince OF
the blood" and a man who knew
the Catholic church and the char.
acter Of the Catholic clergy.
He admits that the Catholic
clergy is rotteni
He admits that Crowley is telling
the truth about the Priesthood
He acknowledges that the Ro-
man Catholic priests are 90 bad
that II the truth were Known about
them they would be murdered AZ
they were when the truth was
known shout them IN France
And be IL q party 10 their wick
edness and blAmes Crowley for sr.
posing them. You. Mr.. Catholic
laymAn. are 20 be IGNORED; you
are 10 be CRUSHED You are the
sheep and the priests are tho shep.
herds. and when they take your
wool you must stand for 10 meekly
and utter no word OF protest,
though you know them 70 be thieves
and blackguards.
How do you Ike such q system.
anyway
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-16
Nun Flees for Life---TeIls Horrible Story
Makes Affidavit That Many Infants Born in Converts and Nun-
Are Murdered Birth, While Others Are Sent Cath
oe Orphan Homes and There Trained Up Become Priests
and Nuns.

fined In the convent AZ Mt. Angel,
Ore. While there / was forced 20
do all manner Of seryile work as
q penAnee for my past sins. / was
abused by the priests and mother
superior from time 70 time. To-
night the priests from many parts
Of the valley have gathered them
selves at Mt. Angel and are hold
ing 4 drunken orgy. Their un'
mentionable treatment Of myself
and other nuns who have taken
the black veil became uncomfortable
10 me. i made my escape while
they were engaged in the evening
meal. know II they catch me
this time they viii murder me. 1
have known several nuns 10 be
murdered in this way, but would
rather die than submit myself any
more 70 their hcentious treatment.
When / first entered the convent /
supposed was giving myself into
a life Of conservation and service
for my Master. But after ] took
the black veil they told me plainly
that / was to be to the priests what
the coneubines were to Solomon
and David and other men Of old
Bible times. Many q time / have
cried out in my misery, MY God,
my God, why hast thou forsaken
me. i came to you for refuge,
hoping that you would help me,
and assist me in returning to my
friends. ! have parents and other
relatives in the east, but ! do not
dare return to them, as the first
time ! escaped / took refuge with
them and their houses were
burned down over their heads"
After listening to her story we
asked her II she would object IL
we asked her soms,persOnat Ques.
tons. She 'replfed. 81 will an
swer them for you, but IL the Cath
Olics find out that I have told you
anything, they will persecute you
and kill me. At one time I was
poisoned by the Catholics and
nearly died. The doctor who
saved my life told me / was pois-
oned, but they did not dare to
make il known for fear Of perse-
cution by the Catholics"
Mr.. Myers: "Are the nuns who
have taken the white veil only,
forced into prostitution"
Nun: "No. Until / took the
black veil / was Slappy in my
choice in life, and Imposed l was
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-16
MIkIsrER.s STATEMENT.

The Menace r. well known In
Oregon. and Il obtaining quite a
large circulation 10 silyerton-
Many good people believe that Il 10
speaking the truth Some people.
however. because OF the distance
from the scenes described In the
Menace fnd Il hard 20 believe that
what q narrAtes IL true. beg leave
20 submit 70 the good people OF
Silverton sworn statement,
which ought 20 compel every I'D
ertyloving citizen 70 become an
active agent In the anti-Catholie
campaign. which seems 70 be sweep
ing the country from coast 10 coast
and from tho Lakes 70 the Gulf
Many other Witnesses could be
called 10 add testimony IN regard
10 this case. who live In Silverton
and elsewhere, but II IL unneces-
Sary 10 prove the point NJ Issue.
believe when you have read this
you win be less inclined 10 doubt
the statements made BY the Men
ace. They are ofttimes horrible.
and seemingly too horrible 70 be
an actual happening In this. our
country OF freedom and liberty,
nevertheless facts are facts. no
matter where you nnd them. Read.
and He that hath ears 10 hear let
him hear" LEON l. MYERS.
Minister Of Christian Church
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estly compliment tho Roman Catho-
les for their respect and regard for the
law In the face OF the record. and we
hnd that tho Arizona record is The
same as their record everywhere else.
To realize the true inwardness and
import OF this record In relation 10
the connection Of Roman Catholicism
and crime, We have only 10 reflect that
the figures Of this record do not show
half OF the truth, for the reason that
TO get at the exact truth Il becomes
necessary 10 consider the character Of
the population OF Arizona; not more
than one-fourth OF which is Roman
Catholic, according 30 my obserya-
ton. and I have LIVED In Arizona for
more than thirty years and think
have a very good knowledge OF its
population. Therefore. is II not very
pertinent 10 ask. what would become
OF our fair land II the dream Of the
knights OF Calamity should come
true, and this should become a Cath
olie country, when our Arizona records
shows that one-fourth OF the people,
Knights OF Columbus people, commit
90 per cent OF the total crime. Great
record. but Il seems 10 he the same
everywhere else; one long. black and
bloody record. displaying an Unsuitable
appetite for the scalp OF the hereto
Long live the Menace: down with the
Jesuit, the harbinger OF darkness. the
opponent OF progress the destroyer OF
happiness, the enemy Of the human
race and the most perfect tool In the
deyiI's kit"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-16

