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

70 bring himself within the reach OF the courts and the que
tons Of attorney upon the other side of the
Rome did no, wish show is hand openly in the indic
msnt Of the Of THE MEAoE II took every precaution
TO prevent the public at large from knowing why the indictment
brought Yet generally known Romes previous
activity that who read in the daily press the announce
ment that Theodore c. Walker, Marvin Brown, Wilbur r.
Phelps and NJ Phelps had been indicted for the publication
Of obscene natter doubted for instant that Rome bad
brought about the prosecution. Neither had any who had
become oonyersant with the work Of THE MENACE and the
attitude Of Rome any doubt that the real OnS Of the four
accused not the publication Of obSceniy but the
preaching Of patriotism.
Those who knew Rome and those who knew THE MENACE
were aware Of the fact that h. publication had been selected
been marked for suppression These other publications may
be classified patriotic religious Masonic and similar organs
free thought and lbersran papers Rome indicated BY
her uerances through her own prss has Jumped together
all publications which had dared to speak the truth about the
rant Of the Tbe regardless Of what else they stood for
Its wrath fell alike upon patriotic publications Of THE MENACE
type upon Protestant magazines upon free thought papers which
Protestant than Romsh and upon the organs Of
the various nonRomish secret societies which have nothing
whatever to do with religion. All these marked for
slaughter the hierarchy having than fifty particularly in
mind having been the most aggressive Hundreds Of others
to be attended to in good time The hierarchy proposed
10 put end in America 10 Vhat regarded the damndbs
hsrsy Of the freedom Of the press II selected The MENACE
is ft victim because this newspaper had been the most
outspoken Of all II The MENACE could be suppressedf its
editors and publishers could be convicted and their convictions
could be made the basis of order excluding THE Menace
from the mAilsthen the rest Of the task might be easy
Rome had selected The MENACE for msrtyrdom. It had
prepared the way that maryrdom most thoroughly For
years the hierarchy has been directing constant a
taon against the fearless press Sermons from the pupits
uttersnces through the Romsh press meetings resOu
TONS political threats, the boyco-eveTy by which
Rome knew how 10 make sentiment against the freedom of
the press was brought into play.
Where diplomacy failed force used where force could
not avail friendship professed. Even Protesan
hoodwinked bued cajoled coaIed into helping 10
create sentiment against any and every sort Of criticism Of
the Church Of Rome.
With its nearly 10000 900 Of inhuenobe followers and
It's exhausess treasures Rome united all m resources upon
effort 10 drive such publications The Menace out Of
business by force Of q mised public sentiment.
That effort resulted only in increased circulation for
the publications thus attacked The public that these pa
pers served rallied noby TO the protection Of the free press
Rome failed.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15
BuIIied the Government

This was only the beginning Rome never quits at the
first defeat The next attack upon the postoce depart
men The demand made that the privilege of the mails
be denied TO THE MENACE The department considered the
matter and notified the representatives Of the ROmish he
archy that their demand could not be granted.
Literally speaking, "Rome howled" The howl however
did not affect the postofce departments ruling THE MEN
ACE continued to make of the mailing privilege.
Having failed in the first onslaught upon the postofce
department Rome gathered itself for another spring II called
justify the exclusion of THE MENACE and similar publications
from the mails One Of the lawyers Mr. Paul Bakewe
Of st. Louis Mr. Bakewe not only forwarded his arguments
the posoce department but Rome furnished the funds 10
have them printed They scattered about the United
States by the millions.
Meanwhile the Romanist papers, taking their cues from
the secular lawyers and from the Jesu who most often
form the functions Of ecclesiastical lawyers argued pleaded
and Illuminated at the postohce department
Catholic secret societies. numbering millions Of members
adopted resolutions made up petitions and started letter writ
ing campaigns.
Rome made terrific effort to impress upon the postofce
department of the United States the supposed fact that
government dare refuse the demands Of Rome And with this
purpose yew bent all its energies to bring about deuge
Of letters resolutions and petitions The tone of these
munications was all the way from, whine to
There record Of the number of resolutions forwarded
to the postoce department. but they into the housand
The Catholic Order Of Foresters alone sent petition
to the postohice department bearing 100000
Millions Of letters went to the department and to congress
One congressman alone Letter Day." which
December g. 1914 received than 1000 communications
The posoce department under the plain letter Of the
law again refused the demand Of the hierarchy.
But "Rome sleeps" While these efforts to shut THE
MENACE out Of the mails going forward to failure the
Catholic party congress- obscure but powerful body
pushing for committee approval and for passage the Fit
gerald bills and the Gayan The general effect Of
publish criticism of religion Of anyone who makes his
living out Of religion.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15
Motions Filed

