THE AMERICAN
A WEEKLY NEWSPAPER.
VOLUMK V.
THE PAPAL I'MOX.
Calling the Pope's Army In America
Into Camp.
The following we clip from among
the correspondence io Freedom's Ban
ner, and recommend a careful perusal
by our every reader:
New York, Jure 16. A special con
vention of the Irish-American Military
Union was held to-day lo this city
About six hundred delegates were pres
ent from various sections of the ooun
try. The meeting was called for the
purpose of adopting measures for the
affiliation of all Irish-American mill-
tary organizations with the Union, in
flew of the probable exigencies In con
nection with the question of Ireland's
Independence, and also to consider the
advisability of having an encampment
next year for the assembling of the
Irish-American troops from the vari
ous states. The following resolutions
were presented and adopted:
"Whereas, the time has arrived
when Irishmen must unite and prepare
for a grand armed struggle for the In
dependence of their country.
"Resolved, That we, the delegates of
the Irish-American Military Union, In
convention assembled, hereby invite all
Irish-American military organizations
in the United States to affiliate with
this Union, to the end that, having one
purpose in view, we may be in a posi
tion to take concerted action at all
times, and may establish such a broth
erhood by affiliation as will, in strength,
be capable of effective work towards se
curing Ireland's independence. That
we furthermore invite such organiza
tions to appear with us in camp at
Bridgeport, Conn., in the summer of
1896, when there will be opportunity
for military evolutions on a grand
scale."
It was also agreed that French, Pol
ish and Hungarian military bodies in
sympathy with the Irish movement
be permitted to be in the Union.
Resolutions were adopted calling upon
congress to take steps immediately upon
its convening, to extend to the Cuban
rebels recognition as belligerents.
Commercial Gazette.
The above I take bodily from the
Commercial Gazette of Monday, June
17th, upon which I wish to make a few
reflections.
1. Here we have (1) an Irish-American
Military Union, (3) also other Irish
American troops of the Union, (3) also
French, Polish and Hungarian mili
tary troops. In view of this Catholic
concession, what are our fool Protes
tants going to say now, when they are
told that the Catholics are arming and
drilling?
Will they continue to wag their
empty head? and say, "It Is all bosh!"
Note again:
2. They "Whereas" that the time
has arrived when Irishmen must pre
pare for a GRAND ARMED STRUGGLE
for the Independence of their country!
Hence their arming and drilling all
over the United States. Let Ameri
cans take note that a lot of Irishmen,
Hungarians, Poles and Frenchmen,
calling themselves American citizens,
are preparing for a grand armed
STRUGGLE for the Independence of
some country. They are preparing to
fight in Ireland. Now if they speak
the truth, we want to know what busi
ness these so-called American citizens
have with the question of Ireland's In
dependence? Is it possible that our
government will permit unrebuked and
unpunished an open arming of thou
sands of her citizens, with the declared
purpose of entering Into a "grand
armed struggle" for the Independence
of any foreign country? Do these green
sons of the Emerald Isle for a moment
imagine that the American people will
regard them any longer as loyal Amer
ican citizens? Have they not sense
enough to see that the above declara
tion of allegiance to Ireland proves
that the oath of allegiance to the
United States by which they ware made
citizens of this government was a gi
gantic Jesuitic deception?
3. I wish to note in the next place
that this "Irish-American Military
Union" extends an invitation to all
other Irish-American military organi
zations, and to the "French,. Polish and
Hungarian military bodies," to appear
with them as organizations "in camp
at Bridgeport, Conn., in the summer of
1896." They do not ask for delegates
representing these troops to come but
the troops themselves, to come and go
Into camp! When Is this army to be
convened? "In the summer of 18."
For what purpose? For what purport?
"When there will be opportunity for
military operations on a grand scale."
Ha! ha!! ha!!! Oh, no! "In view of
probable exigencies in connection with
the question of Ireland's independence.
Yes, more: "Whereas the time has ar
rived when Irishmen must unite and
prepare for a grand armed struggle for
the Independence of the country."
