Fiery Cross, Volume 2, Number 13, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 March 1923 — Page 4

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The FIERY CROSS (formerly FACT) is published every Friday by the Advertising Service of Ernest W. Reichard, Indianapolis, and will maintain a policy of staunch 100 per cent. Americanism without fear or favor. The FIERY CROSS will reprint items from other parts of the United States which we believe readers In this Btate should read. It will strive to give the American viewpoint on published articles and separate the dross from the pure gold In the current news of the day.

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Gleaning the Truth

No experiment in the psychology of the Public Mind can be more interesting than that we are now passing through, and which will end in establishing more firmly than ever before, that man may be governed by Reason and Truth. The firmness with which American men and women have withstood in

the past, and will yet withstand in the future a perfect avalanche of abuse of the'Klan, the discernment they have manifested between Truth and False

hood, shows that they can be safely trusted to hear and read everything both true and false concerning the movement, and yet form a correct judgment between them. The credulity of their imagination has been stretched to about the breaking point. The frenzy of distorted news into which they were thrown so art

fully Is subsiding, and the enemies of the Ku Klux Klan themselves have made

the Klan's motives, its principles, its every action, stand out in contrast, bold ly, the gleanings of Truth from falsehood.

The Public now seea the mighty magnitude of the Klan's object, the numerous and complicated dangers of destruction it has escaped, the eminence on

which it now stands, and all these things must Inspire the Public to contemplate, WHAT TERRBLE FORCE OF DESTRUCTION IS SEEKING TO DESTROY THE KLAN AND WHY?

Who would destroy a body of men that would make America happy, who would teach the art of being so, who would exalt and develop a character heretofore unknown, that character symbolized as a 100 per cent. American, an organization whose cause is good, whose principles are just and fair, whose temper is serene and firm, whose conduct is regulated to the Constitution of

this United States, and whose only crime is to wear the "Mask of Honor," and the "Symbol of Purity?" The answer and comparison between the Ku Klux Klan, and the forces who oppose them only give to the Klan a dignity superiorTo power and commands a reverence when all else fails. Some one has truly said, "The sober reflections of the sage In his closet will be followed by the plaudits of a multitude."

Something for the Ladies

If Christianity may be said to have given a permanent elevation to woman as an Intelligent and moral being, then-the National Women's organization, above all other, has given play to her genius and ability and taught us to reverence Its influence.

Since woman has come into her own sphere there has always been a fear on the part of many that, for instance, giving her the ballot would foster masculine boldness and restless independence, which might detract from the modesty and virtue of womankind.

However, In the Women's organization a new path is opened for her exer

tion, is a movement which she may support and become affiliated with, with

out any suppodeu saennce or that womanly dignity and modesty we all admire. Men no longer aspire to exclusive dominion in any held of endeavor that la his authorship, and whether she wears the cool, sequestered veil of life in the home, or whether she is in the busy walks of business or fashion, woman

Is now called to put her splendid efforts and abilities behind a movement for

100 per cent. Americanism Women.

There is no greater, no sweeter, more powerful inliuence, no more wonderful mother in the world than the mother who goes down into the valley and shadow to bring each and every one of us into life. Their support to sustain the organization that would fight any institution that in any wise undermines the foundations and secrets of the American home Is needed and welcome. No Klansman is worthy of the name who can not honor,, and respect, and revere the institution of the Home, from which radiates love, sweetness and affection, made possible because of the inliuence of mother, wives and sisters, working for the santtity of the Home, the preservation and improvement ot our school system, tho upholding of the Constitution of the United States. No greater help or sustaining inftuonce could ionic at this time, than the support and abiding faith in the National Women's organization. i

The County Agent

If one wants to gH a lirnier grip on his patriotism, wants to get a new feeling toward his countrymen, wants to know more about the problem of liv

ing, uie cost oi living anu uie "wiiys inereor, we suggest lie just look up

"The County Agent."

