The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-03-06

the ten. concerning the popc'a domin-
ion over matters purely spiritual. is
that the popcs actually exercised TEN
poral dominion until forclhly pre-
vented. that they have never declared |
an intention 20 abandon their claims TO |
temporal dominion. that they have /
always. and are nov. Interfering In the
internal Affairs Of nations. and that In /!
the United States, az IN many other
countries, there 10 a continual conflict |
between the political demands of the /
papal system aud the political princi' /
pies OF modern civilization. /
There 10 a crisis confronting this
country today that Is brought about by
q divided loyalty. Those who are loyal
TO the pope are intent on reunitinE
Church aud State with the Church of
Rome supreme They are intent on
obliterating the public school. and on
setting up their own Romish schools IN
It's place. They are intent on capturing
every court. legislature, and executive
position with the Interior purpose OF
administering each and all such places
according 20 canon law and papal de-
crces
Those who are loyal 20 the country
and its best traditions are opposed 20
the papal program In whole and In
every part: and for that reason they
oppose political Romanism the same
as a Republican opposes free trade. a
Democrat opposes a high tarif, or n
Marty prohihitionist opposes license.
The conflict IL inevitable and as con
slstent a. any conflict based upon diff
ferences Of opinion.
~. NaaHWN =. n
ment who supports a foreign ruler who
invades this country with an army OF
priests and Jesuits for the explicit pur'
pose OF its capture and the annihilauon
OF It's fundamental institutions.
.Some wicked sad malicious person
has invented = monstrous cath which
the knights OF Columbus are supposed
Go taksI and misguided fanatics hsNe
given a wide circulation. Anyone ac-
aunlnted with the Erntiemen who COM
pose that Srds, sIsw. s, ,hs, ss ss' .s,s az
| as are the Jews of saerihcinG Christisn
chHarrn ~ their feast Of the Pass
| ever"
Il is too bad that the ten men OF
Little Rock had not been more explicit
I and told us who this wicked and ma
/ licious person" Ia who they allege In.
vented that monstrous oath. One OF
l the common complaints made Of The
| Menace is that our charges are glitter.
ing generalities that cannot be be.
lleved because applicable to nobody In
/ particular.
II the ten men OF Little Rock will
consult their private secretary, or who
ever prepared their document for the
printer, they may be able to unearth
/ this specific bit Of information that
would be Of special interest TO many
/ readers.
AS 10 the gentlemen who compose
that order, we might share some OF the
good opinion expressed Of them by the
/ immortal ten II their conduct did not
conform 40 closely TO the letter OF that
monstrous oath. Men who actually
mob and murder their opponents can
pcarcely be credited with being above
the oath that they exemplify repeated
ly by murderous attacks upon law
abiding lecturers.
That "monstrous oath" had many OF
the marks OF mystery until the Knights
Of Columbus dignified II by adherence
20 some Of its strongest provisions. we
leave Il TO the unbiased reader which Is
the more fanatical; the man who eircu'
lates that oath. or the man who, as Q
member OF the order. does the most
desperate things that its contents I'M
ply.
aNany object 20 them because they
prefer their parochial schools 60 our
public schools. They think that reli-
EIous and moral instruction should
slon In books, and should form nm
inseparabIe portion OF the educatton
OF youth. They may he right. AZ any
rate, ~ they are In srrcr they are suf-
maintain schools witch they do not
patTonIEe without adding hatred and
abuse"
I So we are 10 understand from this
that the paplsts are punished by being
! taxed 70 maintain the public schools
That is truly a refreshing version oi
the school laws TO emanate from the
consciousness OF ten simon-pure Pro
testants even though such only BY
rearing and sympathy. They are pun
ished, we are 10 understand, by beint
taxed 70 maintain schools which they
do not patroniZe.
II that is the form OF punishment
there are legions OF good Americana
punished daily by being taxed 70 sup
IOIN NLAnHo AAaN NaNg ~ ANN
have been paying a tax TO support th'
American navy for many years, bu
confess that have not yet so much al
seen a battleship or submarine, TO saI
nothing OF using or patronizing an
OF them to my individual beuefit.
| am willing to concede, however
that these warships are a means o
national defense, the benefits Of whicl
defense 1 participate in though liyinI
in a State removed many miles frou
the sea coast. In like manner popula
/. education Is a means OF national dc
fense against that greater enemy
general ignorance. II the papist !
punished by being taxed 10 support
school which is at his disposal, ho'
, much more am | punished by beinl
taxed for the maintenance OF thing
!. that I do not and cannot use personal
ly? But the whole proposition is a
.. absurdity. Just as moG Of the argu
ments used by the Iapologists 70
popery TO justify the ei stenee Of tina