The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-07-16

Wnlch with the greatest duuac1Cya
and with tho most momentQas con-
sequences. has interposed with the
affairs of the world" These words
certainly have their American appli-
cation. A little study will reveal the
fact that already Washington is very
largely in the grasp of Rome with
its grip growing tighter every year.
Consider moment our foreign poll
cies. Take the Philippines for an in
stance. We captured these Islands
from Spain. Despite they were legi-
innate spoils of war we turned
around and graciously made Spain
a present Of 100000 for them.
This purchase included church lands
which over there are united with the
State. We then turned around and
placed S7,500,000 of our own money
in the Catholic collection plate to pay
them for property we had already
paid for and which church property
was not worth one-fourth that
amount. In his Nashville speech,
President Taft said 1.-THE Roman
Catholic Church must always be the
most important influence for uplift-
ing the Filipinos." Yet in his adj
dress before the New York Chamber
VI April GISC, u0
said, Gin the Philippines 80 per cent
Of the people are in state of hope
less ignorance. And this after 800
years of Catholic influence "uplift-
ing" the people, $500 out of 4,20O
Catholics, although the majority of
the people openly express a prefer
ence for Protestant teachers. The
oi1 iui
lege to teach their distinctive doc
trines in the public schools there.
Why? All because the Catholic
church has 100000 votes to deliver
in solid lump in this country.
Catholic influence has caused two
Presidents to veto two immigration
bills which meant much for preserV-
ing America Protestant
Look at the effect Of the Catholic
influence on our own home land.
President Taft after the San Fran
icsco earthquake, made a plea to
Congress for $4,000 to reimburse
the liquor dealers of that city, 90 per
cent Of whom, incidentally, were
Catholics, for their destroyed prop
erty; but asked not a cent for Pro-
testant churches or public schools.
he lIlCHQS aha ICIdLIVOS OIL SO1U1SrS
buried in the National Cemetery at
Arlington are forbidden to put Ma
sonic emblems on their head stones,
though Romanist emblems are al
lowed. Practically ali of the chap
Hans in the Navy are Catholics, while
three-fourths in the Army are the
same. Within the past few weeks a
committee of eighteen priests called
upon Secretary Of the Navy, Mr. Dan
iels, and Secretary Garrison, Of the
Army, to urge the appointment OF 81
new chaplains, with the understand
ing that at least one-half be Catho-
lies. 1t is an interesting side light
to note that they got their audience;
but when a large company Of Shrin-
ers stopped by Washington en- route
from California, called at the White
House and asked to be accorded an
opportunity Of shaking the hand of
the President they we're, without his
knowledge, denied the privilege by
his Irish-Catholic Secretary, Mr.. j.
p. Tumulty. Only a few days ago
Cardinal O'Connell was boasting that
we had now a Catholic WarshiD, the
Utah, which is manned by a Catho-
lie captain, a Catholic chaplain and
marines three-fourths of whom are
Cathoilcs. What an easy job it would
be to turn these very guns on Uncle
Sam when the word came from the
pope that the time was ripe or the
church needed defending" The