II is rule Of law in Of this kind that the defendant
has the right ask the court for order compelling the dis
trct attorney file bill Of particulars bill Of particulars
would set out full the articles and books in which the alleged
obscene matter to be found
This requirement made in order to give the court in
formation to the nature of the matter published that
he may form intelligent opinion to whether the small
cited actually obscene when taken in connection
with all part of the book publication. The information
thus obtained is for the Of the court in passing upon
motion to qussh the indictment upon demurrer to the
indictment.
In all cases where the indictment does not charge the
commission Of public oense but only purpor to do as
convinced the this instance the defendant has
the right to raise the question whether offense actually
charged he may do this in two ways-upon motion to
qussh and upon demurrer This procedure for the pur
pose Of saving the time and expense Of trial it, in fact
offense is really charged in the indictment
In the defense Of THE MENACE case this procedure
followed The necessary motions fled After considering
the motion for bill Of particulars for time the court
refused 70 0rdf the bill Of particulars fled This on
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15
The indictment of The Menace

T HROUGH the influence Of Romans lawyers and poll
tcans gathered at Joplin, Missouri THE MENACE Pub
IISI fishing Company Wilbur f. Phelps Marvin Brown,
LIZ Rev. Theodore Walker and B. NJ Phelps indicted
January 49, There eight counts in the Indictment
each charging the sending of obscene matter through the
United States mails:
These counts may be summarized as follows
FIRST COUNT-Bssed upon four lines of thirty-fye
line poem entitled The Romsnss" published January a.
1914 The poem based upon articles which had a
pcared in The MESACB-particuary upon the mObbng Of
jeremiah j. Crowley, exprest at oewen, iowa, and the
ravshing of nun by priests.
SECOND C0UNT-Based upon excerpt Of seven lines
from the middle Of an article entitled Marriage and The
Menace" published May 2, 1914
THIRD COUNT-Based upon matter taken from an
article published May 12 1914 entitled "Les of Denver Priest
Answered. The alleged obscene quotation is but six lines IN
length II taken from article fully three columns long
FOURTH COUNT-Based upon part of article en-
titled "CrOwley the Confessional" published July ls 1914
FIFTH COUNT-Based upon an article entitled "Watch
the Fathers" published July 25, 1914.
SIXTH C0UNT-Based upon article entitled Five
Hours In and About H. O. g. s. Laundry, published Au
gust l, 1914.
from book entitled "The Pope-Chef Of White Savers, High
Priest of Intrigue" by jeremiah j. Crowley exprest
EIGHTH C0UNT-Based upon printed circular used
advertise the book by Jeremiah J. Crowley mentioned in
the foregoing count
1t win be observed that all counts are based upon attacks
upon the acts conduct and character of certain ROmhn
priests and politcians-no attacks upon the Romanst
religion
1t will be remembered, too that there is not made any
where any legal claim that any Of these articles any part
of them is untrue 1t will be remembered that the Roman
hierarchy not seeking to punish the editors and publishers
Of THE MENACE for the publication Of alsehood and libel
Such would make incumbent upon the Romansts
to prove that the articles complained Of false and beous
Instead Of following this any ordinary citizen con-
fdent Of the purity Of his own character would the Romanst
hierarchy suddenly developed deep soctude for the purity
Of the mails In view Of these facts need not be suggested
that the hierarchy knew that the continued publication OF The
MENACE and like newspapers would result in an aroused public
conscience that would forever put stop to the practices of the
hierarchy and its politicians
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15
PheIan Warned Rome

