The menace., 1915-08-28

the least Of which is the publica-
ton Of the fact that 81. .e2i .9i30i
was collected the pas, year. and
that the assets Of the organization.
exclusive Of special funds. are
nearly s6Oo0.OOO.
We would like 20 have them
publish the amounts in those
special funds. I" How much have
they in the fund for the suppres.
sion Of a Free Prcssi We are in
formed that one council IN New
York raised $4,000 for the firht
against The Menace. How much
il in the big fund itselfi
Then. how much is in the
special" fund FOR political pur.
poses. subject TO order by the
cardinalsi
How much is in the special
fund for the prevention Of legisla-
tion looking towards state or city
inspection Of converts and monas-
teriesi How muchi
Suppose YOU deny the existence
Of these special funds!
But we wish the whole people
Of this nation could he brought 20
comprehend the subtle danger
lurking in the words of the Italian
representative Of his foreign mas
tiers. The great trouble with the
majority Of people is that they
read and see, not the inner mean
ing, not the play Of words, but the
outward cloak. and that outward
cloak may by its beauty so dazzle
the view that no more is asked for
and the presence Of the hidden
poison is unsupported.
Now note what Bonzano said:
"Be not afraid TO stand and say
'ss that in the principles of
your Catholic religion lies the
very strength and vigor Of your
loyalty and devotion 10 your coun-
try; that a Catholics fidelity 10
his religion is the measure Of his
citizenship; that the American
constitution is sacred TO you and
second only to the constitution Of
God as outlined in the gospels
and that while you bow respect
fully TO that authority which
guides the eternal destinies of
your immortal souls, you thereby
all the more submissively bow TO
that authority that directs your
material welfare"
What sophistoryl What in
sincerity in factl
The Meaning
"The strength and vigor Of a
true Roman Catholics loyalty and
devotion TO country, lie in the
principles of the Roman Cathlic
religion"
What are the principles of the
Roman Catholic religioni They
have never changed and Rome
saws they never will, that they are
always and ever the same, immu-
table, unchanging, established
by Christ and Peter"
Popedom has ever and unceas-
ingly told its votaries that the
vicar of Christ is the head OF
| Christendcm, the earthly ruler of
their lives in all things. This dog.
ma, an intrinsic part of Roman
| Catholic religion" permeates
history with the wars il has caused
and the blood il has spilled. Carl
baldi didn't believe it. Ferrer lost
his life because he opposed it,
Portugal resented il and threw of
the yoke which American papal
newspapers have repeatedly as
serted would result in Portugal s
destruction. Ever since Portugal
dispensed with the temporal
power of the papal regime, Amer
lean Roman Catholic papers have
| found no words harsh enough to
condemn Portugals action Why
Because the people Of that coun'
try. still willing TO follow the pope
in strictly spiritual things, refused
to let him run their government
Every papal bull dealing with this
question asserts and reasserts the
temporal power of the pope. This
is the Roman Catholic religion in
part.
And Bonzano says that the pa,
pist's "fidelity to his religion is
the measure of his citizenship.
What a rule, therefore, to go by
What false bottom that measure
has How American free govern,
ment. independent of priests and
popes, must suffer if measured by
such a vessell The Menace has
been trying to tell the people Of
this country this same thing for
several years, and hundreds Of
thousands have refused to believe