Now we have it This army is to con
"AMERICA FOR AMERICANS." We
vene at Bridgeport, Conn., In the Sum
mer of 'W, because the time will then
have arrived when the "grand armed
struggle for the independence of their
country" Is to begin! Very well! We
understand
Goon with your military prepara
tions as seems good to the power behind
the movement, and Uncle Sam will
awake in time for the Irish picnic at
Bridgeport, Conn., if not before! and
then woe be unto every verdant con of
St Patrick that does not know what
loyalty to America Is!
4. Note, finally, the climax of Irish
impertinent impudence, clothed In their
resolu ion asking "congress to take
steps immediately upon its convening
to extend to the Cuban rebels recogni
tion as belligerents." Immediately!
We sometimes recognize a late Impor
tation from Cork by the "map of Ire
land" he carries on his face. Even so
does the motive of this impudent reso
lution appear on its face. Get congress
to once recognize Cuban rebels as bel
Hgerents and congress will have to rec
ognize Irish rebels to Great Britain as
belligerents! Entirely too thin for even
a sleepy American!
In conclusion, let me say that I have
nothing but a hearty welcome for every
Intelligent foreigner who comes to this
country to make it bis home, to make
its institutions his pride, and who sev
ers the last vestige of allegiance to any
foreign prince or potentate when he
enrolls himself an American citizen.
But we have no room in this country
for any foreigner of whatever nation
ality, who, while he makes haste to se
cure the right of suffrage, also enters
into compact of organlza'.ion to refuse
the use of our national language, or to
oppose our free public schools, or to la
bor for the restoration of the pope's
temporal power, or to enter into an
"armed struggle wbh Great Britain
for the independence of Ireland." The
sooner Uncle Sam gives such pretend
ers to American citizenship an imper
ative exit the better for the future peace
and prosperity of the country. C. C.
Cline.
"Buckeye," another correspondent of
the same paper, writes:
The following was clipped from the
Courier-Journal of June 17th.
Indianapolis, Ind., June 16. The
Irish American Club of thi city, com
posed of 3,000 of the most influential
Irishmen in the city, lat night ap
proved the movement whish is secretly
under way all over the United S ates
looking to the emancipation of Ireland
and a resort to arms. The club ha
raised several thousind dollars for the
emancipation fund, and one of the mem
bers is authority for the announcement
that nearly $2,000,000 has already been
raised in the Unl ed States. It is an
nounced that some iime this summer
the sympathizers with the movement
will hold a national convention, prob
ably in Baltimore or Boston. The
members of the local league of New
York Is the head of the movement-
Courier Journal.
Why should our government permit
such outrageous and uncalled-for pro
ceedings?
England is a friendly nation; why
should any of our American citizens be
allowed to make war on their own ac
count against a nation with whom we
are at peace? Our government pro
poses to see that Cuba receives no aid
from citizens of this country, if possi
ble. Is not Cuba as much worthy of
sympathy as Ireland?
Why discriminate? 'Why should not
the president issue another proclama
tion warning our citizens against taking
part in any warlike demonstrations
against England?
Simply because no one, for a moment,
believes such an uprising could possi
bly be successful or is really contem
plated against England.
They are playing for much larger
than the freedom of Ireland. It Is the
Irish In America they wish to benefit.
That there are many unlawfully armed
bodies being organized and drilled in
various parts of the country is a well
known fact, but the talk about making
war on England is all bosh. It is only
a cloak to conceal their real designs.
Americans, be on your guard.
Spain claims to be a civilized country.
The way she makes war is to hire assas
sins to do her bloody work. It is re
ported that she paid $18,000 for the
murder of Marll, one of the leaders of
the Cuban rebellion. It is needless to
say that she has been under complete
control of the Pope for centuries.
Rome Satisfied in Mexico.
Mexico City, July 9. One of the
highest prelates in the Roman Catho
lic church declares that the present re
lations of the church to the govern
ment are essentially satisfactory. He
says the church practically concedes its
adhesion to the reform laws, but that
It can never do so formally, as these
laws touch matters upon which the
church can never yield. As a matter
bold that all men are A oerlcaos who
OMAHA, NEBRASKA,
of fact, the church is much better off
today than when it was allied to the
government It U not distracted by
politic and it free to pursue iU way un
molested. There is no persecution of
the Roman -church by the govern
ment, as has been frequently repre
sented. MORE KOMAJilSM.
