The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1919-04-26
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M. @. A. was started by none other
than the Knights of Columbus. II
is of course natural for the Rev.
j. G. M. to join the pope's Knights,
whom he so admsres, in the general
conspiracy to discredit his fellow
Protestants; but we should never
theless regard such action as the
result Of q new and unusual form
of "entangling alliance. y
Our Protestant minister Of q
protestant parish" seems to be
pretty thoroughly entangled with
some element Of popery to serve its
purpose SO well. His statement,
that every soldier condemns the Y.
M. G. A. and praises the knights
of Columbus, is as false. as it is ex.
trayagant.
TOBACCO AND CIGARETTES
"Why did the Y. M. G. A. work
ers charge such enormous prices
for tobacco and cigarettesf Why
did the K. Of @. sell the same
brands Of cigarettes and tobacco
below wholesale pricei"
This is more than half assertion.
We do not know that either state.
ment is true, but are inclined to
believe that both statements are
false. Such sweeping charges
should be supported with at least
some few facts or figures. They
are already discredited, and have
been dropped even by the papist
press which made most Of them
when they were new and sensa-
| tional. 1
1t is true that they were pub
lished all over the country, were
even repeated in theaters, and
sometimes were applauded-the
applause coming from papists who
were there for that dramatic pur-
pose.
You ask, "Why don't the Y. M.
G. A. stop themi"
The principal reason is that the
lie has run its course and stopped
itself. 1t has been decently an
swered in print, and none but
some belated, just awakened, "min-
lister of a parish" is slow enough
to mention what has already been
threshed out and Disposed Of.
Another reason why the Y. M.
G. A. does not stop its adverse
critics is that these men have too
much respect for themselves, and
too much regard for the right Of
free speech, to stop public speak
ers by use Of tho usual X. G. mob
and murder tactics. They prefer
discussion Of issues to suppression
Of speakers. They know that crit
icism helps those who are right,
and therefore have no desire to
stop it.
THAT NAME THE MENACE
"Why is the paper named THE
MENAcE2"
Because it is printed as a warn
ing against the biggest, oldest,
most powerful, and most aggres
sive menace to civilization, democ-
racy, and American government.
There are menaces, and men
aces but the menace Of all men
aces is the papal menace which
cannot and will not make peace
with progress or bring itself into
conformity with Christianity and
civilization.
The papal menace is Of pagan
origin, prides itself on never
changing, and is so far from adj
justment to the modern world as to
take a reactionary stand on every
modern question of fundamental
Importance.
THE (paper) MENACE is Of pa
triotic origin, prides itself in its
allegiance to American principles,
and demands that whatever cult
carries on propaganda in this coun-
try shall adapt its teaching to the
American people and their needs.
Any foreign monarch, be he
king, czar, kaiser, or pope, who
sends emisSaries to this country to
discourage liberal education and
carry on his own anti-Americarl
propaganda, is q menace in the full
meaning Of that term. And this
paper is called TIE MENACE in rec
ognition Of the let that the papal
menace is the woygt Of all. Its age,
size, wealth, pa history, present
cunning, and ability to conceal its
true nature makes it a menace that
to be hated needs only to be seen
THE (paper) M;NAoE is here to
show up the papal menace. And
that is why it is 20 named.
THE "cArHoLlc FAITH AGAIN
why does it (THE MENAcE)
confne its publications to striking
at the Catholic faithfn