The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-01
BY ]. /. SHEPPARD.

of boycotts the destruction of business and even perse
cuon in social life through the instrumentaty of the
Catholic politicians who thus set the laws Of our
country at naught
With contributions came circumstantia accounts
of wrongs that had been pracced upon the donors and
warnings born of bitter experience, of dangers that
threaten all came to understand what most of you
already knew-that few more years of ethargy upon
our part would that the control of American in
stituions would pass to the Roman hierarchy which is
bent upon the destruction of those institutions Rome
never sleeps" The Knights of Columbus, recently,
stated in every Catholic newspaper in the country at
one meeting appropriated $4,000 which, it is well un-
derstood is to be used in driving such papers The
Menace out of the United States mails That other
huge are being raised by other Romsh societies
there is no room to doubt.
Opposed to this highly organized force is The Free
Press Defense League. 1t be made the most power
full champion that came to the defense of American
liberties. But to accomplish this most necessary end
The League must have the support of every patriot who
reads these lines.
We should have one million members and war
fund that will shock the enemies of American liberty
We should have that million members and that war
fund before the federal court opens in Joplin, No.
June H.
In one way only can this stupendous task be per-
formed-let every man and woman who reads The
Menace go Loyalty to work soliciting members and con-
trbutiOns for The League. 1t is not enough that you
yourself should contribute literally you feel able.
You should go outside the circle of Menace readers,
spread the gospel of liberty and induce others to unite
with in this work for the good. There is
reader of The Menace that cannot secure at least few
members for The Free Press Defense League if he will
but present the matter earnestly to his friends.
VITE HAVE hundreds of letters which say: 1--WE will
VW contribute more if it is necessary" To these
I9E9N contributors say Don't wait until you
VSb that it is necessary until you called upon
% y again. Send now what you can well afford and
urge all others whom you influence to contribute and
to aid in enlisting new members.
We have received many contributions from patri-.
otc societies. Masonic bodies and lodges of Odd Fellows
alton of organizations of this kind much for the
performance of the great task before But the work
in this direction is only begun. You who know well
the bitter need of the services which The Free Press De-
fense League render should go to members of these
organizations and impress upon them the necessity of
making a success of our great undertaking.
Masons and Odd Fellows should see to it that the
matter is brought forcby to the attention of members
of their lodges.
Each of you who is a church member should speak
to his pastor showing him the necessity of helping to
arouse the people to the needs of the hour Tell him
that other ministers already enlisted for the
flict and are doing heroic work
Do not overlook the superintendentS and teachers
of your public schools. They know should know what
Rome to do with the public schools of America.
If they do not know, it your duty and privilege to in
form them. g'
T1F EACH of you does his her duty as Loyalty as
HYI the officers of The Free Press Defense League,
there will be no doubt as to the result of this
NtH campaign.
CD We cannot afford, America cannot afford,
humanity cannot afford to allow this organization to fail
Realizing this fact have put aside practically every
other thing in order to give my time and thought and all
myresources to this fight do not ask other lovers of
liberty and fair play to do much but do make this