Father I bach Acf-used of Kidnapping a
l'vung Girl.
San Diego, Cal., July 5.
True to our publicly avowed intention
of showing up wrong-doing, no matter
where it was found, we this week give
an account of some "funny" work of our
respected Romish citizen Father Ubach.
It Is well known that the "father" has
several Indian schools under his charge,
put in his hands, by the connivance of
some of the Jesuits Interested, by the
United States government, and one of
them is located in the old mission in
the Mission valley. It was, rumored a
year ago that the father received as
large a sum as (12,000 from the govern
ment for the support of these schools,
and that about half of it found Its way
into the coffers of the church, but it
was a rumor, and The American can
not say as to the truth of it, but it can
think. It believes In liberty of thought.
This Indian school Is located alongdis
trance from the residence of any Amer
ican and is closely guarded all of the
time. The pupils are supposed to be
Indians. The government provides for
no others at these schools and no others
are permitted by the government to
be taught there. The law provides
that such schools Bhall receive not to
exceed $157 per year for each Indian
child taught in them and also provides
a fund out of which the cost of collect
ing and transporting Of pupils to and
from these schools shall be paid and
also for "placing them, with the consent
of their parents, under the care and con
trol of such suitable white families as
may in all respects be qualified to give
such pupils moral, industrial and edu
cational training, under arrangements
In which their proper care? support and
education shall be In exchange for their
labor."
An old,Frenchman by the name of
Yean Largue called at the office of the
The American this week and made
complaint that his daughter f nnocentia
Largue, 14 years of age, had been sent
away to San Luis Rey without his
knowledge or consent. It teems that
this daughter and bis two sons, aged
respectively 11 and 13 yars, have been
attending this Indian school for some
time, and Monday Father Ubach took
the girl out and sent her to a man
named Simon Goldbaum, living in San
Luis Rey. The two boys told their
father of it, and wondered where their
sister had gone. Mr. Largue went to
Father Ubach Tuesday and asked him
for his daughter. The "holy" father
informed the parent that his daughter
had gone away and he would not see her
again. Mr. Largue made such a fuss
about It that finally the father gave
him a slip of paper with the name Si
mon Goldbaum written upon it and told
him to go to San Luis Rey and get her.
Ubach probably knew that the old man
was too poor to do anything of the kind,
and according to Jesuit taste took pleas
ure in seeing the pained expression of
his petitioner's face. But Mr. Largue
Is in a city where there is a strong or
der of American citizens who do not be
lieve in such high-banded doings with
other people's children, and be found
friends who were willing to wrte the
following letter to Mr. Goldbaum:
San Diego, July 3, 1895. Simon
Goldbaum, San Luis Rey I desire
jou to immediately return my daugh
ter to her home in San Diego. She
was sent to you by Father Ubach
against my wishes and without my
knowledge.
(Signed) Yean Largue,
1713 K Street.
It is hoped that Mr. Goldbaum will
use good sense and send the girl home.
The question now arises, Why did
Father Ubach send the girl away? It
looks to many as if he was endeavoring
to foist the girl onto the government as
an Indian. He has allowed these three
children, and it is thought a large num
ber of others, to be taught at this In
dian school, which is against the law.
If he represents them aj Indians, he
gets somewhere in the neighborhood of
$167 each per year for them. And in
transporting the girl to and from Si
mon Goldbaum's, it would be the way
of a "boodler" to take advantage of the
law which provides for the payment of
such transportation. We don't like to
think such things of so nice an old man
as Father Ubach, and hope it will turn
out to be only a pretty joke he is play
ing on the old Frenchman and the gov
ernment But, if it is so, isn't it about
time that some determined stand was
taken by the people of San Diego
against such outrages as kidnaping
young girls, robbing the government
through manufactured Indians, and
Sef Allegiance to tbe Unltod Stab
FRIDAY, JULY 1U, 1895.
making iron clad con tracts with sick
old men whereby they trannfer their
property and die right away?
