The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15
Delay Worked Hardship

The deav q ruling OF the court 0ese
oons-wheh in the nature Of the had 70 Be Spos Of
before other progress could be mhdehas worried hsrhp
upon the defendants.
Among other things, it was desired 10 tain dePosfAnA
Of Pope Benedict and bis advisors in Rome II TIM hmsAoB
forced to trial June i&Plag DAy-tt va be impossible
to carry out this plan oth plans juss - nscsssaU may b
intsrfsred with.
All arrangements had bssn made With Bdvssd q out.s
Of Fl Scott Kas and Theodore Schroeder Of Nov Yo Oy
to to Rome for the purpose Of taking the desired dsn
tions Both men are lawyers Of signal ability and vide rsus
ton Whether or not this can vet be done depends upon u
attitude the takes toward Application ION oontnun,
which being prepared. II the case IL eOntnnsd oil
later date attorneys will proceedat once to Roma
THE MENACE has always charged that the Roman ner-
srchy headed by the pope and lie following Of small t
Roman politicians deadly enemies Of form Of gov
ernment charged that the hierarchy and s poek
henehmen maintain that they and tsr church organization
are amenabe TO the authority Of American repubc
The Menace has particularly charged that the purpose
Of the hierarchy and Its politicians 10 destroy our public
schools curb the free church and wipe out the free
II given fair opportunity the Free Press Defense
League expects 10 these facts and prove them by the
records Of the Vatican itself.
The attorneys for The Free Press Defense Leaguereas
that there is grave doubt to the possibility Of securing
the deposition Of the pope But they are Just as well aware
Of the fact that his refusal TO give his deposition will settle
for all time the question whether this socalled spiritual
monarch is above all the of the earth and
make good his boast that he % sets these ne, At
refuses TO give up the evidence in his possession they VIII
then be entitled TO prove the charges Of The Menace true by
the United States.
In the motion for continuance and its chief ground
will be forth the desire Of The Free Press Defense League
send attorneys TO Rome with this demand for the pops
deposition What the result Of that motion will be-
knows But until ruled upon, preparations for the trial
June IA must proceed with vgor In next weeks issue
members Of the league will find report upon the further prog
ress Of the
The Free Press Defense League which an but new
readers Of THE MENACE know has undertaken the deense
Of THE MENACE and other publications in matters in
vong the freedom of the press headed BY Wilbur T. Phelps
founder of THE MENACE president and j. Sheppard OF
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national reputation and the veteran OF many legal battles m
behalf Of free speech and the freedom Of the pres gives has
services entirely free chief counsel for the League chief
organizer and secretary
One last word to you men andwomehfun
the Firing Line Look at the bulletin
board? Do you see how much we yet lack
of meeting the very first contribution of
the Knights of Columbus? Do you realize
that if this fight is to be WON'T American
patriotism is going to assert itself upon a
convincing basis-that there must be a
million members of the Free Press De-
fense League by the time The Menace
case goes to trial? And do you realize that
if each person upon the Firing Line would
send in ten memberships with their con-
tributions, the fight would be won? Some
of you will not do that-it is up to the rest
of us, who are fighting this battle out in the
trenches to make up the deficiency
make it million on Flag Day!"