The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-26
Another Recent View of Mexico
81. Paul, Minn., Dc. 9. 1914

st. Paul, MINI, DEC. 9, 1914 -.
Menace Publishing Co, Aurora, No.
Gentlemeni enclose herewith an article wit
ten by Colonel Roosevelt and which appeared in N.
S. Paul P,oNser Pres today, Dec 9, 1914 / read
the article very carefully; and owing TO the fact
that lived in Mexico practically all my life, I am
compelled to make this statement: l never read an
article 90 far from the truth. He tells about
outraged, but let tell you this;
was at GuAdalajsra July 2l, 1914, and saw
Villas army demand that the priests give back the
property they stole from the ignorant poems. They
started 70 stampede, but Villa e army rounded them
mp The priests began 10 talk to the sky, crossed
themselves, counted beads took images out Of their
pockets and kissed them and then shook their heads
The general watched few priests who could hardly
stand sTect, and ordered them seaTehed and 10 and
behold he found sacks Of gold
After this, one Of the leaders walked up 10 a big
buck priest and told him to take his herd and leave
the country. The soldiers stepped aside and never
harmed Of them. The soldiers then marched
around the corner about three blocks and began 10
climb the prison walls OF . convent; but when
they had gotten partly over, the front doors Of the
convent thrown open, and the big gates in the
prison wall were also opened, and Immediately after
this took place there grand rush for freedom
Hundreds Of girls rushed to the gate, some carrying
infants In their arms and = score that ought 10 be
In maternity hospital
And still Roosevelt tries 20 help The lying priests
to put the crime upon the best blood Of MeIieo by
trying to make the public believe that the soldiers
committed these crimea Let Esy that the crimes
were already committed behind the prison walls Of
the converts
may also state that I have talked with villa n
number of times; and in my estimation, his idea
to government that will stand the test Of pres.
ent and future intelligence Z be beat by the best
brains in the whole Of North America One dsy
were sitting under the shade Of tree and told
him I understood that ex-President Roosevelt was
opposed 20 his attitude against the Romish trust"
His eyes snapped and he looked at me Tor about two
minutes:
"weT, let me tell you this" he said. "I haven't
any more ambition TO know what Teddy Roosevelt
or any Of his kind thinks Of than have Of want
ing TO know whether snake opens his mouth when
he shuts his ewes or shuts his mouth when he opens
his eyes After he had said this, he looked at
with one Of his good natured smiles and said: 'I
don't know why some people in the United States
abuse me when my ambition Is for the best govern
ment that can be made.
Everybody, who Is capable Of thinking for him
self, knows that the Catholic church in Me1ieo is
putrid 20 the core. They have built their hell holes
nunneries and slave pens the fair land Of Mexico.
They have the country for four hundred years,
and what do we hndi Ignorance and superstition
is their monument
al have nothing against the individual Roman
drop Of my blood; and hope TO the day in this
great republic when shall have public schools
taught by graduates from the best colleges,
mails and universities, owned and controlled by the
different states.
"And may God forbid that the confessional, the
breeder Of crime, may be allowed, thereby max
ing t possible for 20 rob murder another,
tell il to frocked imposter, and that sane imposter
Of necessity stand at the gAOws, and see an innO-
cent man pay the penalty
''But do they stop at thatf No; IL the innocent
victim be Catholic be viii then prey OF his relA-
tives for money TO take him safe through purgatoy.
know S wSsFsof S II .pesE ThsT teaching, Il ea1Tisd
out, would dehls the purity of a city sewer.'
Yours very truly,
JoHx MoInos.