Msnacs readers vho are familiar
vith events o. a year ago vill rcncm-
Der the case % Viola Martens. TIE
little Eiri IN Chicago vho vas virtu-
ally stolen iron her fAther By priests
and nuns ana Who IL Jet In the
catholie Nazareth academy st L.
oranga III
when the facts concsruing mis- case
we're trtt Published. ne raised de-
Tense fund among our subscribers %
a little better than one thousand dol
lhrs and have made every effort with
IN our power % rescue Der from the
hands OF the child thieves AZ LaGrange
We have acted on the advice Of the
attorneys whom ne have on the case
and have Teirained from publishing
anything NJout the progress Of the
case az their sugEeation- The sub
scribcrs % this defense fund however.
are anxious 10 know something more
Of the case and for that reason We ap-
pend herewith a letter from our pres
ent attorney. Ehich was written on tho
2sth OF July, last. In responEe 20 a
telegraph inquiry nom us as 20 de-
velopements In tho case We admit
that getting iuctico IN the courts
where Rome "a involved is next 20 I'm
possible. yet We wish 20 state that We
have not abandoned hope IN the care
OF Viola Martens. and that we intend
20 secure her release or convince the
world that the lawyers and judges IN
Chicago are either too corrupt OF too
cowardly 10 DO their duty In this case
We are very patient with them, but
we DO not intend that they shall have
any excuses 70 offer when the day Of
reckoning comes.
Here Is the latest information from
our attorney:
Chicago. NJ. July -. iSil
The Menace. Aurora. No:
Yours OF recent date re Martens case
20 hand. A. per your request took
up the matter Of having the case re-
tsrrsd 90 another chancellor. and after
extended argument the court decided
that there was not enough OF the
emergency element for it 10 be put
ahead OF other cases and 20 the motion
was refused.
Our vacation began the 18th OF this
month and there will be nothing doing
now until September. at which time I
hope 20 set the case tried and a re-
vision OF the decree. A. you re-
quest there viii BE- a report every
month 20 that the readers may be ad-
visod OF Developments. or lack OF them
Yours very truly,
W. j. BARNUM, JR
The Menace wishes 10 servo notice
on Rome that the Martens case is
neither dead nor forgotten.
We want 20 serve notice on the pet
tifogging judges and lawyers who
have played into Rome's hands IN this
case that there is a higher power than
The courts OF Chicago. and that We
have kept tab on their every move.
We furthermore want 70 serve no
tlce on the black-gowned keepers Of
the Nazareth academy at LaGrange.
H., and the priesthood OF Chicago.
that II Viola Martens is either muir
dered or spirited out OF the country
they will be held responsible. and
that either one Of these acts will burst
the Catholic church In America
The entire aggregation have been
given plenty Of rope and all the time
needed 10 entangio themselves 10
their hearts content The next play
is ours, and we assure you that we
have q few trump cards. Just keep
still.
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ROmanists Claim to HaVe Support
Of CongreSSmen and Senator'S
In 7He nH-1lenace Crusade

