The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-16


Who was q Roman Catholic (as also
vas the managing editor), and IL
vas promptly e1ecuted-all persons
guilty connected with IL narrowly
escaping the same fate.
Nov comes the announcement
that Rome is 10 establish, in chi.
.cago, her first avowedly denomina-
tionAl dAily-the DAILY Estate. /
am convinced this is true-because
several church papers, such as the
Catholic Ciiifsn. Of Milwaukee.
deny IL. Besides, the Irish Voice.
Of Chicago, and other quasi-secular
papers carry the advertised an
nouncement-and I'll believe an
advertisement, every time, before |
will . Catholic ecclesiastic editorial.
Bet the DAILY Estate will be a
corking good newspaper, too. Some
Of these Roman Catholics are
mighty capable newspaper men
-fve worked with 'em, and
know. Anyway. Rome never does
anything indiferently. II isn't
her way. Whenever she puts over
anything, she does il right-from
mendieancy TO murder. She always
tries to have the best in the market
all the indelicacies Of the season.
you know. Yes, Rome always gets
the best Of it"-e1cept when The
MENACE happens to hand her some
thing.
Here's The Real Dope
II may puzzle some 10 know why
Rome should invest her own funds
in . newspaper. when she controls
the policy Of those Of Protestant
ownership. The explanation is that
Protestant papers can serve the in
terests Of Rome only passively.
What She now wants, and soon will
need, Is a daily press that shall be
active and aggressive in dissent
mating her doctrines. Not only
will this provide against her own
people reading the mildly herctical
Protestant papers, but, with her
Characteristic crafty thoroughness,
she will make her press so excellent
that Protestants will read il on its
news merits in preference to their
own subsidized sheets-thus giving
Rome an extensive and effective
medium for proselyting propagan-
da, actually paid for by its victims.
Also, such papers will add greatly
to Rome's political power and pat
ronsge possibilities, besides serving
as admirable instruments Of intim-
idation and agents Of graft.
That this press enterprise is to
be made nation wide in scope, is evil
denced by the statement that the
Daily Estate will, in time, be pub
lished synchronously in Chicago,
New York, New Orleans, and San
Francisco. And this is only a
starter, mind you, Mike.
II is eminently significant. too,
that this Catholic daily should be
launched in Chicago just as the big
battle for Catholic control of the
public schools is begun in that city.
From this coincidental circum.
stance, it is evident that the enemy
feels the imperative need Of a great
and an untrammeled fighting organ
in this supreme struggle for the
capture and ultimate elimination OF
our secular educational system
But THE MENACE. vigilant as al.
ways, will be on the field Of conflict
with q special "School Crisis Edi.
ton" of FIVE MILLION copies
and the foe will find the fighting
good, and their Vulture Of Victory
viii find its prospective perch or
the standard Of popery a most pre-,
carious roosting-plsce.
Old Doc Egsn On Deck
II is reported that Maurice
Francis Egan, United States am
basssdor to Denmark, has been en-.
gagged a. editor Of the Daily Estate
For q long time ! have heard that
there was something rotten in
Denmark" (Bill Shakespere hinted
II 10 me, in fact). OF course Doc.
tor Egan will serve merely as a
hgurehesd, while q real newspaper
man will be in active executive
charge. Professor Egan is an &C.
complished scholar, and skilled in
bsIlss-lettrss. but he knows nothing
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