Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-11-27
.OCIATED PRESS
Wednesday, November ~, 1918.
Menace Of the Red Fla0.

Madison Square Garden, represents
Snly a shadow Of the bitter opposi-
lions now in full life in this country.
srhe intelligence. morality and pur-
pose Of the nation have been stirred
20 their depths by sacrifice. by self
Improved restrictions. and by visions
cf clarified world. They have
watched and waited and prayed for
She end OF wars horrors and the COM
ing Of peace, the opening of an era
made safe for small as for great in
telf determination of affairs. And
while their first glow OF triumph is
S,ill warm they are suddenly chilled
by the appearance Of another flag
ihan the loved odd Glory" that
ttands. throughout the world today,
for Liberty, Justice and Equality.
II is the red emblem Of hatred of all
saw and restraint. the insidious rag
That is cherished by ignorance even
% IL CAIIlto rage III DuHS anu Iulh cy
robblcrs. 1t is the badge of hidden
and skulking humanity the world
over; the symbolism of thugs always
ct the throat of constituted author
ny.
. Free governments tolerate this
shibboleth Of the cloven hoof at
their cost. We have suffered this
country 10 be pockmarked with /. w.
". cutthroats and red dag exploiters
Of the illterate and perverted.
The stars and Stripes is not good
enough for them, although they have
swarmed under it's folds to escape the
oppression and squalor of their
waIlowing at the feet of autocracy.
No sooner here than they. like the
cowardly. witless dogs they are, turn
70 slash the hand that succored them.
That was the type of 95 per cent of
the men and women gathered at
S1ddlooh t'NhaiS Ntol uChb 4HoHdAy
evening-people knowing nothing of
American history or high purpose.
blind to the centuries of experience
IN which our government and insti-
buttons are founded, caring nothing
for the advantages open to them on
every side. seeing only the scarlet
picture OF radicalism, unrestrained
Indulgence in the dictates of ignor-
ince. passion and progressively cul.
tivated hatreds.
7. And thus we see the insolent red
banner OF baneful disturbers of peace
and destroyers Of law as active in
free America as in hopeless Russia,
autocratic Germany or seething
Serbia
We have imported these worse
than good for nothings, whose high
est aim in life is the incubating of
hate and false ideals and bloodshed,
and We have failed to resent their in
suits to the national colors with the
red rag Of infamy. until they have
grown to a menace that must be
recognized and sternly suppressed
before Il is too late.
Is II any wonder that men who
have been called to defend the world
from autocratic. trampling. or who
have been c6nscripted to make the
world safe for democracy. rebe! when
they sec n deadly moccasin arising
beside the python they have slain?
Is 1t any wonder that our boys"
feel that any for whom Old Glory is
not good enough should move out Of
America while the moving out is
safe7
These are days following surfeit
OF blood and lust and f1endishness;
days when the best in human char
acter longs for peace. and industry
and Christian progress: days when
we have small patience with pro-
fessionai trouble makers and avowed
government haters. or course not
even the strong manly advocates Of
undivided nation and one dag for all
should take matters in their own
hands. but the sentiment thus
demonstrated should warn consti-
tuted authority that tolerance of red
nagism has ceased to be a virtue.