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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-04

Joseph n. johnson formerly clerk o.
the United States Senate finance com.
mittee and later a door-keeper in tbs
United States Senate, died at Provi'
dence from pneumonia. He was s.
years old.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-04

The Bethlehem Steel Co. has pur,
chased the Baltimore Sheet & Til
Plate Co., a 100000 enterprise.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-04

Lieut.. lie Bourhis, the first French
military aviator to use a parachute
died of wound received in an aerial
encounter at Verdun.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-04

Fishermen in the Pocono Mountains
say that conditions have seldom been
better for the spring trout season.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-04

The Duke of Avarna, italian Ambas-
sador to Austria Hungary when the
war broke out, died in Rome.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-04

William n. Hasey, a stationer,
salesman of New York, was arrested
in Ansonia. charged with pass.nl
worthless checks.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-04

Forty-two head of Ayrshire cattle,
valued at 1000 were burned to death
in a fire that caused from 1000 TO
$4,000 damage to the Tarleton Farm
at Plattburgh, y. Y.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-04

The Leetaire medal, annually award
ed q distinguished Roman Catholic lay
man by the University of Notre Dame,
will go this year to DR.. Thomas ].
Walsh of New York.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-04

More than 600 journeymen painters
and paperhangers, employed by mast
er painters and contractors in Prov
idence and Olneyville, went on strike.
dateowhP
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1916-04-04

Twenty two persons were killed by
automobiles in the streets of New
York during March.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16
mates Rome in BURNING AN
EFFIGN OF FREE SPEECH.
The Cardinals Cowardice


Nor is this an. the intelligent
citizens Of New England who read
in the daily press Cardinal O'Con-
ncll's claim that Roman Catholics
were the special defenders and up
holders Of law aud order, knew that
when the Baptist ministers Of Bos-
ton called upon this same cardinal,
last spring, 20 publicly express his
disapproyal of this criminal law
lc,snc,s aud mobocraCy on the part
at hi, 0wH p1ri,bi0HcrS in the Ro-
man Catholic war on the Cunstitu-
lluull guarantees of free speech anl
assembly, hc remained iOHgue-iict
aud silent when q brave man II
'nFGi ~ The constitution and 10 lao
UUf Orjrr. would have been quick
iu dcnouucc this exhibition Of an
archv among the people who look
ic him a the representative Of God,
while 10 make matters worse he
permitted the president Of tho
Catholic Federation Of his owH do
rrSc, the man whom IL has been
justly claimed was the cardinals
"ucNt friend" boldly in the public
press. To defend and seek to Justify
this most shameful exhibition of
rrlminaIitv. embracing as il did. de-
liaurr of the UNITED STATES
CONSTITUTION. THE LAWS
or MASSACHUSETTS, AND
lIIE MUNICIPAL GOVERN
MENT or IIANERUILL. This
is merely a typical example of the
way the facts of history rcfute and
dl~rrcdit the Roman Catholic at
tempt To meet the charges Of the
Free Press Defense League and the
patriotic press OF America.
Il the claims Of the cardinals,
bishops, knights and ancients at the
late meeting Of the Federation were
sincere. the Free Press Defense
League la, given the Roman Cath
ollie hierarchy the most splendid op-
portunitl in the history Of the ma
tiun to yiudicate Rome and disproye
or di>crcdjt all Of the circumstantial,
definite and clearly defined charges
in the indictment now before con-
grCSS.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16

The authsr of this epsn letter 10 Prssl.
dent Wilsoa "a a sehh.Ar u distinction.
The the Prssidsnt hs has rendered I'M
portant ssfvtcs 10 the cause % education.
a. . univsrtity professor. His lsttsr as
becomes the work ef . scholar and = pa
triot is broad. tsmpsfats. and marked By
the hns Gfasp % q studeht of history
and stAtescraft. illuminated b. the Nigur.
or the ssalitm % . trus asmocrat vho Il
sbls 70 sss things and tsndsncies In .
fundamental way, and Who has the Gear
age 10 stand b. the great bssir prinei-
pies upon which free Institutions rsst.
and against which Roms is waging q per-
sistsnt and determined warfare.
This letter. ws believe. vsices the ssnii.
Insnt % q very large proportion of the
patriatit veisfs In the democratic party,
and We earnestly hope that the president
viii give " the same thoughtful con-
tidsration that he wouid givs 20 q mrs
sage from = delegation representing mii-
liens of the most conscisntious and
thoaEhtfui levers ef free Institutions IN
oar great rspuhlic.-Chairman of the
Editorial Board.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16

