The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1916-08-19
C0nGGESS ASKED
TO INVESTIGATE
MINNESOTA REPRESENTATIVE,
LiNDBERGH, OF LITTLE FALLS,
CALLS UPON HIS FELLOW MEN,
6ERS TO INQUIRE INTO WORK.
INGs OF CATHOLIC HIERARCHY.
DENoUNcES THEIR So.CALLED
POLITICAL ACTIVITY.

DENoUNcEs THEIR So-cALLED
POLITICAL ACTIVITY.
Representative Lindbergh of Little
Falls has introduced resolution in
Congress asking his fellow members
to investigate the Catholic hierarchy
of these United States of America.
The resolution was introduced at the
suggestion of the Free Press Defense
League and calls for an investigation
of the claims that the Pope of Rome
is a foreign sovereign claiming alle-
glance in temporal as we'll as spiritual
matters, that the Papal system is op-
posed to and seeks to destroy our free
institutions, to-wit: Our public schools,
the free press, the right of free speech
and public assembly, the right of free
dom of thought in matters of con-
science, the principle of separation of
Church and State" The resolution in
part follows:
The Roman Catholic laity in the
laity in the United States of America
are taught, influenced and commanded
by some of those in authority to yield
implicit obedience to the teaching of
the Popes of Rome and to blindly obey
their orders and DEGREES conflict with
the Constitution of the United States
OF America.
The Roman Catholic organization of
America is perniciously active in poll
tics, and although having but few
voters, it manages by threats, intimi-
dations, blackmail, and by coercion of
the press, to secure an undue proper
tion of the elective, and especially
the appointive, Offices throughout the
country, and these offices are used to
further the plan of making America
dominantly Catholic.
In carrying out the conspiracy the
Roman Catholic hierarchy, aided by
the Roman Catholic politicians and
the Roman Catholic press, has inspired
a portion of the Roman Catholic laity
boycott, to assault and to riot
The Roman Catholic hierarchy is
now, and has been for more than a
year last past, actively engaged within
the territory of the United States of
America in fomentfng and inciting rev
oiution in the Republic Of Mexico and
attempting to bring about a state OF
war between the Republic of Mexico
and the United States; and claims
have been and are now being broad
casted over the country, and both sides
to the controversy are causing to be
sent to members of Congress great
numbers of allegations, which contro
versy Injuries the interests of both
Catholics and Protestants, and TO
ments troubles and interferes with the
unprejudiced action of millions ol
electors in the United States, anC
thereby interferes with natural, con
sistent and impartial administration o
government in the interests of the
people.
A true and impartial investigation
and report thereon by a properl,
constituted public committee would
take these controversies out of poll
tics and stop the attempts to improp
erly influence the acts of public of
1icials.
The resolution winds up as usual:
Section 2. That the said COMMITTEES
shall have power to employ clerks an,
stenographers and to compel the at
tendance OF persons and the produc
tion of papers, books, documents AM
records, and to examine witnesses un
der oath; that said committee shal
have power to sit anywhere that
may deem necessary to secure all tn
facts to complete it's inquiry, and shal
report the testimony to Congress.
Commenting on the resolution tn
Standard and Times says:
There is some truth in the resol,
claim attention are neglected, and tn
peoples minds diverted because of tn
controversies and divisions occasione
by the false claims of the Free Pres
Defense League, ct al, who fome1
trouble and interfere with unprej,
diced action and the natural, consis
ent and impartial administration {
government in the interests of all til
people and improperly influence til
acts of public officials.
The balance of the resolution
based on invincible ignorance or m
licious misrepresentation, which coul
be remedied by better schooling an