He will be found, most likely, in the farthest, least desirable corner of the county court house, but look up this hard-headed, practical gentleman

and chat for u0 minutes with lum and learn more than you ever learned be fore in I0 minutes.

ue rt.-i'rfHunis anoincr ciosea organization, anu, Hollars to doughnuts, vou

will want to join but can't, because you are not a farmer and no banker, mer

chant, manufacturer or any one who doesn't "farm as a vocation" can join the

American Farm Bureau. But Tho farmer, and the laboring people that are not farmers, need the Amen

can Farm Bureau. The fanner needs it to help him sell his products in a systematic way and Hie consumers need its help in bringing food to them

without its passing through the hands ot so many speculative middlemen as It docs at present. Now that the Farm Bureau is well organized there are two essential factors necessary for it to be maintained. One is the handling of the farmers' marketing problems in a common sense way, and, for so new and so large an organization, this is being done admirably. The other factoi that will bear largely on the success of the organization is the amount of son fidence that the farmers have in it.

Who Makes Exceptions?

In the recent "Open Hearing," and "Spanish Inquisition" conducted at tipringneld when Worley Courtlier, Klansman, was facing tho judge in "Open Hearing," great stress was made, and great emphasis given by Prosecutor J. P. Malonc. Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, to that part of thf Klan oath which pledges a Klansman to come to the rescue of a Klansman, "excepting only Treason against the United Statos, Rape and Malicious Murder." Com

ing from Mr. Malonc, as a member of an organization that makes no excep-

t'ons, from an organization that opens the Jail doors of Chicago, allowing

Tommy O'Connor, murderer extraordinary, to go free; that protects murderer

Danny McCarty; that hides away Big Tim Murphy, who, with remarkable eclat tried to stick his own friends and bondsmen for 9180,000.00, wo are glad

that Prosecutor J. Patrick Malono emphasized the point, and made the com pari son.

What's In a Name?

In our recent fight against tho inliuence that would strangle- our city

schools, wo have referred more than consistently to, Chas. L. Barry, attorney,

office, Room Nov 801, Letncke Building, Telephone, Main No. 1634; Residence,

No. 2302 Washington Blvd.

The Indianapolis News refers in Us article to a "Chas. W. Berry." We

make this correction la order to cast no reflections or In any way embarrass

Chas. W, Berry, it inch aa Individual should lire la Indianapolis,

By Gilbert O. Nations, Ph. D. in "The Protestant" To promote the general welfare

is the first duty of citizenship. Correct education of all the people is a vital element of that duty. With

out it liberty cannot endure. Enlightened and virtuous public sehtl ment i-s the chief cornerstone of dem ocratic institutions.

The tide of debased aliens pour ing in from southern and eastern Europe heightens the necessity of e great and patriotic educational system in the United States. Growtl here of the parochial school systerr responsible for their debasement accentuates our duty to assimilate then in distinctively American schools The deepening crisis that hangs ove, the world adds tremendous emphasit to that duty. The enthroned hierarchy of Rome has already projected here about sev en thousand of its elementarj schools. In them sjt two millions q, prospective voters at the feet of nuns under priests appointed by the hierarchy to supervise them. The priest; and nuns alike operate by authoritj of the canon law of Rome whicl declares them exempt from Americar law. )4 Two thousand secondary school: enrolling a hundred thousand stu dents that should be in public hig! schools exist under the same alier authority and law. Text books usee in Roman Catholic schools embodj the doctrine that the Pope may right fully nullify and repeal laws of Con gress and state legislatures. The books are published and usee"

by requirement of the canon law

which traverses every fundamenta of the American Constitution. Tha

law condemns public schools, forbidi

children to attend them and denie: the right of civil government to edu cate the people. The alien school system so pro

jected here c-ulminates in nearly twi

nundred colleges, twenty-two universities and many seminaries, all chart

ered by the Pontihcal throne ant

functioning by authority of canoi

law. More than half of the univer

sities are conducted by -the Jesuit:

and nearly all the others by aliei

fraternities of Roman priests.

Every priest and nun connectet

with the system is chained to a. lift of celibacy in defiance of nature ant

clad in strange, unsanitary costume

prescribed by a European adtoerat

A glance at. their names disclose;

the significant fact that nearly all oi

them are of alien birth and descent

So Is the Papacy rooting in ou:

land the educational and ecclesiasti

cal system that has blighted Latli

America with illiteracy four hundret

years and filled it with mongrel popu

lations born of immorality.

The strongholds of the system art

our great cities. There the debasec

aliens are crowded into local unsani tary and inflammable groups. One-

third of our immigration in the lasi

twenty years has settled in Now

York. Half of it is in New Yort and Pennsylvania; two-thirds in Nev

York, Pennsylvania, Illinois ant

Massachusetts.

