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VOL. IV.
SILVERTON, OREGON, FRIDAY, June 11, 1»15
MONEY KINGS AND ROME AGAINST
THE PEOPLE AND PROGRESS
TWENTIETH CENTURY CATHOL-
OCISM
By L. D. Ratliff
Tl.e K. C’a. claim a membership
in the United State» of 330,000.
“Catholic young kdy dexircu posi­
tion keeping house for priuat in u
■mull town.” ------Catholic Sentinal,
M y 20.
R0MANÜEXPLG1TERS WOULD USE THE WORKERS OF THE
UNITED STATES TO SHOOT THE MEXICANS
INTO PROFIT MAKING
%
APPET1TES OF HIGH FINANCE
By United News Writers
New York, June 5th,— Will the appe­
tite of American High Finance for
the natural wealth cf Mexico over­
come the opposition of the American
workers and plung this country into
war with Mexico? Every indication
is that it will.
I and the iuerarehy precipitate a war, to be imprisoned. That proposition
This city is the financial heart of
Pour OLD MEXICO has got to toe that anarchy and famine prevailed in [
The K. C.’e are going to erect u
are nut thu real danger. The real ought to satisfy any honest man un­ America. Big Business here want;
Mexico
are
lies,
fabricated
by
Wall
;
great hall in Washington City over the Cutholic chalk lino or, as Mr. Wil­ Street and by the Roman Catholic danger from Mexico has been der the conditions.
Mexico should be left alone, as far intervention, which is another ntrne
next to Congre»« and the President son puts it, has gut to have peace nt priesthood. This is vouched for by brought about by their enemies, the
any
price.
It
seems
that
"Big
Bus
­
as warlike force is concerned. Out­ for war. Big Business look» south­
Their local number 1» 2062.
iest, and its running mate, “The men on the spot who know what “BEAST’ and itz weopen sometimes side of frienlly help and advic« we ward across the line and sees the
called
"the-root-of-all-evil
”
.
they are talking about. They see
"Extraor iln-ry interest was taker lierarchy” arc guiug to rule if it that Villa is losing out and they are
Rum, and Romanism with its should keep on our side of the line fabulous wealth in oil and minerals
the
estroyes
every
poor
devil
in
nor think of movi-g it farther south
In the biennial liquefaction of the
coming to the rescue with their war­ Roughneck, Baclielor Priests are
■ in Mexico. It sees the millions of
ilood of the inurtyred St. Januariui ountry. It is all very well to say cry of "humanity” even at a time home enemies to be proud of. They as some Romanized papers are al­
the
hat
civilization
demands
that
ready advising. No crime that has peons and it translates them into fu-
n the cathedrul of Santa Chiara
cun when millions of our own people are the same h»re as everywhere been perpetrated in Europe during I ture cheap labor, It wants Mexico’.«
rar
must
stop,
yes,
fine,
if
we
Naples. An enormous crowd wen
haven’t enough to eat anti are travel­ with the exception of individual
on Saturday May 1st, in processiot udge frum the little amusement ing from town to town begging for
the past year cculd be greater chan wealth and cheap labor, It wants
tastes, and the color of their char-
.hey
are
having
in
Europe,
frum
the crime of intervention in Mexico war so that it can get this.
to the sacred edifice, where tho mir­
work. To be sure, many of them acter, given to them by local condi-
which President Wilson now proposes.
acle was wrought after 16 minute» whence we are getting our civiliza-
President Wilson seems to have
are beginning to complain bitterly tions. The people of this country
on by the ship load.
The Mexicans have as good a
of prayer." —Catholic Sentinel Maj
and
well
the
masters
know
that
are being rubbed and reduced to a right to fight for their independence been won over to the war plan, H<
The
fact
is
that
the
Roman
Catho-
27. 1915.
