The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1913-09-20
Is Rome Running Panama Exposition?

Tho enterprise and ingenuity OF
the American people Ia constructing
the Panama canal Is Go be celebrated
by a great exposition at san Francisco.
Cal, In 1915. This is TO be a world.
wide a1alr: tho federal government
has endorsed it and is assisting it
financially and otherwise: the Ameri-
can people intended u TO emphasize
the fact that what others could not
DO, they can: all the nations OF tho
earth have been invited 20 participate
ia the big Bfair. The prime idea was
TO make this enterprise actually rep
resentatlvo of all the people and na-
lions participating. but several things
have been leaking out lately that lead
an observer TO the conclusion that the
Roman Catholic church has managed
TO hog the platter or those az the
head OF tie exposition have given
Rome tho long end of the deal.
Two weeks ago the Menace pub
llshed the following:
Why Thus Honor Romef
The san Francisco Monitor an
nounccs that the center In the expo.
sltion grounds will be known as the
vatican aud will be a replica Of tne
world-tamod structure az Rome. aud
what is more. the Old adaHe vii be M.
terally true. and every main walE. road
or boulevard viii lead up 20 or past
the vatican" The location Is such
that one has TO pass the vatican"
when going 20 the United states ox-
hibits. which win be IN the finest Build-
tnE on the ground. 20 the aviation
grounds, the stadium. etc. while one
or the most charming yistas In the
whole exposition grounds will bs found
In the intervening plaza between the
vatican" and the beautiful structure
10 be known aa the hne arts butiuing
The dome OF the vatican will rise
lS3 feet above the ground. and will be
surmounttd BY cross twenty feet
nigh. which VIII be illuminated at
night ana throw its Iuster over the
waters OF the Pscihc for many mlles
The immediate surroundings OF the
vatican" will be entirely Catholic IN
character with BraEii on one side and
Honduras on the other. while Bolivia,
Portugal and the Philippine lslanas
viii face IT,
From the above. Il would appear that
someone has carefully studied out this
plan. II was not an accident that the
vatican" was made the very center.
and every main walk. road. or bouie-
yard will lead up TO or past the vat.
lean" and the location Is such that
one has 20 pass the vatican when 60
ing TO the United States exhibits. which
will be In the finest building on the
ground:" This vatican" is 20 De
'surmounted by a cross twenty feet
high. which will be illuminated Al |
night and throw its lustre over the |
waters OF the Pacific for many miles"
Why did all this happen 20 be so? /
Why not some other churchg How
does it come that Rome is given Tor 4
has she simply taken M thls promi. 1
nence AZ this iadustrial-noI religious |
-expositionG
why give any church this pre-emi. /
nent positionl What did any, on All |
the chOrches. as such, have 10 DC With |
TIE wonderful feat OF constructinn the |
cAnslR The peoples money. the peo /
pies Ingenuity. the peoples govern I
uent backed this project an6 maae iT I
possible. The federal aio given tie .
exposition do not come through or by i
am church. but Was the sanction OF /
iGS American citizens o. thla republic
expressed b. Neu representatives
Il q possible that this sneaking olo 4
roobeI has SET the trap ano the peo
pie have deliberately walked into iti 4
u looks lie IL 70 a certain man Ia
Aurora. Mo
IL has lately developed that some Of
the larger nations have couTteously
declined 20 participate IN the enter
prise. Many are wondering Why. A
gentleman, who lives IL San Francisco. L