The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1916-03-11
CHICAG0'S INQUISITION USES BOYCOTT
Hotel Induced Rpuae Contract and Gust Tenants Whose Only Of
fense Consisted of Determined Efforts in Defense of the Public
Schools Circulars Entitled "SaVe the Public Schools" Mailed
from Hotel laSale the Basis for nquisitonaI Activity

Is the Roman Catholic church a
menace TO American institutions
Is the Roman Catholic church try
ing to prevent popular education
and destroy the public schools! Is
the Romish lnquisition dead, or is
il yet actively engaged in violen,
opposition TO progressive people and
principles:
The answer to these closely re-
lated and profoundly pertinent ques.
tions may be found in the self ex.
planatory sworn statement which
follows:
Feared Roman Catholic Boycott
FOR FIVE YEARS the WOMAN :
PARTY or COOK COUNTY held lis
public meetings in the Hotel LaSalle, and
Il was booked for meetings and head.
quarters in the hotel until June, 1916
on a basis that was satisfactory to the
organization and 20 the hotel. This book.
ing was done by the vice.president, who
is also manager of the hotel.
Recently, Circular No. Of "Savc the
Public School" was issued by the Amer.
lean Public School Federation. As the
sentiments of that circular coincide with
Plank IL of our platform, we felt IL our
duty 10 do our share in its distribution.
We stamped quite a number Of these cir.
culars with our headquarters address that
those in favor Of the public schools
might know wherc 20 get more Of them.
After several thousand Of them had gone
out TO the public, We received notice from
the management of the Hotel LaSallc
that we would have 10 move. We were
notified that il we did not move az a
certain date our rent would be FIVE
TIMES as much for every additional day.
This came Ike n thunderbolt from a
clear sky. I, with another officer Of the
Woman's Party Of Cook County, went
TO see the vice-prcsident and manager Of
the hotel and asked for the reason for
this sudden order 10 vacate our head.
quarters. We were told that he needed
the room. We said that is not true and
wanted 10 know the REAL TRUTH. We
were then told that delegations from sew.
eral Catholic organizations had called on
him and complained about "Save the
Public Schools" circular; that letters
had been received from Catholic travel.
ing men, one Of which was shown to us
with a circular attached, and that these
people aud other Catholic delegations
had virtually threatened 20 BOYCOTT
the hotel and withdraw their business.
So the Woman's Party Of Cook County
would have to get OUT We suggested
that the hotel remain NEUTRAL, but
they did not seem able OF willing 10 do
il.
Another officer and another member Of
the Woman s Party Of Cook County then
called together upon the vice-prosident of
the Hotel LaSalle TO talk further in re-
gard TO this matter. Two attorneys rep
resenting n patriotic organization also
called together 10 see the viee-president
on the same mission. These people
stated that Il was finally admitted 20
them that the reason for asking the
Woman's Party Of Cook County TO move
was the FEAR Of the ROMAN CATH
0LIC BOYCOTT.
CHARLOTTE G. RHoDUs.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
County Of Cook---ss.
Before me, a Notary Public for and
in the County aforesaid, State of Ills,
Charlotte c. Rhodus, of Chiea.
go, Illinois, personally known TO me, and
upon her oath doth state that she is the
President Of the Woman s Party Of Cook
County and that the foregoing statement
is true, and that she subscribed 10 the
same this 9th day Of December, 1915, at
Chicago, Illinois
$. Z. DAUNAN, Notary Public.
s. f. DAUMAN, AOtdridl Seal,
Cook Co., Ills.
The meaning of the hostility dis
played toward these patriotic OBJ