The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-03

Of tH HjErod Innocence that they Uerc
elected a. patriotic Amcriodns ruth
out any consideration Of their
church affiliations. And yet. hoU
sfeetirely they uork together az
sub jects Of their pope tDhen the in-
tsrssts Of the Roman Catholic cor
pordtion demand u. The following
is rather apologetie; but the reader
can readily separate the wheat from
the chat and get the essence with
out having to swallow the sweeten-
ing:
Immense Property Holdings"
A for the Catholic church's interest
in defeating the legislation, there IL no
gainsaying It's equity. IL had natural
and legitimate apprehensions over the
situation. The church has immense prop.
erty holdings in the Philippines Tkese
might be disturbed II unrest were 20
be bred by n pledge Of early independ.
ence. Holding this conviction, the
church exercised it's right a. an interested
party 10 express its Wow. What disin.
terested observers here do not like about
the business was the secrecy uifh vhicA
the campaign uds conducted dHd the
solid pofs along religious lsnes that fol.
loged. Having found that the admin.
istration leaders did not believe the prop.
srty Of the Catholic church or It's in.
fuence 10 the Islands would be teop.
Ardised by the bill that was up for pas.
sage, the people who represented the
property owners kept up their hght, car.
rying II dehAntly 20 the men who were
religiously sympathetic or feared that
opporfion 20 ths church might defeat
them N thsir districts.
"The church has immense prop
erty holdings in the Philippines" I"
This fact shows what Rome has been
doing in those islands all these GEN.
turies. The kind Of morality it has
fostered is told in that Senate Doc
ument No. 100 Of some years ago
which reveals the gross immortality
of the friars. The kind Of educa-
tion il has promoted was shown by
the condition Of the natives when
our own government began its work
Of public education. II has been busy
accumulating these immense prop
erty holdings" WHICH IT'S
SERVANTS IN THE con-
GRESS OF THE UNITED
STATES ARE NOW so BUSILY
SCHEMING To HOLD.
Note how these managers also
hold the fear of defeat Orer con-
greSSmen from districts Uhore there
is a pdpiSf UOfe sufficient 10 threaten
them With. Is ROME IN POLL
TICS9 Most assuredly; and in
business, too. Its agents have been
driving a profitable business in the
Philippines as proved by these
same property holdings" They
carried on another profitable bust.
ness in Mexico until their graft he.
came so intolerablc that the people
rose in revolt.
Rome wishes the United State,
to stay in the Philippines for the
same reason that Its managers wisl
the United States to intervene in
Mexico. These thrifty collectors oi
immense" properties wish Uncl,
Sam to hold the Mexican and thu
Filipino while they plunder thern
They are business men who know
their business. They have influence
in this country where the people ART
fuddled with religious pretenses
and politicians can be whipped int
line by the methods alluded to il
what we have quoted.
How long is il going to take iol
honest citizens Of this republic t
learn, with Rome teaching tn,
needed lessons so openly and plain
Ily? II does seem that even tn,
, dead would take some note of sucl
! political work BY band Of conspir
/. ators even when they operate unde
the guise Of pretended religion.
Fitzgerald Shines Again
, In this connection we should no
. overlook the special and extraor
binary part taken by the notoriou
papist congressman, John J. Fit
gerald, of New York, in denvInt
: the home rule to the FilipinOs tia
0 he and his kind have so long pre-
0 tended TO desire for the Irish
. After the House had defeated a.
\ removed Section "a Of the Philip
J. pine bill (the section providing "a
independence it then passed tn
bill with other amendments; an
: we find the following on page SIS
3 Of the Congressional Record:
\ Nh. FITEGERALD: Mr.. Speaker, I NOV
that the House insist upon its amenC
, ments and ask for conference on II
disagreeing votes Of the two Hous,
: thereon.