The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-07-25
4 SEVERE ARRANGEMENT
WRITER SCORES
CATHOLICS FOR THEIR SUPINE-
NESS IN PERMITTING THE MEN
ACE TO CIRCULATE THROUGH
THE MAILS NON-CATHOLICS
SHOULD HELP TO SUPPRESS IT.

The following eXcoriation of the
Menace propaganda from the pen Of
Joseph Smith, first appeared in
TRUTH weekly magazine published
in Boston:
"The Menace fairly reeks with filth
and obscenity; it's falsehoods and SIAN
ders are not only a disgrace to our
American community, but a terrible
reflection on the intelligence of the
thousands who revel in it's foulness
and give credence to it's coWardly
propaganda. That such thing is per-
mitted to be published and circulated
in decent community is an indict-
ment of our Christian civilization. It's
whole stock-in-trade consists of the
foulest stories about persons who have
consecrated their lives to religion, edu-
cation and charity inside the pales of
the Catholic Church; nothing is too
gross, vile and obscene to charge
against churchmen and clerics of the
highest character; and the unspeaka-
BILE things hurled at the good women
who are sacrificing their lives for the
benefit of suffering humanity are so
cowardly and vicious that it is mar
vel that even Southern community
does not apply rope and tar and feath-
ers to them.
Il wonder how long our militant
Methodist brethren would tolerate a
constant stream of filth leveled at the
men and women of their faith engaged
in their many religious activities?
Long enough perhaps to get at the
authors with scourges and at a con
temptible administration that permits
it's mails to be used as distributors OF
filth. How long would our Baptist
brethren stand it? Well, the Baptists
are not Quakers. And the ministry,
brotherhoods and sisterhoods of the
Episcopal church? Would that peace
full church submit to such things?
doubt it. And so | marvel why the
100000 Roman Catholics submit to
this weekly outrage on and insult to
all they believe to be holy and sacred
by that Missouri gang of blackguards.
I confess | can't understand their
supineness. / can't find any excuse
for their timidity, or whatever it is.
The Methodists or Baptists would have
invaded the White House long ago
and scared ten years growth out of
the President and Postmaster General,
and have stopped that insult to the
decency and religion of the country.
Whether the Catholics do or don't
take some action, it is the business of
self-respecting men of all faiths, Prot
estant and Catholic, to put that foul
thing out of business. The Canadian
government has forbidden the use of
the mails to the unclean thing; but as
it is a distinctly Southern enterprise
the Menace is probably safe in the
hands of the Southern government. It
is rather interesting to reflect that
with so many Catholics in the Demo
cratic party they have not influence
enough to make their party lift its
voice or hand to protect them, and
| the community generally, from this
filthy sheet. If, however, they cannot
get action from the Wilson administra-
ton and they continue to stick to him,
it would look as if sympathy were
| wasted on them.
"The battle for decency, and against
obscenity, masquerading as religious
| intolerance, is not exclusively Cath
ole concern; it is the business of all
religious bodies; and it is acutely the
| business of Professionalism to drive the
Menace out of the mails and out of ex-
istence, since the filthy publication has
the impudence to claim that it is the
protector and representative of Prot
estantism.
Il for one beg to be excused. When
| want a guardian for wife. daughter
and home won't seek one in a
brothel; when I want defender of
the faith profess won't hunt him in
the cutters and the haunts of degen-
leracy nor will estimate his valor, eff