The menace., 1916-07-22
Read The Menace
JulJ q. 1915.

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Read The Menace
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Menace viil reaeh the tsn-million mark
seen. ! an yeur frisnd
InRsmueh As Aurora Is a city Of APP
proximately 5000 population, more than
nme-tenths of which IS Protestant, and
fully nine tenths Of which is Anti,papal,
lie company, NJ Of the Secon, Regiment,
contains one non.papist, II not anti.
papist, soldier for every 20 Of the popu.
lation Il represents
The Roman Catholic population Of
Massachusetts,, as obtained from papist
sources, Is in round numbers 100000.
Dividing that by 20 we find how many
papist members Of the Massachusetts, Ma
tional Guard would be required 20 equal
the proportion Of soldiers furnished by
non-C Catholic Aurora. II the Roman
Catholic population Of Massachusetts,
we're 10 supply national guardsmen in
the same ratio that the non.Catholic
population Of Aurora has done, there
would be 10000 Of them instead Of the
l,l00 that 30 agitated Priest PhelGn.
At the same ratio there would be
81 900 papists from New York, and 25,.
900 papists from Pennsylvania, in the
volunteer troops from those states. Where
are they, o Falstafiian Foleyi Where
are they, o crafty Curtini Where are
they, o ponpous Phelan and prattling
PilOff
Twelve Preachers In Company
just a few more figures to educate
and illuminate the popes publicity
agents. Company II. Third Infantry,
Missouri National Guard, contains 65
men, twelve Of whom are ordained Bap-
tist ministers. We get this information
from the Kansas City Star Of June 81 I;
and the Star got its information from
the captain Of the company, VIM. r.
Hardin.
Are these bellieose spokesmen for
popery able 10 show a company from
anywhere containing twelve Roman Cath
olic priestsi And yet no patriotic paper
is trying 10 make capital out Of this
Eureka, Kansas, with a population Of
$500, q village which contains neither
church nor mission Of the Roman Cath.
olic variety, sends q company Of 100
strong 20 the front. This is truly re-
markable showmg-A matter worthy Of
mention; and yet no Protestant or pa.
triot is making any particular fuss about
IL. IL is tho natural and proper thing
for National Guardsmen 90 do their
duty. sane people expect no less and
no more.
Bible Glass Enlists
From the National TribHns, published
at Washington, ID. c., and patroniEed by
Civil war veterans, we clip tho follow
ing which appeared in its issue Of July
6:
! "The Methodist church Is as loyal and
! full of fight today as IL was so years
ago. The Youg Mems Bible Class Of
the First Methodist Church, of Cornells.
vile, Pa, has had 20 members, Of whom
10 have gone TO the front and the goth
tried to enlist but fell down on physical
; examination"
How many Roman Catholic seminaries
have offered their entire student body
for military service and have had ninety.
five per cent of them musteredi And
yet, neither the Methodist press nor ths
Methodist clergy makes any pretense e
a monopoly of patriotism. That sort OF
thing is left TO Rome with its noisC
: about the "69th New York" and mill
tary mass.
Bishop, Regimental Chaplain
Z The First Regiment, Nebraska Ma
( tional Guard, has for its chaplain Bish
). Op George Bcecher Of the Protestant
I Episcopal Church. When Colonel Pau
5 offered Bishop Beeeher immunity from
5 active service, Bishop Beecher replleC
I that he had no other desire than 10 b,
J. ,cith his Nebraska boys On Uhdterei
duties they might be called upon 20 per
form. We would ask how many Roman
!, Catholic bishops are serving As regi
5 mental ehaplainsi Where are they, {
I ROmish redactorsi
!, In connection with the many coward
Q ly thrusts aimed at General Miles be
!, cause he heads the patriotic order known
{ as the Guardians Of Liberty, we woulI
= ask how many papists of his advances
age (nearly SOY are enrolled for activ,
e servicei Here is a chance for thos
C papist oeiogenarians who have elamore'
i for Mexican intervention 20 make |
!, showing. How about James Cariina
y Gibbons, for instaneef Has he shonld.sre'
{ his gun, or is he too oldi
i General Miles
n Papist eagerness TO shed its venom oI
{ the patriotic Orders can't resist such