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The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-01
WILL THE ROMAN CATHOLIC
PRESS GET THE $30,0O0,0002

T HEN the national administration last fall ordered the peo
Hs pe eghtyfe per cent of whom Protestant to give
III $30000O00 to the Roman bishops who call themselves the
National Catholic War Council expressions Of dsapproya
and Indignation published in religious and fraena papers
throughout The country Having yielded to the camor of Roman
peae who hungry for funds however the administration
paid attention these protests though they voiced the feelings
Of fyexth of the people Notwithstanding their unwingne to
give millions Of dollars to the strictly ecarian work Of the Roman
Catholics Of which they disapprOv the people for the sake Of their
dear soldier boys gave their money generously in the hope that
Of would reach and benefit the soldiers through the Y
c. A, and other non-sectarian organizations
But The Baltimore Catholic Reciew diocesan
gan of Cardinal Gibbons with leading editorial than col
in length in its issue Of January H. repeating the demand
previously made The Michigan Catholic that the National Cath
oc War Council opens its treasury finance the three hundred
Roman Catholic papers published in this country This demand
will the round Of the papd press Schemes get money always
do.
It looks the money which ProtestantS required by
the administration give to the Roman bishops will be d
verted by them to an and nvgae the Roman press its
on public schools and England in behalf Of the Snn Fem
1t not without significance that this movement started in Mich
gan where The Michigan Catholic and its henchmen trying
make it criminal oene buy, sell read Protestant papers,
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-01
GIFT OF THE POPE OF ROME TO
THE PRESIDENT CONSTITUTIONAL 2

reports Of the visit made by President Wilson to the
pope the ponf presented the president with splendid
Hi copy in MOSAIC Of Of the art products Of Guido Ren
This reported fact appears its face to be in violation of
clear and express provision Of the Constitution Of the United
States.
The Constitution says in Article l. section g. clause that
No title Of nobility shall be granted by the United States And
holding any Office Of profit under them shall with
out the Of congress- ACCEPT PRESENT moument
State " - " 'N'""
The overwhelming preponderance Of opinion among writer's on
the law Of nations that the pope is civil prince and potenate
though unique in of his attributes and relationships That he
is such pontate what the Free Press Defense League has twice
offered to affirm and has challenged the Roman hierarchy in this
country to deny.
Naturally the hierarchy did not accept the challenge They
could not afford accept it No deny successfully that the
pope is civil ruler He both sends and receives ambassadors which
but civil ruler do He also makes treaties which only
sovereign authority can make
The mosaic which the pope presented to the president said
10 be worth about $4,000 It undoubtedly present within
the meaning Of the Constitutional provision here quoted If the
pope prince within the meaning of that provision it is diff
cult to see how the president could legally accept the very costly
gift.
TIE MEEAoE would be glad to hear what the constitutional
lawyers Of the nation think of this situation Readers of this paper
know how perssen the pope has sought seat in the peace
ference In thus demanding among the civil governments
manesng his claim the rank Of civil potentae and mem
Der Of the family Of nations.
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three Of whom are Roman Catho-
lies. They are j, A. Clerk, John j..
Becherer and ]. J.. King.
This characteristic and high
handed Roman Catholic crime has
restored to the hand of Archbishop
Glennon the club with which Rome
has ruled st. Louis for half a
century. Knights Of Columbus
and Catholics are chuckling in
their sleeves and harboring visions
Of a new and larger inning at the
public trough in st, Louis,
But their rejoicing will be short
lived, if the temper Of the Masonic
and other great patriotic fraterni-
ties in the city Is any criterion.
The people Of ST. Louis are finally
aroused. Anxious for an oppor-
tunity to join in the fight on Rome
as a result Of the police boards ac-
ton, st. LOuisans are turning to
the Free Press Defense League in
great numbers.
Applications for membership
may be sent to the secretary 3140
North Eleventh st.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-01
He Came to a Tragic End