The superintendent of Indian schools,
If he Is not a Jesuit can find plenty of
work, we Imagine, in Investigating the
schools of California. The majority of
these schools are under the oontrol of
the Iiomaa Catholic church, and the
history of that concern bears so unsav
ory an odor that an investigation Into
its methods should be instituted at
onca. We have no more faith in the
goodness of Father Ubach than we have
in that of any other man who takes the
oath of the Jesuits or that of a priest.
A man who will take suoh onths Is a
traitor to himself and the entire world.
Ttte American.
THE OUANUE DAY I KLKHIUTIO.N.
The Orange day celebration In Chi
cago was an affair long to be remem
bered. The day was all that could be
desired, and the parade about the city
surpassed all previous years. More
than five thousand people attended, and
It required many special trains to carry
the people from the city to Burlington
Park, where the Orangemen, with
their families and friends, plonlcked.
At the park the best of feeling and
good cheer prevailed. Excellent music
was provided; there were speeches,
recitations and songs enough to satisfy
any one. Then came the games, and
everybody turned themselves over to
the few hours' fun which followed.
The prizes were next in order, and
everyone received his reward according
to the merit thereof. The prize for
the oldest active member of the Orange
order was awarded to Armour Doonan.
who has been an Orangeman for the
fast thirty-five years. Much credit for
the success of the affair is due to Dis
trict Master J. H. Thompson and Chair-
man or Committee on uames u. r.
Brown, for their splendid management.
At the clone of the festivities at the
park, they returned to their homes
feeling the better for their day's recre
ation and rest from business cares.
Boston, Mass., July 12 The little
red school-house, which on the Fourth
of July caused a fatal riot in East Bos
ton, was again on parade taday when
the Orangemen escorted it over a route
as a part of their annual celebration of
the battle of the Boyne. The police
wt'we determined to prevent any out
break, and hence there was an un usu
ally strong guard, consisting of In
spector Boyer, fourteen sergeants and
166 patrolmen. The procession formed
about2,000strong,and marched through
several Btreets to the New York and
New England depot, from which thre
Bpeclal trains conveyed them to High
land Lake Grove, in Walpole, for a pic
nic. Along the route there was an o j-
casional shout of enthusiasm, but no
hostile demonstration whatever.
New York, July 12. The Orange
men of New York today celebrated the
anniversary of the battle of the Boyne
with a parade and picnic at Harlem
River Grove. About 2,000 Orangemen
were In line.
Kansas City, Mo., July 12. The
Orange lodges of this city celebrated
the 12th by a social entertainment
which was attended by nearly 1,500
people, among whom were the mayor,
nearly every member of the cl'v coun
cil and of the county government, some
of whom made speeches.
Philadelphia, July 12. The local
Orangemen today celebrated with the
usual parade and picnic. Nearly 4,000
of them turned out, and about 5 000 at
tended the picnic. Thirty-three lodges
were represented. After the picnic at
Rising Sun Park the Orangemen
marched for four miles down Broad
street, and, as is customary, there was
a small riot with the Roman Catholic
societies, but no serious damage was
done.
Pittsburg, Pa., July 12. Despite
the order of Grand Master Adam Ken
no ly, of Philadelphia, prohibiting
Pennsylvania Orangemen from parad
ing today, the two hundred and fifth
anniversary of the battle of the Boyne,
Pittsburg Orangemen both paraded
and picnicked. Fifteen hundred men
paraded through the down-town streets.
No disturbance.
Dultjth, Minn., July 12. Orange
men of Duluth held a picnic at Lester
Park today. There were speeches in
commemoration of tho battle cf the
Boyne and a program of athletic sports.
Minneapolis, Minn., July 12. The
usual Orange day festivities were par
ticipated In by all the lodges of this
city and St. Paul. With each return
of the day the demonstrations are con
ducted with Increased enthusiasm and
in a manner that cannot fail to elicit
the praise of all good citizens. The
order here numbers among its mem
bers some of the best business men and
citizens. Minnesota for two vears has
been the banner state In Orange prog
ress. Saginaw, Mich., July 12. The an
nual Orange anniversary was quite
without mental roervatlon In favor ul the
generally observed throughout Mich
igan. Lodge of this city and vicinity
never made a better showing than they
did this year. The order in this state
is probably stronger than In any other
state In the Urlon.
