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then al Europe viii
be Catholic again" Whyi Be.
cause IL the present rate Of
slaughter continues for that
length Of time the best blood OF
Europe will be in the soil in.
stead Of in the bodies Of men.
None will be LEFT but the weak
lings and camp followers. What
a cheering prospect And what
a church IL is that looks conf
IDENTIFY 20 such q means Of restor.
ing itself TO power.
What a contrast between such
declaration and that Of the
Prince Of Peace who announced
as His purpose of coming that all
might live and live more abun-
dantlyl Can there be the faint
est trace Of Christianity in a
church which not only views war
with complacency but finds in
protracted war the means of its
own suecessi
Such a declaration makes the
second declaration that "The
voice Of the Church Or. C.l and
/ the voice Of the Angels Of Death
are always in perfect accord, -
perfectly clear and consistent. II
might be said in the fewer words
"The voice of the Roman Catholic
church is the voice Of death. " $,
IL is. So il has ever been. So il
will continue 90 be until men pre-
fer life TO death.
What will Bercdict's encyclicaI
have 20 do with it, For IN,
present il will have about the
same force as the protcstations oI
Plus against the same war. Il j.
inconceivable that Plus really de
sired peace. for the world al
peace was leaving Rome; and W,
know, on the statement Of Priest
Phelan, as well as from other rea
sons, that three years Of human
slaughter means new life foi
popery though death to every
thing desirable.
The proposed eneyclical has fol
its purpose not the restoration o.
peace but the further injection
of popery into the political af
fairs of the world. That can &,
on with growing success while
the nations are destroying eacl
other and uprooting civilization
!. When Protestant Germany an,
Protestant England shall have re
duced their domains 10 desert
! the time and place will be wei
prepared for popery and death
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-05
THE NATION BABooN

There is published at Mattoon,
ILL.,, for what excuse ] am unable
to learn, a daily rag entitled the
Mattoon Commercial Star. The
Mattoon Baboon who takes the
title of "Editorm-Chicf" is Ed
ward F. Poormdn. Just how
poor-a.man he is financially does
not appear, but his poverty in
gray matter will assume its
proper proportion in your mind s
eye when you have digested the
following idiotorial from his is
sue of Nov. l3;
The protests Of Roger c. Sullivan
against religious prejudice may well be
considered by all people Of Illinois re
gardless Of church or party afiiliation
whether we believe that such prejudice
influences elections or not. There are
certain publications in this country cir.
culating in this aud other states that
should be barred from the mails by
Uncle Sam, not 40 much because of what
they stand for as they do not stand for
anything, but chiefly because they stand
against religious liberty, for which our
I fOrefathers came 90 this country and
helped to make IL what It is today. There
. is rotten little sheet published some
where in Missouri called TlE MENACE
and il is rightly named. IL is a menace
TO religious liberty and all Of our FIRE,
| institutions. IL has no right 10 exist
and should be suppressed like other ven
omous reptiles of rs Kind. The editor
should be arrested, prosecuted and pun
ished, and if this doesn't cure him hC
should be boxed mp and shipped to Rus
/ sia by citizens wbo appreciate a free
country like the Uiited States. Liberty
is one thing and tae abuse Of liberty !,
another. II was a wise man who first
I said, "a mans liberty ceases at th'
threshold Of anothsr's rights" and ",
are presumed to have the right to wor
ship God as we please in this country
although the editor Of THE MENACE
doesn't seem TO realize it.
We Judge that about the only
poorman Rome could make us,
of at all would be one who holds
an editor-in-cnhfship on som,
rotten rag that is always ready
to kiss the pcfs's toe when it is
necessary to stage such perform
ance for the purpose of adver
tising the "holy" fraud anc
whipping the milk and cider
Protestants into submission.
The Imagination of this Mat
toon affliction must be as elastic
as India rubber if he is honest il
his presumption that The Menae,
is opposing religious liberty. w,
have thought all along that reli
gious liberty is the principa
thing for which we are battling
since we are OPPOSING the organi
zation that has stamped out reli
gious liberty wherever it ha
gained q footheid. and which ha
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determined to be as near right as possible
without regard for the consequences.
We are Just as eager in praising this patri-
otic act of Mr.. Wilson's as we have been zeal
Gus in criticising his previous compliance with
the vicious custom. 1t takes more than an
ordinary amount of character and moral cour-
age for a man in public life TO back out Of the
beaten path and take new start. 1t was
diplomatic and kindly on Mr.. Wilson's part to
make the change in the gentlest way possible
by giving the day to his daughter while taking
it away from the managers Of popish
pagaentry.
Rome may howl, or substitute the blest Of
the lamb for the roar Of the hon. The good
work is done, and the nation is the beneficiary.
True Americans will rejoice and Rome will be
displeased whether it says so or not. 1t is to be
hoped that this is the beginning Of President
Wilson's release from every ENHANCEMENT
with papists and papa politics. If he can nd
himself of Tumulty as gracefully as he has
shaken the Pan-American Mass we viii shout
sgain.
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President Wilson Breaks a Vicious Custom

