The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-12-20
AID AND COMFORT TO THE
 ENEMY.

This is a phrase we hear much of 1 these days. The application that is | most often seen is that any criticism | of the powers that be is in effect ] serving the military enemies of the ] nation. But there are other and / more vicious methods of giving aid | and comfort to the enemy. and il Is ] of these we would speak.
 We are fighting for democracy
 Anything that gives aid and com fort to the enemies or democracy l hampers us in this fight and pre- vents our victory and should be brought to speedy end. In that we agree. Let us see what some of , these things are:
 First. Russia is to the demo- cratic alliance the great military disappointment. A free, democratic Russia was expected to put her man power into the fight and not only hold autocr&cy in check on the east cru front, but open the way to Der ling over tho easiest road It IS the l2mcpt ef all that Russia has failed. Why Because of tHc wide activ- itits of German agents, because cf the representations of thousands Of those returned to their mother country rom America, fear and dopar cI the good faith ct tho allies grew up and has not vet been dis reIIed and is not very rana'y be- ie d.spell,d
 Ind what are n. tan2a that aa,c been used in Russia to create doubt of the good faith of the west ,rl Grmop2cies?
 The, gre largely ccenterod in America one is the Mooney case, wrcra a workineman ia being rail rCadod 10 the gallows in d fend.sh plot to prevent the organization of labor. The wholesale deportation of workingmcn from Bisbee, Ariz., without warrant in law and without redress. The suppression oi all So- ria,ist papers because they have persisted iu calling the precnt war capitalist war, even though the Constitution provides that Congress shall pass no law interfering with the freedom of speech or Of the press ol peaceful assemblage and the right O. petition for redress of grievances. RUss.l cannot under stand how these th.aa, c2u Cc.ar in d democracy such as the United Sta os protessea to be, and it is the ucoarre.cc ard recurrence of sim iar things tlat prevents Russia throwing her tull strength into the caus2 Of t3e allies.
 Net low often are the perretrat- ors of these evils charged in the pullic ptess with giving aid and comfort to the enemy"
 Second There are the people of Germany. The president of the Cl;tcd Sta,es has time after time played J,rcct for the verdict Of ,he German people, practically urging 1hcm to rcvolt against their present masters and take control of their own government, promising in that elo. to deal with their government .rd SO bring about lasting and democratic peace.
 WFat are the things which thc agents of autocracy iii Germany Lala usca to keep the German pco- Isc suhs-ryient to their will, fearful to leave the evils of which they know for others they wot not of?
 The German people have b2an tolG that inc government Of the United States, tie most democratic in the world today, has conscripted the nan power of the alioi ard las failed to consCript the Wea tn Of the nation. The German people are toIG that while millions of men are compelled to give their slTVicc1 to the cou"try for mere pittance compared to their former wages, that tke owners Of capital in the country are rcaping enormous pro fits on the contracts for feeding clothing and housing these armies. The people Of Germany who have themselves condemned their govern mont for inprisoning Karl Licb- lmlcht for lis opposition to the NAT nrA tala that an attompt is be-