upon an era Of G, thollr tyranny iu
thi, state. whether hcurclorth lu
this state. criticisp or one church.
aud only one. is lo be- udulgcd iu
only at the risk o. life aul limb"
For myself ! wish to say that |
arrived at these conclusion, hv slow
Gegrcrs, and a, thn result uf careful
study. Ny opinion a. io their aims
has been mainly ou the testimony
Of Catholics them>clyes-of some
who we're still adhcrents Of that
communion. and VI those who had
left it and have told us why they
did 80. Nutcwor'hy among thcsr
{, Father Chinquy. a close personal
friend Of President Lincoln.
Intolerance is the very genius Of
RomaniSm, as every wcll-informcd
person knows. That church ha> al
ways been intolcraut. and still j..
a. utteranccs Of the present pope
alTmdantly show: utleranccs pub
li>hed in Cardinal O'Conncll's Of
licial organ, The BosioR Pilot. and
the Intolerance in this land j. Lead
ing TO such frequent aud iusolcnt
denial Of fundamental rights. that
the economic questions on which We
support YOU are as nothing in COM
Tari>on. What is one tariff or an
other tariff ~ compared with the
right Of free assembly, and free dis
cussion: We have as much right
TO discuss and criticize and con-
dcmn papal principles and policies
a. Mr.. HUGHES ha, to do the same
things IN rcgarl To- yodr policies.
We want to live on terms Of sin-
ccre friendship with our Roman
Catholic friends and neighbors. but
there must be reciprocity in the
matter. II will not do for America
10 be 80 free that a Roman Catholic
priest and editor IAN openly pro-
claim the petty lnSlgniiicancc ~
all civil rulers a. compared with
the pope. the rightful ruler OF this
world, and at tn same time to Gc
ia such bondage that that church
can not he openb and freely dis
cusscd. nor can il be tolerated that
that same priest. with perfect I'M
punity can say 'fru hell with ,hc
constitution il it,comeS into con-
ilict with the church" and then for
free speech to be burnt in cfiigy by
Catholic mob j. Massachusetts
. mob whose actions were defended
in a Boston paper by the president
o. the catholic Federation Of the
archdiocese of Boston. and state
official, in an open letter 10 Cardinal
0'Connell.
Years ago Mt. Gladstone wrote
that Rome seemed to have refur-
bished every old snd rusty weapon
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16
To Mr.. Wilson'S Credit

In favor of the present admins
tratiou II Is only just to remember
that poliiical Romani,ts expressed
great dissatisfaction because Mr..
Wilson did not 80 out OF his way
To appoint Roman Catholic To a
position in his cabinet. and they
were very insistcnt in demanding
that Romanist should he placed
upon the supreme bench.
There l. no place I'm the govern
mcnt 50 coveted by political Rome
a. the judiciary. When the demo-
cratic party won in Massachusetts,
few wears ago. though the gov
urnor was a Protestant. the men
controlling the party machine were
largely Knights Of Columbus. and
80 great was the pressure brought
upon the governor that Romanist,
were able To congratulate them
selves upon having sccVred cicrcH
judicial appointments ont Of Mir-
teen.
Recently after Mr.. Hughes re-
Signed from the supreme bench. a
determined effort was made Ia Sc
cure his seat for Victor Bowling or
Justice O'Brien of New York.
When IL became evident that the
president was not favorablv dis
posed TO these suggested appoint
ments. Senator Bryan Of Florida
vas urged for the place. IL was
pointed out that he had been de-
fcatcd for reelection, that he had
bccn a friend Of the administration
and that he was not a Catholic. a
a matter of fact. Senator Brgan w1s
The rrry Kind Of pro-pGpdl poll
iiriaH that Rome torres 10 place upon
ihc bench. lie had proved his sub
>cr,icncy TO- political Romarism by
becoming champion Of the
Knights Of Columbus. and by hi,
shameful druunciation Of the
Guardians Of Liberty.
Mr.. Wilson. however. resisted all
the pressure brought To bear upon
him and appointed a clcan-cut
progressive American from Ohio to
take the place OF Justice Hughes.
All persons acquainted with Amer
--~>>~~-~~~>~~-~~~~~>--~-
(COntinued on Page ., Column -
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16
BRING ROME TO COURT OF INQUIRY
Brazen Denials of Papsts Contradicted by Facts
Cardinal 0'Connel and the Ghost of Recent Events
- Boycott and Censorship Must Give Way to
Inyestgation---Why Patriots Must Push
Petition for Resolution

that We had fond
ly hoped had been
laid aside forever
Il quote the
scuse). That old
spirit is cropping
out more and
more dangerous
ly in this couu-
try. Who hath
cars 10 hear Let
him hear.
II this letter
has any value it
Is only because /
1tu Dup pf iIfp in
dependent voters
Who, 10 l. said.
are going to lr-
eide thi, election.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16
The Democratic Way

