The menace., 1916-12-30


including the secretary Of the local
Knights Of Columbus and Secretary
Whitten Of the Commercial Club,
that these women might not be able
10 judge as 10 what IL was right and
proper for free American women 10
hear from the lips Of another woman
who was 10 address them. All that
anxiety, II IL ever existed, is dis
PEELED now, however.
The bishops letter was in a hu-
morous vein. At least the STATE
Journal Saws il was and. having
pcruscd Il, We are inclined 20 agree
with our contemporary. In fact, IL
is 10 humorous that one, reading il,
can easily imagine himself back in
the middle ages and listening 10 the
good bishop say: "What no, NV
merry companions! Drink me
merry Jest! We burned FIVE here
tics yesterday aud five the day be-
fore and our Most Holy Grand In
quisitor has Just condemned a dozen
more" The State Journal which
calls upon THE MENACE also, TO see
the delightful humor in a situation
where an attempt is made 10 inter
fere with free speech and 10 deprive
a poor woman Of her legal rights,
is said 10 have discovered some
humorous phases Of the situation il
had wholly unsuspected when, soon
after publication, a food Of sarcastic
references 10 its attitude poured into
its Office from indignant subscribers.
Lincoln is not a Romanist city.
The patriotic forces there are de-
cidedly in the majority. They are
organized and alert. Were they dis
posed TO retaliatc, using the same
tactics as have been used by Rome's
foreign-hearted would-be assassins
Of liberty Of speech and assembly,
some very active members Of the
papal militia would very soon seek
new fields TO conquer and some Of
the leading newspapers Of the capi-
tai city Of Nebraska would suspend
publication on account Of lack Of
patronage. No greater evidence Of
the presence OF religious prejudice
among pdpal ddhoreHtS and the Gb-
seHce Of Il among ProtestaHts can
be found than here in one Of
the StronghOlds Of Proiestdntism.
Knights Of Columbus dare attempt
an interference with C0NSTlTU-
TIONAL LIBERTY and a sub
serrient press has The temsrity 10
grouse aud defend them.
There can be no question about
Miss Lowry's legal rights at the
time the attempt was made to break
up her meeting. She WaS in posses
, psion Of the auditorium under q
, 'written lease which called for an
!. evening and an afternoon meeting
, The evening meeting had been held
! and was well attended by a mixed
I audience. 1t was the good attend,
ance at this meeting that determined
I Romanists that something must bC
, done to prevent the afternoon meet
, ing, to women only, at any cost. W.
, are informed that a number Of Ro
q man Catholics we're in attendance
, at the evening meeting and the like
lihood that some Of their own mem
bers might hear truths likely to di
4 minish the graft Of the papal hier
. archy and weaken the grip Of tn
: Roman Catholic political machin
. spurred a local priest in connectio,
: With the secretary Of the local 4. c
TO make trouble. II is a myster,
in Lincoln how these insignifcan
elements of a Protestant commun
ity could prevail upon the secretar,
OK the Commercial Club to sacrifie
both his honor and dignity, to dis
regard his pritteH contract as
mere scrap Of paper and take I'D
vantage Of every legal trickery b
= save himself and his club from jus
liability for his illegal acts. Bu
such are the fruits of Protestan
subseryience to Rome.
The attempt to mu'sle fire.
speech Is said TO hare been The re
suit Of an al night meeting afts
: The erening lecture, at Uhich III
bishop, the local priest, the X. c
. secretary and The secretary Of tn
Commercial Club discussed the SIT
= udfion. The bishop in his lette
saws that he "counseled moderation
- and that no attempt be made to in
terfere. But il he did, his "coun
= sci" was unheeded and we hav
heard Of no court martial agains
= the 4. c. secretary rho Wds presen
during the attempt TO break up u
meeting. nor aqgpst the priest th
ras oeiirsly Interesting himself {
the legal proceedings.
= The first trouble started when th
= women began to gather for the le'
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