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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-14
MOB BTACT|CS SRESUMED By ROME'S S
HOODLUMS AT MAN|STEE, MICH.
Use of Hall by Speakers for School Amend
ment Denied, and Hundreds Hooted
Them in the Streets

people, the five speakers who so ir-
ritated the hoodlum element of
Manistee, were there to discuss the
matter in public for the general
enlightenment Of all concerned.
The five speakers were peaceable
in every particular, and there
would have been no disturbance
whatever had the hoodlum-papists
of Manistec any regard for law or
order or rights Of law-abiding ad-
vocates Of the proposed amend
ment. The best way to squelch
such disturbances is to squelch the
parochial so-called schools where
they get the inspiration for such
outbursts.
The incident is itself the best of
argument for a law compelling ed
ucation Of all in real schools where
decency and enlightenment are
taught and inspired. Popery has
again revealed itself in the quality
Iof its dupes; and its parochial
schools have demonstrated what
may be expected from their pupils
If the people Of Michigan woulc
have law, order, sobriety, and re
spect for citizens rights to prevail
iii their state, they can do nothing
better to that end than to adop
the proposed amendment which
would place all their population a
its receptive and formative perioC
under instruction where each coulc
learn to be civil and respect tn
reasonable rights Of neighbors.
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WELL-PAID IDLENESS
one IRISH TROUBLE
From New York Herald.

From New York Herald.
London, May 24.--Ireland has
always been a trouble and probably
always will be, but there are diff
ferent kinds Of trouble. We have
been well fed up on Sim Fein ac-
tivities in their most popular form,
but there are some growths radiat-
ing from the fungus which are not
SO widely known. Just now the
prevailing ailment there is idle
ness. There is plenty to do in Ire
land, but there is scarcely anyone
who is willing to tackle a job.
Drawing out-of-work pay is ont
Of the easiest things one can finC
to do and the Irish, Of all people
can't be blamed for taking advan
tage Of a good thing, But they ar
working this good thing to the yer.
limit, with the result that pressing
and vital work is undone.
There was a bad storm the othe
day over Ireland which brough
down virtually all the telephon
and telegraph wires and cause,
great damage to buildings an,
roads. But at this writing ever
pole lies just where it fell and tn
hole in the roof still opens a viev
to heaven. The men folk ar
down around the postoffice or
'lpub waiting for the next out-oi
work allotment.
There is what is known as tn
1 Churchill bonus plan which sees
lit that worlmen get extra none,
but even that does not tempt Il
average recalcitrant Irishman.
A big contractor said the otht
day that it was necessary, on a
imperative piece Of work he WI
handling to bribe workmen wit
extra bonuses Of as high as q hui
!, dred dollars even before a strol
| Of work was done.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-14
The Cardinal, the President and Booze

ITTNHE RECOMMENDATION made by President
Wilson In his message to Congress at the opening
of the present session in favor Of wine and beer
shows him to be in perfect accord with Cardinal Gibbons
and the entire papa hierarchy that question and op-
posed to virtually all Protestant ministers and people
That is certainly remarkable position for Presbyterian
elder holding the greatest Office in the world to take
The Tsanes-Pscaystne Of New Orleans on May 20, In
its column Of Letters to the Editor published letter CIV
INC the favorable view which Roman Catholics take OF the
presidents Recommendation because it follows the leader
ip Of Cardinal Gibbons The letter. which is signed by
"a Catholic reads as follows:
New Orleans, May %, 1919.
To the Editor Of the Tues-PicGyune;
The statement given yesterdays papers regard to President
attitude toward beer wines somewhat surprise
Cardinal Gibbons outpokn in favor Of all makes Of liquor
especially Light and beer it not b wondered at hat our
president who land where flows Like wae should come out
favor Of beer wine although he will later probably state that
ere would great loss in the vnyads WINE had peen
prohibited This is great victory for Cardinal Gibbons and the ma
or of the Roman Catholic church. who stand favor OF wines Fy
will not forget when the election that it democratic
president who defeated the action Ito certain exen OF the prono
tionists
All hail to the greatest Of great democratic presidents Wilson
ol A A CATHOLIC
The president ought to have unwaverng Roman Gath
olc support He has certainly paid enough for It,
Though member of the Presbyterian church. ne has pre-
erred papss to patriots for his private secretary for
heads Of the great war industries for service in war relief
for private counsel in world politics. for highest per
anent official Of his proposed league OF nations, for com
andernchief of the navy and for postmaster IN nearly
every great city, and he is helping popery light oul
homes our schools and churches on the liquor queson
What more could Rome demand9
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.POPE'S DIPLOMATIC
EMISSARY REJECTED
Papacy's Persistent Effort to
Break Into Peace Council
Is Again a Failure