Cleveland, July 12. Orangemen of
this city, at In the various parts of
Ohio, were not behind their brethren
of other states 1- celebrating their an
niversary. Hundreds took part in the
festivities in this city. The order here
is in a flourishing condition.
Toronto, Ont, July 12. There was
an unusually large muster this morning
of the Orange lodges of the Toronto
district Two features marked today's
prooetuiton. One was the almost entire
absence of party tune and the other
the number of bant rs bearing the
words "Noooerclou," referring to the
proposed Manitoba remedial legisla
tion, -r
Ottawa, C fS 12. There were
nearly 10,000 Orang uit-n in procession
here today. It waB the biggest, Orange
parade ever held In Ontario. The pro
cession marched over Parliament
Square.
London, Ont, July 12. Orangemen
of the western district gathered here
In thousands today to celebrate the
12th. The procession was the largest
ever seen here.
Montreal, Can., July 12 The local
Orange lodges, with banners flying,
paraded through the principal streets
today. Everything passed off quietly.
Halifax, July 12. The Orango
men's parade this morning, for the first
time In the history of Halifax, passed
off without disturbance. Fifteen hun
dred Orangemen from different parts of
Nova Scotia took part In the proces
sion, which was viewed by large crowds.
Winnipeg, Man., July 12. The Or
angemen's demonstration In Winnipeg
today was the largest held in the west,
and resolutions condemning the domin
ion government's course on separate
schools were adopted amid cheers and
waving of hats. Premier Greonway
and colleagues were accorded a vote of
thanks "for their manly and patrlotlo
fight," and the resolution concludes:
"We hereby pledge ourselves, In the
presence of this vast assemblage, that
we will, even to the sacrifice of our
lives, defend our schools and the liber
ties of our children."
Weakness of the Papal Power.
How true It is that the excessive ex
ercise of power naturally Unds to re
action, defeating the Interests it was
Intended to subserve. It is true that
In despotic governments official com
mands must be obeyed at all hazards.
But In a government like ours the ex
cessive exercise of political power, as
soon as the people see It, only weakens
the power which it was designed to
strengthen. Especially true is It In
reference to t' e poer exercised by the
papacy In this country. The better the
priestly dictation In politics Is known
the more the great mass of loyal citi
zens are disgusted with the whole sys
tem of papal intervention in American
politics, notwithstanding its effusive
professions of Inherent loyalty to Amer
ican institutions.
The weakness of the papacy Is seen
at once in Its inability to defend itaelf
In argumentative contests. It uislikes
to engage in controversy, ostensibly
because It Is too proud to condescend to
argue with heretics, but really because
it knows it has no case, and that It will
surely be floored If It attempts to do
fend Itself. Consequently, It Instinct
ively shrinks from appearing before
the people in the light of its uncon
cealed history. If the papacy were cot
the very embodiment of diabolism, it
would be fearful of the tormenting
specters of the hundreds of thousands
of it tortured and murdered victims,
And it is weak in the extreme, childish
and blasphemous beyond all human
conception, for the papal hierarchy to
attempt to justify on religious grounds
Its ghastly history, and the claim that
It has done all in the name of the Lord
Jesus and for the glory of God and the
shedding of the light of the true gospel
on the sons of men. But however ab
solutsly and persistently the papacy
may deny the true character of Its his
tory, It nevertheless stands out in bold
relief, as though portrayed In alto
rlllevoon a rock. And the haughty
boabt of the papacy has always been
that It never changes; what It has
been, it would be again under like cir
cumstances.
Another mark of extreme weakness
In the papal church is, that it does not
anchor either its belief or its practice
on the Scriptures so much as on some
of the rites of pagan Rome and on the
traditions of "the holy church." Hence
its instability, resting as it does upon
a sandy foundation. The papacy uses
the Bible as a blind in the support of
the papal dogmas, while at the same
time, well knowing Its hypocrisy and
false Interpretation of the Bible, It en
deavors to turn away its followers from
Pope.
