The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-07-05

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IN up AOAtLdL OdCHOuC paper, puDuSneQ III the
United States and two facts therein prominently re.
vealedthat the entire influence of the popes agents
here is being used to fOment rebellion in Ireland and o
prevent passage Of the TOwner and Smith bills in
gress which bills have been introduced with the approval
OF our foremost educators to improve the public school
system.
In sense it is none of our business what the Irish
do to reland but it is our business what trOubIema
ing Sim Feiners do to acknowledgement and prac-
tcal ally, Eugand-especally what they do on American
soil that is hostile to countries with which are at
peace.
Cardinal Gibbons, who is high among the pope's
managers In America, declares in public meeting at
Philadelphia that Ireland is at war with England and
that same eccesastic but few years ago demand
ing intervention by the United States in the affairs of
Mexico And the whole body of papa agents and papa
subjects responds as unit by uniting in such demands
Rome is trying to make caspaw of America to realize
papa ambitions and further papal interests. The prop
aganda originates in Rome and is carried on here: just
as the German propaganda originated in Berlin which
made trouble at the beginning of part in the great
war.
ECCLESIASTICS IN POLITICS
T@D UT MORE dangerous and detrimental to American
lD welfare is R0mes powerful and persistent antag-
E5 0nism toward American education and un-sec-
- tartan public school system. The pOpe's priests
and bishops say that the public schools deficient be-
cause they do not teach regi0nthat Roman Catholics
must have schools of their to supply that deficiency
but they are not content to set up their ncbatOs of
ROmish superstton-they are persistentIy warning
the public school with purpose to defeat legislation favor
able thereto.
The Smith and Towner bills provide for national
department. of education and for liberal federal appr0
patiOn by means of which the public school system may
be perfected but everything Roman Catholic from pa
pst members of congress to the humblest subject Of
pOpery, arTayed in opposition to these bills it is and
has been arayed against any favor shown to free public
unsectarian education
Why? Because the public school cannot be utilized
in support Of the popes claims that they stand in the
place of God Almighty on this earth and that their a
hOrity is supreme dctatOrs of what is right and what
s wrong The propaganda of pOpery is to support and
iEcucae that prepoSterOus claim and 1t would be more
effective if it could be carried among trusting children
iE the schools they attend at the uncrtca and unin-
formed stage of development.
One purpose Of the public school is to prepare young
Americans for citizenshp-tO impress American youth
with the ideals of democracy and the fundamental prop
OtiOn that governments derive their just powers from
the consent of the governed Such teaching is dstaste
f to the pOpes emissaries for their business in Amer
lea is to disseminate the doctrine that since all power is
from God and since the pope is the vcegerent or ex-
elusive agent of God on EARTH governments derive their
power from the pope should derive their authority
from his approval.
ated by ITSELF the sOcalled canon laws, which are in
many particulars, in conflict with American law. Amer
lean organic law provides for the separation Of church
and state Roman law and papa practice demands the
union of church and state with the Roman church SUI
pfee American law organic and statutory, guarantees
such liberties freedom of speech conscience pubIica
On and assembly, Roman law and practice is inOlerant
Of such liberties; and would limit them with censorship
or ecclesiastical authority.
/ Romanism and Americanism are fundamentally an.
agOnistic because Rome is fundamentally mOnarchcaI
and America is fundamentally democratic The result
Is continuous friction whereby Rome seeks sometimes
successfully, to set up its uAmerican and anti Amer
can institutions in defiance Of American principles and
sentiment The effect is progressive corruption of
American government; for papsts are elected to public
Office which they for the promotion and propagation
Ofspopery.
THE EVIL GROWTH WITHIN
ITTI HE PAPAL empire is growing up in the heart of
kE1 the American republic. Roman kaiserism is sup
II flS-l planting Americanism on American SOIL It has
become occurrence for some pope-made aris-
rat to be enthroned ruler Of some papa province
to further discredit the democratic simplicity which
should characterize genuine religious leaders everywhere
and which should be maintained in all the affairs of
ISelf-gOverning people.
1t is hoped that those young Americans who 50 gal.
lanty responded to the call to arms and who fought
well and SO effectively to down kaiserism; may respond
as gaany to the needs of civic patriotism and SO use
ballot as to check the progress Of political Romans
ia this country.
+ 1t Is not your Roman Catholic neighbOr's religion
fkat threatens the republic: it is the mixture of pope
made politics with superstitous fanatcism that makes
the millions of Roman Catholics an element of danger
which must be met and defeated by peaceful and orderly
means at the polls and in legislative halls.