Paris, May 2S.-Monsignor Cerretti,
phpal under-secretary, has arrived in
Paris, representing the pope to discuss
the status OF Catholic missions through
out the world. He has not been received
officially by the council on account of the
London pact providing that representa-.
tives of the Holy See shall not be per
mitted to take diplomatic action with re-
gard to the regulation Of questions con-
nectsd with the war.
It is fortunate for the peace.
loving but inexperienced nations
that Italy, which knows popery by
bitter experience, is standing like
stone wall against persistent eff.
forts Of the papacy to break into
international affairs with intention
to take part in the worlds recon
struction.
Italy, the home Of popery, knows
the beast better than any othel
nation can; ana it was Italy tha
wrote those prohibitive words int
the London pact which debars pop
A + a. . H .
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zation is altogether too vague to DO
satisfactory.
But O'Grady has the goods. He
brought them packed in piety and
scented with shamrock from Ire
land from where all simon-pure,
Idyed-in-the-wool Americans are Inn
ported. The homegrown article
can't be depended upon for 1t is
too often tainted by contact with
the goddess public school. You
can't Americanize without an AM
erican Americanizer, and Ireland,
South Ireland to be specific, is the
place to get them.
It's this way. Numerous heathen
will in time come to tho United
States from the south-sea islands,
and they will come with mouth
full Of questions They will want
Ito know what has made this great
country. Who can tell them so
well as O Grady or some other cap
able person with the "Cethohc
point Of viewf'
"What made this q great COM
tryf" "The Irish"
"Who made this great ecun-
; tryY" "The Irish"
"Who fought all this -ccmtrys
, warsi" "The Irish"
I "Who won all of this ccumtTyh
! yictoriesf" "Ths Irish
! .'Who canned the kaiseri' 80 The
: Irish"
"Who licked John Built The
0 Irish
s "Who did all great thtnssa''
9 "The Irish"
: fWhat made the Irish greatfs'
t Religion"
: "What religIcnf9' -1,he only
j true Roman Catholic religion"
Is "What made the only true're'
O. H
e ligioni' ''The pope"
d From which 1t should be plain
that the pope, with Irish assist
- ance, has wrought'wonder ant
4 brought forth all that Is wortf
j while in America.
4 And who could make all this 81
% clear as Priest O'Grady or hi
e e "Catholic" collsboratorsY Fo
- {. that is the Catholic point o
! = view" tho papist-Irish point o
view which is about the pointedes
view Of all. With such instruction
re how could the heathen fail to be
le come edited and Americanized az
y cording to the papist idea Of Am
Il. ericanizationi
u If the Department Of the Inter
! ior hasn't got the 0'Grady idea
4 is unable to get the "Catholi
as point Of view" and is in need 3
~ further instruction.
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NEW BREDE BUILDING
105-109 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, Ill. May 18th, 1919.

Mr. Billy Parker,
Aurora, Missouri.
Dear Parker
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cry from participation in the post
bellttm affairs Of the belligerents.
If the United States government
had possessed half Italy's wisdom
in regard to political Romanism
we would not have irritated the
liberty-loving people of England
by permitting three notorious Sim
Feiners to leave our shores to ac-
centuate the papal war on Great
Britain.
But fortune again favors the
right, for the trouble-making Sim
Feiners have discredited them
selves to the extent Of being barred
from the peace conference and be-
ing left outside with the "mon.
signor" sent more directly by the
meddling pope.
Italy knows popery Of old, and
the papist- Irish have revealed
themselves Two facts that viii
have a healthful influence on 8
world that has too long remained
tolerant toward the blight Of civil
ization; but it remains for the
United States government to shake
itself clear from the pernicious in
Ifiuence which emanates from tht
Roman capital Of Jesuitism.
i 1t is up to the American peopl,
to create a government that is al
fright on the subject Of popery a!
1.-THE italian government. And mex
lyear is the time to doit.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-14
Manistee Squelches Disturbance

