The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-09-18
Roman Catholic Political Activity
A.F. of C. S. Convention Comment

70 the public the truths which should be given and
which Rome tries desperately TO hide7
The rAnkest kind Of literature is sold regular
ly on passenger trains and Rome never whimpers
about sourrilous" or obscene" literature. II Is
opposition TO and exposure Of her own iniquitous
practices that arouses her wrath. Fitzgerald and
Gallivan were unable 10 force action in congress
after being "spurred 10 duty" by the Federation
Their muEzling attempts were Intellectual and Rome
is stirred into frenzy.
Anthony Matre is able to whip the railroads
into line for the defense Of Rome. In concluding
his report he stated that The Holy Father was
greatly interested in the work Of the Federation,
and that in his message TO the Society, His Holiness
stated that he praying for the success and pros
perity Of the Federation and granted 10 all Of its
members his apostolic benediction."
Now can you doubt that the Roman Catholic
church is in politics when the Federation reports
such un-American activities as the above and the
pope sends word that he lis praying for the sue.
cess" of the Federation7
Will the Catholic press deny that these politi.
cal activities are Of for and by the Roman Catholic
church, Will Catholics claim that these activities
are outside and unrelated TO church work7 See
what Cardinal o'Connell Of Boston said in letter
TO the Federation:
THE American Federation Of Catholic socie.
ties is primarily work Of Catholic laymen in the
church under the direction Of her spiritual leaders
It's interests and its purposes are by no
means local or provincial They should transcend
all secondary considerations and aim at the realiZa
ton Of the broad fundamental beliefs and teachings
Of the church"
layman, addressing the convention spoke
highly of Massachusetts, Catholics and their earnest
and concerted defense Of the church and the faith
against "bigots" He lauded Cardinal 0Connell
Of Boston as being 1.-The soul in the body Of the
Federation" and went on to say:
while such men serve under such leadership,
Catholic interests are abundanty safe. Witness the
defeat during the past year Of the obnoxious Sun
day Dissertation Bill, the vicious Convent Inspec-
tion Bill and the insulting sectarian Appropriations
Bill. Under the impulse of Federation our spokes
men showered their opponents with shot and shell
of indisputable facts and unanswerable argument. "
MORE P0LITICS-R0MAN CATHOLIC
POLITICS And it is not only un-Amerioan poll.
tics II is the kind Of politics that makes slaves of
nnocents and robs public treasures of funds with
which to keep the most devilish system Of oppres-
sion in operation.
The "indisputable facts" and "unanswerable
arguments" which they present shrink into utter
insignifcance beside the facts which would be re-
vealed to long fooled and carefully misinformed
public if Rome would grant one thing which she
arrogsntly and impudently refuses to grant-a
wide open door on every institution which the
church owns and controls.
She tells us what she is but POSITIVELY RE
FUSES TO PERMIT US TO SEE. 1T Is TIME
FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE SHOWN.
We must continue to believe the evidence that
gets by the Romish censors, the stories told by
Rome's bruised and broken victims, until we ARE
SHOWN.
The Federation is a menace to America while
it carries on such despicsble defense Of inhuman
practice
INDIFFERENCE TO ROME Is DEADLYI