The vast preponderance of the two

thirds are congested in slums of New

York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh

Chicago and Boston. Other grea

municipalities and industrial districts

have received the rest. Covert in

tngue , disloyalty and violence it many cities during the World Wai

demonstrated the grave menace oi

the unassimilated alien hordes.

Parochial schools projected from

Rome will never Americanize them

Many of the priests and nuns that

conduct such schools are themselve;

aliens. Their instruction is giver ; largely in tongues foreign to the American people. Only public schools can teach children of the immigrants our language institutions and laws and make theii srand children as American as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. In no other melting pot can the transformation be so fundamental and complete. Every incentive demands universal attendance at the public schools. In the reconstruction of a frenzied and devasted world America must play a conspicuous part. To that end the poise and patriotism of the Republic must be sacredl conserved and diligently augmented. Technical training must place America in the forefront of industrial science and achievement. We must discover and utilize the bounties of nature and harness its mighty energies to implements of human welfare. Every child must be thoroughly

imbued with the best ideals of the

nation. All must be molded into en

lightened, patriotic and homogeneous

citizenship. Liberation of mankind

from civil and ecclesiastical despotism must be completed.

The problem is incomparably great

but the people are ready to pay for its solution. Cheerfully do they con

tribute a billion dollars annually to primary education. Their generosity to the rising generation is unbound, ed. Twenty millions of pupils now

in elementary schools will in the next generation shape the life of our country and its institutions. Seven hundred thousand teachers for those schools must have salaries

that will command the be6t obtain

able talents and character. Eight hundred dollars a year is fatally inadequate. Rural school facilities must approach in efficiency those of the most favored -cities. That would do much to relieve the growing congestion of great municipalities by making country life more attractive and promising. The necessity of child labor must be bo far removed that every normal child can finish the public school

course of study., The progressive de

crease of enrollment from grade to.

grade must be reduced to the mini

mum. . -

Four-fifths of the children in the

primary school never reach the high school. They must be saved and their education completed. The best possible high school facilities must be In reach equally of the rich and the poor, of the child of capital and the child of labor, ot the son of the ' ' " - ' -

merchant prince and the boy on the farm.

The last decade has doubled the

number of high schools in the country. Their enrollment is also dou

bled. Their graduates are trebled.

But the millions that do not pass

beyond the eighth grade must be en-

ibled to complete the high school.

Courses of study in all grades must

e constantly improved to meet the growing needs of a great and versa

tile people. ;

Bitter and carping criticism of

those courses' by propagandists of

Rome does not dim the luster of our

public schools. They reflect the rip

est thought anifejthe broadest expert

3nce of the modern world. Virtually

avery illustrious citizen of the United

3tates was trained in their class

:ooms. But American resources and

ingenuity can render them more effi

cient.

To that end the bounties of the

lation must supplement those of the states. The National Bureau of Edu

cation, now crowded into an obscure

corner of the Pension Office, must

)e erected into a leading portfolio

oi the President's Cabinet and housed

n a building worthy of the greatest

lation of all time.

The Bureau has wrought wonders

n promoting school interest and ac

tivities with equipment so grossly in-

idequate. But it is time to deal with

public education as the most vital

Interest of all the people. The department must be fully prepared to

gather and disseminate exhaustive m"orraation concerning every educa-

ional ideal and movement in the

world.

The most enlightened foreign pow-

3rs and every state in our tnion

naintain well-equipped portfolios of

education in the executive branch of

their respective governments. The

Jnited States should certainly do no

ess. Pending legislation in Congress o improve our school system must e enacted into law. If the new Congress already elected shall fail to

mact it, the people will elect a Cotv. jress with courage to do so.. The childhood and youth of the .and must be educated in the best ype of American public schools. Compulsory laws for that purpose nust be enacted by legislatures responsive to public sentiment and approved by a judiciary free from papal .nftuence.

