The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-07-12
newspaper P|FFLERS AC|TkTED
OVER SENATOR SHERMAN'S S SPEECH
Salt Lake Editor Goes Into Usual Tantrum
Over injection Of Religion Into Politics

IoH loaded with dynamite from
G the way owls and bats of Or
thodox journalism are Stung, start
led, and moved to frantic denial.
The sacred COW Of organized super
stition has suffered an affront, and
thousand editors are more intent
on placating her worshppers than
on considering the merit Of what
the senator said.
Typical Of those newspapers,
which tremble and 60 off into con-
vulsions at every mention Of po-
litical Romanism, is The Salt Lake
Tribune which devotes the first
position on its editorial page of
June % to consideration Of what
it calls SHERMAN attack "
It is well known by all who have
read the text Of the Sherman ad-
dress that it was calm statement
Of his convictions concerning the
pope's attitude toward civil gov
ernment and the probable or pos
sible effect of that attitude upon q
world ruled by the proposed league
Of nations.
And yet, the Tribune calls him
a fanatic who brought religion in
to the debate with purpose to
poison the minds of Protestants,
and to revive religious prejudices
and animosities. 1t intimates that
the senator is the first and only
one to raise such a question, and
declares that he should have needed
the friends who advised against it.
1t asserts that thinking men and
women everywhere hold the same
view" as itself-in fact, the
column-length lucubration consists
almost entirely of assertions with
out argument or foundation for its
deductions. Its concluding para
graphs are as follows:
So far as the pope is concerned all
men know that he does not seek tenn
earth; that his declaration in favor of
the league Of nations simply means that
he desires to see future wars prevented
and the people Of every race and tongue
given the opportunity to enjoy the
fruits of their labors and worship God
according to the dictates Of conscience.
Nothing more, nothing less. He would
not be worthy to occupy the exalted po-
sition he holds if he were not man of
peace and Senator Sherman has brought
shame and disgrace upon himself, the
seSate and the United States by drag
ging religious prejudice into a debate
which should have been conducted in
such manner as to inspire the people of
this country with the thought that the
senators opposing the league Of nations
were at least sincere.
Senator Sherman has wantonly In
suited every Catholic in America and he
will find no support among the Protes-
tants, Jews, Mormons or those who be-
ieve in any creed or cult. Our advice
to the Illinoisan is to 60 to the veneer
dDlO duu IONOICo NdIuludA AiUDOuby SlND
war veteran and head Of the Catholic
church in this country, and apologize foI
his wanton and malicious attack, and
then send in his resignation.
$50 far as the pope is concerned
all men know that he does not seek
temporal authority" How does
the Tribtsne's editorial writer know
what all men know? Who or what
power has rendered him omniscient
concerning the convictions Of oil
mankindY He has had the oppor-
tunity to learn and know what
Senator Sherman thinks about il
which is the reverse Of what he as.
serts. When such agitators Of the
quill presume to declare what "all
men know" they bctray an AFRO
CANT extravaganza equal to that o1
the "infalEble" popcs,
There are many men who know
and many more who believe, thai
the pope seeks temporal authority
especially when the reigning pope
and his agents try by every means
in their power to acquire seat il
the peace conference and to infu
ence the current legislation Of ma
tons. 1t is moreover evident Il
observers Of events that nothing
but Italy's adamantine opposition
and the clause prohibiting it in thu
London treaty which was the con
dition of Italy'S participation OF
the side of the Allies nothing bur
that incorporating opposition
on the part of Italy has kept. thu
present pope from taking part il
the peace council and participat
ing in the solution Of its tempora
problems.
Equally unwarranted al with
out the least foundation IN tn,
Tibune's assertion that the pa
pacy favors the league solely be
cause of desire to prevent war anC
to secure freedom Of conscience