American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-11-29
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DOWN WITH RED FLAG!

The recent disturbances in New
York should prove a sufficient warn
ing to indictments all over the Unit
cd States who desire TO substitute the
red flag Of anarchy for the American
emblem. The soldiers and sailors who
attacked the paraders in the vicinity
OF Madison Square Garden and even
Invaded a meeting held there were but
obeying a common impulse TO resent
the Haunting OF the red sign of dis
loyalty to the republic. Hundreds Of
thousands OF soldiers who have fought
their country's battles on foreign soil
will soon return to tho United States.
Thousands Of others lie buried in
French soil, while thousands more are
slowly regaining their health and
strength in the hospitals on the other
side OF the ocean. These men have
been fighting for humanity. for law
and order and for the future peace OF
the world. While they have been thus
employed a certain element here at
home has ~endeavored to render their
patriotic %endeavors worse than use
less and to sap the foundations Of the
republic itself. Many of these coward
ly m%iscreants have been tried, con-
victed and ZEN TO prison. Others re-
main free and are spreading their foul
propaganda. The time has come when
all such efforts must cease unless
these devotees Of the red flag are pre-
pared to risk something worse than
broken heads. The soldiers from over
ocean and the sailors from off the
high seas will never tolerate the pres
ence OF the a%narchistic rag in parades
or festooned in halls where disloyal
speeches are uttered. The trouble In
New York the other night was a tame
affairs compared with what Is i'm store
for the Bolsheviki unless they take
heed.
The authorities In many cities and
towns are not awaiting the return of
the soldiers and sailors. however, in
order to stop the practice of parad-
ing with the red flag. The New York
council has passed an ordinance pro-
hibiting such displays of disloyalty,
and, as the mayor Is certain to sign It,
It Will be the duty Of the police to
break up all such unlawful assem-
hlages. The new chief OF police of
Chicago has declared war upon the
anarchists upon his own account.
There won't be any red-fiag paraders
In Chicago while ! am chief of police"
said he. "The only flag anybody needs
TO fly In this city is the Stars and
Stripes" The Salt Lake City COM
mission has also prohibited red-fag
parades and we expect similar action
will be taken in all the municipalities
In the country very shortly. The an
archists may thrive In continental
Europe and undermine all forms of
civilized government. but their vici-
principles cannot be tr~ansplanted
with safety to the soil of free America
and tho propagandists will soon be
made aware of the fact. We have
made mighty progress with the Star
S~pangled Banner waving over us and
we are not going to allow the emblem
OF the lowest of the low and vilest of
the vile to be Haunted in our faces
while we are striving TO reach a still
plane of civilization. There is
room In the United States for an
archists nor for any other undesir-
ables who are not satisfied with our
republican form of government. We
their Lives absent rather than
deaths present" but we will not
stand for the red flag at any mark of
the road-Salt Lake Tribune.