The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-09-04

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THERE ARE TOO MANY
PAPAL CHAPLAINS IN THE
UNITED STATES NAVY. There
are too many Of them in the army.
They eIAlt RomAnism and popey
first, last and all the time. Theirs
10 a mission Of advertisement, not
Of Christianity. up with the
pope, down with republics" Is no
better sxsmpliiied than in this
symbolic act Of hosting the papal
daub above Old Glory.
What are we going to do about
iti
Pull il down.
II our national custodians Of the
nations honor will not do our bid
ding in this respect, then relegate
these men to private life and make
il such q political upheayal as
shall settle such things for all time
10 come.
The Significance
That papal banner floating upon
our vessels means that q Roman
Catholic priest is conducting the
mass.
1t means that a papal chaplain
presides on every ship where the
pope's banner hangs.
It's significance TO Protestant
non-thinkers is not much, but to
the Roman Catholic Irishman il
means q laugh in the sleeve at our
| gullibility; to the ignorant foreign
Roman Catholic il signifies that
Uncle Sam has fallen prey TO papal
csjolery and that THIS IS a pdpal
country.
To the knowing, educated loyal
citizens il has a far greater signifi.
canoe. II signifies the thralldom
into which our government officials
have fallen, the power Of political
Rome, and the cowardly weakness
Of those men TO whom we have
blindly entrusted power.
There is one badge Of distinction
before which every honest artist in
the world bows in sincere admira-
ton. Simple but of the most in
triniSic beauty, blending with the
azure skies Of midday and the star.
Lit canopy of night, its gold-hued
heightened bars a symbol Of our
country's golden future, the white
an emblem Of it's charity, it's actu,
ating principles, it's God.
Conceived within the loyal brain
Of Betsy Ross, she brought it forth
into the light Of Revolutionary day
a toddling child. Scarce thirteen
stars it bossted Of when at it't
mothers knee it dedicated life and
strength and hope to Liberty. The
years have passed. The flag hat
grown. A nation does it honor, anC
those thirteen stars have taken Low,
srs TO themselves and they have
multiplied, till nearly threescore
replicas Of heavenly scintillation,
AL the canopy which guards tht
gold and white, and sovereign pow
ers have come to smile with honest
admiration yet not all unmixeC
with fear upon it.
The flag we call Old Glory, tn,
banner of the Free, before who's,
Frightening stainless folds all mer
should bend the knee, shall not b,
subordinated, even for an hour, Il
any sort or kind of rag denotinl
foreign power.
Why Was It Done7
You, who are responsible for thil
despicable outrage, what were you
reasons for issuing the permit il
the first place?
Were you afraid to deny th,
papsl request for the floating Of tn,
papal flag above that of your coun
try? Were you fearful of tn
papal wrath upon election day
Were you spprehensive Of defeat il
your political ambitions If yol
stood true to Old Glory?
Did you hide your face in sham
the first time that Roman rag hev
above our flag? Did you wine
with q heartache when first yol
realized your dupicity? Did you
manhood revolt against your judg
ment when you realized the degrad
stion of your authority?
1t is too late for regret but no
too late for reformation. Life viii
J throughout its entirety, reprOacl