Fiery Cross, Volume 3, Number 36, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 July 1924 — Page 8

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Catholicism and the Press From The New Age, Official Organ of (he Supreme Council Thirty-third Degree A. & A. Scottish Rite of Freemasonry

LIGHTS TO FLOOD U.

S. MAIL AIR ROUTES

"The press of the nation is con- j trolled by Rome." How many times 1 have heard that statement, in some form or another. Almost every active worker In Masonry sincerely believes that it is true, and is ready to revile the press for being so cowardly as to allow its fear of Rome and the Catholic church in each individual community to exercise this control. Brethren, it is long past time we all awakened and looked about us. Why is the press, the most powerful Influence in the nation, apparently under the thumb of the Catholic church? It is not because the newspapers

and magazines are owned and op W

crated by members of the Catholic church, for there are but few such. It is because Rome is awake, and taking every advantage of the opportunities which are open not only to the Catholic church but to every other organization. It is because the Catholic church has realized the power wielded by the common reporter, newswrlter, feature story writer, and even the fiction writers. Through its world-wide secret or

ganization (which lunctions perfectly because it has the power to cbmmand) the church of Rome has sent into the newspaper field, the

magazine field and the fiction field, thousands of its members. It does not hesitate to pick the most bril

liant young men from its schools where priests are being trained, and turn their ability into journalistic

channels. Its funds are spent freely in train

Ing these young men, so that in

turning them into actual journalistic work they are among the best to be

found. Expert Knowledge

With its finger on the pulse of

every community, it sends these experts to find positions on newspapers wherever the need of Rome seems greatest. With their expert knowledge, they are Roon placed in positions of responsibility, where it is

possible for them to quietly and unobtrusively exercise a censorship over the news which the nation is to read. Nor does the watchful eye of Rome leave these prodigies to their own devices. With the direction of the priest in each community, numerous lucrative odd jobs, to be done outBide working hours, are turned their way. If there are none of these, a regular sum is paid to these workers for salaries of journalists are woefully small. Here is an illustration of how it worked on a large newspaper on which I was employed: Two young men, members of the Catholic church, had secured posi

tions on the newspaper. Regularly, they received a certain sum from the church. One was in charge of the fcity editor's desk; the other in charge of Sunday features. In every possible way, these men enlarged pon the doings of the Catholic thurch and its subsidiary organizations, and upon members of the church and their activities, whether the church were mentioned in the

items or not. Masonry had no chance of being mentioned in any of the departments of the paper over which these men had charge. If it became necessary to mention the order, it was relegated to a small place, and the item bungled, if possible, to make it appear ridiculous. One of these men became overrealous and was discharged. Within six hours a telegram had been received by the managing editor of that newspaper, from a man in another state, asking for just such a position and offering the highest of rec-

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ommendations. Ho was employed, and proved to be so valuable that he was promoted to one of the best positions on the paper. At first none knew his religion, but with the opportunity he began exercising censorship, as his predecessor had done. It was the same story over. He had been ordered to ask for that position by the church which had him under its power. Upon Investigation it was found that he had

given up a place paying almost twice

as much in salary, to apply for the other place and he admitted to me,

in a moment of confidence when liquor had loosened his tongue, that the church paid him more than the

difference.

This newspaper was brought into

bad repute among Protestants

through the activities of four mem

bers of the church of Rome, who obeyed the orders of that church in

censoring the news which passed

through their hands. It was owned and managed by Scottish Rite

Masons, yet they had failed to dis

cover the cause of the trouble, so

smoothly was the work performed

Idea Scoffed At

In a spirit ot Masonic helpfulness I

went to them and informed them of the conditions. They scoffed at the idea, but they began to open their eyes. It was not long before they realized the trouble and began dropping the troublemakers. As fast as they were dropped others were sent in, and it is impossible, even today, to keep them out. Why is it impossible to keep them out? Because there are so few Masons in the journalistic professions. In that entire state I was the only Scottish Rite Mason who was actively engaged in handling or writing news for a metropolitan news

paper. There are plenty of Scottish Rite men to be found in the advertising and business departments of these newspapers, but only one who was turning out the news from whiGh the newspapers' readers formed their opinions. With three or four men under the direction of the church of Rome, employed with a half a hundred who are indiscriminately scattered among a few Protestant churches, or who profess no religious belief, it is easy to bring any person who does not believe as these three or four believe, into bad repute and disgrace. I have many times been the victim of such "frameups." The same condition applies to the

great magazines and the news dis

tributing organizations.

