The menace., 1919-04-12

League of Nations, and that "he could talk Of
nothing else. The information is also given in a
very guarded and nebulouS manner that the vatican
is being appealed to in favor of erecting in the
heart of Roman Catholic Belgium the Information:
al city, that is to be the capital Of the proposed
world-empire to be set up under the name of a
League of Nations ito keep peace"
The sacred and cherished regard in which pa
triots hold the capital of the United States as Sc
lected and laid out by George Washington is to be
superseded by devotion to the capital OF the League
OF Nations to be erected inone of the Roman Cath
olic storm centers of European jealousy and in
trigue. On this proposed Roman Catholic capital
of the world the wealth and genius Of the great
Protestant democratic nations is to be lavished.
But why does papa ambition respond SO en-
Enthusiastically to the selection of Belgium for this
world supremacy and honor9 Why not Rome
Why not Spain or Austria -Hungary2 Because
Belgium is more strategieal Location from the pa
pal viewpoint and would incur less opposition than
larger and more militant papal state. The very
name of Rome or any great Roman Catholic nation
would repel the progressive and patriotic citizen
ship of every land. Any Of those strongholds of
popery are haunted by long record Of frightful
oppression, degradation and butchery.
But little Belgium, so recently raped and
slaughtered by soldery of the kasers with the Sc
cret colluson of the pope arouses no such resent
ment. Though covertly particeps crin,iniS in the
crucixion OF Belgium, the autocrat of the vatican
with unbluShing effrontery, would now exploit the
suferings and ruin of that pathetic victim in order
to further new intrigueS to recover his sovereign
sway over the world.
In his remarks to the peace conference when
submitting the league constitution to that august
body, President Wilson gave this list of the states
that had participated in its production The United
States, Great Britain, France, Italy Japan, Bel
gium, Brazil China, Czecho-Slovakia, Greece,
Poland, Portugal, Roumania and Serbia
The executive council of the league, under the
constitution mentioned, is to consist of one repre-
sentative each from the first five nations here listed
and four representatives of the other nations to be
selected by the body Of delegates of all nations In
this body OF delegates every nation and every self
governing dominion is to have one vote On that
basis slight majority of the nations of earth would
be Roman Catholic the ratio being about thirty to
/. twenty-five. a. rt'
This fact would insure the selection of four per
sons SubServient to popery to the remaining places
in the executive council. Even if Great Britain.
France, Italy and Japan should be represented by
patriots in that cabinet of the world, the United
States would hold the balance of power between
Rome and democracy. What would the United
States do In that eventH The last previous admin
.SSANNANAA HNeSNNe
Court of the United States; and the present admin
istraton has placed several Knights of Columbus in
the White House, admitted them to all our military
posts, placed fourthdegree Knight of Columbus
in supreme command of our navy, and placed our
great industrial war activities in the hands Of Hur-
ley, Schwab, Stettinus Herman, Walsh, Ryan, Nell
and Carey, and the president seems to have called
on the pope to enlist his support for the league
After thus caucusing secretly with the papal
autocrat touching the league, would the president
disregard the urgent wishes Of that intriguing auto
crat if given the deciding vote in shaping the execu
tive policy of the superstateY Would any man that
is likely to be elected president of the United States
stand firm against the demands of Rome9
This is not a partisan question 1t involves the
life of the United States as sovereign nation. Il
involves the liberties of the world. If subjected to
papal control, those liberties will perish. No peope
IN all recorded history ever had civil liberty under
domination Of the pope. The canon law condemns
civil liberty as inherently vicious. The American
people should ponder well this stupendous issue,