The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1918-02-02

One Of the most interesting things
that have come to light of late Is an
article in The HibeTniGn (January
15th), official organ of the Ancient
Order Of Hiberhians for Massa-
chusetts. We say interesting when
possibly we should say significant, If
viewed in the light of facts, pur-
ported fact and happenings recent
and not SO recent.
The HibeT1llIn is, naturally, a very
ardent supporter of that peculiar
campaign IN ireland which has not
only been meeting with the cordial
approval of the pope, but which has
also been very satisfactory to the
kaiser. The movement referred to Is
the Sim Fein and other propaganda
demanding Rome rule for ireland,
sometimes called "Home rule" 1t
will be remembered that the press
has commented on the fact that the
sacred congregation" in the vatican
would not desire to see papaf Ireland
given what it demands for itself un-
iess Ulster should pass from its pres
snt status into the proposed new ar
rangement as part OF the new re-
public;" which is taken as evidence
that the papacy wants protestant
Ulster under the papal yoke. Sim
Feinism has been wanting the same
thing. In fact it has been wanting
so much that the vatican desires, and
priests have been so prominent III
Sim Fein movements, that one Whc
knows that the laity gets its orders
from the priests and those higher-u -ul
can hardly believe that these priests
we're inveigled into the organlzation
Hence when the time came that SIM
Feinism was getting more in dlsfaVoi
than otherwise and it began to loos
as though "the cause" were lost W.
were somewhat amused, though no
surprised, to find the vatican read!
70 disapprove Of the organlzatlol
which was indicated In articles staI
inc that the papacy was about to al
vorce them from the church. Whel
therefore we find two Of a kind get
Hng together and one organization
that Is openly In the good graces Of
and heartily approved by popery, az
vising another organization tnat
about to be accommodated we, cal
hardly suppress the desire to indulg
in sarcasm or something equally a
wicked. r.
It would seem that the Sim Feiner
ara the ones upon whom Rome de
pends for opposition to the polci.e
of Lloyd George. 1t has peen III
papal desire for many moons to un
seat him and punish him for tallln
to bow to popery but failing in tina
the next best thing Is to defeat nj
aims in every move where the papa
minions can act in sufficient nun
bers.
So now that Lloyd George desire
a general election we find Rome tor'
casting, through the Irish New
Commentary" in The HiberntGn the
he desires it before the "new traI
chisen giving the ballot to a conslt
erable number Of women goes INTO e e
feet. The inference is that II !
should wait he could not possibly .
the English house Of commons VIII
the kind of material he wishes. III
charge may be just or unjust, but Y
hardly believe Lloyd George has u :.
ability under any conditions TO oil
tate the election Of any certain ma
or set of men. But be that as " ma
Il serves the purpose Of popery whic
nurpose is, apparently, to defeat ar
persons who are friendly to Re
mond or Lloyd George who have
offended the hierarchy. =,
The strange thing is that The II
bernidn, an approved organ OIL po
ery turns to the Sim Feiners TO o
fer advice as to how TO turn the tric
bnt that is what It does In the Il
lowing language:
"Rather than risk his chances
an extended electorate the willy. lit
Welshman probably sees q bett
chance Of success now. and 1t
therefore, not unlikely that he mi
decide on O general election In {
SprinV. At all events 1t were W
that The Sim Fein leaders In Irelai
Se prepared to contest any seat ne
Dv the Redmonditcs. The Slim Eel
Drs may decide not to sit In the En-
ish house Of commons, when elect'
INT IL Is far better TO have the
Irish seats in Westminster vaca
than have them occupied by men
whom ireland has lost all conhden'
( There Is ona matter In which t
Sim Feiners are handicapped. Tn