Checked in" An emperor, SELF
appointed, self-anointed, worshiped
seemingly by himself alone. Such
is the news CLEANED from The Public
Ledger Of Philadelphia regarding
the recent killing of one Jacques Le-
baudy. He was shot by his wife
while attempting to enter her home,
Phoenix Lodge, Hampstead, L. I. He
is the eccentric gentleman who a few
years ago declared himself "em-
peror Of the Sahara" and arranged
for his own coronation by employ
ing experts at the job. He finally
wound up fully decorated for ruler
ship over a piece Of territory on the
west coast Of Africa some 1S miles
in width and indefinitely long.
Thus was one of the most sensa-
tional little episodes in the life OF
Jacques consummated. Ended in
the shameful and sensational career
of a man who inherited millions
from the one time sugar king of
France. Money Is a peculiar, thing
The Lebaudy millions have shown
that It's outstanding popularity is in
the use to which it Is put; for
while this heir spent his fortune
with actresses and in making him.
self a phony emperor surrounded by
all the splendor that money can buy
his mother was of different turn
In France she spent the vast sum
to which she fell heir, helping thu
Nationalist Party and the Roman
Catholic church. She, too, favored
autocracy for no person could want
to see the Roman church dominate
in France as in the old days with.
out wanting autocrcay and opposing
the trend to republicanism. Rome
still says that because France al
lowed republicanism to triumph sht
was scourged with the greatest wal
of history. When France became
republican she shut out the OLE
church's authority. This, say
Rome, was where France deniet
God and God brought war upon her
And the old lady's eccentricacy fol
things autocratic surely cropped ou
in the son who, though seemingl,
little interested in the pope's polit
ical status, was more interested il
being emperor himself even if it hat
to be over an unclaimed portion o
the Sahara.
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Germany Not Protestant

The closing sentence OF Ine Sol
emn vow that must be taken by
members who enter the ministry Of
the Established Church of Prussia
is: ~ tDiH preach the Word as his
gracious majesty dictates" AS
pointed out by The Presbgteriarl
Record: "The blasphemy of this
closing sentence Of the preachers
ordination vow is unique in kind and
in degree. Above ones own reason
and intelligence; above conscience;
above the Word itself; above the
Spirit who inspired that Word; above
Christ who is the center and life
of that Word, the Word Incarnate;
above God who gave that Word Ia
make known to the world Himself
and His love; above all else in earth
or Heaven, as the preachers author
ity in things spiritual and eternal,
is the kaiser-I will preach the
Word as his gracious majesty die.
tates.'"
This Prussian vow is in direct op-
position to one Of the Fundamental
principles Of Professionalism. Prot
estantism accepts the Bible as the
sole rule of faith and practice, and
believes that God is his own inter.
prefer, and that He will make il
plain. The Word of God was writ
ten by holy mon of old, as they
were moved by the Holy Spirit
"Search the Scriptures" said Christ
"for in them ye think ye have
eternal life; and they are they
which testify of Me-" Protestant
ism holds that this places a search
warrant in the hands Of every truth
seeker. Jesus Christ promised tina
the same Spirit Who inspired ,hei
to write the Scriptures will hell
men to understand the truth. H,
said: "When the Spirit of Truth i
come He will guide you into al
truth. And again He promised
"He (the Holy Spirit) will teach yo,
all things" The promised Spiri
came on the day of Pentecost ant
has inspired preachers to preacl
and people to understand from tina
day to this. A conscience enlight
ened by the Spirit of God is the onl,
dictator that Professionalism will ac
knowledge. When the Establishe
Church Of Prussia set the kaiser III
as a dictator in things spiritual, sh
separated herself from Protestant
ism. Germany is not Protestant
and never can be, so long as her re
ligious leaders are under vow tha
violates the Word of God and RI
jects one of the fundamental doc
trines of the Protestant faith
Toronto, Canada, Sentinel
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otherwise hinder the passage 0:

otherwise hinder the passage Of
this bill.
All MENACE readers should take
an active interest in this question
from now until the bill becomes a
law and then remain on the job
to see that its penalties are used
against violaters.
Write to the senate committee on
education, at Lincoln, and urge
that the Reed bill be Immediately
enacted into law. The Reed bill
and others are before that commit
tee at this writing.
If by any chance the Reed bill is
sidetracked urge the passage Of Fl.
R. No. 4, presented by Represen-
tative Maurer. II you think it
will have more effect telegraph the
committee and your senator's and
representatives. Watch the papers
and keep in touch with the progress
Of this legislation.
NoTE-It is not too late to begin
calling on your neighbors and ex-
planning this school legislation to
them. Talk it over with them and
get them to write and wire legisla-
tors in Lincoln. Get out petitions
and get signatures thereto. Ir
other words, get busy and stay
busy.
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NEDRASEA.LAW MAKERS
TO PROTECT SCHOOLS
Would Eliminate Foreign lnauen-
ces---PubIic School Attendance
Urged---Patri6ts Must Act

