The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1914-04-04

Iconoclast, / proved by the ana
that it could not be genuine. I also
published the report of committee
of leading citizens of Seattle, who
examined the genuine Fourth Degree
oath of the knights of Columbus, and
pronounced the Menace oath spurious.
Putting their faith in the Menace,
Clarence Stage and Charles Megone-
gal of Philadelphia, circulated thou
sands of copies of this oath and were
indicted for libeling the Knights of
Columbus. The Menace rushed to
the defence of it's dupes and with a
! mighty flourish of trumpets declared
that
IF they don't want their complete
ritual and secret work printed and
distributed to a million men in this
Republic, they had better leave the
| Menace out of the controversy"
At this the Menace crowd threw up
their hats and danced with glee. The
goods were about to be delivered, Eek
press prepaid"
Having the interest of his clients at
heart, Mr. Leroy N King, their attor-
ney, wrote to editors Brown and
Walker, asking for the inside facts,
to be used in his effort to free the
Menace victims from the clutch of the
law In reply Marvin Brown, wrote
Mr. King a letter, i'm which he said:
"The statement in recent issue OF
the Menace which led you to believe
that we had it (the X. c. rituaD in oul
possession, while somewhat of bluff
on our part, was based upon the fac
that we know that it can be had
When called the Menace was found
with only pair CIV. & b. of dirty
duces' in it's hand. This confession
that it's editors were running bluff
ought to open the eyes of people tt
the fact that you can believe nothing
they say unless you know it to be true
They go on to say:
'SThe alleged oath which YOU
clients were arrested for distributing
was circulated in practically every
state during the late campaign and the
demand upon US for this documen
was something great. While we have
no apologies to make for so doins
Supplying the demand), we do no
have any evidence that the oath is the
one which is taken by members of the
Knights of Columbus"
If the Menace editors will circulate
one damnable charge against Catho
lies, or Catholic institutions withou
"any evidence" of it's truth, they vii
circulate others. This sneaking con
fession ought to discredit that in
famous sheet with everybody excep
the devil.
The Menace editor continues:
eve feel sure that it would be foil.
for you to undertake to base your de
tense on the authenticity of this docu
ment."
1t is also folly for any man to be
{ lieve anything against Catholics tina
he reads in the Menace.
The attempt of editors Walker an
Brown to justify their bluff" an
! defend their actions in circulating
slanderous, lying documents wfthou
having "any evidence" to prove thei
, authenticity" was the most shame
| less exhibition of mandacious asininit.
that ever disgraced journalism il
America. The nauseating smear Gov
cred nearly the entire front page 0
the Menace, and through every lin
and paragraph you could see tn
, serpentine souls of it's editors wriggl
and writhe in agony and fear of tn
: consequence that must inevitably foI
low their unmasking. If they can hol,
their readers after getting "caugh
with the goods" in broad day light
their dupes do not merit our contempt
but deserve our pity.