These measures were bad that Father Phean Of St.
Louis editor Of the Western Watehn0n, Romanst pubIca-
ton Of the most pronounced type deed the hierarchy and
uttered warning These bills" he cautioned, need careful
study enforced they would exclude the Wdtohmaa from the
nails And he might have added that they would have
elnded every other religious publication. Romanis Protestant
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15

4
10 would be utterly appalling if it
~ were not so familiar 1t is the
IS1C story of how foreign monarchy,
lQ0 masQuerading in the guise of a
church, seeks to subvert American hber-
ties It is the story of the latest effort of
the Roman hierarchy-a body whose his
tory is stained with blood, and punctuated
with the cries of innocent victims-to eX-
tirpate that which it cannot turn to its own
base uses.
Setting itself up as something higher
than the governments of this earth, damn
ing men for their love of country and pun
ishing them for their patriotism, Rome in
the prosecution of The Menace, its editors
and its publishers attempts nothing new
or heretofore untried. 1t is merely making
the supreme effort of its career upon
American sofia career that began with a
massacre upon Florida soil and which daily
reaches new culminations in mobbing and
murder.
: If you love your country, read the
story set forth here and understand.
If liberty to you is more than hollow
sound, read this story with your hearts as
well as your eyes-and act!
II the freedom 10 act, 10 worship, 10
learn, to read as you will means aught to
you, ponder we'll the things here set out
For they have to do with the very ground
work of your liberties.
Naught is set forth here with passion;
nor is anything embellished with rhetoric.
1t is the simple tale of four men and
newspaper-all charged with crime.
AND THEY ARE GUILTY. Not
guilty of what the indictment charges, but
guilty of crime far more heinous in the
sight of Rome. They are charged with the
publication of obscenity They are guilty
of preaching patriotism!
Ask yourself what it all means-ye
men and women on the Firing Line-and
when your hearts give answer, go forth
with new courage to the fight. Rally your
friends and acquaintance. Organize
your districts. And upon Flag Day, be one
of those million men and women who send
back to the tyrant of the Tiber the answer:
1--WE come, 100000 strong, to the de-
fense of our heritage of liberty"
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15
How the Roman Hierarchy Seeks to Crush Free Pres

March 90 On the same day, the several defendants ed sep
sray their motions to quash and their demues 10 the IN
dicment This notwithstanding the court had refused b
grant the motion for q bill Of particulars
The motion 10 quhih and the demurrer 10 the indictment
argued and the court took them under adsemen
March 80. No decision rendered until April ~,
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15

THE indictment Of the editors and publishers Of THE
i'll MENACE by federal grand jury in Joplin in January
I Of this year the elimination Of Rome's most de-
L termined campaign against the freedom Of the Amer
can press The indictment only after the hierarchy had
exhausted every other means in its power.
The Romsh hierarch has most pronounced aversion to
courts He invokes the machinery of the law only when he
can find no other instrument for the accomplishment Of his
purposes The that the Romsh heach cannot afford
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15
Bulletin Board

Total number OF members OF Inc Free freSs DetenSe
League received up to May z, 1915. ........7 1855
Total amount of money received by The Free Press
Defense League up to May 1915. S11 461 Sc
MFIDAWTS
State of Kansas,
Bourbon County.-ss.
W. T. Seagraves, being duly sworn, says: cashier
of the Peoples State Bank of Fort Scott Kas there
been deposited this bank this date by The Free Press
Defense League a total of 81, ,461.S6.
W. T. Seagraves.
Subscribed and to before this 7h day of May
1915.
Elsie Freeman, Notary Public.
Ny commission expires on the Srd day of May 1918.
State of Kansas
; Bourbon County-ss
c. p Frey being duly sworn says since the organiza-
ton of The Free Press Defense League began
charge of the membership books and there have been
rolled to this date 1885 members Of said League
G. p Frey.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9TH day Of May
Elsie Freeman, Notary Public.
Ny commission expires the srd day Of May, 1918.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15