■c church wants ac«istance and Big- there is liable to be a change in the Mexican condition as fast as the as we did for our own without being has undergone a complete change o
program of government if the “hard- foes of liberty can do the job and
A bill was before the Wisco:isir iusiness wants assistance to exploit
crushed in another figiit by a super­ heart since he made his speech in
times, keep up until next November. many who have considered then.-
ho
natives,
to
rob
them
of
their
coun­
legislature pcrmiling school bosnl»
on Jan.Sth. In that
Those in power have demonstrated se’ves free American citizens do not ior power for the purpose of revenue , h.dianapolis
Carranza is apparently trying tc speech he declared that every natiou
to furnish lunches for school children try, to debase them, to poll them
the f^ct that they are not capapie own a foot of the land of their birth,
It is said that every Catholic in th< down, to make them unreasoning
I do something for the common pecpl« had a right to settle its interna’
of furnishing work for our own are out of a job and a million miles
animals
and
to
use
them
as
beasts
of
assembly opposed the measure. An;
and Mr. Wilson once believed that affairs in its own way, and that
workers and now, with the aid of from any “land of the free and home
improvement of the public school syf >urden. The Money-Power of the
the Mexicans had the right to set­ while he was president, Meade«'
their "spiritual advisors”, the Roman of the brave”. Such men should
tern necessitates a like improvemen vorld and Catholocism are working
tie their own affairs in their own though weak, should have that righ
«and in hand. They are one. They Priest», who have big interests in not be persuaded to go to Mexico to way. Why is he now trying to sub-
of the public school system neceasi
so far as he was concerned.
OLD MEXICO also, they are getting fight other working men who have
■ stitute his way ? Since when did the
tates like improvement in he Catho ■ lelieve in the same damnable idea
Now he says the opposite. H«
of "rule or ruin", They are now ready to kill off a lot of us common also been exploited to the limit,
President of the United States be­ says the factions must get togethe'
He schools.
people
and
at
the
same
time
save(?)
A correspondent writes that Car­ come ex-officio president of Mexico?
united in creating one of the most
I or he will have to decide wh; t
The Catholic Sentinal of June 3rd debasing slaveries thut the world Mexico— for their own gluriuu. fi­ ranza represents the real revolution
THE SILVERTON
JOURNAL means to take to
bring their strife
nancial salvation.
in Mexico. He says that Villa is only WANTS NO WAR WITH MEXICO
has three and a half columns of ex­ bus ever known.
to
an
end.
The
working
people
of
the
United
a fraction of a fraction of the real OK WITH ANY OTHER COIN TRY.
The people of these United State«
pose of the anli-Catholic lecture»
States have enemies at home to at- thing and that it is impossible and
Never has there been a more eleve
r.nd authors. Concerning Jeremiah must face the music. We are up
THE WORK OF A CH I’.lZEl)
end
to
and
it
would
be
well,
in
case
or
deceptive program of conquest ar.
undesirable
that
there
should
be
any
«gainst
a
tough
bunch.
L
ook
at
Crawley, "Born in Cork; excommuni­
PEOPLE IS TO ESTABLISH LIB­
war
is
declared
with
our
neighbor
on
nounced.
At first it was food that
compromise between them.
What ERTY AND PEACE.
cated priest of tho archdiocese of what the Industrial Commission has
the
South,
to
stay
right
here
if
poss
­
was
needed
to provide for the starv­
Carranza
wants
is
to
be
let
aBne
for
disclosed.
They
show
that
our
Post
­
Chicago”.Crcwley has backed a chai
Let us send teachers with books
lenge of $10000 for the proof that h< master General is one of the mean­ ible and attend to the work in hand. Villa is at this moment losing anj with instruments with which te ing peens. The press was filled wit’
est of the bunch. He is the owner There isn’t a state, a County or a ground at every point and at the consider the sun and moon, the wond­ long stories describing how the pres­
was ever excommunicated.
a lurge cotton plantation with town in our country where there are present rate will be a fugitiA! with- ers of the sea and whatsoever pass- ident was going to call for foe’
me C. R. Johns who brought in a worse, more dangerous enemies than in a few weeks. Intereferance from eth through the paths of the sea. backing up the red cross. Then came
Either the indictments against th
the
Mexican.«
mnd of convicts and knocked out all any part or all of Mexico put to­ President Wilson at this time Would
Roman Catholic Church, of oppress
We can’t shoot the true religion nor hi: message to
Very
little
about
food
in
that, br
gether.
