Carolina watchman. [volume] (Salisbury, N.C.) 1871-1937, 1918-06-05
new AGE J0ETS A JESUIT EDITOR.

Facts and Figures Leave him But One
Reply and That is Ani.CathoIic.
The Menace.
Under the heading, "Bold and
Extravagent Claims" the New
age prints a letter from Herbert
M Greene, SD degree to the
Hon. Moriss Sheppard 32d de-
gree, senator from Texas, calling
attention to The Literary Digest
Of January 5th, 1918 which con-
tains an article by Rev q Nc
Mahon, alleging that "Ameriean
Catholics have furnished over
one-third of the American army,
though the adherents of the
Catholic church constitute but
one sixth OF the population"
Mr. Greene asked the senator to
find out the UNCONVENTIONAL stand
ing OF the men in the army and
navy, as shown by the official
records. Mr. Josephus Daniels,
On January "a, 1918, wrote to
the senator that "no record is
kept OF the religious affiliations
of the personnel of the navy"
Adjutant General Fl P Mccain
in formed the senator on January
90 that:
"The records of this depart
ment do not as yet show the re.
llgous beliefs of the men who
have entered the military service
and. consequently, no compare
tive statement of the number of
men in service of the various
religious persuasions has been or
can be made by this department.
However, the statistical sections
in the various camps are compil.
lug all useful information iuclud.
ling the UNCONVENTIONAL statistics
relating to the soldiers, but that
data has not yet been received
by this department."
Then says the New Age:
1.-THE question forces itself to
the front: Why are Roman
catholic chaplaius being appoint
ed to the army in the proportion
of thirty seven percent, or over
one third? Is it because official
dom has been made to believe
the extravagant claims boldly
made by Romish priests and pa.
pers, that thirty, forty and even
a greater per cent of the army
and navy are of their faith
It then states that Sergeant
George G Adriance is responsible
for the statement that of the
353d All Kansas Regimen of
the 89th Division, 1884 are Metho.
dist, 413 Catholics, 381 Christian,
252 Presbyterians, 242 Baptists
100 Lutherans, l49 are Congrega
tioualists, Episcopalian and
United Brethren, 10 other de-
nominations r represented by
a few" 81 profess no religion and
five are atheists. The New Age
goes on to say that at Camp Lee,
containing 48, 900 men, only
5,3O7 are Catholics and tn at at
Kelly Field, in Texas, the
Methodists lead with 1850 and
the Catholics come next with
1924. From its statistics con-
corning these three selected
places, the New Age concludes.
$50 you e brethren, in max
ing these extravagent state
ments, the Rev James H McMa-
hon, and other priests and Jesuit
of the Roman hierarchy
are, as is usual with them, talk
ing through their hats. William
M Jones 32d degree, of Panama,
. P, writes that the Masons in
Rica, Guatemala work even
in the face of Jail sentences and
social ostracism, and all the
power and influence that a big.
oted and self sufficient priest-
hood can bring against them"
After printing all of the above
the Jesuit organ, America, ap-
this closing sentence.
''If the Free Masons are not
made Anti-Catholics, it will not
ha the fay1f Of the Neu Ara -