The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-06
Romanism Socialism and Science

probably resent it if we were to
tell them that they have no issue;
but the acts of their own papers
indicate it more eloquently than
else could say it. Their Appeal to
Reason is agitated over the revival
of militarism, but is very careful
to avoid saying anything about the
number of Reman Catholic insti-
tutions which are being trans
formed into military academies
with consequent ENHANCEMENT of
State and what is called church
for want of better name.
The religious" Romanists are
scientific politicians, while the
scientific Socialists are emotional
agitators. Somebody has to say it
so that sane Socialists can see the
false position the earnest ones
among them are being led into.
Socialists, who study as well as
talk, are pretty strong on the phil
osophy of history, and thereby
know that they must win a genuine
political democracy before they
can have an industrial democracy.
They should also know that there
can be no political democracy until
autocracy is annihilated. Auto
cratic kaisers and popes are an
impediment to democracy in any
form. Socialists expect great pos
sibilities as q result of kaiserism s T.
collapse. But what boots it for
German kaiserism to 60 and Ro-
man kaiserism to remain?
The Socialist press in other
lands is openly and actively op-
posed to popery, as it should be.
1t is only in America that jesuit
ism wields influence over the most
radical as well as the most conserv-
ative political parties.
THE MENACE is not the spokes-
man for any political party; but
it will proffer the Socialists the
same kind of advice that it offers
Republicans and Democrats. Clean
the crosS-backs out Of your party
and make it one-hundred per cent
American. After that first and
most important publication Of
your premises you will be in a po-
Sition to thresh out whatever diff
ferences remain without becoming
the mere pawn of the Jesuit polit-
ical game.
We are not rid of political mon
archism so long as the pope main
tains thousands of active agents to
make political trades, sometimes
with one faction, sometimes with
another, sometimes with the
big parties and sometimes with the
little ones, but always for the i'm
mediate or practical benefit of the
papal system.
i If you are going to be Socialists,
insist on having a Socialist press
that isn't afraid to tackle the arch
enemy Of Socialism. That method
would be more sane and more
scientific than the attitude of the
average Socialist editor who, like
certain pseudo-Protesta is eter-
nally trying to make himself solid
with the enemy Of all freedom and
progress.
Socialists who imagine that they
are wholly free from religious en-
, tanglements are the worst tangled
| of all when they join in the illu-
, sion concerning Rome's religion
and refuse to recognize Rome's
politics.
One Of two things must happen:
/ either the existing political parties
must become American in the true
: meaning of the term, or there will
: have to be an American party to
: defend American civilization and
Z in so doing put all the fake parties
out Of business.
So far. as THE MENACE is con-
S cerned, it would rather see that
6 necessary work done by the parties
r already int the field. They can do
Y it more quickly, at less expense,
and with less interference with
: progressive settlement of other is
: sues. But, remember that Ameri-
canism VS.. Romanism is the first
S and fundamental question before
] this country today. 1t cannot be
t forever lodged or even long de.
9 llayed.
h The Socialist party, smallest Of
o the three, is the butt of Roman
: Catholic attack for the simple rea.
: son that it is and has been the
e hardest for Rome to control; but
n at the present rate of submission
r it will soon be Rome-broke and a:
e easy to dominate as any.
s Rome's priests never tire Of say
f ing that the Socialists are m
American-that Socialism is Of