Too long have we temporized with lefiant enemies of popular intelligence. Too long have the educators )f Mexico and South America Strutted lp and down our country and prated ibout their parochial schools. Too ong have clinging politicians stradlled and hesitated in fear of the papal lash. ' ' It is time to place the nation's 3Chool system in the hands of its .'riends. It is time to expunge the lisgrace of illiteracy. It is time to provide superb 'school facilities for avery citizen and every child. It is ime to train the rising- generation ;n elementary public schools and give .hem ready access to, high schools, colleges and universes,' pulsating with the spirit -of Ah$rrewv ' - Let natriots in every state, oity

md neighborhood push school interests with vieor and persistency. Let

as save the children from alien poll

.ical contamination. Let us produce

i generation whos'e patriotism, char

icter and intelligence will illuminate

xnd bless the world.

y py mi i en. I

A Klansman was seriously ill. Two

members were selected to purchase

uowers. A Lawrencebure member

delivered the flowers, which included a large Jerusalem cherry plant.

Doctor B. was pulling a tooth for

Lawyer L. As Lawyer L. came out from under the gas, he told of his membership in the Klan. "The dentist, who is also a Klansman, is wondering if he should have the lawyer

banished for breaking his word.

A a recent mock-wedding presented in a Northern Indiana city, three mocl-reporters were introduced, one of them (a lady) being announced as

reporter for The Fiery Cross. There

actually was a reporter for that pa per in the audience.

Some Indiana mayors seem to think that this is France, and that the national motto, especially when applied to Klan parades, is, "They shall not pass."

Down at Bedford one night, a married man went riding with his sweetheart, and accidentally parked his car in a field where a Ku Klux dele

gation was to meet a few minutes later. Yes he moved on, and they said he has been going the "straight and narrow" since. Over at Thorntown, the Kleagle of the Invisible Empire finds his money of no value. The boys over there won't accept it, but give him

anything he wants. Considering all the knocks he has to take in other

places, he deserves a few favors.

. The Fery Cross receives during; the j day many and numerous bits of antiCatholic literature and letters, most of which find their way to the waste basket unread. Just at this time there is an organized movement to disorganize our schools. We have our well-grounded reasons for our school fights as well as other lines of which we print news In each issue. It is our policy to fight "movements" and "Influence" and ofttimes "individuals" get in the way. But the following came to us a day or two ago, which we have read and

re-read and have been greatly im

pressed tnereby. While we do not

vouch for this communication as be

ing an authentic Catholic or Kniehts

of Columbus communication, we do believe it is one of the best summations of Catholic activities in America

we nave ever seen. The communication follows Text of Letter

"To all counselors of the fourth degree, Knights of Columbus, and to those engaged in special work for the church. Under special seal of

aDsoiute secrecy. Guard as your own life: "This summer a special mission from the hojy see visited America and brought the message that the holy father challenges Catholic America to fulfill its destiny and elect a true son of the church as President of the United States in 1924, and thereafter there will be no Protestant Presidents of the U. S. As the President controls

me army and navy and the adminis

trative bureaus of the government.

A Union City Klansman asked us ln ?mns can oe arranged.

,v, ;v, if mnr, wiin iran 1 UK iime nas come tor tho hoiv

connected with "The Knights of the father to take his place as Christ's suTigeiVs Eye" might not also be con- P1"6?1? vicar on farth. recognized as

nected with "The Nights of the Blind ltt."V' , a,cnieve

Tlfi-pr'"' uviauiti Tu,iuiita iu uie last iew

-0 1 vpnrs

An insnranrp Katasnian from How"Do no make the matter Dublic. but

fnnntv snva ho hna hoo all OTor I jOvernor-elect Alfred Smith of New

Indiana, and has never failed to find lornis a laitntui son of the church

a Klansman. icccm. ,a (iwuueu

10 mane me nrst catholic President A man cant' be a 99 and 94100 of the U. S. Hylan and Hearst are

Der cent. American ana claim ine mere siaiging norses. reitner is of

other six-hundreds per cent. It sumcient mental capacity for the podoesn't float with us, but sounds more sition, or to do things the first Catho-

like he had a little fairy (story) in "c president will be called on to do.

his home. Brino Pn M.r.

