The menace., 1918-01-05
PAPISTS IN CANADA
like PHELAN'S OWN
Romanist officials and Priest Tell
Citizen Papal Flag, Not EngIand's
Gets Quebecs Allegiance

We have published some articles
which tended to show the enmity Of
Rome for England. We have pub
hahed others showing that papal
Quebsc, Ia not only opposed to Eng
land and aiding Germany by that op-
position, but that It is even threaten
Ing secession II the government Of
Canada insists on vigorous prosecu.
ton Of the war, but we have never
published any article which more
clearly shows how confidently and
arrogantly Rome proceeds where she
feels she dares than the article
we arc about to reproduce from The
Sentinel, fearless and authoritative
paper published In Toronto, Canada.
While reading the story Of Roman
arrogance as reflected in Canada, re-
member that 1t was Father Phelan of
st. Louis whose sermon, preaching
"to hell with the United States" was
published in the official organ Of that
archdiocese on June 9th, 1912. Re-
member, too, that then The MENACE
was not known az It Is today and
that such public utterances are a
rarity In this country now because
The MENACE is on the ground To ex-
pose them. TEE MENACE is barred
from Canada but The Sentinel has
an opportunity for great work as
10 shown by the article referred to
above which appeared In that paper
Issue for December 9Th. II follows,
The following statement signed
BY Q colporteur operating In the
Province Of Quebec should arouse
the Protestants Of Canada.
"Our informant says an action has
been entered against the mayor and
has been placed In the hands Of a
leading lawyer In the city Of Quebec:
ARRESTED AT PLEssIsvILLE"
"On Thursday, November Is,
1917, at about z q. M, the writer,
with u company of three ladies, Mrs.
J.. +. Passebois, Miss C. M. Parnell.
and Miss Hazel Butler, arrived In
Plessisville, Que. At about 7:80 we
began visiting the houses Of the peo-
pie Of that place in the interest of
our harvest ingathering campaign,
and offering for sale the following
literature:
"The World War.
The Harvest IngatherinR num-
ber Of the 'Watchman.'
TEurope le Monde st Ia Paix'
(French).
@Ths Harvest Ingathering num-
ber Of Les Signes des Temps
.(French).
S'At about 10 q. m., one Of the
workers, Miss Hazel Butler, called at
the homo Of the town clerk and Of
fered the literature, whereupon she
was told that she had no right to sell
this literature, so she called me to
speak with the gentleman. l asked
him why he interfered with one of
my workers. He then asked me for
my license and insisted that l show
him one. When / told him that, un-
der the Provincial and Federal laws
and the protection Of the British flag
did not need any license, he an
gwered that he did not care about the
British flag and I would have to stop
my work and leave the place
ASKED FOR LICENSE"
HE insisted on my showing him
my papers, which I did. He then re-
guested me to go and see the mayor.
told him that / was breaking no
law, and If the mayor wanted to see
me he could come to me.
az then went to the station for
more books, and on my return met
the priest. He grabbed me by the
arm and stopped me, asking me what
the books under my arm were and
what was going to do with them, I
told him that I was attending to nv
own business. He then told me that
no forbade me leaving any Of the
books In his parish, to which I an
swered that, under the laws Of the
Province and the protection Of the
British flag, he could not prevent me
from selling the books. To this he
replied: GO TO HE'LL WITH THE
BRITISH FLAG. WE ARE UNDER
THE PAPAL FLAG HERE
Then he slapped me on the face
and kicked me. saying that he was
going to have me arrested. But /
continued on my way while he went