The menace., 1915-01-02

eember itih contains . col
umn and q half account Of
Roman Catholic protest meet
ing held In Portland the day
previous, In which President VII
son and Secretary Bryan we're
scored most numerically because
they have failed 10 invade Mex
leo with the American army and
place the priests and nuns back
in power and restore the holy
vessels 10 the Roman joss houses
The article opens with the follow
ing vitriohe sereed;
CkErgiag hat Pfssldsni wussz Gad
Secretary of State ByEn vsEs ddlng
and eamforting outlaws, cut threats,
In Ncxico, spcAkers AZ . Catholic meet.
ing In 81 Francis church. a. East
Twelfth sni East Pine streets, ysstsr.
day denounced the 'uatehful vAlting'
policy of the present adninisirauoa.
Il appears that one Judge
Munly, a disgruntled democrat
politician, and a Romanist, played
the leading role in the Anti-sd.
ministration demonstration, act.
ing as chairman Of the meeting
and talking about the nation s
highest officials in . way that
will have very little weight in
persuading them 20 change thsiI
attitude on the Mexican situation
Among other things more or lesl
uncomplimsntsry he said;
1T s insEplioabls hat the CAris
tain gsntlsmsn Whs are AZ the head Of
administration Affairs In this eountry
should become the allies Of the Med
throats under villa and CarranIa and
should give Aoir indorssmsnt 70 th'
methods Of warfare being put fOruArt
in Mexico.
"ouT brethren in Msrioo are suffering
the pains Of = reign Of tsTror. Ever!
act charged against the nobs In N
French revolutions marks the career o
those two Mexican leaders Yet thos
high in authority In the United State
arc giving their aid and comfort 70 thes
feroelous man who are boldly commit
ting wrongs which every impartial AiI
torian In reviewing the French RovC
lution has denounced In unsparin
terms.
"while these outragcs are going o
our government not only stands b
without = word Of protest, but actual
lends Endorsement 70 the overthrow Q
civil liberty and the establishment Q
ANARCHY. BryAn's action has not onl
been that Of q coward but Il has bee
un.American and un-ChristiRn.
After this so called Judge
! and various other speakers ha
run the whole gamut Of slsnds
, and abuse in denouncing Wilso
! and Bryan, Fathers" DAILY an
Black took q shot at The Menac
OF course no Roman Cathol
: program is complete these day
unless The Menace is given q b
, OF free advertising. The Or,
. gonian describes the attack &
/. follows:
/ After taking filings at the "spin
7 less acts" Of the American admin
e trutlon. Father DAILY and Faith,
E Black. denounced the non.CAtholie pul
! lication, The Menace.
, There are worse things than wa
c and rAvaged innocence Il one OF them,
1 said Father DAILY. Another is n
I publication Of The Menace, which OF
: government allows entrance in Il
J. mails.
"I am q Catholic priest and sver
!; time q copy Of The Menace ento
/, Portland am outraged and Landere
: AZ a result Of this monstrosity the
: are perhaps millions Of persons in u
United States who think us priests a
! as villainous as Villa himself. a
: even more anxious 70 see The MenA
= stamped out than Villa and CarranEA.
Father Black eontendsd that n
4 Menace translated and circulated
= Mexico had a direct influence leading
Z the outrages against the church.
'If our presidsnt condones those on
RACES right on our borders 1t won :
Ave years until this gown wiz Incl
murder In the United States" he al
pointing to his eassOek.
= The Menace doesn't rememb,
/. ever having mentioned Father
!: DAILY, yet he claims to be outrag'
every time q copy Of the pap
enters Portland. He must be Il
.. hit dog.
2 The most humorous stateme,
= in the above is the one attribute
\ to Priest Black, and to the sffe
d that The Menace being widel
\. circulated in Mexico and trar
= !, lated into Spanish has had "C
q rect influence leading to the OF