The Nebraska legislature now in
session has before it great many
bills seeking to amend the stat
3ntes as regards the public school.
Some of them are designed to
make the public schools the sole
educational institutions in the
state during the minimum eight
months school period. The most
commendable and sweeping Of these
bills is one introduced by Senator
Perry Reed Of Hamilton county,
elected on a platform to Danish
foreign influences from the public
schools.
The Omaha Bee for January
16th analyses the bill as follows:
The Reed measure requires at
tendance Of all boys from 2 to 16
and girls from 7 to II In city dis
tricts, to attend the public schools
during the full school year.
In village and rural districts, pub
lie school attendance Is required in
varying periods from 100 to 140 days,
depending upon the length Of the
term and the distance the pupil
lives from school.
Exceptions are made where chill
dren Of 16 years or upwards are
working to support themselves or
their dependents or on account Of
mental and physical incapacity.
Public night schools are to be main
tafned for those who are absent In
the daytime because Of their neces-
sary employment. Deaf and blind
children must be sent to the state
schools provided for their education.
at shall be unlawful" the act de-
clares, ITO teach any language other
than the English language in any
public, parochial or private school
In this state. 1t is hereby made the
duty Of the county superintendent
and the county attorney Of each
county to enforce the provisions Of
this article.
Parents and custodians Of children
are made liable to a minimum fine
Of $40 for violating the act while
county officials who fail to enforce
1t may be convicted Of a misdemean.
or and fined the same amount, be,
sides forfeiting their Office.
Eight months, instead Of seven, 1.
fixed as the minimum school year in
districts eligible to receive state aid
AFFECTS PARocHIAL SCHOOLS
While the act does not do away
with parochial schools its provis
ions are such that they will be un.
able to operate when the public
schools are in session. They coult
still be held on Saturdays, durin(
vacation periods and during thu
hours the children are not in at
tendance at the public schools.
In the house, Fl. r. No. 4, by Rep
resentative Maurer, REQUIRES publ,
school attendance. and would hmi
the parochial school to that tim,
when the public schools are not II
session.
The above explanation is suf
fcient to show that the legislator
Of Nebraska are wide awake. 1
the people Of Nebraska are no
awake it is high time they wer,
getting busy.
Rome will be on hand in tn
Nebraska legislature and do al
she can by opposition and by offer
ing substitute bills to table ant
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-01

F HIS THE MENACE widest circulated most
Ifl tenvey read patriotic paper published the globe Its
Nj cardinal principles the preservation of Liberty
I the promotion Of Progress and advancement Civ
nxaton As to that end advocates the absolute
separation Of Church and State and the compulsory education Of
ali children in the American public schools up and including
the completion Of the eighth grade The subscription price is
81 90 but when clubs Of four
time the price Soc for each subscription Address all
municatons TO The MENACE and not to individuals
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ATCH the blue address label the upper right
W Of paper The number at the end Of your name Is
" the number Of THE MENACE with which subscription
f3l expires it is 4OS it win expire in three weeks and
you should at in order not miss issue
II the address label should be pasted where win obscure read
matter it be easily removed by danpenng the
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for your subscription If regular subscriber THE
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Wonder II Bishop Rhinelander is
urging unifcation of the Episcopal
with the papal church since he so
plainly sees that the Irish agitation
which he denounces is the propa-
ganda' Of priests and bishops?
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-01

With so many Of the presidents
cabinet officers rcsigning chances
for papal appointments are good.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-02-01

By Gus O.. NATIONS.
Attorney for St. Louis Free Press Defense
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Continued on Page 2. Column 2,
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TH1 EREToFoRE the people Of
Al! st. Louis have seemed to
lSSl construe literally the d.
G-1 vine ,n;,no4,on NTTnto hin,
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-03-15