The campaign in behalf Of the so
called anti-parochial school amendment
to the Michigan constitution, scheduled
to have been launched here Thursday
night, encountered decidedly hostile at
mosphere. A mob of 200 hooted five
speakers who were to have opened the
campaign and followed them about the
streets. The campaigners previously had
found the hall selected for their meeting
in possession of local military authori-
ties who disputed their right to use it
and establish their point.
rTlHAT is the way, 1t is told
l4l in the Michigan Catholic Of
H May 8, which points with
LG6 evident pride to the way
Manistee papists, who oppose
the constitutional amendment
for compulsory education in
the public schools, 'squelch the
disturbance" charged to five by
creating a greater disturbance par.
ticipated in by 200.
AS a matter of fact, the only
disturbance in Manistee on that oc
casion was what was caused by the
howling mob of lawless and public
school-hating Romanists who agar
proclaimed their contempt for law
order, and free speech by conduc
characteristic of their kind.
The decent people Of Michigan
are in favor of an amendment t
the state constitution which pro
vides for compulsory education il
the public schools. AS the matte
will be submitted to vote Of tn
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-14
IMPORTANT SCHOOL
BILL IN CONGRESS
.Towner and Smith Bills Are
ReintrOduCed by Authors
--Get Behind Them
By GILBERT o. NATIONS.
President Free Press Defense League,
b2 Bliss Bldg, Washington. d. c.
rTHE ADMIRABLE educa.
I'll tional bills introduced last

rT1HE ADMIRABLE educaE
I4l tional bills introduced last
HI winter in the respective
LIZ houses of congress by Rep
resentative Towner of Iowa and
Senator Smith Of Georgia have
been reintroduced by those gentle
men and referred to the house com
mittee on education and the senate
committee on education and labor.
While not entirely identical, the
two bills are, in the main, substan-
tally so. The Towner bill is Off
cially designated in congress as H.
R. Z and the Smith bill as S. Is.
Persons writing to their senators
and representatives concerning
these measures should refer to
them by those designations respect
lively, as that will facilitate their
Identification, and will prevent pos
sible error and misunderstanding
This proposed legislation would
transform the United States bu-
reau Of education from a mere
clerical annex Of the interior de-
partment into a distinct executive
department with secretary Of ed
ucation at its head and would &C.
Icord him a seat in the president 4
cabinet with the same rank as other
cabinet members. Provision is also
made for exhaustive and scientific
Investigation Of school systems anc
educational methods throughout
the world.
| 1t is also proposed to appropri
late for public education the sum o.
$1O0,0O0,0O0 annually for appor
tionment according to, law among
! the respective states in cooperation
with the state educational author
#
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G. F. WADDE1h

TlHERE'S A subscription blank inside
this paper. Can you guess what it is
forq
Our printer made it, and put it in your
paper to help you help Mr.. Waddell get
those 100000 new readers by the Fourth of
July.
There is only one thing wrong with
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how to make that right, how to remove the
blankness by inserting the names of few
new subscribers.
If it happens to be too short, we will
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should like to have your collection OF new
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Start it back toward Aurora promptly
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tiles. The Towner bill, which ap-
pears fuller on that point than the
Smith bill, requires that each state
shall be required ss a condition to
sharing in this bounty to meet the
following specifications:
/. School in each district at
least six months every year.
2. Compulsory attendance Of
all children between the ages of
seven and fourteen years ''at some
school" at least SIX months each
year.
8. Make English the basic Ian
guage Of instruction in all common
schools, public and private.
The second Of these requirements
should be made more specific in re-
quiring attendance not "at some
school," !" but at d public school
There should also9be an express
proviso that no money so appor.
ltioned shall ever he used for the
benefit or maintenance Of any
other than public schools. In the
absence Of such provisions the Ro
imam hierarchy viii get their hands
into this fund and waste portions
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-14

Cardinal O'ConnelI Of Boston
has not called himself His Emil
nence the Cardinal m,re than
thirty times in any issue Of his
diocesan newspaper since the Free
Press Defense League challenged
him and the hundred other en-
throned prelates to joint debate
last fall. But his dependency IS
believed to be only temporary, aud
lhe will likely recover.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-06-14
movement FOR ANER|CAN|AT|ON
IS DEFECTIVE UNLESS ROMANRED.
Priest O'Grady Says that the Roman
Catholic Point of View Must Be
Taken Into Consideration

