The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-07-11
F.. Pkelan. Resents Censor

cit n outrageous aud muuserous I
say that q priest atfneked persouAl
by a BisirUp. or anyone eluA, AouNd ;
,depphSed Of the right 70 answer hD.S
This was the opnion upressed }
FStb-r ID. :. PhelAn, cdieor az T.
HeStorn T,dtoAmSn, relative 70 ne pr
iempeoryiorders usceived from MnnSipn
Giovanni BonEaso Of Washington, ID. {
Apostolic Delegate, putting a stop
criticism by Father Pholan in q
columns Of The WGtchnda Of Bishg
schTemhs OF Toledo.
"Tbsy made mo stop printing artiel
defending those who dance the tang
but neither they nor anyuns else C.
make M say that II decent prls dar
the tango, the dance is not decent, -
continued. 81 stll say, what DO thc
prieSts know about the tangof'
FHther Phehu declares that the lett
from the delegate 20 Archbishop Gle
non, criticising Father Pholnn, which I.
editor priest was required 20 print In q
hst issue OF The Wdtch7ldH VINO
comment, was the result Of nistahr
hmpresSiOn'upon the.part OF the delega,
"The .dslegate did not know that n
Bishop began the controversy with me.
be said. ''He didn't even know tho
was a controversy, and whom he s.
my continued articles oriticising an 3
ticle on the limitations Of papal powe
written by Bishop Sehr.mbs, be o.
cluded that my attacks were want
/ and without provocation.
'iSsstH same good Bishop. oonuludedh \
/ IFhsfaS upon me, printed IN many r
flNioqB and German paperA BY SYN
leI nim r. I. p.
"He didn't use the good oldfmhion
eTpression-'1et him rip,' but be
capitals in the last word ana ssparal
the three lgtters with periods, making
K /. p, the abbrsvation Of the La
depression, rest in peace which has
| particularly unwelcone sspulchrAl a.
{ obituary association.
81 stirred 'om up a good deal w
my opinions on the tango, and I sgppO
this win, too. It's a shame, thoul
that a man, be he priest or man, .hasn
the right 30 answer hack when he
/ attacked.
"This Bishop Is n hlustsrin0 ftno
and when he published his treatise
felt / had a right b erftiGse il. Ia
30 and kept at Il, ignoring me perso
al attacks be made on me IN angwerii
Il. The people IN Toledo have risen
and ousted all the Catholics hom N
nicipa ofice, md 1 guess the Bish
is in a'Prstty bad fiI, without my or'
iciSms.
1.-THE poor Bishop thOuSht. ny ,artsel
on tho tango were peHfeStiy avid, to
was never more hight IN my nfe tn,
when wrote those srtinles though"
"Pspal. delegates may come ar
papal delegates may 60, but Il
WGtchmdH will 60 on forever,
least as long as / hve," SAYS L
prisst-editor. He was told that
high authority on the Canon law ,
the papscy had said that the arc
bishop had absolute power 70 dire
the activities Of all priests in h
jurisdiction and could order h.
publication of the Watchman 7
suspended.
"That is a purely academic view
said the priest. "A great mar
persons have an idea that the arc
bishop can make a priest do an
thing-black the srchbishop's boo,
tot instance; but never fear" !
concluded. 'we viii all survivs!s
Phelan is TO the hierarchy VII
mischievUus boy is to hia paren
he keeps them wondering VII
will happen next. He is hard n,
. to crack but the "hol5 father" e,
, IDENTIFY thinks thst the kernel
! good.