The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1917-08-25

in all the long chain Of lawless ex-
hibitions in defiance of the United
States constitutional guarantees that
have marked the overt acts of papal
subjects since the Knights Of Column
bus and other faithful servants Of
the pope Of Rome undertook to make
the United States UNSAFE FOR
DEMOCRACY by the substitution Of
the Roman congregation Of the In
dex and Inquisition for the orderly
processes Of liberal democratic gov
ernment.
We say II is the most comprehen-
sive and Illuminating example Of
Rome's war on the law Of the land
that has been In evidence because at
eVery step we find the loyal subjects
Of papal sovereignty adopting
Ronse's tOay for the American, or the
,Oay Of our constitution. Here we
see the parochial schools, unlike the
broad, fine liberal spirit inculcated
by our non-sectarian free schools,
imparting that deadly intolerance
and religious prejudice which is per-
haps the most blighting feature Of
Roman Catholic education. Here
also the Roman priest; the papalized
police and the Knight of Columbus
judge, one and all, are seen carrying
out to the extent Of their ability
Roms's wdy instead Of the American
,pay.
Leading Characters in Tragic
Drama
Here are the leading characters In
this tragedy. We say tragedy ad.
visedly because any instance Of t1i-
umphant ldt0lessnsss; especially when
the victory marks the substitution Of
old-world intolerant repressive autoc.
racy for the most vital freedom and
human rights guaranteed by oul
ORGANIC LAW, Is profoundly
tragic: '..
REV. W. 8. FLEMING, director Of tn
REvs. ERNEST BELL AND JOSEPH Pap
together with woman's chorus Of ten trains
singers conducting an open air auto-van SOS
ROMAN CATHOLIC PARocHIAL school
BOYS whe with rocks, vegetables and ssg
undertook to lAwleasly break up the lawfu
!. work Of the Christian meeting.
FATHER GIAMBASTINI, priest over th
81. Philips Roman Catholic church whs va
with the rioting school boys following tn
Methodist ministers % they moved from plae
10 place y Get away from The rioters.
gER0EANT MULvlHILL AND LIEUT.
SCHUMACHER, tive representatives Of Ch
eago's inefacisnt police system.
JUDGE CAvERLY. graduate Of seir
Patrick Academy, o Roman Catholic polit
clan and member Of the Marquette council q
the Knights Of Columbus.
The outrage we are about to de
scribe occurred In Chicago on Au
gust 3rd. The, victim Of Rome
hatred for free religious discussion
:, in this instance, was a band Of high
minded, consecrated Christian work
ers who, were merely doing in Chica
60 precisely what the Roman Cath
olic church was at the same time dc
ing In Boston and outlying Masss
chusetts cities. They went into tn
Italian section Of Chicago with
Gospel auto-van and began preachin
and singing on the street corners es
actly as Cardinal O'Connell's Roma
, Catholic missionaries are proceedin
in the streets and parks Of Protei
tant Massachusetts,. No person VIII
= did not desire to hear them was con
. PEELED to be present or listen to the
message.
No community inhabited by chi
J dren being reared In the publ
, schools, no Protestant commonwealt
: or municipality would for d momer
think Of resorting to criminal Law
: lessness or mobocracy to preveI
} Catholics from freely presentin
} their views. Why? Because the
have been taught in the non-se
: tartan public schools under the fr,
= democratic system that every ohurc
: has a right to present its nesscS
: freely and unrestrictedly. Moreovt
] they would expect, and properly 9
: that if they indulged In such erin
: inal lawlessness the police fore
: sworn to uphold the rights Of citizen
3 and maintain the integrity of Il
!. constitution would promptly ARE
Q the leaders and hail them into cou
where they would receive the punisl
: ment they merited for defying OF
constitutional guarantees and Il
|, rights Of free citizens. But Rome
way is just the reverse Of the Anne
ican way. The pdpdl svstem res
8 upon suppression Of freedom Of di
9 QUESTION; the prohibition Of all on
I icism Of Rome.
: It stands for intolerdnoe ds Il
d American system stands for t0le
n unce. Rome's way Ia and ever h
n been, neuer to permit her people
d hear the other side. Freedom Of 7
: ligious discussion Is one of the mo
precious gifts bestowed upon ciyiliz
It ,tion by modern democracy and on
: under 1t has Rome herself been Oh
e to grow unrestricted In this gre