Kentucky Irish American., 1914-08-22
All Societies Not Asked to Par
ticipate as Has Been
Stated.
Synopsis of the Past PerfOrman-
ces of This A. =. A. Or
ganizatioD.
SMOOTH SCHEME OF PROMOTION

The editorial comment in these
columns last week concerning the
supposed Fraternal day celebration
has opened the eyes of many who
had been inveigled into participating
in what they supposed was joint
celebration of the day by all fra
ternal societies regardless of creed,
but on investigation discovered that
September IL, instead Of being a
proposed fraternal observance, was
really a day set aside to give a big
boost to the local and surrounding
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, this society being the
originator and chief promoter. All
meetings of delegates and commit
tees pertaining to the celebration
have been held in the Junior Order
hall on East Broadway, all matter
and press notices in the daily papers
have contained special mention of the
Junior Order, and when any figures
of membership were mentioned the
Junior Order always was in the lead
by a couple of thousand.
AS an indication of the fine Ital-
ian hand of the promoters the men
seelcted to lead were members of the
few other affiliating societies, and
they were told by the men behind
that ALL SOCIETIES in the city of
Louisville had been invited to par
ticipate, which was not true, but the
men selected as officials, not know
ing this, have been repeating just
what they we're told, that all socie-
ties were invited to take part. The
truth of the matter is gradually
becoming known, and to date many
of. the societies which at first con-
sented to be in line have reconsidered
their decision, the latest among this
number being the largest tribe of
Red Men in the city, their lead being
followed by several other tribes, who
now realize that the fraternal- say
celebration is intended solely and
simply to be boost and advertise
ment for the Junior Order of United
American Mechanics, and this is even
acknowledged by the latter in all the
press notices, when they gleefully
proclaim that their society was the
originator of the idea, and they are
laughing in their sleeve in securing
some representative citizens to act
as a catspaw in pulling their chest
nuts out of the fire.
1t has been repeatedly told and
proven in these columns and the
columns of the Catholic press
throughout the United States that
the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics is nothing if not an A. p.
A. organization, the ex-priests and
other scurrilous lecturers throughout
the United States lecturing under
their auspices in nine cases out of
ten, causing religious prejudice and
disturbances among heretofore peace
full communities, and 1t was rumored
that the local organization was the
chief promoter of the attempt to
bring the notorious ex-priest Crowley
here during the last campaign.
An instance of the local orders
tendency to dictate and interfere in
civic affairs is cited in their betrayal
of the Good Government ticket for
the Board of Education few years
ago after a ticket of five had been
selected by the Commercial Club and
other representative bodies to govern
the schools, the selection being in
d rsed by all representative citizens,
but the Junior Order in a campaign
featured by dark lantern methods
was successful in defeating the
Catholic and union labor representa-
tives and afterward sent circular
letter to their members boasting OF
their ignoble feat, copy of which
was published in these columns at
the time One of the principal feat
ures of the Junior Order is their
platform opposing foreign immigra-
tion, but conspicuous on their sta
tionery were the names of men who
are surely descendants of foreigners
and not the Indians, who are the
only and real Americans.
The following are sample of the
names appended: Carl F. Rehm,
Stanley Burger, Phil p. Doll, Jr.,
John A. McIver, William Gottschalk,
William s. Markolf, John Schneider,
Fred HIoffer, Roy Smith, w. II. Had
dox, Henry Gerlich. William r..
Erbele, Estus b. Higgins. Charles e..
Seng, John G. Weber, A. j. Weber,
George Gutermuth, Herman Mas,
A. j. Bierman, George w. Steffey,
| 1u"dfu n. hiii, Johh hioioes Nhol ioo
Reser, Theo. ]. Rehm, DR.. II. l.. Car
ter and DR.. G.. B. jenkins, all OF
whom would have hardly been on
our shores II the Junior Order prin-
ciples had controlled our immigra-
tion during all OF these years.
II the Junior Order OF United
American Mechanics are anxious
about exhibiting themselves, some
thing they have never done before,
there will be no objection from the
citizens of Louisville. but a protest
will have TO be registered against the
securing OF all other fraternal socie-
ties to advance the interests of this
un-American organization.