cane ioss a. W were lifting Hope into the
wAeen hss T>~o fArner~ ~ere n the seAs.
II was natural ssAt he. seems he hoiy q
. wonan hesng ufsd inso a saeSn and iaid
sscainTly aislss. q ,se strk~. shasia step.
They aiA and enc u shefn hiusrea down.
-It> Mss fsrcwAng.~ he exclaimed.
-whasr The nassrfs-
we found her over IN ths, oiump Of
hassl- sAi1 We don't knew What hap
psasa shes been unconscious an the TINA
~shs's been hart- sala the man Look
At As' nsss ana At sse bleed some one has
hurs her
THAT'S VIA We 'Aiak.- ! sAia. but We
dent know anything about tt
The mans face hccame cuficu.'y ana grifa.
iy ennohied BY an emotion which took al tho
Commonplace - his llfe away snd sabsti.
tusea Tor snem 81, .dea o. Whole breed.
lie was unconscious " IT. bat his expression
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became one q uncomprlsine rctrIbuuon. II
was The expression n generations u men
from whom Re had obtained hls traditions
ana he IDEALS.
II wouid 80 rather bard On the fellow that
al thls Il he was found arouni here he
sali We've heard two or three stories
about ;tings happening to Mrs browning.
She's i,>n veB liked around here"
I've been ti-nkiug about that nan ana
that moniey from tie circus- said the man
whose ~aron we were using Tor ,he frst
time rcc0gnlzed him a. the young farmer
who had brought us word from ihe circus.
we rass; frsi Fst Mrs.. Browning horne.-
said Arthur. who had been pntiing blanket
under Hope's head Please. lets hurry
We went On toward the house. The other
men wen; on toward the village. We learned
later that they vert % the siore and tod
the stfa1Es oecuErenre 70 Simon. They re-
peaiei our yoang farmers remark regarding
tss circus mar ESr-T sps- s.mou not oDly
ton them xho tie dfrosl man vas-thai he
was Hopes brother-fhst there had been
dihculty regarding 4 Isng-buf some fears
as 70 Hopc's Hec1rsty i4ad ar.sen before BE-
oanss q iis presence IN the nsigi.borhood-
gin.on not cay dld i.At. but Dc forgot to
tel sarsh anything q fhe oocurrencs. ssnoa
had these tricks q forgetf1lness. Sarah dealt
ssry lttls viii gosAs sr 1sss - . zsxiA,
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BY Clifford Raymond