N reply 20 numerous letters sent 20
various 1onatore Representative and
other officials nc Washington by Mon
slonor Sheppard. protesting against
the publishers Of the Menace being
ately through the malls. He has re-
eelved replies from Senator William
Hughes, speaker Champ Clark. sena.
Tor James p. Martlne and Congress-
men HamIIi, kinkead, Tuttle and
Townsend. All these letters contain
nssuranees that everything will be
6one In the Interests Of the Catholics
not only In Hudson county but through
out the state and country, and that the
malls will not be used as mediums for
'dlstrlbution Of any paper detrimental
20 the interests of the Catholic popu-
latlon-rhe Journal, Jersey City, N.
y, August %.
The Menace does not doubt that
Monsignor Sheppard has received
replies to his letters from the
congressman and senators above
mentioned, but we do doubt the
statement TO the effect that all of
them gave assurances that ev-
frything viii be done in the in
terest of the Catholics"
If the Monsignor's statement is
true, why, pray tell US, should
these partienlar politicians, at the
Rresehtl time in the pay of the
f5eople, set themselves up as the
champions of the Roman Catholic
political machine in the United
Statesi
Are they profting from the ma
chine; and dosthey think that be-
eaiise they have been elected to
Office that il is any of their busi-
ness what kind Of newspapers are
printed in this eountryi
The people Of Missouri didn I
elect Champ Clark to go to Wash
ington for the purpose of en-
trenching the Catholic church in
power and debating to the peo-
pie wha> they should and should
NOT read
The constitution Of the United
States guarantees liberty of the
press TO the people, and when any
aggregation Of politicians think
that they can 6brogate this right
they Had better try It once and see
where they land.
This talk Of passing laws to stop
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-16

Central Federated Union. For a mum
Der Of years past the leaders OF the
local Militia OF Christ have organized
a Union Labor" party Just prior b.
election day. This Union Labor
party holds a meeting IN Cooper I'm
ion, indorses the Tammany ticket, and
then goes out Of existence for another
year.
And we must not forget 70 mention
the various Catholic newspapers and
magazines-all Tammauy supporters
In return. what does the church Eet
for this support OF Tammanyf Tho
benefciaries OF the Tammany machine
loyal sons OF the church that they
are) are, OF course, not 4 BIT sting
with their donations. Thomas For.
tune Ryan's last donation was a 81.
100000 cathedral
But the church shares directly m
the loot Of the city. Every year the
board OF estimate gives millions OF
dollars away to charitable Institutions
The bulk OF this goes to Catholic In.
stitutions. (Mr. NJ. ]. Drummond is
commissioner OF charites.) By Law
an itemized accounting must be made
Of how this money was spent. Comp
troller PrendergaEt was presumprlous
enough 10 ask for suchsan accounting
and he received the fun wrath. OF the
church. Then pressure was broughi
20 bear upon him. and he Was sfienoed
In 1913 the board Of estimate In
tends to give over $5,000,010 % these
charitable institutions.
Here are a few OF the itoms In the
1912 budget Of New York city:
Dominican Convent OF Our
Lady OF the Rosary 900
Missionary Sisters Third Or
der of St Francis. s.....s... 1o0. 0.0Ot
Roman Catholic Institution OF
Mercy .................... 1o7.sOo
Convent Of the Sisters Of Mercy 10000
St Malachy's Home ........ 1O6.50C
Catholic Home Bureau. ...... ll.00o
Mission OF the Immaculate
Nrsin ......sS.......s.. 1to,oOO
Roman Catholic Orphan Asy-
lum Society -. s<S-y.sS.ss 1880
New York Foondling Hospital !,
(Catholie) .ts.ttst.. ST6,ooo
Asylum Of Sisters Of Sc Dom
inic ............-....' $4,000
New York Catholic Protectory sio.ooe
Ccnundrum: - -
Why does the churC-t Tan
manyf
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-16

