The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-06-17
MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
A Non-catholic Declares That Protes-
tants Should Work to Combat Un-
American A. P. Aism, Through Lee
ture Platforms and Pamphlets.

of century ago battled the anti Cath
olic A. P. A. movement through the
lecture platform and pamphlets, has
written letter to M. E. Malone, of
Denver, encouraging the local knights
of Columbus for their campaign for
the overcoming Of prejudice through
educating non-Catholics about the
teachings and aims of our Church,
says the Denver Register. The
Knights, in their campaign, have been
sending literature, not to bigots, but
to intelligent non-C Catholics who, it is
known, will be able to influence large
numbers of members of their own
faith. Mr.. Malone sent Mr.. Brewster
a copy of the excellent address of
Father Mannix on Catholic Loyalty
to Church and State" 5000 copies of
which were printed by the Fourth
Degree assembly. Mr.. Brewster said
in a letter, acknowledging the PAM
phlet: Il wish to thank you for send
ing me copy of the address by Fa-
Their Mannix. am extremely sorry to
see an apparent revival of the A. p.
A. movement. This question inter-
ested me very much twenty-five years
ago.
1T has always seemed to me that
it should not be left to Americans
of your Church to combat this un-
American movement. American Pro-
testants ought not to be Indifferent to
the situation
Mr.. Brewster lives at 1913 Four
teenth street, Boulder. On Septem-
Der Fl, 1893, he gave an address at
Lincoln hall, Detroit, showing the
illogical position of the A. P. A. This
speech was printed and distributed
in pamphlet form. For over two cen
turtles and half, Mr.. Brewster's an
cestry has been American. He is a
lawyer, and is thus familiar with the
laws and constitution of his country.
These facts made him particularly
qualified to speak about the true
meaning of Americanism. He de-
clared that an organization like the
A. P. A. was out of place in America.
Il shall enter into no defense of
American Roman Catholics" he said.
II do not think they need my assist
ance. But let me remind you that the
.irst steps toward religious freedom
taken on this continent were taken by
the Roman Catholic proprietors of
Maryland; and that, too, at time
when the Puritans were driving out
the Baptists from their colony, and the
Puritans were themselves being driv-
en- from the colony of Virginia. *
Let me remind you that the first print
ing press brought to Michigan was
brought by the Roman Catholic Priest,
Father Richard, who was also one of
the first promoters of public educa.
tion.'
Mr.. Brewster quoted a portion of
George Washington's address to his
Catholic soldiers in December, 1889,
when the Father of Our Country said:
Il hope ever to see America among
the foremost nations in examples of
justice and liberality, and I presume
that your fellow-citizens will not for
get that patriotic part which you took
in the accomplishment of their reyo-
luton and the establishment of their
government, or the important assist
ance, which they have received from a
nation in which the Roman Catholic
religion Is protested"
Mr.. Brewster told how the Ordi-
nance of 1887, for the government of
the United States northwest of the
Ohio; the state constitution of Mich.
igan and the Constitution of the
United States safeguard religious
liberty.