rTHE PoPE's Tablet, dioces-
III an organ published at
R Brooklyn, N. Y, dated May
Q "a, publishes q communica-
ton from Washington, D. O.,
which reveals the hopes and fears
| OF the pope's enIissaries concern
| ing a proposed effort to American
ize foreigners seeking citizenship
| in this country. The following
paragraphs are worthy of atten-
ton:
Washington, May 21.-Some OF the
misunderstanding that appears to exist
over the policy of AmericaniEation to be
adopted by the federal government was
cleared away at the Americanization
conference, held under the direction OF
the Department of the Interior during
the past week.
A very distinct warning was sounded
by Rev. John ]. o'Grady, representing
tho National Catholic War Council, thai
in tho adoption Of any plan cognizance
must be taken Of tho Catholic point OF
view. and that the movement, ii It II
to succeed, must not be made subservien
10 the purpose Of one or another semi
religious or educational organization.
The necessity Of this seems to have es
caped the attention Of the officials Of tn
Department Of the Interior who mad
the arrangements for the Amerieaniza
: ton conference. Apparently only tn
yaguest Kind Of idea how the object o
the movement Is to be accomplishe
: exists; but so far the impression seem
q to prevail that it can DO left TO tn
Y. III. @. A, the Y. W. Q. A. and sin
: liar organizations.
= 1t is perfectly clear from tn
: foregoing that ordinary American
t are incapable Of Americanizin
Q foreigners. It takes q super-Amel
) lean, one with the Catholic poir
,-Iof View" and possessed of Amel
: icanization attested by the lab,
: 80 Grady" to deliver the gooC
which will stand in any climat
: and pass the test of the pure foe
q and drugs act.
= The only good Americanizers a
made in Ireland and adjusted
y Rome. Expanse Of upper lip an
y activity Of the lower jaw are pr
g requisites which require nothir
more than a commission from Il
er Bolognese pope to proceed hith
it and pass upon alien qualification
,e for American citizenship.
d Members Of the Y. NJ. G. A. a
ID disqualified on principle, for q
" "Yp already stands condemned
10 the National Catholic War Counc
w How the Department Of Interi
re could have missed all these impc
a ltant points might have been G
T. planned by Priest O'Grady had
taken the trouble; but he is 50
be to have made it clear to COVER
to ment which should satisfy the mc
v, exacting.
he How nice it was, of the Rev. ia
jay 0 0'Grady to utter that very d
er tinct warning against SEMI
an Iigious and educational orgal
as cations. Semi-religious organii
tn tions might make inn grants OF
M half religious; and educational
ke ganizations might educate the
which is worse. Such America
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-17
STARS IN TENNIS TOURNEY.
competition FOR 18th Regiment
Title Begins Tomorrow

Walter Merrill Hail rated as one of tho
top ten. will compete in the indoor lawn
tennis championship tournament for the
Seventh Regiment title in the singles.
which he won last year The competi-
ton will begin on the courts of the Sew
enth Regiment Arnlory tomorrow after
noon. Among the players drawn for thA
championship are several OF the junior
stars including Abraham Bassford Sd,
TEDDY lie Gros and Cecil and Gerald
Donaldson.
4 number Of the Seventh Regiment
veterans have entered for the Glass b
champion snip honors. Among their mum.
Der is Harry L. Follett, Thomas A.
Bruno. A c. Pos;iey and Cory NJ. Ans
norman. Other well known players in
the competitions are S. r. McAlliyter,
Arthur s. Cragin and q. q. Moore. Jr.
The draw follows:
Seventh Regiment Cham pionship Singles
tseccnd Round. First Round Byerl--Cier-
a'd Donaldson Va. a. Bassford 81: G. NJ.
vs.. 7 lie eros. Harold Moore Jr vs. ..
Donaldson; G. 9. Moore. J-. W D.cjt-
snn Cunningham; Jay Anderson :. II.
M'Alistcr; \. : Craein W. walter Merlin
Ha. !.
second Holud-A G. ros'ley vs. v.nncr
Seventh Regimen Championship. G ass p
Singles second Round First Round ByesJ
William II Has vs. " : stsrhuch-
First Round Walter sullivan ~ =.
pelham. Harry 8. FoNett Va. W. Ro.worth;
r A Bruno ys. 6. ". Ammcrmar II.
Moore, Jr.. G. Klauberg.
second Round--A. {, Post'cy vs. Jay
Anderson.
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BOARD ORGANIZED
TO CONTROL BOXING
Wants TO Better Sport and
Win Public Approval.

