The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-09-20
A Sample of Papal Activity

Washington D. c. August ga protest Of 900 citizens
Of Ohio against the Smith BILL authorizing appropa
ton for Federal Department of Education, lodged with
congress today The protest from the Catholic Union Of
Ohio The following objections to the urged:
he proposed act would form dangerous centrazaton of
our educational system in the building of political power.
he funds for this would make up another pork
barrel and competitive camong for funds would not per-
fection in the attainment Of the real object.
1.-TWO hundred million dollars for novel educational expert
men hardly find justification in these times of high taxes and
unrest.
Much regulation and necessary legislation awaits the atten
ton of congress without the hobby of few agators who
looking for an easy federal berth"
TITS SAFE bet the fifty thousand citizens Of Ohio
who line up in opposition to this legislation for i'm
provement of the nations public schools, are prac
caly all papsts and inspired if not directly nsgated
by their priests.
IT, as their petition asserts it would be dangerous
Capitalization to establish federal department of educa
on and place secretary Of education in the presidents
cabinet what kind Of Capitalization is it that is trying to-
plant parish schools in place Of free unsectaran state
schools schools that admittedly and unques
onaby under centralized control the center Of which is
the papa throne in far-away Romei a2a r. f y
If the appropriations Of funds for educational pur
poses has other effect than to create pork BARREL how
about other appropriations Is education cease because
Of the hogs In oce2 Which is the remedy for swine in
public position cheat American youth out Of the educa
ton they need deserve and must have to become efficient
citizens to drive the porkers out of the Offices they rob
and abuse?
Two hundred millions, the price of one days war
and destruction is cheap enough for years improved In
struction of twenty million coming citizens And, is the
public school "novel educational experiment." If an
experiment it is longer novel If an experiment the
results already attained warrant its enlargement and per-
fecon The real and dangerous experiment is the intro
ducon Of foregnconroed ncubators of popery to fos
ter superstition and teach papal supremacy
Yes there is much for congress to do but nothing that
claim the attention of that body is Of greater
quence to perfect union national defence and the
welfare than education of the nation youth and their in
strucon in the traditions and ideals Of American democ
racy.
The simple truth underlying this opposition to i'm
provement Of the public schools is that Rome would tear
down real education to build up its system of perver
sion Rome and America rivals for the training of the
rising generation Rome and its Jesuit agents can do so
they will mould young Americans into dufu papiss If
the public school is saved to do its work. and enlarged
meet its growing responsibilities it will mould young
Americans into dutiful citizens.
It Of tremendous significance that all the organized
opposition to the Smith and Towner bills comes wholly
from the papa empire whose agents profess religion and
practice politics for the overthrow Of America most cher
shed institutions An empire growing up in the very
heart Of the Republic Of which the Roman pope the en-
peror and his priests the local agents Their acts in regard
to this matter eloquent and convincing than their
prattlings about religion.