The
Catholic
institutions
at
only
favor
the
weaker
side
against
he
cotton
that
was
not
picked
by
a state of freedom into any people.
ion, treason, murder, and othe
crimes unspeakable during all th> January 1st. These convicts were Mt. Angel, in the County of Marion the stronger and so prolong the The idea that the might of brute much about the idea that Mexic-
centuries of her existence, are tru« under guard at the time and so the and State of Oregon are a thousand struggle and the bloodshed. The force makes right is Roman and Mr. must stop fighting, failing in whic’
or Bhe is the most brutally maligne «tat«' of Texus was brought into the times more dangerous to our Ameri- Roman Catholics hate Carranza for Wilson is now only helping tris na- this government would have to ge
‘mess”. One widow had five bales ctn form of government and to our not giving them “cart de blanc” in ti n through unintentionally showing busy finding a way to bring an end
institutioned in the history of th
to it.
world. Which is it? What sail. inpicked an«i it was all destroyed. liberties than Mexico or any other running the affairs of Mexico. In­ h 1 hand early enough in the gam«
foreign nation. Not vnly this but stead, he told them to submit to a s that the truly civilized among us
This means nothing more then r
>ne
man
ha<l
sixteen
acres
unpicked
hi’ tory ?
mil it was knocked out on the ground Mexican troubles ov r which we will surgical operation, get married, or n ay prevent another international settled policy the result of which i
certain to bring intervention. Thi
7
Catholic prayers seem to be in ind trampled upon.. The reports fight if the money-mad politicians leave the country unless they wanted c .lamity.
is practically admitted by supporter
great demand. The invocation at th<
of Wilson and loudly pronounced b’
opening of the Panama Expositioi WHY ROOSEVELT SHOULD HAVE
POURING
OIL
..ON
THE
ROUGH
friends of reaction in Mexico. The'
was delivered by Bishop Hannt
CATHOLIC SUPPURI
I
ROMAN SEA
know it—and are glad of it.
Now we expect no more earthquake
There are reasons for this. If the
in those parts for some time. Thei
The Boston Pilot, leading Papal or-
Ex-Senator Beverage in an address Constitutionalists gain supremacy r
will be no danger until after tl .
in New York May 27th said, "Let ! Mexico the day of the exploiter wil’
show is over, unless the heretics get an of America, gives nine reasons
THE OLD SLICK-EAR
If you or I had hud the opportu­ not the rancor u* distinction of Jew I be over. If they win a
/hy
Roosevelt
should
have
Catholic
lot
o?
to acting too devilish.
nities that all priests do and had had
■upport:— He appointed a majority Old Daddy
Gentile, Pretestant and Catholic grants and concessions made by Hr
Riley, the lousy old coot, no restraining love of dear ones to and
vex and confound our forming nation, erta will be waste paper. If the'
The Supreme Board of Director jf Catholics to the Supreme Court of
la a liar, a drinker and a stinker keep us straight, PERHAPS we to
Let each in his sympathy be true to win labor will have its day in cour4
of the K. C. have published a docu the Phillipine Islands; appointed a
te boot;
would have gone wrong.
of
Education
his faith, and his blood—we could The organized labor movement of
ment on the K. C. oath which the Catholic secretary
• • •
not prevent tl.at if we would—but let Mexico is back of the Constitutions’
ask “our members to circulate nmoni which resulted in 3,700 Catholic He ia lazy and greedy
If
President
Wilson
is
a
Jesuit
or
teachers
in
the
islands
out
of
a
total
us nobly realize that just because ists. High finance knows that an’’
And
schemes
all
the
time
noncatholics, public libraries -o’legee,
a tool in the hands of the Jesuits, or each of these racial and religious I j wi'l go the limit to see that such P
normal school« and high j-charls.” of 4,600; appointod 20 Catholic gov­ To get your last dollar
a dupe of the Jesuits, or a coward, I units of our people have the courage government is never permitted te
Some way that 4th degree treason­ ernors out of 26; put archbishop
Or the widow’s kst dime.
afraid of the Jesuits, or if he is de­ and conscience to be faithful to the come into full power.
able oath sticks to them, since they Ryan and Bonapart on thu Indian
If the people once “tumble”
ceived by the Jesuits we will soon fundamentals within them, they also I
killed the only man who claimed tc
The looters of Mexico have been I”
Commission; put bishop Spaulding
They'll
ds
mighty
well
have war w:th some nation or other have the capacity to be still more
have the convincing evidence that it
the dumps for months. Now the
and brobably Mexico, with her big true to the great Democracy, the Am­ I are drinking champagne once mor
>n the coal-strike Commission; in­ To brand the old slick-ear
was theirs up to 1912.
Catholic voting population will be; erican people, which faith i.- welti ng an(j looking ahead to rich picking«
creased the number of Catholic
And send him to-----------
annexed
to the United States f Am­ together.”