"i want nff at Rlanlc street." said As soon as Mr. Smith eets estab-

a visiting Klansman to the conductor 'Hsaed in Washington and puts the of an Indianapolis street car, and nght men in the various places and

named the street on which Is located Has le army a.no navy ready, we, of

the Ku Klux Klan offices. course pn lo onng nis noiiness over

'That's all right," laughed the con- a" 8ia"sn mm n vvmie House

ductor. "Just get off where the rest " """s-" wun me in,ri j. mense resources of Catholic America,

Ul lino tiunu va .j. I i , , 1 . . . , i

uw&cu uy tue army ana navy, ne can

or we will do with them as we do with

au heretics.

"We helped to smash the Russian

government so that we could over

throw the Russian orthodox eburch,

and we took an active part in the de

bacle ot Greece to smash the Greek

orthodox church.

"And the Jews swallowed our propaganda and believe the church will, grant them religious freedom; never mind, we will know how to' make good Catholics of them. Hits Protestants

EDITOR'S COLUMN

Alice of Newcastle It is, indeed, gratifying to receive such inspiration from Henry county.

100 Per Cent. Subscriber Bert Morgan is chief prohibition officer, and his address is Federal building, Indianapolis, Ind. Give us the names and information, and we will get action for you.

Mrs. W. R. of Attica, Ind. Tho paper referred to is fairly independent, and is inclined to follow public opinion. Just at present it is proKlan in a careful way, as you will note from its news articles and editorials.

Down at Greencastle, some college assume his rightful position as ruler

students are dressing in sheets, and r tne "world

running around warning other stu- we nave succeeded m isolating

rtnts tn stiidv. Thpv have dubbed t c-ngiana. politically from all her form

themselves "Thp Thrpf Owls." This er allies and she most soon capitulate

hasn't been blamed on the Klan that "We are keeping in close touch with

" i r-i i . . . ... .

we know of. but then we don't take mr- pnuui.-unaer cover unm tnexon

MXT,a - vention; ,; meantime using Hylan,

nearat, aim outers as siaiKing norses To wear put an oft-used phrase: for the public and the Protestanla to

Every day, in every way. the Klan snoot at and at the convention we will

is growing larger and larger. P"i femnn over witn a "Hurrah bote.

A VeedersburE Klansman has been Look to F"tre

reading Mutt and Jeff, so when his 11 . may e necessary in case a

wife asks him where he is eoine on 18 against mr. emun io pui

Kian nijrht ho mprplv tells her he is someone like Mr. Wilson, who seems

eoinsr to the Lion Tamer's Club. to have an opportunity to carry the

i Lionel, auu jiui xtii. oiuiiii as v lue-

"College Professor to Tell Chil- President. POSSIBLY it might occur

dren Stories" says a headline. Usu- as it did in the times of Lincoln, Garally it's the college "children" who field and McKinley, that the President

tell the stories to the professors. wui noi live long alter ne is inaugu

rated ano men tne vice-president will

An Indiana newspaper was con- become President.

ducting a "Treasure Hunt, and each In order to take care of all contin

paper gave directions how to find gencies we must also place a stalwart

envelopes which were hidden about son of the church as Vice-President

the citv. and which contained money, on the Republican ticket. The prob

The police noticed an employee of able candidates for the place are Edge

the naner hidine the envelopes and and Borah, with Mr. Harding as a run-

stopped him, because he thought the ner-up. The latter is easy-going, but

man was distributine: Fiery Cross pa- we can not use mm as wo did Mr. wu-

pers. ext Saturday, you could Duy

conies of the Fiery Cross from a

salesman who stood on the sidewalk

directly in front of the police sta

tion,

"Did you notice what the Calvary f Baptist did to one of its members-who dared to raise his hand against Rome? Oh! these cowardly Protestants who are afraid of hurting their business. "We can get any kind of statement against the K. K. K. we wish Into the daily papers, and especially our mouthpiece, the New York World, and they can not get a denial into the papers, as we have the means "of spreading propaganda, the newspapers, so that they will publish anything we wish them to and win not dare take any stand againBt us. We are fn an enviable position in that manner. The papers owned by the

Protestants will not attack us for fear

of losing a dollar. As proof of our control of the newspapers, not one of

them would protect the Y. M. C. A.

against our propaganda during the

war. isor will they nrotect the onlv

Protestant fighting arm dangerous to us, the K. K. K. The Protestant

churches, the Freemasons, and the Jr.

