The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-04-10
ROME MARSHAS men and MONEY AGAINST FREE PRESS fSekez
ezp%E% FUND OF $4,000 BY X CS ONLY DROP IN The BUCKET

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Protestant family, Joins the ranks
q the soldiers Of the Common
Good. How could he do other
wise. KNOWING so WELL THE
WORK OF ROME WHO BOASTS
THAT SHE is INFALLIBLE
AND UNCHANGINGl
Beside that letter place this
from a little town in Iowa:
"I am scndmg you herewith Is for
the work % tho league. This Il more
thAn I can spare. for my income is snail
and I have a family Of eve 70 support
But tbs matter 10 of such great impor-
tAhee 20 The very existence Of this gov
crumeut that feel that We must forcgo
even sone Of the necessities q ordinary
existence rather than fail % help. lt u
my understanding that The league IL
founded upon general principles and that
Il viii defend all other publications simi'
larry attacked. Yours for Mental Lab
crtyi"
This soldiers understanding Of
the purposes Of the league is cor
rect. The MENACE case is merely
an incident. The League has been
/ formed 20 prcserrs The freedom Of
he press, 10 protect our public
schools aud 10 make certain reli-
gious liberty in America. About
each man rho seeks a free ezPres-
sion Of opinion, through ths press
or in his religious organization, the
League proposes 10 throw a protect
ing arm, whether that man be Prot
esiant or Catholic, Jep or Gentle,
Thiie, black, yelloV, red or bropn!
10 attacks no religion; u ttH not
permit any man IN the name Of re-
| ligion 10 oppress another.
A man in the trenches, away out
on the Firing Line in Spearfsh, s.
d., sends this note Of cheer and in
spiration:
Herewith is money order for 90 for
/ two memberships l trust that everyone
will respond a. IL IL our duty as 90 Amer.
leans truen 10 guard free speech. We
will give more II necessary, but II only
half Of THE Menace Subscribers would
respond, We could raise tl0 for every one
raised by the knights Of Columbus. But
40 many will neglect to contribute that
wc want to make up for few Of thcm. y
Spoken like a patriot Somebody
may he asleep. Somebody may
have failed 10 be on guard,
So we who are awake must close up
the gap, fill up the breach, fight the
! fight for him that the, battle may
not be lost. Lack Of employment
doesn't deter the soldiers of the
common good. Witness this from
Pittsburg, Pa:
"Find enclosed 81 to help in the fight
for the free press. IL isn't much but Il
Is all can afford as / am out Of a rob
/ hope all true lovers Of liberty will give
as much or more"
I A letter in which the contribu.
ton spoke louder than the words
was this from Philadelphia:
Enclosed find check for 800. I dC
not want my name published with th,
; amount Of my contribution, but you car
use my initials IL you wish.-W. J. NJ
From Elmira New York this:
Herewith check for s25 towards tn
, expense Of preserving our constitutions
right Of free press, free speech and th,
right 70 worship according 70 the dictate
Of our own conscience. OF all the legacie
? possessed by free Americans, those men
/ toned are tho greatest and they must b
/, defended"
From q letter to Secretary Shep
pard bringing S., this extract i
: taken:
} "I believe that with your great abilit.
and your acquaintance, you can get an,
have the best law faculty obtainable 4
the United States 70 defend one Of th
greatest causes that has ever bee
S assailed in this country. II IL the dut,
: Of every true American 70 contribute {
. this cause, as this is . fgat for all fre
, Americans
From a young woman-a mem
> Der of one Of the "frst families o
Virginia:
! "Am sending n contribution and wis
you would register me as q member Of III