I'm a democratic state charges and
dcnials call for an investigation Of
facts involved. This is one Of the
things which distinguishes liberal
democracy from all forms of auto
cratic dcspotism. The patriots Of
America make certain definite
charges, Rome denies these charges,
the Free Press Defense League has
formulated the patriots indictment
and has brought the same before
congress, thus giving Rome the op-
portunitv To vindiCatc herself and
prove her sincerity. What uouli
he the action aud the dnSuer of any
innocent party IN these premiSeS9
Would not the accused joyfully hail
this opportunity for UiHdicdtion
through fuli, but impartial inreSii-
gdiiOH2 Would he not thank those
who had given him the opportunity
TO refutc charges which he declared
TO be absolutely false, baseless, or
without any foundation in fact?
This certainly would be the stand
taken 10y any innocent party.
How has Rome met the charges?
In precisely the way which uphold
crs Of dcSpotism always meet such
indictments when they have not the
power To crush by force the voices
calling for investigation. There
has been no end of oratorv, Sweep
iug dcnialS Of the charges and cv-
twNagant protcStationS Of LOYALTY,
but the only answer which an InnC-
cent party would make under tho
circumstances. that is. an urgent de-
mand for full and free inveStiga-
Continued on PAGE ., Col. u
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16

T / passionate papal oratory,
liz cNtmvagaut protcstations and
lllll sweeping dcnials could dis
pose Of the grave and cir
cumstauiial indictment brought by
the Free Press Defense League
against the papal system IN Us re-.
lation 10 free institutions the Ro-
man Catholic hierarchy would have
smooth sailing iu is campaign 10
make America dominantlv Roman
Catholic By mi,morrdlir methods.
iur the rcrcut convention of the
American Federation Of Catholic
Sorictirs was largely given over to
pcricr,id oratury the Obvious purpose
uf which was tu meet the grave and
vital charges ur the Free Press de-
icn-r League iu the fGroriic pap1l
m,iho'i of proics'0'iouy and dsHi1ls.
With a press so palpably sub
.cryicut tu the Roman Catholic po-
litiral machine that Il wds rsd8v 10
girc all The space desired by the
mcmrchg rhilc rcligiously refusing
10 gre Hc representatives. of fun
ddmsH'g' drmormry aHg spare for
rrpIN the political Romaui,t, doubt
less hoped 60 bc able To suppress or
prevent an Investigation which. If
the claim, uf thr Roman Catholics
are true, would necessarily result m
the grcalr>t pu-,lbIc victory for
Rome.
Iuhapplly fur the hierarchy.
however, II rd,i army of facts rcfulc
all bc proLrsidlioVy amt denial,
mGks bg hc cardinals. bishops.
kUighis aaa a'bcr sUOkcsmcp of the
hiourrlV IN relation to the funda-
mental ISSUES involved. The pas
,iouatc denial of the patriotic
charges would be- impressive were
il NOT for the fact that IN PRACTICAL
Ig rrcrg oa,c irrcfulabie facts rise
io o,U'roDi and utterly diSrrcdil
iho SpDaoym,H Of Rome.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16

ln the record of President Wilson,
administration hoth pro and ron.
which the writer ul the above COM
muuIraliuu ha> not touched upon.
and Vet which We hrlir,r all broad
vIsloncd patriots wishing Ia be- just
and loyal tu the Ideal, uf democracy
would wish to take into rousidrra-
ton when reviewing the history ot
the past four wears.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16

n affords ms
great pleasure To
publish the above
contribution from
q fundamental
democrat who en-
Enthusiastically sup
ported Mr.. Viii
SON four wears
awu.
There are some
things. however.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16
Nv dear Mr.. President:

