The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-02-17

even unthinking Protestants. The
object is much more easily attained
and does not bring about the open
hostility Of real Americans when
they can control Protestants in Of
flee as they have been doing with
the Detroit public school board.
The School Board
The school system Of Detroit for
years has been conducted with q
twenty-one-man board, each mem
ber being elected from his own
ward. This system was changed at
the last election by a vote Of the
people Of the city. The voters
adopted a new seven-man board
system, members to be elected at
large. The Roman influence on the
board was very much opposed to
this plan and fought it from the
first. Then after it was carried,
their wires we're Immediately laid
for the capture Of at least a part OF
the seven-man board, as we will
show later.
Chas. A. Gadd, one Of the leading
spirits Of the school board, and the
newly elected school manager, is
said to be a Roman Catholic. So
quiet has he been on this subject,
however, that Protestant members
of the board; Masons, Odd Fellows
and others have not known definite
ly what mis- church affiliations were.
Intimate associates declare that
there is not the slightest doubt but
that he is a Catholic, though not
what is called an active one. (Which
means sometimes that the so-called
inactive one is more active and ac-
complishes more for Rome than he
could possibly do were he openly
affiliated and known as an active
worshipper at the shrine of papal
sovereignty Mr.. Gadd's wife is
known to be active in "the church. I"
But whether Gadd is a Catholic
or not he never misses an opportun-
ity to throw his support and inhu-
ence to any and all Romish plans of
action.
Backing Gadd in his activity on
the board, one Of the most pro-
nounced is Sam'l G. Mumford,
controller, or secretary Of the De-
troit Edison Company. Jos. T.
Majeske, John 0'Hara and Henry
Komrofsky are also hearty support
ers Of Rome and Mr.. Gadd. Mum
ford is not a Catholic. He attends
a Woodward Ave. Episcopal church
and is reported to be regular con-
tributor to its support.
The School Manager plan or idea
is supposed to have originated in
the mind Of John O'Hara, following
the expression Of the public for q
seyen-man board. 1t was the orig
inal plan to select the manager for
the new board to be chosen in the
spring for a term Of four years, at
a salary Of $4,000 per year. But
owing to the determined opposition
on the part Of those members Oh
the board who felt that they, the
retiring board, had no right or au-
thority to elect a manager for the
new board, there was a compromise
entered into. The manager who
they were to elect should hold Office
only two years and at a salary Of
$4,000 per year.
The birth Of the idea in 0'Hara's
brain was without doubt for the
purpose Of fixing things to get Chas.
A. Gadd into the Office Of school
manager. Why the impatience and
the unusual procedure Of this board,
taking into its own hands, without
authority except that assumed, to
presume to select manager for the
seven-man board to be elected in
April?
There is not the slightest doubt
but that the whole scheme was in
cubated and Matched in the fertile
and ever active brain of Romish
emissaries whose duty it is to look
after the public schools in the inter-
est Of the hierarchy.
Who Is Chas. A. Gadd?
Who is Chas. A. Gadd and why
was the papal influence on the pres
ent board so anxious to make q
berth Of power for him?
In the first place, as stated above,
Gadd, whether a Catholic or not,
works hand in glove on the board
for Rome. Not being known as an