The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-10-12

Polish papal press and priests and a
lot of soft pedal procedure that kept
the public, and we think the ad-
ministration, from suspicioning
that it is another move from within
the papal government looking to-
ward a chance for patriotic prof
iteering" on a Sectarian basis,
Two things make it disadvan-
tageous for those who oppose popery
to vigorously protest:
First. Rome never springs a trap
until the deep laid scheme is
worked out in detail.
Second, in working out her
schemes she hides the sectarian am
bitions under a veil of patriotism.
In other words; she says that as
church she wants to do all that can
be done to aid the nation in its war
aims, and by shrewd course Of rea-
soning persuades officials to view her
plans as an unselfsh desire to serve,
while all the time the machinery on
the inside advances the purely Sec
tartan portion Of the plot in pro-
portion as the general scheme re-
ceives official sanction.
Thus it is with the Polish army
movement which, as such, is purely
a Roman Catholic army movement,
The administration is desirous Of
aiding the Polish people. 1t is
worthy of note that all churches
have been generously aiding the
government in furthering its pro-
paganda, hence it very graciously
accepted the offer Of the Roman
priesthood to exert itself in fur
thering the Polish army movement.
In speaking of the Polish Cath
olics who do not recognize the pope
and their part in opposing Rome's
propaganda as it seeks to entrench
itself among all Polish people, The
Christian Science Monitor ably
observes:
The leaders Of the Polish army
movement are Mr.. Paderewski, John
Smulski, a Polish politician Of Chi
cago, and the Polish Roman Catholic
priesthood Of the country. The op-
ponents Of the separate army are the
Polish-American citizens, who feel
that their countrymen, being now
Americans, should enlist in the war
against Germany and for free Poland
under the flag of their country, the
United States. The leaders Of this
opposition are such men as Frank
Grygla, founder Of the Polish Ma.
tional Alliance, and the Rt. Rev
Frank Hodur, bishop of the Polish
National Catholic church of Amer
lea, whose episcopal residence is II
Scranton, Pa.
Investigation of this peculiar con
dition among the Polish people in tn,
United States has revealed strangt
mixture Of religion and sordid poll
tics which those familiar with tn,
situation feel should be cleared ava,
in the interests Of the country. Thl
hackers of the Polish army move
ment have gone 80 far in their oppo
sition to their opponents, who wan
their countryner to enlist like othe,
Americans, as to brand them as pro
German, and the misrepresentation
has gone to the extent Of producing
wholly wrong impression in tn
post office department, which exclude
from the mails any Polish publica
ton which dares to attack the Pol
ish army movement. The activitie
of the Polish priests have extende,
also to the sending Of department o
Justice agents to Santa Fe. N. M
for the purpose Of shutting Off tn
support of Frank Grygla there,
warning Of which purpose Mr.. Cry
gla has in letter recently receive
from the New Mexico state chairma,
Of the council of national defens,
who happens to be friend Of MI
Grygla.
AS will appear presently. the Pol
ish Roman Catholic priests are max
ing their church predominatin
factor In the organization Of thi
army, and Poles who enlist are tol
by these priests, according to Nj
. Grygla, and the fact is also preache
openly in the Polish churches, tina
the Poles who 90 to France are {
fight for the holy father.
The attempt Of the Polish priest
, hood to control all affairs connecte
with this army. without question
unknown to officials Of this govern
! ment who had anything TO do wit
permitting the organization. All n
: rangements for this force, accofdin