The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-09-28

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Rome. The first chance in which
popery obtained notable results was
when it succeeded in gaining ad-
mission to the camps to administer
to the peculiar sectarian needs Of
its adherents therein; a job it
would not trust to any but a papal
organization. Then came its drives
for funds, its eagerness to secure
every possible appointive position
for a papist-and most sinister of
all-its efforts to use the war as a
screen for creating public senti-
ment that would tolerate the de-
struction Of every movement OPP
posed to Rome.
OF late months no cry has been
more persistent than the papal cry
of pro-Germanism against every
thing anti-papal. The shrewd mas
ters of Jesuitical suggestion have
played the patriotism" gag to the
limit and by false cries against the
"raising of religious strife" have
committed more crimes in the name
of patriotism than any real bona
fde pro-German has ever dared
attempt. The late activities Of
Rome show that she believes this is
her chance to use the government
to smash her enemies into the dust
and she hopes to get away with it
and be acclaimed patriotic for so
doing. She wants you to believe
that if you help, you, too, will be
a "real patriot"
In the Spokane Daily Chronicle
for September 10th, is an article
headed: "JURY MAY INVES-
TIGATE GUARDIANS OF LIB
ERTY-Citizens Are Kicking to
Federal Officials and Would Testi-
fy." Following this is the first
paragraph Of the story which reads
1.-THE Guardians of Liberty have at
tracted the Attention of Federal
Officials"
The Papal Plot
Yesl The Guardians Of Liberty
have attracted the attention Of
Federal officials, because Catholic
citizens devoted one-half day Of
September 10th to a concerted ef-
fort to keep the Federal officials al
the phone every minute OF the
time. The papes we're acting OF
orders from their priests, for other.
wise such a concerted complaint
against the Guardians would have
been impossible, but that is par
of the story neither Rome nor Th'
Chronicle saw fit to relate. Bu'
this is what The Chronicle did say
"All morning the department
Of justice and office of the Unite
States district attorney have beer
swamped with telephone calls from
citizens, who, it is stated, we're pro
testing against the activities Of th'
Guardians of Liberty and offering
to give testimony concerning theit
stirring Of religious strife"
If The Chronicle had only sale
that Catholics had done the phon
ing instead of applying the mis-
leading term Citizens" then tn
rest Of its story and the fact tina
it gave it publicity could have beel
passed over as an impartial attemp
to print news. As it is The Chron
icle is being used to further tn
scheme.
Worse; District Attorney Gar
recht (significant name, eh?)
quoted by The Chronicle as sayini
that zone man is now serving a 30
year sentence in the Atlanta peni
tentiary for spreading propagand
under the guise Of religion" Thi
statement looks like the federal Of
fetal is also knowingly helpin
} Rome's little game along by induct
ing q statement into his intervie,
! that has no bearing on the Guar
dians Of Liberty movement bu
serves the purpose Of making 1t loo,
like the espionage law has been In
voked against anti-papalim befor'
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