How can this be overcome? There

is an old saying which says that the best way to fight fire is with fire. This may not literally apply in this

case, for no organization which stands for liberty, as Masonry does, would adopt the tactics used by Rome. But why can't the Scottish Rite members in each community search out those obscure newspaper men who are Blue Lodge Masons and bring them into the Scottish Rite?

Why can't deserving young Masons who take up the newspaper game be

aided by the interest and encouragement of his fellow-Masons? We be

lieve in fraternity; then would it be asking too much to exercise a little of it in this way?

Ignored by Press Another thing we have long complained about is that news of interest to Masons and concerning Masonic activities is ignored by the press. But we fail to furnish the press with Information about the doings of our

organization. We are afraid our dignity might be hurt by the common language used by the average reporter. It is true, we must uphold the dignity of the order, but if we are careful to work with the reporter or the feature writer, it is reasonably certain that we will not be held up to ridicule. Again, we must always remember that what to us appears

big news may not appear to the newspaper man as such an important item, since it concerns only a certain class of readers and is not supposed to be of general interest. Let us not be too hasty to condemn

the press because it seems to be controlled by Rome. There are many great newspapers and magazines which are not under Rome's thumb, and thousands of smaller ones are In no way influenced by the Catholic church. .

Pools of Light to Guide Avia

tors at Night Total Candle Power 5,279,000,000

Many July Dates of Interest to Masons

CHICAGO, June 28. Light, which

throughout history has been the

necessary prelude to increased understanding, is the backbone of the day and night air mail service which

the United States postomce depart-j

ment is to start upon regular schedule July 1.

The foremost electrical engineering organizations in the .country have been called to the assistance of the department in illuminating the 1,460-mile stretch between Cleveland, O., and Rock Springs, Wyo., with the result that overlapping pools of light and beacons circling horizons which intercept one another, combine to produce a total of 5,279,000,000 candle power. Light Region Mile Square

Above this ground installation, available for instant application but

used generally only upon landing the twenty aeroplanes, in night serv

ice and reserve, bear with them a

total of 10,000 candle power in elec

tric flood lights and emergency para-

chute flares which require three minutes to fall from 2,200 feet and,

in so doing, drench with rays a region' at least one mile square.

J. V. Magee, engineer in charge of illumination for the air mail

service, has divided the night flying

section into three units, that between Chicago and Cheyenne, meas

uring 885 miles, being lighted at once, and the east and west wings, 335 miles from Cleveland to Chicago and 240 miles from Cheyenne to

Rock Springs, Wyo., being utilized as the summer wanes and the days grow shorter.

In the central division, main stations are located at Chicago, Iowa City, la.; Omaha, Neb.; North Platte, Neb., and Cheyenne, Wyo. At each of these points there have been installed two 36-inch 500,000,000 candle power electric arc beacons and, in certain instances, one 18 or 24inch 5,000,000 candle power incan

descent beacon superimposed upon

the.tower of the larger arc. Mounted to Illuminate Fields One 500,000,000 candle power bea

con or two of the smaller incan

descent beacons will be mounted on

mobile platforms for flood lighting

the surface of the field. The boundaries of each field will be outlined,

either with incandescent lamps or flashing acetylene gas beacons, the

wind cone will be illuminated and

all buildings, radio plants or other obstructions outlined with light in the exact center of each fie'.d will be a brilliant red mushroom cluster, low enough for the wheels of the aeroplane to pass safely over and in between the above main terminals are divisional fields, every twenty-two to twenty-five miles. These total thirty-four. At each of these is an 18 or 24-inch 5,000,000 candle power incandescent beacon,

and boundary limitation acetylene flashes. Every three miles, in between main and divisional fields have been installed acetylene flashes on sixfoot platforms.' Equipped With Lights Each 'plane flown at night will be equipped With the usual navigating lights, green to the right, red to the left and white in the tail. At the tip of each lower wing will be 250,000 candle power headlights supplied from a 12-volt battery, the cur

rent being generated direct from the main crankshaft. One headlight is

for distance and the other for flood

ing. Powerful flares attached to

miniature parachutes can also be released, the parachute sustaining the light in its slow descent and at the same time shielding the pilot from glare.

