The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-07-22
Congress Asked to Investigate Papal System
THE LEAGUE GETS DOWN TO BUSINESS
K the Roman Catholic hierarchy and the Roman Catholic Press cea
time to Brand the Patriots Of this Milton ss liars and
Bigots or WIN They Submit the issues to q Court Of
Inquiry and Accept the Resats7
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a standard Of morals and ethics di-
rectly opposed 10 that which goes
hand in hand with a free democracy
such as was founded by our fathers
and such as we all hope to preserve
and maintain.
Roman Catholics. as a result Of
their teaching and training are
openly and uadlterably opposed 10
freedom Of speech. Witness the
assaults and in some cases murder
Of Protestant or non-Catholic
speakers and lecturers BY Roman
Catholics and Knights Of Columbus
within the past five years, the de-
tails Of which have been published
time and again, and which can be
furnished an investigating commit
tee on short notice.
They are opposed, openly aud
droVedly, 10 the freedom Of the
press as il is guaranteed us by the
constitution OF the United States.
Witness the various attempts on the
part Of Roman Catholics to bring
about the suppression of patriotic
and so-called radical newspapers
end periodicals. Also the various
press muzzle measures proposed TO
the congress Of the United States
by Roman Catholic congressman
and senators within the past FIVE
years.
They are opposed 10 the long
cherished principles Of the freedom
Of assembly. Witness the hundreds
of riots at public meetings of pa
triots in varions parts Of the oOan-
try within recent years, in every
instance lead BY Roman Catholics
and Knights Of Columbus, and in
many instances evidence was not
lacking that the shameful conduct
was instigated by Roman Catholic
priests in good standing and in the
practice Of their profession.
They are opposed TO the Amer
icdn public school system, the very
corner stone of our civilization and
the institution Oh which we RELY
most strongly for the perpetuity Of
our citizenship.
They are opposed TO the great
fundamental principle Of the free
dom Of conscience, following those
who dissent from their religious
views with the most relentless per-
secution in the form Of the boycott
the InquisiSon up-to-date.
While denouncing our free pub
lie schools as Goddess" they seek
10 proselyte and dominate from the
inside by worming their way into
teaching positions wherever and
whenever opportunity permits; at
the same time they maintain
private parochial schools where
their own children are taught ale.
giance to the pope Of Rome and
treason TO the American flag, and
vet have the temerity to insist thai
they shall be given a division Of m
public school money with which
10 support and maintain these uurs.
cries Of in6delity 10 American prin-
ciples Of free government.
They conduct closed and clois-
tered institutions, under the guise
Of religion, that have been proven
time aud time again 10 be nothing
more or less than prisons and places
Of involuntary servitude, where the
labor Of helpless, hspless youth is
turned into profit for this great po-
litico-ecclesiastical machine.
In Politics for q Purpose
In pursuance Of her plan to
make America dominantly Roman
Catholic" the Church Of Rome not
only grooms her members for polit-
ical preferment, but she acts con-
certedly in a nationwide effort to
place in positions Of power and
trust members Of the Roman Cath
olic faith, with the distinct under
standing that they are TO use their
offices to the best Of their ability to
entrench the church in power in
America and substitute the insti-
tutions Of a free democracy with
those Of the autocratic papal system.
In furtherance Of this concerted
plan the Roman Catholic hierarchy
has fostered and built up in this
country the most perfect political
machine the world has ever known.
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