The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-08-03
.HAINES LAUNCHES A
THIRD ORGANIZATION
To Save The World Free Of Charge
IS a New Dodge For This
Professional Patriot

THE MENACE is in receipt of a
copy of a neatly printed, eight-col-
umn, four-page paper entitled,
american Patriot" published, os-
tensibly in the metropolis of Massa-
chusetts. Like many other papers
of like character which have come
and gone during the past five years,
1t poses as the "official organ" and
pretends to champion a so-called pa
triotic movement, in this case the
organization being the american
Patriots" with our old friend and
professional patriot, Charles d.
Haines, as president, chief cook and
bottle washer.
Like the organization it repre-
sents the paper seems to be of doubt
full origin and is somewhat clothed in
mystery, since 1t carries no date line,
no serial number nor even states
whether or not it will ever be pub
lished again. The organization is
water-logged with something like q
hundred yice-presidents, most OF
whom are supposed to be men and
women of national reputation, or who
have had national regulations and
lost them, and whose memberships
to the organization were no doubt
secured in very much the same man,
ner that Haines secured member.
from prominent walks of life for his
two former organizations, the Guar
dians Of Liberty and the Great Sc
cret Order.
In view of the fact that Haines il
the head of the movement, a verl
strange and peculiar thing is that i
, costs nothing to become menibe
of the American Patriots. All yol
have to do, up to the present writ
ing at least, is to send so cents fo
years subscription to the American
Patriot and, 10 and behold, you ar
into the order head and ears. Wha
it costs to get out of it is not known
but you can trust Haines to put tn
collection box somewhere enroutt
J and where it can be seen without tn
aid of glasses.
The pledge you take to become
3 member of Haines' latest patrioti
world-saver is in letters and figure
} as follows: "I hereby pledge frs
! and undying allegiance to this m
country, the United States of Amer
lea. | am Of good repute, over !
years of age. I believe IN the Fati
} erhood of God and the Brotherhoo
( Of Man, and the principles of tru
5 Americanism as set forth by th
; American Patriots in the America
5 Patriot. l will live up to the priI
? ciples of the organization and hel
3 sustain it, so that it may become Il
; great moral and civic force Of tn
< my beloved land"
2 There is certainly nothing wron
8 with the pledge or the principles
3 enunciates. Not only that, but v
< need the assistance In these times ,
5 every patriotic force that can !
9 brought into play to promote loyalt
X stimulate patriotism and help W
8 the war. THE MENACE has no co
z ner on the patriotism of this natiol
3 nor does it hope or even wish to
2 the dictator Of this or any 9th
3 movement; but IL does wish to go {
8 record as saying that these "som
z thing for nothing" movements ]
b variably have negro conceal
g somewhere in the woodpile, and tn
X it would be well to investigate the
3 before taking the pledge to join a
e stand by them.
D We thought surely that our {
X friend Haines was convinced that
IS had run his course, but like, Banqu,
q ghost he refused to stay put.
X shall keep tab on his third and lat'
. move to save the world free
y charge.