Nv dear Mr.. President:
OOU said in one Of your ad-
II dresses some little time ago
III that YOU like to get away
E1 from Washington where YOU
hear 50 many things that are not
true, and 10 learn what the people
are saying and thinking. | believe
have quoted the thought correct
", though | do not pretend 10 have
the exact words.
Well, ] am one Of the people; no
more and no less. / am neither a
politician nor the son OF poll
tician. but merely a democrat who
voted for YOU in 1919, and who
hopes 10 vote for YOU next Novcm-
bcr. ! say "hopcs TO" for when the
time comes it will he my duty 10
vote as NAV then seem best for my
country, and ! pray God il may
be for YOU. Only with the greatest
reluctance and with deep regret
would it be cast against you. I'm
saying all this | believe ] am voic-
ing the sentiments Of scores Of
thousands Of my fellow citizens
who. like myself, voted for YOU in
1912. and who recognize with nro-
found gratitude TO God, the noble
way in which you have borne un-
prccedented burdens. and we thank
Him for the good that has como TO
our country through your admins.
tration and wise craftsmanship.
Reelection of Tumulty
Why then, is there any doubt in
our minds: Why is it that we
merely "hopc" TO vote for you? /
will tell YOU frankly. II is because
We have believed for some years
past that the political activities and
aggresSions of the Roman Catholic
hierarchy have reached a point so
serious and so mcnacing that this
well nigh ovcrbalaEces all other is
sues. This being our belief. YOU
gave us a severe shock in selecting
o. your private secretary a man
whose natural affiliations with this
hierarchy seem to us 10 make that
selection cmincntly unwise. That
has been. anJ still is serious
handicap TO YOU, and of course. il
We rc-elect YOU, we also rc-elect Mr..
Tumulty. Against him personally
have not the slightest objection.
No doubt he is an excellent man
whose friendship it might be
privilege 10 enjoy. But matters be-
ing a. they are. we can not help
feehng intensely reluctant to have
the presidents correspondence pass
through the hands of a man who.
Just in so far aS he is loval Ro-
manist--and honor him by assum-
ing this loyalty-iS in a position to
let the hierarchy know too many
tate secrets. For this reason we
fsecidedly object to having Mr..
Tpmnlty for anothe. four years.
Then. your attending mass on
Thanksgiving da.' in 1913. gave us
smother severe iolt: and YOU have
not Vet attended a Thanksgiving
service in YOUR own church in
Washington, although YOUR procla-
nations requested people TO assem-
bic in their respective places Of.
worship on that day. The Roman-
lists make so much capital for them
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16

vengeance. Has tho Ethiopian late.
J." changed his ,kin, or the leopard
his spots: Have the ,Iesuits,
against whom Bismarck had such a
determined fight. become toothlcSs
and clawlc,s like the lion in the
fable: Their motto is .Sempsi
>"dcm: which being interpreted
ncans, always crafty. always ready
Ia justify the means by the end. al
ways opposed to the very founda-
tlon principles on which our fathers
reared this republic.
Why are there so many papers
now in this country. North. South.
East, West, whose main purpose j.,
TO combat political Romanism in
the United States: Have We ever
heard Of paper founded with the
sole object Of opposing any Of the
various Protestant sectsy And
these patriotic papers seem TO be
multiplying all over the land. and
their aim is to sound the alarm bell.
There's reason" for selecting one
religion" and only one, for this
combined resistance and exposure.
The Roman Catholics try to hide
their political efforts behind their
religion. With this last we have
nothing TO do except still to witness
for what We believe to be the truth
But they are using the liberty so
freely granted them in this coun-
try as a means To the overthrow Of
the liberties of the rest of Us, and
the viper thus generously warmed
is beginning TO sting, and hence
arises the belief that patriotic
Americans in ever increasing num-
bers are resolved TO crush il. il pos
1ble. before it comes 10 open war.
The RomaniSts are aiming to make
tnis land ''dominantly Catholic" "
rhcy proclaim this from the house
tops. nor can any liberty loving
American do anything but fully JUS
tify them in this, PROVIDED they
obrcrye our laws. and use only dis
cussion to further their plans. 4 great
man and a great writer has sail
Discussion is the greatest Of all
reformers.' But il Is a part Of the
very genius Of Romanism not TO let
YOUR great reformer, Discussion.
have its perfect work. and here. in
free" America il is met by intimi-
dation, riot, assault. the torch. the
bomb. and even murder. So true
Is this. THAI at conference Of Bsp-
,.st ministers. held in Boston. April
10th. 1916, they felt compelled to
say:
The Era of Papal Tyranny
sgKI~. -. u - ~
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16

LET EVERY PATRIOT HEED Tas ha & detached ~son blank
in a ehsuoh dof
the o least Blu
Line tepudon
gGng khntIut Let
lists bu d Hnanone
nce eremash ame,2 2Sch il o ouro ehrO OwekS
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16
Lincoln s Assassins