straws showing that the wind is IN
a bad quarter: The Chicago New
World wonders what becomes Of all
our brilliant Catholic young men and
women who graduate every year from
our Catholic colleges and converts
not much is seen OF them intellectu.
ally" The Church Bulletin Of Seattle
says: There are a good many Cath
olics and some are knights OF Colum-
bus. who are in a perpetual complain
ing mood with regard to Catholic e1u-
cation" Only 500 parents OF Rome
petltioned to have the use OF the
school buildings on certain days for
the teaching Of the catechism. After
several century dose OF Catholic
schools the Filipinos run right past
Father Cain TO the government public
schools. Archbishop Messmer OF
Milwaukee had TO force parents by
threat of accommodation 70 send TO
Catholic instead OF public schools.
What can be the matter with the Cath
ole schools? Too much catechism
and slobbering over the pope and not
enough Of anything to make them Be
-seen intellectually"
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AZ st. Maximim, France. q head 81
st. Mary Magdalene 4 preserved
Fifty years ago the head was enclosed
In a very beautiful reliQuaTy. and
lately the anniversary Of this event
was marked by q great gAtharins Of
prelates. priests and people. durinf
which the head was exposed upon ths
high altar for the veneration Of the
faithful The church objects % Gre
nation partly on the plea that u up.
sets the teaching OF the ronurr6ction
OF the body, but does not object 70 hAv.
ing real OF supposltious saints dismem,
bered and the pieces scattered through.
out all the Catholic churches Of the
world. Why doesn't the church ten
derly gather together all the scraps
of each saint and give them decent
burial as Christians dot But crena-
ton would put stop to the holy bcne
businessl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-16

Priestly representation OF historical
facts are often 80 distorted that the ef-
feet would be laughable ~ the motive
back OF II we're not 20 diabolical-the
purpose 70 impress the ignorant and
credulous and make them easier vio-
tins. For example, the Holy Name
Calendar. Of Paterson, n. J., says:
king Henry ~. OF Germany spent
three cold winter days before a GER
tain castle at Canossa begging abso-
luton from the pope" The priest
omits 70 say that after the king. bare
foot and scantily clothed, entered the
courtyard OF the castle the gates were
closed on him and ~ was kept there
a prisoner for three days IN tho Sc
verest weather. and that Instead o:
begging for absoluttpn he asked only
to be let into the eastle or out OF the
gate! But the great Catholic author
lty, 81 Iguori, teaches that such mis-
representations are proper In the serv.
Ice OF holy church, Can these i'm
posters - cnnksd IN anythingi
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-16

Tho Italian Catholics who IN 1870
wrested their political freedom nom
the pope and Joined united Italy, are
still trying 70 act independent OF the
vatican in political affairs A foreign
correspondent complains that I'm
stead OF following the lines OF political
conduct INDICATED QUITE CLEAR.
LY BY HEADQUARTERS. n holds a
meeting and chooses OF its own bat q
candidate for the coming election
which reduires tAicaH authorization.
This 10 to some extent due 70
lack Of complete obedience 10 the cen
trail authority" This Romish cor
poration has its finger on our political
pulse; the pope's Jesuits threaten our
American institutions Of free speech.
free press and free schools-it Is high
time for US 20 "put none but Americans
on guard tonight" n".. i.ait g-s
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-16