jewish whAtnot the moment such religious publication
commented upon any other religion But most especially would
they passed and enforced have excluded the RoAn pub
oations and Father Phean knew IT, He knew that the Ro-
manist publications the most iniemperate OF all
But the hierarchy did not heed PhslAn's warning IL
BELIEVED THAT IT COULD CONTROL THE ENFORCE
MENT OF THE LAW; THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF
THE UNITED STATES WOULD NOT DARE TO EN-
FORCE AGAINST RoMANIsTS, STATUTES MADE TO
LIEVMG, THE HIERARCHY INSISTED UNTIL THE
LAST UPON THE FITZGERALD AND GALLIvAN BILLS.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15
The Free Press Defense League

Fl. SCOTT, KANSAS
WILBUR p PHELPS h,,iSss, J. SHEPARD. SszsssJ
hereby make application for membership in The Free
Press Defense League and enclose my con-
tribution for the purposes of the League
understand that in consideration Of this contribution,
am TO receive receipt and membership card Also that
after the first year to have voice in the management
Name .sFA
Postofhce ssst
organization Ft Scott KAss J. Sheppard sesrstay
and not 70 TIE NrAcIl
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15

And all the resources that had been gathered in effort
10 overwhelm the poooe department turned upon
Congress To the credit Of Congress let IL be said that IT, too
whstood the food Of argument pleading threats and abuse
The bills designed to legate the patriotic publications from
the mails died in the committee
And in the wrath Of her triple defeAt-hAying been
repudated by public sentiment by the poSoce department
and by oongreRome turned 10 the courts IN last des
perAe effort 10 crush The Menace and those other patriotic
publications which have been sounding the alarm against the
hierarchy.
When public sentiment failed to respond to false COM
pant when the postoce department refused TO act when
congress would not lend itself to the subyerson Of the rights
Of the press when they themselves dared 90 into the courts
in civil suits for damages knowing that THE MENAoE had told
the truth about them, there still remained the subteuge of
federal prosecution And il this subteruge that Rome
employed desires that the government Of the United
States shall imprsOn the defenders Of American liberty to
please the smarng vanity of foreign yrant Whether Rome
shall be successful will be determined by jury at Joplin.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15

7P0N this page is told a story that
would be utterly appalling if it
were not so familiar. 1t is the
story of how a foreign monarchy,
masquerading in the guise of a
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-15

rTl HRoUGH the influence Of Romsnst lawyers and poll
u ticians gathered at Joplin, Missouri THE MENACE Pub
81 fishing Company, Wilbur f. Phelps, Marvin Brown
L1 Rev Theodore Walker and B. NJ Phelps indicte
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Ser trOmntc Staat Siio:
Carolina.

