The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1907-1917, 1914-06-04

WnO IS BCM1n0 HUePaas
I TNDER the above headline, Father Phe-
Ian, who maintains that it is lawful for
popery to kill people who refuse to join the
Romanist" Church, wrote in his paper, The
Western Watchnoaaa, of St. Louis, Mo-, few
weeks ago:
Everybody is asking the question: who is
Huertas adviser? He has maintained himself
from the beginning with consummate dignity,
and his position has been consistent and states
manlike. He is man Of little education and his
alleged habits preclude the possibility of mature
deliberation. But he has made no mistakes and
his every move indicates consummate diplomacy.
Who is behind him?
We have before stated in these columns that
Huerta the best of terms with the Catho-
lie party and was personal friend Of the Arch
bishop of Mexico City, with whom he dined regu-
larly twice IA week. This brings him IN close
touch with the personnel of the Apostolic Lega-
ton. Church diplomats are the safest and
shrewdest in the world Canon law is safe
guide in the intricate defles of international poll
tics. Who suggested to Huerta that it was illogi-
cal and inconsistent to demand apology for
one you refuse to recognize? 1t knocked our
resourceful Secretary of State completely off his
feet, and he has not had leg to stand on for
month Like the demonstration of Columbus
with the egg it is very simple when ones atten-
ton is called to it. But the guarded assent to
mediation expressed by the willy Indian is
masterpiece of diplomacy. He has all the
machinery of mediation in motion, yet no one
say just what he will do He has the whole
world guessing
The State has everything to gain by union with
the Church; the Church nothing by union with
the State. The Church will always respect and
recognize the State; the State must recognize
and respect the Church. The attitude Of this
government to the Church is better understood
today Until the close of the Civil War
thought that the United States did not recognize
religion or Church. Religion private affair
and the Church voluntary organization. We
working way back to the Catholic idea,
and today the Church finds more substantial and
wholesome recognition amongst than in any
other country, Protestant Catholic, in the
world. We have drifted far away from the sub
conscious thought of Jefferson and the spirit Of
our laws now incines to peace and cooperation
between Church and State. We do not want cor
porate diplomatic union between the spiritual
and the TEMPORAL but the respect and submission
of the latter to the former.
owe are working our way back to the
Catholic idea ~
"The respect and submission of the latter
(the State) to the former" (the Church)
According to this representative popish
paper, we are working our way back to pop
cry.
[ think so, myself.
During the so years that our Protestant
churches have been agonizing over China,
Korea and Japan, the Italians and the Irish
men who lick the pope's foot, have been seiz-
ing the machinery of our city governments,
have been putting muzzles on our newspapers
have been making towards out Of our public
men, and have been imprisoning our children
in their piously named slave pens.
So powerful have they become that when
an American undertakes to warn his people
against the deadly nature of popery, By print
ing q specimen Of popish teachings, quoted
from q popish boob. the Methodist and Bap-
lists who serve on the Federal grand juries
indict him for it.
No wonder Phelan boasts that we are on
our way back to popery.