The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-08-20
As to Public Schools

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m UR Nation does not need hood
10 J ed fanatics TO deal with boot
u leggers and robbers. Why
keep a police force If individuals also
administer the laws?
The knights Of Columbus are not
a secret order. Their oath, vows
and laws have been printed for the
public to read.
Father" was a tribute paid to
Washington because he freed us
from monarchy title Of affection.
Neither Washington nor Lincoln
would befriend the Khan. During
Lincoln's time they were called
Know-nothlngs."
No Catholic priest signs his name
Father" but Reverend.
The public refers to ''our schools -
when speaking Of public schools.
Truly they are our schools for we
help people to educate their chill
dren who do not belong to our faith.
by paying our taxes. Some one will
say, well, why don't Catholic chill
dren attend public sChools?' Be
cause we wish to teach them re-
ugion with the three RI How
would you like the tax rate in
creased2 We pay for our children's
education. In Canada and England
every school is a free public schoCl.
but remember, taxes are divided be-
tween these schools. Jews and
Catholics receiving their share to
maintain their schools. England
knows what it means for their chill
dren to lose their love for God.
About School Taxes
What If at the beginning Of our
school year in September we would
demand admission to public schools
for all private school pupils? The
howl would be worse than a pack
OF coyotes. for already 1t takes more
money to operate the public schools
than all the rest of the city govern
ment. The Khan wants to eat their
pie and have it too.
Down in New Orleans. the hot
bed Of the Khan, the city government
wanted volunteers to attend lepers
at their swamp colony. Did Khan
women go? No But twenty five
nuns from one convent offered their
services and are today taking care
Of the lepers.
We are a strange people worry
ing about our neighbors business.
Catholics are not fighting against
American ideals. They are fighting
for them Hundred percenters are
not those who are loyal to the
changes made In American ideas by
to the original ideals of the fathers
Of the Republic.
In short, this is my well-meant
counsel--let the law be the power
in emergencies. Stop trying to i'm
pose your theories Of Americanism
on your fellow citizens. and instead
put into practice the true American
ism OF the fathers of our Nation.
MRS. w. A. COLLINS.
Approves la Toilette Stand
To the EdttOr Of The Times
CITING quite a lot Of comments
I'M on La Follette's reputation
IL of the Klan, rise to remark
that this is the first commendable
utterance that have heard fall from
La Follette's lips in twenty years
He is not going to lose any votes
on account of the most righteous
scoring he gave them either, for
there were no Khan votes headed his
way anyhow.
The Khan, especially in this State,
has troubles all it's own. 1t swal-
lowed the Republican party bodily
in the May primary and is having
a hard time in retaining the load on
it's stomach. Thousands of Repub-
ucans refused to stay swallowed.
They have extricated themselves
from the wreckage, and while stand
ing for Coolidge and Dawes to a
man, they are certainly going to hit
the State ticket in the face with
an ak.
Not for la Toilette
Now I am, and have been for
twenty-three years, in close daily
contact with artisans and laborers
in all lines connected with the build
ing trades, and do not know OF