Judge — May 28, 1932 — page 25: what you’re looking at

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Knuckles and Feathers By Percy Crosby JUDGE presents this column without regard to its agreement or disagreement with the ideas and opinions expressed by the author, Percy Crosby, one of America’s most interesting commentators, The Editor. N WASHINGTON there is a_ religious forum which calls itself the United States government. This power has brought suffering to. millions of people since Protestant organizations forsook the field of religion and became cogs in the machine of politics. Through- out the land people are starving, owing to the unemployment of millions. While ngsters have become unbelievably wealthy, the Federal Treasury has collapsed; industry has collapsed; and now patriotism has collapsed under the spell of pacifism—propaganda put out by Russia. There is not an officer in the army or navy, I believe, who, down in his heart, docs not admit that rica can be beaten by any first class power, owing to our lack of equipment, trained men and officers. The most tragic thing in the world is un- trained men trying to take the place of soldiers. To send out helpless men before a trained military machine is nothing short of murder, the guilt for which must be shared by every citizen of the nation. A defenseless nation invites invasion The religious forum at Wash ington is attempting to elimi- nate, under the name of economy, 2,000 trained officers from what is already the smallest army in the world, in ratio to population. Does that body of puppets, calling itself Con- gress, know that Russia has a trained army of 6,000,000 men Does it rea » that Communists support a ma “Disarm” which is circulating not only among the workers nd the unemployed, but is hailed in the colleges by a opperhead” intelligentsia? ROHIBITION is responsible for the col- lapse of this nation. I appeal to the people to read my book, “Patriotism,” where I have listed in the appendices the religions of those voted for the Eigh- teenth Amendment, In the House, 5 voted for this re- 1 ligious law. 174 of this number were Protestant d there was 1 Catholic. Those who voted against the Eighteenth Amendment numbered but It is to the lasting shame of this nation that JUS members of that body of men did not think enough of their country to vote on a measure which has brought devastation on the land. Under the Constitution of the Uni States, the establish- ment of religion is prohibited, nd I hold that the President, the Se he House and the Supreme Court have not the power to enforce religious law hidden under the 1 phra ing of the Eighteenth Amendment. The fact that Congre passed the Eighteenth Amendment by two-thirds vote not alter the law as laid down by the Constitution. document stands as evidence that the vote of the Sixty-sixth Congre ng religion in the Constitution, was a sacred oaths of office. e religious forum at Washington does not possess the ers from the army; it does not s the power to levy taxes; it does not pos the power prce one single law, while the Eighteenth Amendment continues to drain the blood of the people. Prohibition is » the flame under the porridge; put it out without further ', or the porridge will boil over and smear the stove. Cannon had a lot to do with bringing about the deplorable conditions of the country, and who knows, they may yet end with cannon. FTER thirteen years of a_ government which is not that of the United ates government, statesmen in looking over the asury figures now find themsel in the red. may be interesting for them to know that the rulers ts “rance played with the peoples’ money, and when the people arose against such tyranny, the guilty rulers also found themselves in the red. The Eighteenth Amendment is an_aci of treason, and I challenge the so-called Congress at Washington to disprove this statement. Saath Unattractive Miss Jones Sattow... sour looking... the plainest girl in the office. And then she found an easy, pleasant way to end her indigestion. What a fine thing Dr. Beeman did for all of us when he originated Beeman’s Pepsin Gum—the gum that aids digestion. Don’t put up with those little digestive upsets that spoil your looks and your disposition. Chew Beeman’s sev- eral times a day. The flavor is delightful. Especially menue to aid digest. PEPSIN GUM comicbooks.com