O. u. A. at. are now taking it out in discussion only, but the K. K. K. is the real danger point to our important ambitions and must be ruthlessly

crushed by such as the terrorisms of

Louisiana and others. Governor Parker could not get action throueb.

the conference in Washington, so tha courageous sons of the church started

something In their own state, owing to the cowardice of some of those who

had thought that it might fail in the

end.

Will Own chools . '-'. "Do not be alarmed at the fieht the

Protestants are making against the public parochial schools. When we

get hold of the government there will

be nothing but Catholic parochl.il schools. Even the Friends and the

Lutherans will have to be good Catholics and send their children to our schools.

It is a positive fact that tho Prot

estants are incompetent to rule this country when they allow Catholics to

have the franchise, knowing that the highest hope and aim of our church is to secure for his holiness supreme temporal power over the whole earth and are willing to wreck any government Or individual opposing us in this aim. "Mayor Hylan is right in holding up on the building of public schools In New York, for when we get control we can accommodate all and that saves that money.

Members of the Men's Bible class of the East Park M. E. church, Beville and New York Sts., Indianapolis, express profound appreciation for. a large American flag donated to them by the Indianapolis Klan. The members pledge themselves to a higher idealism and striving for a better Americanism.

To Covington Boy We certainly appreciate your poem, "The Plague," and regret our inability to use it ow

ing to crowded condition of news column. However, "Eyewitness" is going to read this at some of the meetings he attends. It is good.

Interested Reader, Sweetser, Ind. Thanks. Please see third paragraph, oold-face type, on page 3, "Welfare

Report.

"Ata Boy" from Wabash Colloge Harvard has tho same problem, so you are not alone. Butler will soon have it if she doesn't watch her step. Who elected those in charge of "The

Bachelor, anyway?

son, while first two are very sensitive to political pressure.

"We noticed" that a fortune-teller

says that Mr. Harding will die by an assassin's blow in 192:1. Of course, if

this comes true, it will be some help

We haven't heard from the Turk to us, as Mrs. Coolidge is a devout

in Elwood recently. His brain func- Catholic and we can begin through tions slowly, so perhaps he is think- her influence to lay the groundwork inE up new crimes. of our plans for 1924.

The "Times" is very fortunate in p,ots Britain's Fall

having U. P. service, or it would have vvnen nis holiness gets control of been forced to cease publication. The America with all her vast resources

latest "scandal" of the Klan has been 11 wl" "" 'ong io reuueo prouu divulged by the U. P., and deals with Britain to a point where she will only

Mer Rouge Affair "It has been rumored that som of -our brave boys from Erin pot the two boys (Daniels and Richards) out of

J the way in order to give cause against

our enemy, the k. k... k. Of course, ffie wKnesses ww in some ease -afraid to face the court for fear ot

punishment for perjury, but it looks as if we can arrange enoogte videncthere to crush the K. K. K. In order that wc make America Catholic In 1924 it is necessary that we smash all organizations such as the K. K. K. "FreemaBons and the 3r. O. U. A. M. are no more than debating societies now, but the K. K. K. is really dangerous to our plans. "The challenge of the holy father sent to America by special mission must be met. Make America Catholic in 1924. "Smash the K. K. K., Jr. O. U. A. M. and the Freemasons. "We can not afford to be squeamish the end will justify the means.. Down with the hertics. Do you want to see the holy father sitting in tho White House? Then smash all militant Protestants."

the Arkansas railway trouble.

A Brickbat With a Boquet

"An American," evidently a traveling man Your, letter from Louisville, Feb. 22, is indeed gratifying. It is tbe whole-hearted support arSl confidence that comes , from letters ' like yours that makes our task easier.

To "Truth,". Indianapolis Ve thank you for the paper and appreciate your opinion of the Editor. He is a human guy like all the rest, but keeps his identity secret so his family may. live in peace.

H. W. W.. Indianapolis "Life" Js entirely R. C. "Literary Digest" Is a non-partisan digest ot all news. It has tor years neld this position quite fairly. The A. P, is understood to lean C. It recently apologized for ian article construed as .an attack oa tbe R. C, religion Jhe Editoiv t

too gladly acknowledge the sovereign

ty of the supreme pontiff. Thereafter the nations of the East will soon succumb to our might and we will rule

the world.

