The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-08

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strain. Thcy rcrersc the chirdlry
0t The middle ages and in order TO
curb a lone aud drfsRsslcss roman,
they collect not one or ir0 Of their
number. but elsrsn, 70 take action
because forsooih, Miss Schofsn's
lectures are not pleasing 10 the
knights Of Columbus aud other
props" Of the Roman Catholic hisr-
archy No one mere man, even
though a knight Of the Roman band,
could be entrusted with the serious
work Of harassing and if possible,
silencing the voice Of this woman
who had given thirty-one years Of
her life TO enrich the Golfers Of
Rome. EiereR knights against one
dcfsHseleSs roman is The spectacle
which political Romdnism offers
The American public IN her latest
attempt 10 destroy freedom Of re-
igiouS discussion in an American
city under a flag that represents
our democratic constitution.
Knightly (7) Deeds of Romanists
In this connection it will be re-
membered that il was fire Knights
of Columbus who went to the room
of Rev. William Black, at Marshall,
Texas, on the evening Of February
3rd, 1915, and when he refused to
forego the right granted him by out
FEDERAL CONSTITUTION, to
deliver his message before a large
number of people who wished TO
hear him, murdered the Christian
minister. IL will also be remem-
bered that in the first Week Of
March. Of the present year, a large
mob of Knights Of Columbus and
other "propS" of me Roman Catholic
hierarchy invaded a Masonic hall
in Chicago, Illinois, and broke up a
meeting being held under the aus
pices Of The Guardians Of Liberty,
which was being addressed by Or.
Slattery, of Boston, these rioters did
bodily injury 10 prominent citi-
Gems and placed iH jeopardy the
lireS of many wOmen, as well as
men, in their war upon the United
States Constitution, and their de-
| fancc of the laws of Illinois.
II will be further remembered
that one month later, IN April OF
this year. a mob composed of some
ten thousand knights Of Columbus
and other products Of parochidl
schools decided to defy the FED
ERAL CONSTITUTION, the
lars of the commonwealth OF
Massachusetts,, and OUerrule ht
city Of HauerbIIS permission
granted TO Rsr. Thomas Leyden Ia
speak on FREE AND PARO.
CHIAL SCHOOLS, these loyal
subjects of the papal sovereign
focked from various neighboring
cities to take part in the now ia.
nous ROMAN CATHOLIC GRIM
IINAL ORGY in Which public ana
pirate property UGS wdRtoHly de-
stroyed, psdceable citizens brutdlll
assaulted. an eFigy Of free speech
! publicly burned after the crimindllI
ldwlsSs rioters had failed TO find III,
| public speaker, and furthermore i
will be remembered that on Jun,
end, of the present year, band o.
Roman Catholic Knights of Colum
bus committed a criminal assault OF
a prominent citizeh, Elmer +. Rog
ers, of Sanford, Florida, waylayinl
him on his way TO Orlando, anC
beating him into insensibility be
cause he refused 20 WithdrdW hi
opposition 10 their political ticket
| Thus, it will be seen that this Udi
on our FEDERAL C0NSTITU
TION'S sacred guarantees, b,
Knights of Colunts US, is not confne
to the Pacific coast. In Terds 1
blossoms out in murder, in HlinoiI
and Massachusetts, - appears Il
criminal laWlessness and TholeSdl
riOting, IN Florida Il takes the form
of brutal oad nufderVus assault o
10 citizen. mersly. because he pre-