T/ *1
--------
.»---- of America perm'1
Rev. (Father) Puck, of Forest chaplains in the army and navy; ap-
If
the
workers
erica.
The
trouble
with
Beverage
’
s
logic
Grove, in an article May 27, says, lointcd Murphey secretary of the
a war with Mexico to he brought O’
Jeremith Crowley's book forever
is th_t the Catholics cannot be true 1 they will have to fight thut war. No­
‘'"God himself does not force ic-ligion
I
Panama Commission and backed the excommunicates the Roman priest-
Father O’Reily, in his prayer on the Democracy. The two things are an­ body but the workers ever fight air
on anyone, but gives to each a con­
I
hood
from
the
society
of
the
blessed.
bill
restoring
rations
to
Catholic
science together with reason and
occasion of the opening of the Celilo tagonistic, fundamentally so.
war. The workers of the Unite«’
•
•
•
free will. Not so. Mr. Buck. God mission schools.
State« will then be fighting in order
canal, told God that lie, God, had
The days of intrigue and tyranny
hao always forced religion (through
that the johl-»rs may rob Mo-ci«<■
bountifully provided for our tempori-
Concerning Thomas E. Watson it take her mines and oil wells and
are not over. The Roman priests are
the Pope, his substitute) upon the
al wants, etc., etc. But he forgot to I says, “Arrested for sending im- I
Mrs. John Lind, wife of President
people, and denied the rigj.l of con­
grind down b«i workers.
fiddling while civilization is burning
mention that the “grub” in some moral literature through the mails.
Wilson
’
s
special
envoy
to
Mexico,
is
science and free will.
The workers f America cr.i stov
like Nero did on one occasion.
jails is rotten and that many of The jury stated that the writings this war plan if the;, will. Organ-
credited with saying, “In my opin­
• • •
were so immoral that, contrary to the I !zed Inhor ’•«•• a powerful voice. I
This saint was beheaded about the ion, the Catholic clergy in Mexico is
The Catholic papers talk of Papal God’s children are falsely imprisoned custom of the court, they should be i
w'th organized labor of Mexico o>-
year 304. 'His head and two bottles responsible for this state of anarchy.
neutrality in the European war. Do and then lied about after they get spread in full in the indictment.” I with
those who wont to rob Mexico
of his blood were preserved in the We will have to clear them outbe-
you think any one is fool enough to out. Now honest, does this Irishman Watson merely translated from Lat- ■ and her organized workers? F«>”
chapel of the Cathedral, and twice a fore we can expect to educate the
believe that the hierarchy had noth­ with a gift of gab know any more in into English some of the Roman | tho first time in history the employ­
year (May 1st and Sept.l9th) when Indians. Their priests keep them in
Crthoic “Moral” Theology. Pretty i ers of the oil trust at Tampico ar<
ing to do with precipitating and about God than a jack-rabbit?
the bottler, are brought in sight of Ignorance and subjection, and go keeping up that bloody sacrifice?
The Intermountain Catholic says bad stuff that.
being organised under Carranza’s
• • •
the head the blood bubbles up. This hand and hand with the rich land Secrecy is the life of their business that non-catholics should be ashamed
direction end support.
and «'eceit follows as a matter of to listen to unfounded attacks on the, It is now as it was In the Dark
What are the workers of America
time it took 16 minutes of prr.yer, owners to treat them as slaves.
Ages; the lay Catholic has no rights to snv to this rr«ve question? Do
course. So their papers howl about characters of Catholic Priests.
# ar well as the presenco of the saint’s
• • •
"papal neutrality” to throw people off
Just so brother editor, but we have in the church except to obey. He can i THEY' want Mexico? and do THEY
head to do the miraculous stunt, but,
Catholic tactics toward the public the track, The United States will bushels of well founded proofs that neither criticize, nor suggest reform. went to take Mexico for
anybod«
it should be noted, that the blood is schools have changed.. Instead of be "in it” before the patriots know these celebates are humbugs and do If he does he is reckoneil sinner, and else? If they do not their voice
now 1,611 years old, and naturally opposing, they seek to Romanize what’s the matter unless they wake not practice what they preach. See ------
must -------
suffer --
penance, or be cursed should go up from coast to const
brother?
I b." the Church.
them .
up pretty quick.
with the one word: "STOP!"
would ho stiffened with age..