The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1919-08-18
BILLY PARKER IS
HEARD BY CROWD
OF FULLY 10000
Anti Catholic Speaker Re-
peatedly Cheered as
He Attacks Roman
Hierarchy

Bill Parker, secretary treasurer of the
Free Press league, which publishes the
Menace. addressed approximately 10000
people on THE He'll That is Menacing
This Country" at o'clock last night in
Woodrow Wilson park.
The audience, which was large and en- l
thusiastic, applauded every statement
which was aimed at the church of Rome
Charging that De Valera, president
of Ireland, as an instrument of Rome
was being used to agitate war betwee en-
the United States and Great Britain.
he stated that Rome was trying to DOM
ineer every nation of the world as she
had done Mexico and the south and west
of Ireland.
Destruction he said, has followed
in the path of every nation that has
been ridden by Rome. Mexico was at
one time one of the greatest nations
of its time. before the coming of Cortez
with his priests"
He went on to describe nation after
nation, which, he said, had been at one
time or another trodden into the dust by
papal Rome
Attacking high officials in the present
administration who are Catholics, he
accused them of betraying war secrets
and munitions, by means of confessions
to priests who, he claimed, were the
instruments of papal Rome the friend
and ally of Germany during the world
war.
Mr.. Parker stated that according to
the doctrines of the Roman Catholic
church a member of that church owed
his allegiance first to the church and
second to the state. He said the Roman
Catholic vote on political questions in
this country was not the convictions of
the individual voters but of the Pope
/. of Rome instead.
The speaker stated that papal Rome
was doing its utmost to domineer Pc
Htical policies and if possible to govern
this country. If successful, he stated,
it would either be governed by the es-
Enlistment of a papacy in this country
or in Ireland, Europe having got ar
most too hot for the Pope.
Rome has threatened me with death
a thousand times if they have threat
ened me once he said. but, if the
blood of Billy Parker will rid this coun-
try of the papal menace and set UP a
standard of true Americanisrn, they can
have his blood tonight"
He characterized the audience as be-
ing ''soft-headed Professionals" who had
been hoodwinked as to present condi
lions and prayed that they sit up and
doing and urged them to refuse to sup
port in public office any man who pro-
fessed the Catholic religion or failed
to take decided stand against them.
Mr. Parker described several incidents
of what he termed the atrocities that
are being carried on behind the closed
doors of Catholic converts.
mo institution should be allowed tc
exist. he said. that will not bear the
light of investigation II their conventS
are above board and noble enterprise
why do they fight every bill for inveS-
tigation of UNCONVENTIONAL and fraterpa
homes? Why do they Use locks and bars
on their converts? Unless they allow
public investigation the public will fhave
to believe the stories of those nuns
who have fled from the conveFts"
He concluded by praising Buckingham
and Alabama for the stand against
Rome that had been taken during the
past election OF the present governor.