n III you can rat her shlnfs.~ sais Arthur.
-m.As sss'yshins fass ~ Il shs lAa sans 70
sleep IN esA n a can be aons. -ant her
70 cesne cot ~ tAis Ia a ~as whleh sasssst.
that shs i- ioss waking 40 IN the msFalns.
Nov, rhll n yoa1i hsip ne.-
We carried Hope spstsirs sns lsis her ca
her b~d Mrs slmon. remained 20 unafs.s
her. simons. the younE farmer. besssa 10 hs
allowed % 80 snythlns useful
-rhsrs Isn't a person aboa, the plAe>.-
said Arthur. -sna we cant send any ore
anywhere ~ seu could drive 10 Asplsioa
ana set M. Rsnwiek ana take soms pfe.cri.-
tsens 70 dsus store for NE
rlmoas wss anxious % 30 90
1T won't take ,oa two hours % make IL
ssla Arthur. and AR. Rsnwies can artss
her car over m halt an hour II you nna her st
home. | hope ,ou a. Leave ~eFa for her 60
come ss sssn a. possible w shs 10 not at
Homs" /,
knew hy the fashion IA which IN. youns
farmer vent TIA, It would not tshs him twe
hours 20 40 - Appleton.
Il save hsr hspodsrmic." saia Arthur.
she1i probably eome out ~ sleep rather
than out % a terror Bat then 1 shant too~
what 90 10. a.. out 81 INV psaslAcs what
POSSESSED them 20 eoms back here ana open
up the house without any heinz
"whsre DO you suppose flehard lar
sskef.
irresronsibly wandering ~ somewhere
N tho country l suppose" said arthur
felt that however hamels.. Richard might
he Arthur. this aloof lo,e ~ Hops. had O. hs
impatient fof an Instant with him. " Ana
then" sAld Arthur. maybe hs liant How
10 know | wish ! did ! wish ! knew .
bot % things. I'm ulnkins too many and
don't know enough
know enc thlnE" fsaid. Wv have
COME to tho snd % this. We've sut 20 have
on answer new
We've sot to- said Arthur. I'm iust
Nondelins whether we're sons 10 get ia
but Hope knows"
"a suppose she aoes I'm iust wondering
whether she's soins 20 tell
y. We wGs muoA more 81 ease ~nh Mis.
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simons in the house Arthur was sure that.
with the opla,s. Hope would not oome 90
consciousnr-. for aoms hours ~ that time
Ruth Hsnwiok would BE- with us--we could bs
certain.
think we felt a conscious relief that
ths ineyiiabis. Or what We rssaraed az the In.
evtabis. had AZ Last come TO an Issue THIS
even, had 10 have a solution. II could no,
possibly b. ignored Out u AL tho shadows
which had BEEN In corners. out % an the lnti.
nations which had been 10 darkness. soms.
thlns applicable nos had 20 come
n a bscams necessary. N there w.rs no
other ~ay out. Hope must teli. Whatever haa
hAppened. q had happened in the daylight
snd must have been known 20 her. shs mu.t
have seen her a<sAilaht she could not longer
hope. no matter what bsnsvoienos guided her
sslf sacFinos. that shs could ofsr herself for
iTnmoiaiion after this.
We had know hss-shl. curious sense
regarding the thing We sid not understand al
ooAtUck k--ihat n was not chance that 4 vac
not incidental brutality y--thai a. did not have
. casual csusstlon--thss u dis not set real
fnslmaiion IN the cssselss- tssrors q dars
night. and that u vas a moral bsstinc.tsen %
Hope
Ths.~ IDEAS had saturated my shsfowy
comprehension ~ the mystery. Without
them - vas q trivial mystery. n ! rad not
knswn ~ every Instinct and intaislos which
can possibly guide the Judgment that ws had
IN this affair a u-~f moral jusiifsostion of .
human nfs. could not have been - bsii ~
sh@ grasp q THE incomprehsnsibis horror.
u never had been horror tanxibly. u hsd
been startling. II had had moments which
staFtsd THE imagination anf moments which
terrified The Imagination. but the revealed
facts we're commonplace. no matter how als-
ssr.esbie
Anew that the revealed facts we're not the
facts. sne that a Why a. Arthur and vsits1
iuSstisnty foT R.ehaId 70 sDps>z. fsT Rsth
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wife TO come over. II won't take but min.
ute
We carried Hope 70 a divan. ana Arthur
u!ed simple restoraiives. got compTsssss
for him. aSsi bsslns o. water.
This l. no place for her." he said impa,
iisnily. II hope ttai young fellows wife
se,s here sosh- A
Hope sas alive but not conscious.
"Nersoas shock aaid Arthur. sort Of
cataiepsy We've g., 70 bring her out of this
coma without prodoclng another stock ~
she comes 20 consciousness and returns 20
the state of mind he was In when she was
IN terror its going 10 be bad. hope that
woman come. SON.
! knew that IN an emergency In which
woman. merely a human being. was reliant
upon Arthur. human being merely a physi-
eian. he would not have hesltaied an instant
20 DO anything, required.
The young fsrmer came 20 the loos With
his ~ifs. . sirsng. comsly woman with that
instantly esprsased ana servioeabis srecslon
which wonss have for each other IN certain
kinds of cistreHs. she ran 10 Hope with
sirong. csSabie arms outssretchss. ana Ar
thurs apparent relief w4s thx Of . man
who ha1 come cut a di'sozssi.s hs eia not
hno~ bow o.mssi ans has remaining only
ciacuitles wfh which he col1 deai
fEore had moved several times. even
thought oHse that her eyes had openee-af
least thaffthe eyeilds hsa moved ~ n they
were opeaing
-wefl. carry her up 70 her room. snS1
Arthur. Then Era. alrnons VII rst her INTO
tes. Can you DO sAsi. Mrs.. simonss-
yea ssia To n~sAs sassiy.
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dropped 70 his knecs beaiae her.
~ehe's not dead" he raid. ~she's not
dead"
lie took her wrist and felt for the pulse.
lie Rad said she was not dead a. ~ he were
Asserting something ~hiea had 70 be fact
Then he said again. She = not asaa- That
was IN Different tore. J, was the asser;ios
Ct something that vas fact
lie made = hurried examination.
-shs ha. been terribly treated. shockes.
stunned. and hurt he sAis. hut not ssrs.
ousiy Injured physically
Hts ssnossonsllsu. % significantly revealed
for an instant. vas gone.
I'VE must carry her 10 fhs road he saia.
-Irs cnly hundred feet Then VEL scs.-
HOPE dA net rssise.
-Irs al right n she dooEn't until ahe's
hone. IT. teen a terrible shock IT'S bound
% have some nsrvess consequence
when he 70; 70 TIE road we were in more
lock fhsn we ocsid have .ookei for. a Ish;
farm wagon came along. proceeding toward
cusfurk house II had straw on the bottom
Of The wagon bor- Ths farmer heiDes ~ III
Hops into the box. she stirred and moased =
nsue bsi did No; opea her eyes.
TIE i2citurnity q coant-y folk never
seemed more admirable than n &c Ia the con
escs Q. this farmer VINO had driven ~ 20
fortsnssiy for IA He was sympzihstic
v1shoBt inquissfivenezs. tender and helpful.
but not srr'.natOry. Something had hap
psnss He coait BE- of hsip. That for the
snns. vas enough for him I knew that hs
would b ssrrujoss later. bat that did not
u.ner. II. va. perfseslss at the nomsnt
xken be was rnost Deeced-
Asstk~ vasoa. er.vsn toward he vilsx.