AMERICANS WIN IN

RIFLE COMPETITION

Admiral Farragut, a famous American Mason, was born on July 5, 1801. His exploits during the civil war gave him a large place In American history. John Marshall, the first chief justice of the United States, died. July 6, 1835. He. too. was a famous

Mason, and served as grand master of the grand lodge of Virginia in 1793.

John Paul Jones, founder of the

American navy, and famous sea

fighter, was born July 6, 1747. Admiral John Paul Jones was the first

officer commissioned in the American

navy; first to command a war vessel;

first to run op the American flag over a war vessel, the Alfred, 1775;

first and only naval officer named in

the act of continental congress ere- i ating the new flag the stars and stripes ; first to propose and receive

a salute to the stars and stripes from a foreign nation, France; first to make a British man-of-war strike

its colors and surrender to the stars

and stripes, the Drake ; and the first naval officer to receive a vote of thanks from congress. John Paul Jones was a member-of St. Bernard's Lodge No. 122, Kirkcudbright, Scotland, in which he was raised a Mason November 27, 1770. During the month of July the Ma

sonic lodges of the country will be

called upon to memorialize many of

their .great dead.

On July 4, 1831, President James

Monroe, who was a member or Williamsburg Masonic Lodge No. 6, Wil

liamsburg, Va., died. Edmund Burke, whose eloquent de

fense of the American colonies has

made him one Of the most beloved, in American hearts, of English states

men, passed away on July 9, 1797. He was a member; of Jerusalem Lodge No. 44, Clerkenwell, London.

Roger Sherman, whose name

stands conspicuously among the

signers of the declaration of independence, and who was made a Mason just prior to the breaking out of the revolution, died on July 23,

1793.

Make Clean Sweep in Olympic Matches in France Haiti Second

Who Are Your Friends? By "MAZIE"

CHALONS, France, June 27. American riflemen today won the 800-meter event in the Olympic rifle

matches, giving them a clean sweep

in competition and the Olympic championship. Haiti was second and France third. The Americans piled up a total score of 676 for the three events at distances of 400, 600 and 800 meters, the first two being shot yesterday. The Haitian score was 646 and the

French 644.

Individual Scores The individual scores of the Amer

ican marksmen in the 800-meter

event today were:

Gunnery Sergeant Morris Fisher,

U. S. marine corps, 44; Walter R.

Stokes, Washington, D. C, 40; Ser

geant Raymond Coulter, U. S. ma

rine corps, 40; Lieut. S. P. Hinds,

U. S. A., 41; Corporal J. W. Crockett,

District of Columbia National Guard 41.

The respective scores of the three leaders in today's event were : United

States, 206; France, 187, and Haiti

186. When today's shooting began

the standings of the leaders were: United States, 470 ; Haiti, 460, and

France, 457. France tried desperately to overcome the difference in totals but failed. The superiority of the United States team was more pronounced in the long range events than in the others. The results left no doubt in

the minds of the spectators that America has the Best shots in the world. The Yankee contestants won

With mongrel rifles, parts of which were made in various places in the United States.

Have you had the unhappy experience that some have had, that of believing you have sacrificed a dear and valued friendship because you have taken a more decided, a more active interest in the deyelopment of certain American principles in which you have always believed? Many individuals, both men and

women, have had this experience

since their active adoption of the principles of the Knights, of the Ku

KIux Klan. If it has been yours, now is the time to pause and consider

just what that friendship baa really

meant to you, and by earnest reflection on this subject gain a more

perfect concept of the real meaning

of friendship.

Is a friend not one from whom

you may expect understanding, sym

pathy in time of trial, tolerance, even

indulgence, though your views and

his may differ widely on many sub

jects?