Siio>Gorolina, Der Staot, Der 'ld)
iett auh iiir Erobibition cntitieoen
bat. lit ein Wflliterituut III ieoer 9e-
,iehing. IS herriht BORT Die Demo-
fratiihe Barter gGn5lld] lmbe|hrallft
llno lit Duber pom elmer fortltrlttll-
hcn 8eieb9ebung teine Spur por-
hanocn. Sie fronnen Seleb9eber
iinO itrcnae @dd]ter Ser yun1erlfanl-
idcn-hriitlitcn Moral", mo 10 lit
Suo-Garolina ser ein5lge Stuat III
Ser Union, IN melfeln e5 felue Che
ihciOung gibt, qetrel Dem Nlbels
mort: ,@aa 6ott 5llumnenqerilat,
iou ser Nicnid nidht trennen. slber
aud) be5iigIid) 9lrbciterItlltgclese
miro Die 6eictgeblng nod pon Dem
barbariihen Geiltc Der gluten alien
3eit "beberriht. Ssn Der slbbano-
hing iiber vSpen, aus Dem Seben
oes groben lltppllter", Die gegen.
lpdrtia i'm edo" pubIi5icrt miro,
finoet iih nuh cine Stiloerlng
iiber oas enticslife Gleno, III mel
dem iih Oie ainher Der 0abrifen
Dor bllnoert ,labren IN Gnglano be-
ionoell Nlln in Ben @ullnnuolliubri-
fen III Silo-Garplina berrlhen
heute nod, oieielbell entleelihen 3ll-
Itinoe. ainher pon : bis s Subren
lperoen slpolf Snlnbel tagIid) aus
aebelltet bel 1unS mlierablcn Cob
nen. uno alle &erild)c elll5elner
Ebilantroper, bns Glelh oieler flci-
ncn ,sabrififlaueu hllrh Sdusgeiese
i'll niloern, parcn bis lest pcrge-
bcns. Die &inoer leben nit ibren
Gltern in periaIenen Soiitten lno
penoen iebr monaelhaft aellahrt nno
aefleioet. Sic merben geiltIg uno
f0rperlih perfriippelt. Sssn oen anoe-
rem Siioltaaten, ipo III oen les.
TEN ,Sabren pieIe 9aumippufabrifen
| angelegt ipllroen, berrid,en tbnlihe
idauoerbafte 3,litdnbe, lno alle
oieie Staatcn iperoen bon ocn De-
mpfrater, sic lid BORT oils fanati-
lhe Yuritaner nno Woroliltel
Itrenaitcr SbierpanS gebaroen, be-
berrIdt. Sic 5eigen iih in 6raeen
ser peri0nlihen sSreibeit gerooc 10
nnouIoiam pic g. 9. Die repilblifa'
niihcn Yrrituner III Ben Noroltaa.
ten.
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@cgen ben &ricg.