of Amsrioaa PATRIOTS Rraisruiucs Il
ne nag.bearer q tie patriots here.
and ooopcratsd Win its ieadsrsS
Mr. Crowley has besa Described a.
the mocern Martin Luther, de GER
tainiy has aroused the spirit of the
followers q Luther In the people here.
This spirit vas shown a. every ap-
pcarnnce of r. n. Jackson on the
stare The demonstrations when Mr.
Jackson Appeared we're second only
70 those that greeted Mr.. Crowley.
The people are determined that this
courareoua lawyer ahaii be the nert
district attorney. The chAirman intro
duced him ~ the man who does
thinEs- During the week Mr. Crow
leg vas here Mr.. Jackson convicted
the rioters before the city council. and
pressed charges upon which four Of
them we're held for court
Win a man like Attorney Jackson 20
prosecute there Win be no danger OF
rioters being permitted 90 break up
meetings and Assassinate speakers
who do not please them and their mas
tera Mr.. Jackaon's short tAik1 AZ
the meetings for men only we're fea-
tures OF the week
Following Mr.. croviey's earnest
presentation Of the truth the people
are aroused a. never before-more
than 5000 applications for member
ship we're received By the lodges un-
der whose auspices the lectures were
held.
Enclosed hnd clipping from the
Pittsburgh papers. They feel the
strength OF the great movement here.
Il IL n movement 70 make politics non.
seetarian. The politician who tails
you that politics have not been sec
tartan heretofore n either a fool OF
a knAve-wntch him.
The federation stands for freeing
politics from the influence of all 70
ligioua sects. Every sane man knows
that the Romish church 10 an organ
lEed part Of the political machine and
Is 30 reckoned with.
We look 70 the Menace 20 further
the patriotic interests In Allegheny
county.
We will give the Menace our un-
stinted support. and We want u 20
sound the blasts that will call forth
our strength. REV. r. z. CLARK,
Acting Chairman Lecture Com.
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giving my life 10 a holy cause"
Mr.. Myers What do they do
70 you after you have taken the
black veili"
Nun; MANY things, too hOr-
rible 10 relate"
Mrs. Seymouri "Are there any
children born 20 the nuns by the
priestsi"
Nuns Eyes, many Of them"
Mrs. Seymour; "WhAt do they
do with themi"
Nun; MANY Of them are mur-
dered at birth, while many others
are sent 20 the Catholics orphan
homes and there trained up TO be-
come nuns and priests"
Mr.. Myers: "Are there many
Protestant children attending the
Catholic sehoolsi"
Nun; "Yes, about half Of the
children are ProtestAnts. Il made
my heart ache 10 see so many
children from Protestant homes
whose parents were unaware Of
the awful risk they were taking. I"
The nun then stated that at Mt.
Angel, in the public school of that
place, Sister Margaret and Sister
Johannah Baptist taught in their
religious garbs In the school room,
and also taught Roman Catholic
doctrine after school hours from
the catechism.
She stated that she knew posi-
lively that the Roman Catholics
had as their aim 70 secure the con-
troll Of the United Stptes govern
ment, especially since they had
lost their foothold in the govern
ments Of Europe.
STATE OF OREGON
County Of Marion
We, Leon Myers, G. W. Rey-
nolds, Sadie Reynolds and Grace
Young, first being duly sworn, de-
pose and say that the statements
by Miss Lasenan (sister name,
Mary Louise) were made to us as
above stated.
(Signatures)
LEON MYERS,
c. w. REYNOLDS,
- SADIE REYNOLDS,
GRACE YOUNG.
Subscribed and sworn TO before
me, a notary public for Oregon,
this 18th day Of July, 1913.
(Seall ]. r. HoSMER,
Notary Public for Oregon.
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Silverton, Ore, July 10, 1918.

olVertoni Orey July ~, 1919.
On Thursday night, June 26,
1913, at about so o'clock, a nun,
dressed in full robe, from the con-
vent Of Mt. Angel, came to the
Christian church and enquired for
the pastor. The pastor, answer
ing her call, was told by said nun
that she was fleeing for refuge
from said convent. The pastor
told her to secrete herself in the
basement Of the church until the
services were over, when he would
interest himself in her behalf.
After the services, in the presence
Of Mrs. H. G. Seymour, OF Dallas,
Ore, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Rey-
nolds, Of Eugene, Ore, Miss Grace
Young, Of Eugene, Ore, and Mr..
Leon L. Myers, pastor Of the Chris
tian church Of Silverton, Ore, she
told the following story;
She gave her name as Miss
Lasenan, and her sister name as
Mary Louise. about six months
ago, said she, having previously
escaped from a convent in the east,
/ was kidnapped while walking
from my place Of work to my
home, on the streets of Portland,
and taken as q prisoner and con-
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Another Prison Record

A friend Of the Menace in Arizona
sends US a clipping from the Bisbee
Daily Review, being n report Of the
warden OF the state penitenuary for
the fiscal year, ending June 30, 1913.
The report shows that 4is prisoners
were received for the year, and that
their religious Affiliations wero as fol.
ln,rns
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-08-16

II shows that our old friends, the
Romans and the Jesuits. are the same
in Arizona as everywhere else, as they
furnish many more criminals for the
state penitentiary of Arizona than all
other sects and creeds combined. Com
menting on the condition. our friend
says:
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NARvIN BRowN. Assosisis EeiisF.
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LEON MYERS,
c. W. REYNOLDS,
SADIE REYNOLDS,
GRACE YOUNG.

Subscribed and sworn 10 before
me, a notary public for Oregon,
this 18th day Of July, 1913.
(Seall j. r. HoSMER,
Notary Public for Oregon.