PRICE FIVE CENT 8
NUMBKB 5.9
the perusal of the Scriptures to induce
tbem to accept and follow the corrupt
traditions of the church. Therefore '
the papal church Is too weak to bold
lUt'lf together a moment on scriptural
grounds, and can only be kept from
dissolution through the euioU, doaltued
to be carried out by physical force,
which emanate from the old man of
the Vatican.
The weakness of the papal church,
when considered from a moral point of
view, Is very marked. It Is a most
slugular fact that there Is not a single
moral principle, elevating In Its char
acter, calculated to load men to a better
life and more exalted conceptions of
duty and responsibility, to be found In
the canon law of the Church of Home,
In the numerous papal dogmas of the
church, or in the teaching and exam
ple af the papal priesthood; but as a
general thing all these tend downward,
to Ignorance, superstition, vies and
crime. In proof of this assertion we
need only to refer to the deplorable
state of morals In papal countries, the
Immoral tendency of all tho papal
dogmas, and the terrible and of'-
repeated lapses of the Roman priest
hood. Therefore the chief strength of
the papacy In America lies In the po
litical power which It has gained
through the Intermeddling of its priest
In elections, through priestly intrigue,
deception, chicanery and fraud all of
which will be proiierly attended to in
due time by the patriotic voter of the
nation.
Mr. Primmer on Popery In Italy.
After an absence of six weeks, five of
which wore spent In Italy, Mr. Prim
mer occupied bis pulpit Sabbath. HI
morning text was "Hi spirit was
stirred in him when he saw the city
wholly given to idolatry" (Act xxll.
16). Mr. Primmer proceeded to show
that he had seen at tho headquarter
of the papacy superstition, Idolatry,
profanity, barefaced swindling and
gross doceptlon worse than was known
to theoancient pagans. He had seen
more old rags, bones, and other rubbish
called relics than would fill a dung-cart,
and large numbers of people on their
knees praying to them. AlbO, imago
that spoke and pictures that winked,
Madonnas arrayid in richly embroi
dered dressos, churches which were
turned Into waxworks, Images which
healed the sick and raised the dead,
elaborate stucco models of purgatory in
twoihurchea In Naples most of the
victims being priests, monks and nuns.
He found St Paul's head and body in
St Peter's, and also In St. Paul', out
side the wall, and bis head In St John
Late ran and io StPrasaedes church'be
thus had two bodies and four heads.
He taw the Cardinal Archbishop of
Rome in St. Maria Maggiore remit the
sins of about 500 papists who knelt be
fore him, by laylDg a fishing rod on
their hoads Ignorance and Immoral
1 y went hand in hand with this super
stition and idolatry: priests and people
were most irreverent There was lit
erally no Sabbath day. He found pop
ery a hundred-fold worse than he had
seen it in this country. It was the
most abominably wicked and satanic
system of fraud and robbery ever
known. The Italians hated the papacy.
Several of them were amazed when he
Informed them that the papists were
permitted to open school at Oakley,
where more than 100 Protestant chil
dren were being educated by papists
the British government, supplying the
money. In Italy such a publio scandal
would not be tolerated for a single
hour. There are national schools, and
these alone are supported by the state,
but the popish schools get not one farth
ing of public money, yet their teacher
must be examined by the Government,
and also the schools. Those whocalled "
popery Christianity wore guilty of de
liberate falsehood, for If Romanism be
the religion of Christ, where would
they find the religion of the devil?
Glasyow Weekly Mail, May 11.
Some Letters Which Show the Little Red
School-House Is Appreciated.
From Eldorad Springs, Mo., comes
the followiag: "I am located at this
place and desire you to send The Amer
ican to me. Send about twenty-five
copies of the issue containing the car
toon of the little red school-house."
From Worcester, Mass. "Enclosed
find $ for as many of your Issue of
July 5, with little red school-house."
From Logan, Ohio. "I send $1.00 for
sample .copies with the little red school
house and Uncle Sam." It suits Ohio.
Please send as soon as possible, as I
wish to distribute before election. Will
renew my subscription in one or two
weeks."
Change or Sight of Meeting.
Council No. 24, after Saturday, July
20th, will hold Its metelngs on Thurs
day evenings, in the same hall, Cali
fornia avenue and West Madison street
Members and visitors will please take
notice.