naturpioriaen Sahs 1prehen tpiiroe.
Wsnn man uns BON Intbropbu9en
(Menidenfrehsrn) ipriht. llheln mir
nit einem Stolse. in uslhem lpir
uniere ueberlessnbeit iiber iene Wils
ben ausOriiden lpcIlen.
Welhes iino Osnn aber bic Wiloen,
bic ipabren Wilpsn2 Oieienisen. tpelz
de totem, um ihrs Opfer gu persebz
rem, pber bieisnisen, tpelhe tOten BLOB
um oes SDtens lpiaen?
Oieie tleinen Shpdrme oa untsn
iinb sum Spos beltimmt nie eine
S0ammelberbe. Die elm Messer oeS
Weses treibt. sic peroen i'm Geldnz
Sc fauen, ben acpf burd einen SD
belbieb ssipalten, ooer bic Srull
ourh eine 3ussl ourchlo6t. uno oens
nod linb es iuuse Mdnner. lpelht
orbeiten, fhaffen. niibli6 iein tonn'
ten. Sbre 0dter iino alt uno arm
ole Miitter, psld1e snansis Sopr'
lang lie selisbt hatten, seliebt, tpis ss
eben nur gtiittsr t0nnen, lie meroer
in iehs Mlpnaten cher in einem Sab.
re erfobren miilIen, Dab ihr aino, ibl
arpBes Sinh, pas nit iopiel Soras1
srpB ge3psen lpuroe, nit lopisl SO
item uno nit iopiel 2iebe srobse5o
aeu lpuroe, in elm oo6 eeporfsr
,uirb luie Elm psreuDatsr Suno, nan
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Die biirserlins @slellidaft Der per=
1dieoenen Hationen, Die sesenipdrtis
am ariese bsteilist iino. berufen ii9
auf ibre beutigen YbilpIopben uno
Didter, peIde nit Seseilteruns fur
Den ariea eintraten uno ibn ais
arobe aulturtot prsiisn. Gs lit leioer
ri4tis, oab beute Die meiIten Set
itessroben" bieier Notionen triessbe=
aeiitert Iino - aber eritens iino oieie
6erren our1l9nittlih siemlih unbe=
beutenoe Setter uno speitens bon=
oeln iie aus lslbitiiidtisen 3tpeden.
Sic lpolIsn iih lieb aino MAIDEN bel
ben berrldenben @elralten, BET Den
JiirIten. ben Mbelieen uno Der Vonrz
aeoiiie. Die pirtlid) @roben auf 9et<
Itisem @ebiete Ser perihteoenen ID!>
fer. = Yoltaire, 3pla. Wlaupunant
BEL ben Jransrisn; @d,iller, Gpstbs,
Ghopsnbouer uno Jihte BEL ben
Oeutiden paren aufrihtige 6rie>
oensfreunoe uno botten nur Mblheu
unb Yerahtuns fir oen Sries ibris.
Sun Sc MaupoiIant iuste 5. .. iibtr
ben Grisg:
vDenn id nur an bas gDort &riss
oente, befdnt mid Elm S1reden, nls
ob man mir bon 9ererei. Snquiiltion
ooer elmer ldnelt perihlpunoenen,
lanse persunsenen. unsebsuerlidsn,
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nem ibm Elm Yetdrbentplttter nod
borber bic Ginseipeibe aus Dem 2eibe
serifen. Warum bot man ibren SUM-
gen set0tet, ibren biibiden Sunssn,
ibren Stol5, ibre einaise 9offnuns,
ibr 3eben9 sic ipeib Is ielbit niht.
Sa, tparum?
Der arieg ;. S4la9en ;. +. Wirz
gen. :. MaHatrieren -. llnb mir
baben beute in unferer 3eit. nit unz
ierer Qualification. BET Der NusOebz
nuns Ser MiKenf9oft unb Dem boz
BEN @rabe Der pbiloiopbie, ben ser
Genius Der Menlhbeit erreiht gu baz
ben slaubt, Shulen. mo- man totem
lernt, bon Weitem totem, NIT Boil
tommenbeit, piele 2eute mDslihit auf
einmal. uni4uloise. arme Menlhen
totem, obne rihterlihes urteil
Oos Gritaunlidits lit, baB iid bas
Bolt sesen oiefe Getpalt. bic es gum
8riese treibt, niht erbebt. Oos Grs
itaunlidfte lit, oab bie san5e menidz
lide Geieuidaft nidt sesen oas einz
5ise Wort ,8ries" repoltiert. Wir lez
ben eben INNER nod unter Dem
S9tpersepiht alter unb gebdNiser
Sitten, unb unter oem GinfluB Der
tpilben Soeen unb perbreheriI6en
8orurteile unIerer 8orfabren, oenn
mir Iinb Siere unb bleiben 5tere. on
Oenen nichts 3u dnoern 1T.
Wuroe man nidt 0ietor !6ugo
Ionit perbObnt baben, als er ben gros
Ben Huf Der gefreiung uno Der
@abrbeit ertpnen lieb?
lnb Der beutIhe gbiloioph Saoz
penbouer nennt bic ariese ois Raubz
siise Der aneeblit 5ipiliiierten Bar
barren. Die @eihihte, iaste er peiter.
ersdblt bon luuter arieeen uno nennt
Die 6eerfiibrer, Die pas Mahenmorz
ben am geiten perltanben, Die 0ros
ben Der Menlhbeit, oenen mon Dent
mailer errihtet. Der llrIprung dles
| arieges aber lit bic 0isbsluit. GO
| bolb nGmlih Elm Bolt einen ueberz
Idub on ardftsn ipiirt, fdut es iiber
bic No1barn bsr, um ltott BON isiner
eieenen Mrbeit gu leben. oen Grtrae
toer ibrigen, lei IS bios ben jebt Dor.
! bnnoenen, poer urh bu5u rnpdt Der
fiinftisen, inbem es lie unterioht, iit
onsusisnen. Oas sibt ben Stoff sul
Welteeihihts uno ibren 6eloentuten