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November 5, 1918.
A FAMILY PAPER.
CHRISTIAN NATION PUBLISHING CO,
1105 Tribune Building,' N. Y.
E D I T O R I A L
John W. Pritchard, Editor.
NEW YORK, NOVEMBER 5, 1913.
The theatres of Pittsburg have been receiving
a send-oif from the Chancellor of the
University.
In a former year he visited a
down town theatre at the fall re-opening, and
spoke in its favor.
was opened—in the East End,
This fall a new theatre
His presence
was among the announcements', as this from
the Post of Oct. 20:
"HEAD OF UNIVERSITY TO OPEN NEW
THEATRE.
"Chancellor S. B. McCormick of the University
of Pittsburgh will preside at the formal dedication
of East Liberty's new playhouse, the Sheridan
Square Theatre, this evening. The chancellor
will he introduced by Thomas D, Harman,
editor of the 'National Stockman and Parmer.'
A tew words on the importance of this new
theatre to the East Liberty valley will be spoken
by Dr. McCormick and then the show will be
launched. Numerous theatre parties have been
arranged for tonight, both by business people and
society folk, and the theatre is expected to present
a brilliant appearance."
The Despatch of the next day said:
"At 9:15 p. m., when the firstevening performance
was over, the Penn avenue entrance was so
packed with people who had bought tickets for
the second show that those inside could not get
out that way, and the house was emptied via
the Center avenue and Sheridan street exits. Altogetherit
was a big night in Bast Liberty,"
The same paper gives this in the same issue:
"University students, celebrating the victory of
the Pitt team over the Carlisle Indians on Saturday,
marched around Oakland yesterday behind
a brass band and finallyproceeded downtown to
a theatre. There, under the guidance of a cheer
leader, they became so boisterous that the management
sent for the police. They rushed for the
exit. The cheer leader, however, was caught,
but his comrades posted a forfeit for his appearance
at Central Station hearings today. After
his release the students gave a sample of lung
power inside the Public Safety Building. Classes
at the university were demoralized all day,"
RELAXATION AFTED SEVERE
STUDY! SO NECESSARY FOR
WEARY MINDS,
The importation of the English militant
leader has been a failure for tbe syndicate.
The chill came in this city in the sparse audi-
"ice. The question 6f "moral turptitude"
niay be academically discussed, but when it
comes to arson, and to impure literature as a
means of propagandism, duty seems clear.
The Sun of October 24th says:
"The hospitality of this land has been accorded
'0 Mrs, Pankhurst ungrudgingly and without
prejudice. Almost her flrst act on accepfng that
in Britain, and appeals had gone out, for
hospitality is to let loose a flood of literature,
the product of a sexually perverted mind, which
for sheer morbid pruriency puts in the shade any
book that the most venal publisher dares to offer
for sale. That the majority of those who purchase
this prurient sheet do so only to satisfy a
pornographic curiosity is evident from the considerable
increase in the demand for copies of the
'Suffraget' after the nature of its contents had
been freely advertised. What Mrs. Pankhurst
chooses to do in her own 'country and wbat action
the authorities there like to take in the matter
is no concern of ours, but if, on being permitted
to land in the United States, Mrs. Pankhurst
elects to abuse the toleration, she should receive
exactly the same treatment as Is given to an>
American citizen who promotes the distribution
of forbidden literature.''
"On the same day, upon the personal assurance
of Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont to District Attorney
Whitman that no copies of the Suffragette would
be on public sale at local suffrage headquarters
and all unsold copies had been or will be shipped
out of the State, Mr. Whitman agreed today to
drop the plan of arresting the sellers of the daringly
written magazine. Anthony Comstock also
agreed not to prosecute the women, provided they
keep Mrs. Belmont's plege.''
A CLIPPING FROM THE CHRISTIAN
CYNOSURE.
The August Cynosure published at the request
of our friend, Mr. W. S. Craig, an
advertisement of The Menace, an anti-Catholic
paper. We give below another ad,, this
itime clipped from. The Menace itself. Its
constant efforts to boost Freemasonry, a
greater menace than Roman Catholicism,
raises the query as to what its real object
it.
Its gross misrepresentation of the historic
facts as fo the abduction of Capt. William
Morgan not long since will be recalled.
To Scottish Rit€ Masons:
I have a personal, private message which
I wisih to^ convey to every thirty-second degree
Mason in the United States who is a
subscriber to The Menace at the present
time. The information which I propose to
furnisih will be registered to you free of
charge, and it involves nothing that will
put you under any obligation to me whatever,
but it may prove fortunate for you, I
must be convinced that you are a thirty-second
degree Mason before the information
will be given, and it will be necessary for
you to inclose in your letter your last dues
^•eceipt or O'ther information satisfactory (o
convince me. Your credentials will be returned
with the information, registered. .Address
me personally.
MAR\^IN BROWN, 32nd deg..
Box 243, Aurora, Mo.,
Associate Editor, The Menace.
A CRISIS PAST.
The summer has gone with celebrations
along the Great Lakes, of the hundred years
of Peace between the English-speaking nations.
Arrangements had been made earlier
funds to purchase the home of the Washington
family as a Alemorial in England. The
monument on the Braddock field had just
been unveiled and King George had sent a
recognition of the courtesies shown tbe British
representatives at this event.
During all this time the United States Government
was carefully handling the case of
the Mexican military usurper who had seized
the reins of government after the killing of
the President of Mexico. The Election Day
was approaching, ,Sab)bath, O'ctober 26ith.
The usurper, not long before, had seized lOO
Deputies of the Mexican Congress, and had
imprisoned them. In this' crisis, and at this
very time, the English representative, Sir
Lionel Garden, handed his credentials to the
/usurper. He then took on more boldness.
He gave out this, October 24th. Sir Lionel
Garden had left bim at 2 a. m., after a long
conference:
"Should the United States fail to recognize the
established Mex'can government, it will run the
risk of precipitating in Mexico, a crisis which
might bring the government in Washington face
to face with foreign governments and which
might result In the setting aside of the Monroe
doctrine."
"The best government Mexico has ever had is
by a few and it will be a long time before Mexico
will have any other kind of government. It will
require years before conditions reach the point
where millions may go to the polls, cast an Intelligent
ballot and then abide peacefully by
the resut. Washington can give no sufficient answer
to the people of the United States or the
people of Europe if, through its 'conduct, a consequence
so repugnant to the universal sense of
justice is brought about,"
A flush of anger spread over the face of
the country, when the credentials were given
in. Cautions were given out against hasty
speech, for in such circumstance's', even treaties
are of no value. They are as tissue paper
in a flame.
The gravity of the situation was felt on
both sides of tbe Atlantic. Tbe British Government
hastened to disclaim hostility, as did
the French. The peace of the world depends
under God on a righteous public opinion,
which will refuse to countenance wrong for
'selfish ends.
The Herald of this city said, on the 24th:
Misrepresentation abroad of the attitude of the
President is not worrying him In the least. He
does not deprecate newspaner agitation of the
Mexican question in iGreat Britain, even though
some of this agitation contains misrepresentation.
He believes there Is need for a clarifying of the
atmosphere. This will be valuable In bringing to
the British people a realization of the reasons impelling
a difference between the position of the
English government and that of the United States.
That this difference is due in some measure to
the difference In the amount and character of the
responsibility of the two governments toward
Mexico he surely realizes, but he is undoubtedly
confident that when the British people understand
Just what has been happening at the City
of Mexico and the motives back of some phases
of British activity there, the result will be a
searching of the British •conscience. And this
he thinks will be valuable all around.