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

0LIC PARENTS DROPPED
DEAD.
Were it not for the pity and
tragedy Of such imaginary black
magic, it would be ludicrous. To
these poor benighted and frightened
souls it is a grim reality and is be-
lieved in by all GOOD Catholics.
This same instructor who stands
among the topmost educators in the
schools of Detroit further told US
that in spite Of the priests threats
the public schools were gathering
hundreds Of Catholic children and
that the more intelligent and young
er OF the Catholic parents were fast
breaking away from the dwarfing
and blighting influence Of the Jesu-
itical fakirs, and were having their
children educated in the better and
more thorough public schools. And
he also stated that 80 far as he knew
none Of them had dropped dead"
He further informed us; that a
parochial student coming into the
public school was ill-ftted to COM
pete with the further advanced pub
lie school students; that in a ma
jority of cases it appeared that two
or three years in parochial school
generally represented about one in
the public school. Many young boys
and girls coming from these in
ferior institutions Of learning at the
age of twelve or fourteen had hard
work to keep up with public school
children who were seven and eight
years of age.
Rome and Ignorance
This is not surprising in view of
the age long policy of the Roman
Catholic church to keep its laity in
darkness and superstitious ignor-
ance, necessary in order that the
hierarchy may remain supreme and
the dupes be more easily used and
plundered.
A brain enlightened can no
more remain loyal to Rome than
could scientist cling to the belief
in hobgoblins and witches with
hooked noses and tangled hair. And
for this reason the Roman hierarchy
has consistently and, too often ef-
fectively, opposed the public schools.
And for this reason also in their own
schools the children of the poor and
Ignorant among them are given only
a smattering and superficial learn
ing. Otherwise they would get out
from under the infamous influences
that damn. and blight their lives,
hinder progress and make Of them
enemies of human enlightenment.
But, the reader will ask, how
does it happen in city as wise and
advanced as Detroit that such q
condition exists? How have
TWELVE HUNDRED Roman
Catholic teachers secured positions
in that city's public schools as
against only EIGHT HUNDRED
Protestant teachers?
Rome Never Sleeps
The old saying that "Rome never
sleeps" applies to any job she under
takes. We have found it So in
our investigations here in Detroit
to such an extent that il has startled
even us. The cunning, careful, se-
creting of every track that Gle world
might not discover what was tran
spring and the indomitable spirit
with which the campaign to capture
Detroits public schools has been
carried on, has caused us to realize
more thoroughly than ever the emf
nent danger We are now confront
ing.
In the politics of the city the
game has been played more boldly,
although not sufficiently in the open,
until recently, to arouse the Frot-
estants to the grave menace in their
very midst.
In the schools it has been PLAYED
with a witness, that is almost un.
canny in its subtle success. Scarce
ly an opening was left by which the
cloven hoof could be exposed. Upon
interviewing leading members Of
the school boardswho are good men
and clean, we found them in almost
total ignorancoof what is going on
in the RomaniEing Of the public
schools over which they have Gus
tody. i
But with the discovery that SIX
TX PER CENT Of the teachers Of !