The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-01-05

ice to arrest q few Of Americas Sim
Feiners recently. A president who
could make such discovery ought to
be in great demand with Sim Fein-
ers and Friends Of Irish Freedom
now.
What peculiar and seemingly diver
gent positions Scott and Callahan
OF the one-time Religious Preiu-
dice" Commission, 30 widely heralded
by the Knights Of Columbus now
occupy. Mr.. Callahan, the var
nish manufacturer Of Louisville. XIV.
who to all appearances was the chief
executive Of the commission" Is now
engaged in activities in Washington.
d. G., having to do with the advance.
ment OF the interests of Roman Cath
olic soldiers and he seems to be en-
powered to speak for the attitude Of
the knights Of Columbus for it viii
be remembered that he offered the
Masons any assistance within his
power to aid them In getting into the
army cantonments, after Secretary
Baker unfortunately refused them
the privileges the Knights enjoyed
At that time Callahan spoke IN 4
seemingly semi-authoritative way for
the Knights and the Roman church
to say nothing of his assumed AFRO.
gance in governmental matters. The
trend of Mr.. Callahan's activities
now seems to be, as they always have
been, studiously calculated to impress
the public that the Roman church
and the knights Of Columbus are the
most loyal of all loyal supporters Of
the government.
But it will be remembered that
there was a time when Mr.. Callahan
was endeavoring to show the public
that undue prejudice existed against
the knights and the Roman church
and while he was 30 sauyely defining
the attitude Of both toward Arnerica.
her institutions and ideals there were
forces in Rome which were commit
ting assaults, riots and other things
wholly at variance with and In on
position to Americas constitutional
guarantees. Even Mr.. Callahan a
suspected Of having had some hand
in inspiring efforts to close halls to
speakers In various parts Of the coun-
try, in advance of meetings.
4 And, now as then we find the sarna
glaring inconsistency. Here Is Mr..
Callahan the ex-chairman Of the ex-
prejudice commission, engaged in ac-
tivities to reflect honor on the
Knights, while Mr.. Scott, his former
associate In the prejudice cam
paign, (the man who made lectures
in many Of this country's greatest
cities attempting to arouse senti-
ment against those who righteously
oppose the aggresdons Of Ronacl
is president OF an organization which
has many members who do not reflect
the honor on the Roman church and
the Knights Of Columbus that Mr..
Callahan might reasonably insist up
on. But Callahan never, 10 our
knowledge, made any public recon-
Inendations while chairman Of the re-
ligious prejudice commission that
would tend to discourage papal riots
and other un-American activities Of
Romanists and we hardly expect him
to exert any great influence over "ths
Friends"
1t was the soap box orators e.
pousing the program Of the Friends
Of Irish Freedom that brought the
organization such evil eminence in
New York City and their activities
so far as we are able to find out are
very much at one with the papal
campaign in Ireland which has been
such an obstruction to England's
prosecution of the war. In July.
1917, it was johnson, National Or
ganizer Of the Friends of Irish Free
dom, who shouting at the top Of hiH
voice, 1t Is the duty Of America To-
keep her boys at home" first d.
vnlged the great lengths to which
Friends Of Irish Freedom will 20 10
spread their propaganda in this coun-
try-and We want to know II Mr..
Scott, as president, Is going to line
up with johnson or with Callahan.
The Friends Of Irish Freedom is an
organization that Rome is anxious TO-
have every person join whether he
is p papist or not, but Scott, Yorke
and johnson form an effective sign.
board that viii indicate, to any man
who thinks, that he cannot become =
member Of the Friends Of Irish Free
dom without becoming tool Of .
Roman Catholic propaganda crganir
zation. !