The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-04-13
THE Pope ELEVATESA
''MARTYREO" TRAITOR


Approval Of Seln Foln Undoubtedly
Shown In BeatlAcatIoa Of Plum
kstt on St. PatrIck's Day
Ths present supposedly infallibls
pope, Benedict XIV, celebrated St.
Patricks day in a manner that
throws considerable light on the
Irish question as now constituted
and promulgated through lreland's
popish Sim Feiners, After the
Sinn Fein propaganda came into
such ill-repute few months ago it
was rumored that the pope was
about to excommunicate the organ
ization. This was not looked upon
as unusual for every time the prop
aganda Of papal organizations OF
persons has been traced to pro-Ger-
manism the vatican has sought some
loop hole through which to escape
In face Of the fact that the Ro-
man Catholic archbishop Of Mel
bourne, the Roman Catholic arch
bishop Of Dublin, and the Roman
Catholic archbishop Of Quebec, sr'
all found In opposition to consCrip
ton Of Roman Catholics b Agh'
against the Central Powers, and ar
openly and frankly Sim Feiners
the idea that the Sim Fein props
ganda could be diSpleaAng to tn
vatican, has seemed prspostercuS
that it Is prsposterous Ii now know
to be a fact, If the happenings q
the vatican on St. Patricks day o
1918 can be relied upon with an,
more certainty than some othe
things the vatican has seen fit to dc
The st, PatricRs day just passes
was celebrated at the vatican by tn
reading by Pope Benedict Of tn
beatifcation Of Oliver Plunksti
one-tme PrimAts Of al ireland
The history Of this man Plunket
will be considered later. At thi
particular time we wish 10 call tn
attention Of our readers to the fac
that beatifcaHon in this instance
used in the sense Of Q martyr, an
Is the ne1t thing, II not PRACTICAL
the same thing, as canonization c
a Saint, at least insofar as Irelan
is concerned, it amounts to canor
izstion, in, that itgrants permissio
to venerate the object Of the beatif
cation as q Saint.
The beatifcation Of Plunkstt I
this particular time is more tina
singular. 1t is without doubt IL
most open endorsement Of pro-Ge
manism that the vatican has II
dulged in since 1914, with tho po
ible exception Of tho papal pea
note.
Those at ell fsmiliar with Il
propaganda Of the Sinn Feinsrs
ireland today know that their chi
aim in life is to hinder England
prosecution Of the war, last Of al
aid her In any way, and they gprs.
the idea that England 10 the mo
atrocious Of nations while dsman
ing Rome rule for all Ireland. &c
many, unable to refute the charg
Of atrociousness levelled at her fro
all quarters Of the globe seems to
well taken with this Irish prop
ganda that dslvss into alleged hi
tory and attempts to hold up En-
land as q type Of the most barbara
of nations.
In spite Of the fact that Ro0
Easement was conceded to be q trait
Sim Feiners still persist in sprea
. ing the fiction that he was mart
to the Irish cause, when as q mi
ter Of fact if his was any cause
all it belongs exclusively to traito
The same class upon whom Ca
ment relied to cripple Englar
have beon carrying his work forwa
in various ways since his execute
Deprived Of leadership except
their ecclesiastical politicians We
ing the robes Of priests and ar
bishops, and such as the dsscendal
of Plunkstt, the Sim Fein mass
have walled 80 incessantly that IL
have gained the privilege" Of
emption from the British conscr
ton laws; whether out Of deferel
to them or fear Of the result of h,
ing them In the army Is not stat
by Britain. "
And now comes the pope with
beatifcation of another man Of
Easement class, a man who was
to death as was Easement on
charge of treason. This man
Archbishop Oliver Plunkett v
. was executed in 1851. In its cal
gram from Rome, or rather 81
er from Rome" The HiberniGn
March 18th has the following