Washington, Nov. ls.-President Wilson will not at
tend the annual Psn-Amcrcan at st. Patrick s
church Thanksgiving, thereby avoiding the criticism
which developed last year among Protestant organza
tons IL was announced today that he planning to
spend Thanksgiving with his daughter, Mrs. Francis
B. Sayre at Williamstown, Mass.
Oldtimers at the White House said today that il
would be the FIRST time in many years that the president
had been absent from Washington Thanksgiving Day
This oommendsble action on the part Of
President Wilson is an agreeable reminder Of
the fact that wise men can and do change their
minds when convinced that q change is sp-
propriate and desirable. Even a President Of
the United States may 60 50 far as to change
q bad precedent established and followed for
years by predecessors.
The papist press has gone so far as to de-
clare that attendance at the st. Patrick church
spectacle by the chief executive had become q
fixed festival which no president would care or
dare TO disturb. But in their rejoicing over
the clever strategy, by which semi-oficial rec
ognition Of popery had been acquired, they
fsiled to reckon with the spirit of American
independence and the manhood of a president
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Charged With Statutory Crime BY Little HuncbOek Girl WhS RsesAt
Became Mother will the Insanity Racket Work in This Case
asH Does in the Cases Of Priests Who Commit Murdsl

them and live with them in pesce,
Decent people, however, have not
yet degenerated TO that point
where they are willing to tolerate
rape and enforced prostitution as
means OF Keeping the peace,
and IL he should apply the same
doctrine TO the people of the
South who have had to contend
with the same oEimss committed
by colored brutes common 20 that
locality, who are no worse than
white priestly brutes so far as we
can see, we opine that his pro-
posal would meet with a cold
reception.
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Great Falls, Mont, Nov. If Q,
Dpurt. Catholic priest, is under arrest
here accused by o l7ycar'old hunch'
back Girl Of causing her downfall. Dcnes
belongs IN Great Falls and has bcru
couuc-'cd with the Catholic church here
and alec in Belt Susie Bachan is the
rirl and she lives with her widowed moth.
er in Belt DenCs, was arrested Friday
afternoon az -. Peter = Mission, some
distance out Of Cascade. When arrested
be had nearly $500.
In statement 20 the county attorney
the Rachan girl SAYS she was employed
10 look after the priest = room in Belt
aud that while following this 0ecupa.
tiou became the victim Of Dcucs. She
also statcs that when her physical con.
ditiou became alarming Father Dcncs
tried TO get her 20 come "a Great Falls
and live and later insisted upon send.
ing her 20 Los Angeles. The priest -
in iefl here awaiting action by the
authorities.
The above press dispatch from
the Nov. 18th issue of the Helena,
Mont, Independent is in brief the
story OF another unfortunate
girl who has come TO grief and
who publicly acknowledges that
/ a Roman Catholic priest lin good
standing) is the father of her In
I FAINT son.
The fact that the crime of Sc
duction has been committed Is
nothing uncommon.
The fact that the crime was
committed by a Roman Catholic
priest is not uncommon.
But the fact that the victim oi
this unholy brute was a physi
cally deformed orphan, dependent
in part on the work she did FOL
this monster as a means of sup
porting herself and widowed
mother. makes the offense seen
terrible to say the least, AND
shows to what depths of infamy
Roman Catholic priest is cap
able of descending.
This crime if not a greater ont
than murder is at least in thar
class. and we shall anxiously
await the outcome. The usual
plea of priests who are caugh
b and proven guilty of murder j
insanity, but we are of the opin
ion that this is one case where tn,
insanity racket won't serve tn,
. purpose.
This case is another powerful
argument against the doctrine o
alleged priestly celibacy, an,
goes to show that women an,
E girls are not safe when thes
brutes are allowed to run a
large. and if they persist in main
tanning the custom the govern
ment of the United States shoul,
? see that the confessional is abol
ished and that priests submit I
! such surgical alterations a
4 would render them incapable O
{ destroying the virtue of female
/! with whom they come in contact
DR.. Washington GLADDEN. and
Q few (very few, thank Cod othe
;. weakened Protestant apologist
for Romanism says that we hay
these priests with US and that W
! should, therefore. learn to Low
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-05
December Sth Is Letter Day" For Rome
And Red Letter Day For The Menace
According TO the Circulation Man, the Follow.
ing is the Form Of Letter All Patriotic
Menace Boosters VIII Mail 70 The
Menace December Sth. 81

