The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-02-25
IllD!ER WARNS.
bOLSHEvISM.
N THIS COUNTRY.
North Dakota Senator Points
10 Graft In Ship Contracts,

M the bolsheviki surrender 10 Ger
many, Senator MeCumber republican.
Of North Dakota, told the senate today
that "the bolshevik" sentiment IN
America was no less . danger TO the
cause Of democracy against autocraoy.
Profiteers labor slaokers and govern.
inent officials who fail TO stand against
them were. auailed by the senator in
vigorous terms.
Unless conditions change the sena-
tor declared. only a collapse Of the cen
trail poNers can save the allies from
defeat The senator began with q de
nuneiation Of the bolsheyik surrender
"Blaekest Treason Ever"
"Seafeh the worlds history" declared
Senator MCumber, "and nothing can
be found eYen TO approach this most
damnable treaehery TO the faithful and
bleeding alliet-this blAckeN treason
TO country and national honor For
this ignominous surrender under boil
sheviki reign, LEI every Russian patriot
for a thousand year1 wear branded on
his cheek the blush OF shame
with this spectacle OF national lm.
potency and disgrace before you and
enlightened by the appalling conditions,
II now is about time We we're turning
our attention TO the holshewh doctrine
OF those in our own country who are
paralyIing the arms OF the government
and imperilling the lives OF our sol
diefs In France
Effects Are Seen.
$50. too We have seen the effects OF
this bolsheyiki sentiment more still
more, always more regardless OF JUS
tict. patriotic duty, In the shameful de-
lay in ship construction on which the
vefy life OF a great world principle de
msnds, and we are told that every line
OF industry upon which the life Of the
government depends will soon be re-
duced to the same condition OF i'm
potency.
"The time has arrived for the Amer
can people 10 accept this challenge
This bolsheyiki cancer which is sap.
ping our strength, and jeopardirlng our
safety maniiestS itself in It's most
malignant form as seen in the supply
OF labor proiiteering in our Shipyards "
Park at Hog Island.
In supply proiiteering, Senator Nc
Cumber said he would name only one
shipyard Hog Island The foundation
OF that yard he said. is laid on graft"
and the cost OF construction he said,
will be three or four times the govern
ments original estimate" 3" adding This
single hold-up OF the government will
probably cost not less than S00OOOOO' -
Like conditions prevail" he con
tihued, Throughout the country where
ever speeding up production has be
come necessary Contracts Of the most
atrocious character, always against the
l-overnment. have been O. KID by gov
ernment officials The government pays
every dollar OF expense for raw ma
terials and yet pays individuals enor-
nous profits. Men who never saw a
ship yard, men who have no capital,
have been given contracts TO build
ships and they in turn have contracted
to sub.let these contracts to others, re-
taining big commissions. Banks have
charged immense bonuses for securing
contracts for their customers and all
this within the knowledge Of or easily
obtainable by government officials
Union Labor Slsckcning
Despite the fact the pation needs
ships as never before. in order to trans
port troops and supplies abroad, and
Notwithstanding the patriotic iervor,
union labor in our shipyardS rs slack
ening In a most shameful and dis
graceful manner" the senator declared.
+Just how long the American peo-
pie will submit to being robbed, first
by the material men, then BY the labor
er, and then TO having both robberies
encouraged and acquesced in by the
government, the Lord only knows,
IF the country is being robbed, II IS
the fault Of the officials in charge and
not because OF lack Of power to pre-
vent IT,"
Six Million Idle.
Senator McCumber estimated there
were 6,S00000 men between the ages OF
10 and 62 in this country doing prac-
tically nothing but yet Soldiers are
compelled to die for these men"
when we send men to France anJ
then allow those remaining at home rC
earn either enormous wages for labor
which they do not perform, or enormous
profits on go9ts furnished thereby de
laying and hindering the goternmen
in its efforts to speed up construction
the death Of every soldier by reason ~
this delay is chargeable to not alon,
the slackers and idlers, but to members
OF congress as well