The Irish standard., 1914-12-26

who testified with Joseph ]. Ros.
borough, Of Oakland, and Eugene F.
Conlon, San Francisco. No evidence
was offered by the defendant, and after
argument by his attorney, Mr.. Smith,
Judge Bias held that there was suffi-
cient evidence to hold the defendant
for the higher court.
Business Men Of indianapolis Protest
Against the Circulation Of the
Fake Oath.
The Business Men, Whose Signatures
Appear Below, are All Protestant
They Cannot Comprehend How Any
Christian Can Lend Himself to the
Further Circulation of the Monstrous
Lie.
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS cake
OATH"
We, the undersigned citizens OF In
dianapolis. Indiana, beg to make pub.
lie the following statement of facts,
the truth Of which is established by
thorough investigation regarding the
circulation in indianapolis and Indiana
of fake oath" as being the true
fourth degree oath of the knights of
Columbus.
1t Will be unnecessary to reproduce
the fake oath here on account of it's
vile character. Ordinarily charges OF
such vile nature should go unnoticed,
but good citizens of all creeds owe II
to themselves to pillory before the
public those circulating this literature
as un-American.
The true oath of the fourth degree
members of the knights of Columbus
as hereinafter shown in the court pro.
ceedings, is as follows:
Il swear to support the Constitution
of the United States.
Il pledge myself, as Catholic citi.
zen and Knight of Columbus, to en-.
tighten myself fully upon my duties az
citizen and to conscientiously per.
form such duties entirely in the inter.
est OF my country and regardless of all
personal consequences. pledge my.
self to do all in my power to preserve
the Integrity and purity of the ballot
and to promote reverence and respect
for law and order. promise to prac.
tice my religion openly and con.
sistently, but without ostentation and
to so conduct myself in public affairs
and in the exercise of public virtue IA
to reflect nothing but credit upon our
Holy Church to the end that she NAV
flourish and our country prosper to the
greater honor and glory of God"
Appended to the fake OATH" which
is being circulated anonymously. il
this notation:
COPIED from the Congressional Rec.
ord, Washington, D. c., Vol. 40 PIT. a.
Feb. Is, 1913, p. 1916"
by referring to the Conversational
Record quoted it will be found that
this fake oath" is filed as an exhibit
by Eugene c. Bonniwell, of Pennsyl.
vania, in his charge against Thomas s.
Butler, before the Committee on Elec-
lions No. 1, in Congress, growing out
OF an election contest. Mr.. Bonniwell.
the contestant, in his protest, printed
IN the Congressional Record, says:
Messengers in the employ Of sun.
porters Of Thomas S. Butler, Travelled
the district having in their possession
and circulating blasphemous and in.
famous libel, a copy of which is hereto
attached. pretended to be an oath of
the Knights of Columbus, of which
body the contestant is a member. So
revolving are the terms OF this docu.
ment and SO nauseating it's pledges
that the injury 1t did. not merely to
the contestants, but also to the
Knights Of Columbus and to Catholics
in general, can hardly be measured in
terms"
Copied from Congressional Record,