Tur MEyacE, A4ron, No;
For some time there has eris'sd In THIS country an
organization known as the Roman Catholic church Tho
sole rasou Tor the existence of this organization seems
10 bc 20 make America Catholic and bring this nation
under the ru. q the pope o. Rome II has been dem
oustratsd bcyond the question of doubt that this or.
raniratiou rotten and that Il Is here TO serve no
good purPosc
This organization has already enjoyed privtlags
AZ the hands of the government % which IL Va no,
entitled We arc under the impression that cur laws
demand the separation Of church and stats. Yet no
step, have been aken 20 enforce these laws In rSgard
20 the Roman Catholic church. FTAnoe, Spain, PoEtu.
gal Mexico and other nations Investigated this orgAni-
1atOu some time ago and decided that Il should 10
longer cuioy residence In their domnionA
Why dossn Z the United States do hkswisa A
ctrcn Of the United States enter ny protest agains,
the activity Of this questionable organization in Amer
lean politics and 10 show my faith By my works en-
close dollar bin and four subscribers to The MESAcE
the little champion Of humanity and Christianity and
| urge that you continue 70 conduct this little paper N
such a way that IL will remain the most valuable IN
sirumeut ever placed in the hands Of the American
people for their protection against such damnAble
menace as this organization has demonstrated itsof 10
be- Very truly yours,
(HoIO sign your namcD.
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LIAR MISOUOTES THE MENACE
clsy RssOrsd BY Catholic Tribune Of Dubuque,
Ras Palms off Manufactured Paragraph Quotation From This
Scrbber Base Fraud and Vulgar Cheat

psrit pro- hsd enough At s ts bat s sapa Pis fG
Dubuque NO
Ne eard boiot baekrnAef
the q vhht 70 an
ghed from this paper and - spft men
by
y ne hureau o misnounaion
u LEFT out and
that did IN The or na ae
totally The mean
light with sueh read the cdth uac
a The y
printing herewith side by SIDE the fun @ 81 IN
Dubuque Il illustrates the method
demonraies which pacaior VIII IN an eho
40 the dcfenders Of America
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Pretended reprint from Coihol,c
TribuHc Of Nov. l2;
A.P.A 4. SHEET ASSAILS GERMANY
Here is very significant scream
from the Missouri polecat Of thc press
''Thc success ~ Germany and Aus.
uia would mean the creation of new
ll0iv Roman Empire with the Emperor
u Austria at its head.
"With his impossible demands, upon
Seryia. the Emperor of Austria did
more than any European ruler 60 cause
the but,hsry and Wholesale murder now
devastating seven of the worlds great
est nations Ilt it is very satisfactory
20 the papcs ard the popcs; Tor they
hope 20 get out Of IL a Holy Roman
Empire, with the seuile Francis Josef A.
is head and wholly under the control Of
Rome.
cit IL perhaps too much 20 hope Tor,
hut what every consistent American
would like 90 see come out Of this con
ilict il, the United States Of Europe
with every nation intact as a free state
and the rotten remnants Of monarrhism
militarism, and Jesuitism, swept into
Oblivion where they belong.
"Such n consummation would bring
a revival Of peace probably enduring foi
centuries. and divert the cucrgios OF
seven splendid nations from the Re
structiye arts Of warfare 90 the con
structive arts u living, End living NOR,
abundautiy.
But Rome, as usual, is in the way Of
such a happy conclusion. The jesuit
is following every European army 20 b,
in az the finish and get every concession
for Rome that ear be whrcllcd or en-
forced when all Die spent and bleeding
Il is the old. old game iu which honest
impulse fights and blecis and dies WIN,
cunning intrigue hoyers over the field
like foul bird Of prey 20 win no mat
ter who loses
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According 70 the Catholic Press, the Following
Is the Form Of Letter all Loyal Catholics
Will Mail 70 the Postmaster General
on December sth