Ruskin has said that he gained no

knowledge, no inspiration, no genuine enjoyment from the perusal of a book

whose author reflected his (Ruskin's)

own views exactly. He desired eagerly to search that book in which

were presented views and opinions

entirely different from his own

book which prompted him to pause constantly and exclaim, "Why, that

is a new thought to me; I do not know that I entirely agree with this author. Let me see how does he prove his point?" Even so it is. with a friend. We do not mean by this that we will find delight in one whose ultimate ideals,

whose moral standards, whose gen

eral conception ot the eternal right things of life are totally vunworthy. Such an one, although we may ba associated with him through birth or circumstance, and love him, could not, in the strictest sense, be termed a friend, for friendship Implies a certain" equality. We have not, of course, all the same aims, the same purposes, the same ambitions from a material or

worldly standpoint, but all Chris

tians acknowledge one God, on truth, one highest hope and moral code, and although we may approach

our ideals by different roads, that circumstance itself should not shat

ter friendship, real friendship, nor

cause any cleavage in a relationship

that has in the past brought happiness to two human beings. ''

I hold that my true friends can not be taken from me, can not be

separated from me, by time nof

place, circumstance nor opinion. Bercause I have allied myself with an-, organization whose aims and pur---poses I conceive to be wholly Chris- ' tian and humane, whose principles ; I have always held, I do not anticipate the loss of any happiness. Friendship is as real, as permanent, as eternal as life and love ' itself, for it is love, the highest human love, free from selfishness,

free from passion, free from every mercenary and petty motive, else it is not friendship f it is some other thing, and we shall not grieve to lose it. Do we mourn the fading of a flower which blooms but for a day? It has given something of beauty; there is nothing it can take away.

ARIZONA PORTS TO BE CLOSED AT 9:00 P. M.

WASHINGTON, June 28. All Arizona ports on the Mexican border will be closed at 9. p. m. in the future, the United States customs servvice announced Friday. The ports of Douglas, Nogales and Naco are affected by the order. This action leaves but three Mexican border ports open until mid

night, and these will be closed soon.

it was indicated at the treasury.

COUNTERFEITERS GET

LONG PRISON TERMS

WASHINGTON, June 28. Curt Jacobson, 40, of New York City, alleged head of a conspiracy to flood the country with counterfeit ?1,000 bills, was sentenced to ten years iri the penitentiary and James C. Houghton 50, and August Habitch, 35, former employes of the bureau of printing and engraving, were given

two years, following their plea of guilty in criminal court here of possessing photographic copies of plates used at the bureau of printing and engraving in making $1,000 bills.

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'CHURCH POLICY AN

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ARKANSAS RATIFIES CHILD LABOR ACT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., June 28. The Arkansas house of representatives went on record yesterday as the first legislative body to ratify the proposed child labor amendment to the federal constitution. The vote was 45 to. 40. The resolution proposing ratification is expected to be taken up in the Senate today.

Why Military?

The National Catholic Welfare Conference, under the heading 'Military Salute Planned for Cardinal Mundeleln," describes the prepaparations for the newly honored prelate in language that smacks more of the returning conqueror than a

priest of the meek and lowly Nazarene. Just why an ecclesiastic should be received with a "military salute" is a little difficult to understand, unless it be the purpose of the church leaders to develop a militant spirit in

the followers. Even Roman Catholic editors are protesting against such phraseology. A writer in The Catholic Citizen asks, pertinently,

"Are military salutes the symbols of

peace?"

The press agents of the hierarchy should be more careful In their

choice of words.

WASHINGTON, D. C, July 1. The often complained of "failure of the churches" during the war received bold exposition at the hands of Glenn

Frank, editor of the Century Magazine, in a speech made at Michigan

University when he received the de

gree of Doctor of Humane Letters

He said: "The church should

never ally itself with war. The policy of the church to aid patriotism

by making every national war a

spiritual crusade is inconsistent with

Christianity. Ministers can not be

the press agents of generals during

the war and become the agents of the Wayshower when the treaty has been signed. The churches have suggested nothing distinctive in

abolishing wars, and only some dra

matic move by the church like the

boycott of wars by church members will be effective. This will not come ! as long as the churches' cater to their congregations rather than to their God." Mr. Frank also contended that the social science of today is about where physical science was in the fifteenth century. Then, he ex

plained, men were imprisoned foi

now inventions. Now they are either

imprisoned or ostracized for new

ideas. Spiritual intolerance, he said,

was bad but no worse than intoler

ance of any kind. He pleaded for a

"live and let live policy of mind as

well as of body, and stated that in

his belief the unwillingness of one group of humans to agree that the

ideas of another group might have

equal truth and weight did more to hold back civilization and spiritual

progress than any other factor.

The first lodge of Masons was

opened In Boston on July 30, 1733.

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