| Show AS BAD AS THE OTHER an organization which has baa for its ita title the society of liberty and loyalty JIJI has baa deen formed in colorado and it Is announced that the member ship already reaches composed of men and women the society to la opposed to the antl anti roman catholic institution known as the Amor lennes or american protective association its declaration of principles is as follows we believe that all persons should bo be protected in their right to worship god after the dictates of their own conscience as long as that worship is not in the nature of a violation of the constitution and laws of the he land we believe that no person should be proscribed in either public or private life on account of religious belief or sectarian affiliations we believe that any person or set of persons who do attempt to proscribe others on account ot of their religious belief or sectarian affiliations are enemies to the laws of the country and should be treated as such we believe that the american people should rule and govern their country in accordance dance with the mandates and provisions of the american constitution and american laws and not after the rules of fanatics and bigots we are opposed to any union of church and state and any sectarian interference with the public schools the foregoing reads very prettily it to is quite patri patriotic otio in its expressions in fact it breathes the sentiment so strongly that its undo u ads much like the wolfs protestations of friendship for the lamb particularly when that which follows this anis declaration is taken into full consideration each member of the L and L society is required to take an oath not prescribed prescribe cl by the jaw of the land in which he swears to uphold the constitution and laws of he united states 0 to not discriminate against or in favor of any person on account of religious belief or church aff affiliation illation to oppose any attempt at union between church and state anti and to actively participate in politics and endeavor to secure the nomination of no person who has obligated himself to discriminate against or in favor of any person in public or private life on account of the religious belief of such person the oath further saye I 1 will do all in my power to further the interests of this order and of the individual members thereof at all times and in all places that I 1 will oppose atall at all times and in all places the public employment nomination or election ot of the enemies to our government who have taken the obligation of the american protective association until such time as they have renounced such obligation and become once again honorable american citizens by taking the oath of allegiance to uphold the institutions and laws of the country I 1 do further solemnly swear that thac I 1 will divulge to no one not a member of this society any of the acts proceedings or membership ot of this society under penalty of being expelled from the society and of being denounced as disloyal to this oath the position assumed in this oath particularly in the latter part makes th the ipei new organization lully ally as bad as th the A P A which it antagonizes to the covell covenant allt that is made to ous sustain the constitution of the united states is attached a dmn obligation pledging an allegiance toa to a secret society above that which to is given to the constitution the A P A oath was directed against persons who the memoirs believed were pursuing a policy inimical to the nations good but who had violated no statute of the land it convicted them upon accusation and sought bought to punish them for an offense not designated by legislative enactment it took the administration ot of the law into its own hands so far as it at could within the scope of its itis scheme instead of leaving it within the bounds proscribed prescribed by the constitution the L and li L society does precisely the same thing thine and then goes the A P A one better the latter directed its fanaticism and anti konsti tut ional measures against roman catholics only the L and L directs its like qualities not only against the A P A but all those who are rot dot included within its own membership it is specially pledged to further interests of the order and of the individual members thereof thus discriminating against american citizens who have no membership in any secret organization it fairly out bernds herod it is time the national government was doing something towards a vigor ous treatment of these political oal secret societies they are a direct menace to the existence of the republic and should be dealt with as such it is treason for people in the united states to take an oath against the government it is treasonable to take an oath against any if a citizen does wrong be should answer to a legally constituted tribunal the act that directs a secret society against him Is the greater wrong the gov government rit is threatened by a serious evil in permitting these organizations izat ions to go on the national nations larm arm should be raised in promptness and determination against their unlawful exercise of power which should be pini punished shed if need be byfinue by fine and imprisonment the earlier this is done the better it will be for the country we want in this land a government of the whole people and not of any secret and abominable combination |