Honorable and Dear Sir;
For some time there has bcsa Pabli'hsd At Aurora,
Missouri, a paper called Tu MrNacr The sole reason
Cor the existence q this paper seems 70 b 70 attack he
Catholic church and the members q tha, church in this
country 10. statements have been hbeous and Il has
hen demonstrated beyond the question of doubt that
the matter contained In Il Is obscene and indeeeut
This paper has enjoyed tho privilege q bcing cir
ulated through the United States mails We are under
the impression that there s Federal Law calculated 70
lar obscene and indecent literature from the mah@
Yet no steps have bccn taken TO enforce this Law IN
regard 10 THE MENACr. The Dominion q Canada made
nm Investigation of this matter time age, with
the result hat THE MENArr longer enjoys mail PRIV
icgcs an Canada.
Why doesn't the United States 10 likcwisc' As a
citizen Of the United states protest against the AZ
titudc assumed by the Post Office Department in this
matter aud urge that steps be taken TO enforce
the nail regulations which the circulation Of
obssrnity through the mails. II the present law u
faulty then / urge thai Il be amended in such way
that II will he of value in protecting the people from
sgurrilous literature such The MENACE has demon
strated itself TO be. Very truly yours,
(Hcrc sign your name.)
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Kept lt stamped out hN means OF
such instruments as the rack, the
,humbscrew, the wheel, the dun
geon and a thousand and one
other instruments of torture per-
suasive enough in their severity
TO make any "heretic" acknowl-
edge that the moon is made of
green cheese and that the "holy'
Roman Catholic church is the
only genuine thing of the kind in
existence.
His mock attempt 10 revert TO
the constitution by making use Of
that old moss covered, hackneyed
phrase that we "havc the right to
worship God as we please
could only come from a brain
schooled i'm shinhoncology and
other ologics equal,s as silly and
foolish.
We agree that the worship of
God as any one plcaScS is all
right, and absolutely constitu-
tional. but the pope of Rome is
not God. neither is the shin bone
of st. Ann nor the picked tail
of Balaam S Ass, and we contend
/ that that part of the constitution
which says that "no title Of no
bility shall be granted by the
United States; and no person
holding any office Of profit or
trust under them shall, without
the consent of the Congress, ac-
ccpt of any present, emolument,
office or title of any kind what.
ever from king, prince or foreign
state" should be Just as rigidly
enforced as that part which guar.
antees religious freedom.
The idea that the editors of The
Menace should be boxed up and
shipped to Russia is a novel one
indeed, but is a fate far more pref
cradle than that of living in a
/ country that might have pasScC
bodily into the hands of Inquis
itors capable of providing for II.
torture more eXcruciating thar
the Baboon of Mattoon could con
jure up in a thousand years.
The Commercial Star" from
the standpoint of advertising anC
cheap grapevine news service i
all that the Commercial" par
of the name implies, but if tn,
abuse of patriots is to be a par
of his editorial policy in the fu
ture, we predict an early eclips
of the little luminary that boast
of having twinkled over Mattool
for forty-three years undisturbed
PoOrman can possibly avert thi
disaster, however, by gettinI
down in the dust of humility an,
apologizing to the patriots o
Mattoon as he did to Roger Sulli
van some time ago.
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The Roman Catholic press, despite the
fact that President Wilson has lone n
vast deal for the people Of that faith,
are insistent that he shall restore the
Catholic clergy to their prestige and
power in Mexico. The clergy Of Mexico
have been oppressors and robbers, and
Constitutionalism is a revulsion from
their tyranny and power. President
Wilson's s administration has the threal
hanging over that IL il docs not protect
these tyrants and robbers in Mexico,
that the Roman Catholic vote will 20
to an administration which will. Mr.
Bryan's contribution 10 Bishop Then Of
$500 for ST. EliEsbeth's hospital IS
something in the way Of a peace offer.
ing.-The Clean Commonwealth.
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To the Firing Line Squad