"In 1916, when France was .well-nigh

w nr,-nt tl, fllrin TTnr the uverwueiuieu uy Liie wi maus auu our

snfnr,tin -ihiK 'nanAr hits defeatest propaganda skilfully spread

only at, "movements" and- "influ- lll,v."suu"' 110 ,T . i: .7 " . . . armies bv Driests and had wellnlzh

ences. unrortunateiy inaiviauais oi . . - - . r . . "z

wS faJ t t 'Th rtu w appealing to America for aid. it will We refer him to article in this issue recaled that thro h our absolute which is a digest of the report of his , tv ,., rv,.

on faiths National Welfare Society. cratlc party ln Amerlca we kept Editor The Fiery Cross: AmpnVa ont nf th war until Franco

Sometime you show signs of be- t ,., .,,, H .,, A,A

ing fair and honest. Will you have penance, the manliness to publish the enclosed "Through the reign of terror we inwhich contains the verdict of three augUrated and supported in Ireland of the most eminent Masons in refer- and England wonow control Erin, poence to the Knights of Columbus. utically. once more. Through onr

I am one of those who don t be- absolute control, the N: Y. Democratic

lieve every man who reads the Fiery party, is controlled by Tammany hall. Cross is a bigot. I believe many. Of "Salves" Jew v them are deceived by false informa- a,vc ,

tion spread by anti-Catholic liteva- - lorveu v k.yb certure. I once believed the.same things tain offices to the Jews in order to gel myself". I never heard any Protest- Jewish votes, hut when we take over ant attacked in a Catholic church, the federal government we will know

I went there expecting to hear it. I tl.

SsbThaohffirnthe -affihwt years. I have, to hear the first priest I Xm, i tn ., nnr.

S., ,ir..??uT"' Ku Klux Klan. Wfaave

uuaou :-u,w .V110..'""" instilled into them that the K. K. K. Send a reporter around to the Catho- nIanBTn hAtn, nirPftm ..,..

lie churches. They preach nothing t w we aU know thar tne K.

but the gospel ana tne love oi Aioa. K. K. is not against the Jew as long You could do nc-harm by Invcstfgat- ne ls ioyal t0 American principles ing for yourself. Don't take the and the laws of this twnntry.' we word of ex-nun or unf rockod priests, using Jew8 now a8 we are usmg

xney nave a reason ior ueiwumis w every other agency of uarest to

om cnurcn. am an America w further our alms. We have made the fourth generation,; of part ?&f them think ie are their rea friends lish and French blood.-1 am with f because we need them now to help us

yon in, "your articles against tne cor- get .0Btrol of America, but wait tilj rupt politician and foreign- propa- j we ;get seated in the saddle. Holy

gandlst and the woueggers. .- uo cnarcn rules nhsolutely: ' TheJewi

after taem., - j2 will hare to worship sitae true altar

Do Not Fritter Away Road Funds The house proposal to return to tho counties 50 per cent, of the fees paid for automobile licenses is a step in the wrong direction. The house amendment to the automobile license bill would have that 50 per cent, returned to the county to be used in highway maintenance in proportion to the mileage of county and township roads. The plan calls for an arbitrary division of funds without reference ttt road requirements and would result in waste in some counties and want in others.

A few of the counties in the state '

in which there are large cities could " not use to advantage one-halt the fees

paid in by their automobile .owners.

That would be true of Marlon county. One-half the money paid for automobile licenses in this county is not needed for the maintenance of . the highways of the county. If that money

were apportioned in spite of the lack

of need it would be wasted, or at least

lavished on roads for whleh. there is no real excuse for an expenditure ot funds. - '. ,' ' 't

The present method ot turning the

money ever to the highway commiss . sion to be used to best advantage tor all in tbe state is the. wise system.

Highways are not mere local affairs. The automobillst of Marion- cninty ,. uses the roads In all parts of the state and should have no objection to per- ' mitting a part, of his fee money We -used in maintaining the highways-in sparsely settled counties, where! fee payments would not be sufficient adequately to meet the . demand for urgently needed road work. The highways should be Jiandled aa ' a state-wide proposition and by the highway commission, which Is equipped to get the maximum t results tor the minimum of expendltsre;TB commission is co-operating with the Federal government in building a system ot highways designed to cover the state to the best advantage." The

commissioners should not be handle capped by having - say part nf their revenues withdrawn to be frittered

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