The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-10-16

political control in this country, the
powers Of POpsry are apidly RO-
maniEing all those basic institu-
lions without the freedom Of which
no civic liberty can survive These
fundamentals are the Press, the
Public School System, and the
Postal Servioe-Freedom's holy
trinity. And the greatest Of these
is the Press.
Already a considerable majority
Of our daily newspapers are either
owned outright or are directly con-
trolled by Roman Catholics. Others
are being added 10 the list almost
daily. In all communities where
the Romish church is q formidable
factor, those papers not 90 owned or
directly controlled are indirectly
ruled BY the same inGdious inhu-
snce. This also is true Of maya
Eines, reviews, and various other
journals Of public opinion. Every
where the hierarchy dominates and
dictates, until freedom Of the press
has become a thing traditional.
In New Orleans, for example, all
the dAilies are Of Romish proprie-
torship and virtually are organs Of
the Vatican. The Times.Piodyuns
almost might be called an official
mouthpiece. Recently the story Of
the scandalous conduct Of q New
Orleans priest was put into type in
the Office Of the Daily Item-but
never reached the world Of readers.
II was caught in the Glug proofs By
the Catholic owner and ordered
hllsd. Swell chance thers Il Of the
truth being told about ROmish ras-
cality in q servils press No won
der ne hierarchy is striving 10
suppress the unafraid and unpur-
chassble MsNAosl
Press Prostitution In Chicago
In Chicago no Newspaper dAres
print anything which does not bear
the stamp Of Roms's approval. One
papers staff consists almost entire
ly Of Catholics. And IL always has
been 80. We all remember the old
Intsr-Oceda, now fortunately de-
funct the most shameless prostitute
of all the Fourth Estate-veritably
an organ of the Romish oligarchy-
n sheet that was conceived In cor
ruption, that, existed in impudicity,
and that died in dishonor. One Of
the chief bondholders of the Inter
Ocean, who dominated its policy,
was James A. Patten, the "wheat
king" who is q rock-ribbed Roman
Ist.
Merely as an example Of one Of
many, George d, Flynn, business
manager Of the Minneapolis Neirs,
Is a Roman Catholic.
And speaking Of Flynns, I am
rredibly informed that John j.
Flynn, managing editor of the
Christian Science Monitor, the
cleanest and one Of the very ablest
daily newspapers published, is not
a Roman Catholic. What q narrow
escape for John, that / learned this
in timei But he certainly has
grounds for a libel suit against his
name. This must be a case Of "the
sins Of the father" descending to
the children.
When the Boston Herald and the
Boston Traveller were sold at auction
a few weeks ago, they were pur-
chased by F. g. Sullivan, q Roman
Catholic, representing Catholic fn-
anciers. Robert i. 0'Brien, an
other Roman Catholic = how
strangel-vAs elected president Of
the new company organized TO pub
lish these papers, and it was stated
in the Associsted Press dispatches
that he will have direction Of the
editorial and news policy Of the
papers" Sure thingl
II has come that the Roman
Catholic church dignitaries in many
cities decide who shall be employed
on the newspapers Of their respect
i've communities. This is largely
the case in 81. Louis, where, Il is
said, Archbishop Glennon dictates
such things. 1 was told BY q news
paper man that he was refused q
place on the Republic (where Glen
non notably is the power behind the
tripod) because he wore q Masonic
emblem.
Lets Good One Get By
An instance Of newspaper sub
serviency to the interests Of Rome,
typical Of all others, is found in the
Elmira IN. " .Stdr-Gasstte. In
the issue Of that paper for Septem-
Der 8, appeared one Of those pOpu-
lar syndicafed ''Vest Pocket Es-
lays' BY that gentle humOrist the