ALBANY. y. y. jan. 1.-THE Army.
Navy and Civilian Board OF Boxing Con-
troll. the object OF which as set forth in
the ohurter will be ITO raise the spirit
OF professional boxing go as TO -ccel"e
the approval Of the public and right
minded people generally" was incorpo-
rated to-day at the office OF tho Secrs-
tary OF State.
Besides having for It's purpose the e,e-
waiting OF boxing and maintaining II on
high plane OF physica! and moral ex-
cellence, the board would seek to bring
about the repeal Of the State laws pro-
fib!ting boxing.
The governing board consists OF SIX
members, Adolphe e, Borie. Gutzon Bor-
glum, William Fl. Dennis, Thomas "a
Conroy and Alfred l.. Marrilley of New
York city. and r. Breckenridge Steele OF
Garden City.
II wac understood tonight that the
board soon would have a boxing bill for
presentation 10 the Legislature which
would differ in several respects from the
enc which has been drafted by Senator
Gibbs
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HAVANA RESULTS.

purse $50; r3s s"d hait mf ardSs.:
9mem e az II: ' R!"s'D: 70 ana
!; . and 70 .. secon'; Miconis, 1O7
Gpoylel, TO l. 10 and : 70 S, third.
Dixon, Venetian BOY aad BlonGel also San.
second Race --- Fouryear-olds end IN
wwsrd claiming; purse $500; six 'arloHss;
tSchessingerb. rs to !. 10 and 3 to /.
second; Lady Jane GREY. SIS Woods, &
70 !, to ana even. ;hlrd. Time; I'e,'
Annie Edgar AMI Milestone also ran.
Third Race - Three year-olds and up-
MArd claiming purse $500 Ave furonss:
70 and TO 3. hrst: Nib, 1906 Jackson,
20 even and 70 ?. second; Miss Cove.
iS 49, tbg T%o i to 70 Ran, and to .
Ga!ila. Kl!ns, Closer and Poin; 20 Point
Fourth nace--Tne A,.a9tlo Handicap;
Hve and half furlonss; Rarc-'!, loG
lMurra!,. = % !, even ana to 2, nr.t
10 ?. to 5 and ? to 5, third Time.
i:i4i.5. Belle Roberts and Skies Knob
also ran.
Fifth Race--Four-year- oIds and inward;
claiming; purse $500, one mile aud my
yards; Ballad. 1903 HIrllmnn, : t. /;
to and to J. nrst; Austral los
ond Dsrkey, io7 CJacksonj, : to /. to
10 and to =. third Time. l:j5 Wiztrd
Tim J. Hogan and Harry Gardner also
sivth Esce--Four. year-oIds and urvard.
claiming; purse $500; one mile ana six.
toeuth; unar. IS Murray, to s. / to
and OUT, nrst; John W Klein. ~
Mssims cho!cr, los CNo!an,, . TO- i. even
and 2 to 8. third. Time, 1853 as, Bier
man. Egmont and Waterford also ran,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-01-17
WALKER A WINNER
IN CRESCENT RING
Local Boxer Beats O'Maliey
of Philadelphia.

Archie Walker, unattached. and Charles
Pilkington of the Union Settlement A..
c. we're the only local boxers to win
their bouts in the finals OF the intercity
boxing tournament at the Crescent Attn
letic Club last night.
Walker defeated Ray OMalley OF
Philadelphia In three rounds. while Pill
kington beat II Ramsey Of Boston In
three rounds. , ,e summaries:
l45 Pound Glass. Intercity. Semi finals
Harry silva. West End House, Boston, de-
feated Nick F!orio. Pau!is \. c., four
rounds. judges decision; J. Psatzay. Bo'-
ton, defeated !. Farrell, Pittsourg, three
rounds Judges decision.
1875 Pound Claas, Intercity. Semi -1nals-
Archie Walker. unattached. New YORK, de-
feated Ray O'MalIey. Philadelphia, three
ton, Union Settemept A. &, defeated II.
Ramsey, Boston. three rounds. judges de-
10 Pound Glass Local. Semi. nnals--A.
J. Devito. unattached. defeated Char es
Svoboda, East side House. three rounds
Judges decision; /. Cohen. Past!me A: C.,
defeated A. Duane. East Side House. three
Final Bout--Devito defeated Cohen, two
rounds: stopped by referee.
100 Pound Class. Final-A. STANLEY,
Glencoe A. C, defeated y. Roberts, Rutgers
Gymnasium, three rounds. Judges decision
les Pound Glass, Final--Samuel Iagon!a.
Bronxdale A. C.. defeated A. Silvsrstein.
Union settlement A. C.. three rounds
judges decision.
100 Pound Class. Flnal--ssmual sieger
Rutgers Gymnasium. defeated Walter Gil
day. Union Settlement 4. C., three rounds.
judges decision,