The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1915-02-06
minister ATTACKS
ANH-M[NACE BILL
Bill of Representative Fitzgerald
of New York Meets Opposition
From Washington Minister
Same Minister Protested Against
President Attending Pan
American Mass
Catholic Activity at National Cap
itol-Laymen on Board of
Georgetown University

Georgetown University
DR.. Randolph H. McKim, rector of
the Church of the Epiphany in Wash
ington, has again thrust himself into
the limelight. with his attack on the
bill introduced by Representative
Fitzgerald of New York, which reads
AS follows:
'That whenever it shall be estab-
lished to the satisfaction of the Post
master General that any person is
engaged. or represents himself as
engaged, in the business of publish
ing any obscene or immoral books,
pamphlets. pictures. prints. engrav-
ings. Autographs, photographs. or
other publications. matter, or thing
of an indecent, immoral, scurrilous,
or libelous character. and If such
person shall. in the opinion of the
Postmaster General, endeavor to use
the Post Office for the promotion Of
such business, it is hereby declared
that no letter. packet, parcel, news
paper, book. or other thing sent or
sought to be sent through the post
Office by or on behalf Of or to or on
behalf of such person shall be deemed
mailable matter, and the Postmaster
General shall make the necessary
rules and regulations to exclude such
non-mailable matter from the mails"
,esaDr. McKim has achieved an unen-
viable notoriety in Washington and
throughout the country. by his open
hostility to all things Catholic. He
glories so much in his PROTEST.
ANTISM that he wrote book against
the change of the name of his church
from Protestant-Episcopal to Catho-
lie.
Readers of the Washington Let
ter" will recall his vigorous protest
about year ago, against the Pres
tdent attending the Pan-American
Mass on Thanksgiving Day at Saint
Patrick's Church, Washington.
Apropos of this it is of interest
to know that on the evening of Jan
uary 26th, President Wilson opened
the campaign for an increase Of
membership in the Y. M. G. A. in
Washington, and made an address
urging men to join saying that
nothing is more valuable to a city
than an association like this; Sec
retary Bryan spoke the second even
ing. Secretary Daniels the third-and
SO on.
Let us suppose that the President
not only attended the Pan-American
Mass. but also delivered an address
what a howl would be heard from
Doctor McKim and his followers
throughout the whole country; yet
the Y. M. G. A. is an organization
which bars Catholics from active
membership-which really means
that they cannot hold an office in the
association.
Many ideas have been suggested as
to the best means of dealing with the
Menace and other slanderous sheets,
and a prominent member of Congress
(and non-Catholic) in an interview
during the past week, suggested the
following method as effective Of bar
ring these publications from the use
of the United States mails.
He is Of the opinion that sufficient
laws prohibiting the circulation of
such literature exists. and all that
is needed is a proper enforcement Of
these laws. This could be done by
prominent Catholics throughout the
United States instituting suits for de-
famation Of character against those
local dealers who handle the Menace
in each locality. In his opinion a
strong argument could be brought
forward to sustain the contention
that the good name of every individ-
ual Catholic is destroyed by the Men
ace and such like publications. A
number of suits of this kind institut-
ed simultaneously by prominent
Catholics, would excite public atten-
tion and arouse public sympathy.
This much at least would be accomp-
lished, that dealers everywhere
would be afraid to handle this dis
reputable paper.
Catholic lawyers who value their
own reputation and love their church,
might accomplish wonders by insti-
tuting an action Of this kind.