The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-03-03

true citizens. On every Eide of the gov
ernment buildings the city Is crowded with
Roman Catholic churches and other institu-
tions designed to exploit the people and
gather revenue into Roman Golfers.
In the great union railway station, in the
capitol building, in the library of congress,
in virtually all federal buildings and in the
parks and thoroughfares of the city the
public Is confronted with art-works dis
tinctively characteristic Of imperial and
papal Rome. A large portion Of this papal
art has been produced at fabulous expense
to the government of the United States.
Official guides, drawing salaries from the
national treasury, in the government build
ings are ready with alacrity and patience
to explain to all visitors and tourists the
significance Of the papal statuary and to
extol the greatness Of alleged Roman Cath
olics whose lives and deeds are thus COM
memorated.
Rome's Political RamificatiOns
The president of the United States is
surrounded in the white house by faithful
emissaries of Rome: his secretary, Joseph
z. Tumulty; his assistant secretary,
Thomas W. Brahany, and his appointment
clerk, Joseph M. Sharkey, being particu-
larly efficient in promoting the political
welfare of the papal machines The District
Of Columbia member of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee, Joseph F. Costello, is a
Roman Catholic and knight of Columbus
He now holds the lucrative and strategical
Office Of recorder for the District of Co
lumbia by presidential appointment. 1t is
but natural that committees appointed and
arrangements made by his direction and in
cniratinn fnr tho inouornrol car,,inao ~
March the fourth are almost entirely in the
control of Roman Catholic politicians placed
at the head of the various committees APP
pointed for that purpose.
The executive heads Of number of gov
ernment departments in the District are
active and militant Roman Catholics. This
is conspicuously true of the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing and of the Govern
ment Printing Office, both of which have
become so thoroughly Romanized under the
present management that very few Prot
estants can obtain employment in either,
though qualified under the civil service
rules.
Our government is represented at num-
Der of foreign capitals by ambassadors and
ministers plenipotentiary who are active
members of the Roman Catholic machine.
The treasurer of the United States, the
clerk to the secretary of the treasury, the
stenographer to the chief clerk and super
intendent of the treasury and formidable
army Of revenue collectors and appraisers
are aggressive Roman Catholics and many
Of them are no doubt Knights of Columbus.
Other executive departments are largely
filled with Roman Catholics and with per-
sons conspicuously active in attending the
masses and furthering the political aspira-
tions of Rome.
Romanists In Congress
At least nine Roman Catholics, more or
less devout, occupy seats in the senate of
the United States, each drawing a salary Of
$45,000 in senatorial term. In addition
to these, considerable number of senators
have Roman Catholic secretaries, and still
others who are in no way affiliated with the
papal organization are largely under the
political control of the hierarchy.
Some sixty or seventy representatives
may be classed as Roman Catholics or heads
of Roman Catholic families. These and
many others serve papal constituencies in
the great cities and in q considerable num-
Der of rural districts. Such members in
both houses are treated remarkably well
in committee assignments They are par
ticularly fortunate in securing places on
committees of special interest to Rome. A
very high per cent of the most powerful
committees are presided over by chairmen
selected from the papal contingent. In
these strategical places they can exert an
influence over legislation far out of proper
ton to their members.
A Roman Catholic chairman directs the
proceedings Of the Senate Committee on
Railroads, and other Romanists hold like
positions in the Senate Committees on In
teroceanic Canals, Indian Service, Tres
passers upon Indian Lands, National Banks,
Mines and Mining, Public Health and Quar-
antine, and Expenditures in the Navy De
partment; while Roman Catholic represen-
tatives preside over the House Committees
on Appropriations, District of Columbia,
Expenditures in the Department of Labor,
Enrolled Bills, Appropriations on Public
Buildings and number of other important
committees; and large number Of addition
al senator's and representatives notably in
innate with Roman politics hold commit
tee assignments of great tactical advan-
tage.
Rome's Employment Bureau
Conditions indicate unmistakably that the
Roman Catholic hierarchy maintains at the
seat Of government an efficient bureau Of
employment. Immediately after each con-
gressional election this bureau contrives to
have newly-elected senators and representa-
tives cleverly interviewed at their homes
with q view to fastening upon them as sec