Have You ever known OF any
country not disturbed by Jesuits
sometime in its history: We owe
Lincoln's assassination 10 them. and
possibly more OF our civil war than
Is generally known or believed. |
base these statements ON Father
Chinquy's Fifty Years in the
Church Of Rome" (Fleming III.
Reyell Co, Asa edition.)
You know perfectly well that the
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16

official teachings
Of the papacy
make the pope the
rightful head OF
all governments.
You know too.
that the hicr-
archy, from the
pope down, con-
dcmns:
Liberty OF con-
science.
Liberty OF wor-
ship.
Liberty OF
speech and free
dom Of the press.
And they still
teach that thcs,
things are tn bc
condemned. Teach
It h,. IN free
America IN the
twentieth century,
as may be read
IN a book de-
signcj (Says the
preface for Use
in high schools.
academies and
colleges. There
YOU have "hy-
phcnatcS with a
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16
Rome's Pretenses VS.. Practices

Here Is one typical example:
Cardinal O'Cuuurll. who delivered
ihc kcyuutr >p, ,rh Of the cunycn-
ton laid hI- greatest sticss on tL.
claim that the Roman Catholics
were pr,-cmlncutly the friends and
uphollcrs of law and order. This
and their answering loyalty To our
democracy IN the presence Of any
other sovereignty constituted the
dominant claim in his address. vet
the intelligent citizens Of New Eng
land. on reading the cardinals
statement could not fail to call To
mind how absolutely recent historic
facts rcfuis these claims.
They know that in last April.
within thirty miles Of the arch
bishops palace. ia the cardinals
0WH dioccss a mob estimated at full
ly ten thousand PRODUCTS OF
PAROCIlIAL SCHOOLS AND
ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIC
lOUS TEACHING garc the most
shameful exhibition Of m0bocucy
and criminal larlcSsHeSS that has
disgrrccd New England in orcr
half century.
Roman Catholic Law and Order
These people know that this mob
Of Knights Of Columbus. and other
props of the Roman hierarchy. de-
tied and violated the ORGANIC
LAW of the nation. and the laws of
the state Of Massachusetts,. that they
wantonly destroyed public and pri-
yate property, brutallv assaulted
innocent laW-abidiug citizens.
sought the life Of an American
citizen whose only OiTcu>e was. that
in a lawful way he desired To dis
cusS before an American audiyu,t
the respective merits of the public
aud parorhal schools. and that IL
Eally this mob. Of representatives. Of
Roman Catkoiic ldE aud order
voiced the age-long spirit that ami
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-09-16
The Era of Papal Tyranny

eve want 10 know whether this
sort OF thing is TO continue; whether
it is possible that - are entering
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Continued on Page ., Col. y.
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Confined on Page :, Column %
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TF passionate papal oratory,
H. cNtmyaglut protcstatiOns and
lll2l sweeping denials could dis
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-07-29
ADVANCE GUARD
1ST IOWA HERE
FIRST BATTALION, IN COMMAND OF
BRiGADiER GENERAL ALLEN, DE-
DETRAINS EARLY TODAY.

Companies A. b. and e OF the First
Iowa infantry arrived in Brownsville
about 6 O'Clock this morning coming on the
first section Of the regimental train. The
train was switched at once over the belt
railroad to the Iowa brigade camps.
The First Iowa regiment forms the last
of that brigade To arrive ut Brownsville.
General III. A. Allen. in command of the
brigade. arrived on the first section. At
tached to the train were Il number OF
equipment ears bringing wagons and auto
mobile equipment belonging To the organ
ization Included in the latter are n num-
Der of automobiles attached to the field
hospital and regimentaI hospital corps.
Up to late yesterday it had been under
stood in army circles ut Brownsville that
this train would not reach here until to-
night or at earliest this afternoon. That
the train had made better time than had
been anticipated was first learned about
Q o'clock last night when il was reported
nearing lIarlingen.
The remaining sections are expected to
arrive either late today or tonight. Their
detrainment and cncampmcnt will com
plete the mobilization on the border Of the
Iowa infantry brigade.
The Third regiment j. now comfortably
settled down in camp and has begun daily
practice drills while the Second regiment.
which was the second To arrive, has prac-
tically completed the work of clearing
camp. All the men are well Drowned and
To all appearances seem to be acclmated
and seasoned. This fact j. largely due to
their encampment Of nearly month at
their point of mobilization in Iowa, where
they were ~ once put INTO training for
rough, open air life.