The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-11-08
Columbus Day = Dead One


Tie dIsrosiion % the American
ycople 20 ignore Columbus Day ~ q
holiday. notwithstanding the fact that
ID has been legaiined IN q majority q
the stafcs, Il certainly q healthy at
well a. hopefui slEn. That u 70 b..
lnr diHrcrardcd ls cridUnccd from the
reports ne have received from Va.
rioua parts % the country. and from
the uttcranccs % the daily press. that
ls. the press that Il not under The
thumb Of thS rope. The fairest state.
ment of the situation which has yet
been bronEht 10 our atisntioa~is q ~.
cent editorial In the Kansas City
Journal The Journal says;
Ter $50 russaa a. sarr-iias tssi oeiaiass,
nay - msts e naiigssl - .laT tat - - ~
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tan1aa. CliiiuFnia. Celansda. Cganfritca', h'ia'
wars, idaha, fiiisgis luiiansi hsnsas hsslatsy
ns.,sas. w. Jsrsy, Nv Yost, oaio, otl.
hons. fsungiysnis. Ehods itlssd. Iesss, Yer
~. $780, ~, isur dsrutrd ssnaas thsn.
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rctfrrr 81 IN Au.rriuas n, hnwrfrTs ~ Nrn
turr.ssus Crucrs I'D cifsf tnd unaitFuiel utl.
. a. sSs 49, sssh sss - a5 W ss.'s-s ~ - -,
W e this cuntry stl tals = day ~ % tsle.
srsts any unarrod eVsnt vhich ocyurrrd ulers
.ass iGgI e'sir,s. ~ 80 i ,e1 ns,,l q & .s'
80 rnats houaayr in ths tuls ssuu6 oi III word
fni thrrs are no uauv great crcuts In the uas
uon's hisigfy which hsvs not been agnali.ca n
sy. % wsfant Iagiins OFT Colainbas M
uan vho made the erE stand On end has a
sofld't tsif % b.s c-cd.t. and that = prteahlv
usessygd possibly by sons6ody sl-s. win 80
Ths dl.oov,ry oi Amsrioa. whsth.r ~ coium.
-, SS. ass Is q " q sS ~ ' aim SrsLs 1 -
tntiquity. vts only thc bsginuing. Il Il hardly
rcrih while 10 stop he busv vhesls a ths ~.
sons life % med,s,s on an even, Of msrs s1h,
rive thcmurlvcs 70 10 the celebration Of lnis.
Icndsnce Day. Memorial Day. ThahksEiyinE Day
md iA6or Day. wgh any oss Of ,hese ths a.. ~
sergsd without difarranrine the oalendaf, a.
rradr DISTURBED hy several s.-ilar HOLIDAYS, %
~ nothing Of tbe great rsliEicgs festival 90.
luuibus sclns drstincd 10 rcuain where ls has
ben PLACED BY the hisioriaus. not the rial dis
covercr of America, htit as the fearless and per-
Is navigator who on octob,r is. lts2. tuuthc'i
history. may Be considered Americi.
There is no new truth stated In the
dOufuhih tulNoIldis uut Tue ouNouThk'
ing part OF the matter lies In the fact
that the Journal had the courage TO
even tell the truth when IL hurts Rome.
Not one daily paper In a thousand
would do H. II the daily papers
should ever wake mp. and II they
should find out that Il Is profitable 10
tell the truth even though Il might Of
fend the pope and his satellites. the
old Harlot's stay Of execution would
be short indeed. Every reader OF The
Menace who has the time TO do ga
should write the Journal and compn
ment II on its courage. This is the
only way we can hope TO induce them
10 take the step that means the eman,
cipation OF the people II just one
big daily newspaper could be induced
10 step out for America and things
American there would be a miniature
revolution IN twenty.four hours
Let's induce some Of them to take the
step.