Ask the average Menace man how
he manages to secure so many sub
seribers for the "dirty little sheet"
and he will tell you, nine times out Of
ten, that he first gets his nelshbors
Interested by handing them a sample
copy Of the paper, then goes after
them for their subscription. The men
on the Firing Line are plastsrlns thls
country with sample copies, and u u
the best plan yet devised 20 wake up
sleepy Protsstants. Order a bundle of
sample copies today fer Distribution
and get busy. Following are the
prlces for Menaees In bundles:
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in the called the
froms
Of
hydrphobac wolf let c
intelligent calculated by cowardl
struggle It apparent the reader Priest Phelan,
TIN MENACE that all the nations Of Europe through the ordeal intact
with possible
Rome who the revival Of the Holy
confidently believe
Not a
editorial this sng
The
socialist while a il by ex
preacher Of Orange and
reply this tuuy that MENACE
Canadian Engman other kind Eng;
socialist We have socialists republicans
their political preferences their diHasie for pOpery.
this
eOntmPtuOuy asserts Our senior editor clergyman good standing
frequently ohcaes his capacity minister
habit Of lying has such these PaPal dirt singers that they
without emitting lies
We do not usually consume with matters of this kinds but the
crouch the Tribune afforded such him
The temptation eOudn be resisted Moreover friends be Interested
hoods and Misrepresentation paeted by the dug
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-05
HE RKD STREAK

- HE RKD STREAK should be visible in Missouri about
December 9Th. On the sih the on the FIRING Lane
win Rome's latest attack this little paper with
hat Of subscriptions contained In envelopes addressed
ih ed ink and expecting this extra EFFORT 10 make
change in the circulation reports for the next lev
weeks following Are you ont
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1914-12-05

- EcEMBER EIGHTH Is Rome's Letter Day" the day
1 Rome has apart crush The Menace. American pa
- triois going make RED Letter Day for The
Menace By mailing Of subscribers % this ohee on
that date Get your list ready address the envelope contain
ing with red ink and mad promptly the morning OK De
eember sth- Get busy.
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Real article from MENAcE of Oct. 10;
HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE RETTTED
"whsn the map Of Europe is revised
We hope 10 Sc the Holy Roman Empire
Of Germany revived with the Emperor
Of Austria AZ its head. We acqut Aus
triA Of all blame In bringing on this
present war;
Such l. the hope Of Priest Phelan us
expressed In his WesfcrH Waichman ~
Sept. "a And u may be taken as the
hope and wish Of every priest, no matter
what his nationality, since the supremacy
Of popcry is 70 them the most desirable
Of all things
With his impossible demands upon
Servia, the Emperor Of Austria dia more
than any European ruler 10 cause the
butchery and Wholesale murder now de
vaStating seven Of the worlds greatest
nations. But Il IL very satisfactory "a
the Phelans, the papcs, and the popcs
for they 'hope" TO get out Of Il a
Holy Roman Empire, with the senilC
Francis Josef az it head and wholly
under The control of Rome.
IL Il perhaps too much 30 hope for
but what every consistent American
would like 20 sec come out Of this con
fiict is, the United States Of Europ,
with every nation intact Rs a free state
and the rotten remnants Of mouarchism
militarism, and Jeyuitism swept into
oblivion where they belong.
Such a consummation would bring .
revival Of peace probably enduring fol
centuries. aud divert the energies oi
seven splendid nations from the dcstruc
tive arts Of warfare 20 the construciiy,
arts Of living, and living more ahund
nntly.
But Rome, a. usual, is in the way Of
Etch happy conclusion. The Jesuit Il
following every European army 20 be il
, at the finish and get every concession
for Rome that can be whecdlcd or en-
forced when all he spent and bleeding
10 is the old, old game in which honest
impulse fights and hlecds and dies Will,
cunning intrigue hovers over the fel,
like a foul bird Of prey 10 win no matter
who loses.
But the prospect is not altogcthcr 10
/ pressing We confidently expect 20 seO
Priest Pholau disappointed and expect
with equal rouid'ur' 'n ~"r some prog
ress made &, the direction Of freeing
Europe from les1fism.