The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-04-19
We are proud Of the conf
dence doctors, druggists and the
public have i'm 666 Chill and
Fever TOnic.--adv.

A.t. for the protection Of the people and
our industries - against anarchism. OF
Bolshevism-
For many years, the agency with which
am connected, has handled In the Uni
ted states. secret service work for Eng
land. France, Russia and Canada. anu
prior to 1914, for Germany and Germany
was the only one who systematicaiS
kept In close touch with anarchists and
socialism and their movements In this
country.
..The outbreak OF the European war
found this country unorganized In this re-
spect; with sufficient secret service es-
tablished 70 meet the situation. The rea-
son for this-our peaceful past, but for
eign governments found 1t necessary TO
come here. and establish their own lines
of information.
IT am convinced there was no official
German spy. or espionage system In the
United States prior to the war. The Sc
cret service system Of Won Bernstorff.
cause Of its late attempt mt organising
compelled the use Of crude ideas and
! cruder execution. but harmless It was.
IL should never have been allowed TO
have been started.
Germany did inform herself thoroughly
| as to the Lenines. the Troszkys and their
; associates. ana we should now organize.
| 90 that the United States will not be q
heaven for their kind.
| During the war. had there been q Sc
cret service for our government. as }
/ have outlined Troszky plottings and
rreparations. In this country to overthrow
the Kerensky government In Russia. wo',t4
i have been fully known. ana he and his
fellow conspirators would have been I'M
der such surveillance that they would no.
! hsve been permitted to leave our shores
I 'inmolested. as they did. coincident with
/ al az
| many. Better. In the future. tnat such
| elements be placed in confinement here
or deported to their native lands. with d
run and Trooper explanation from our
government.
AT this time am inclined 60 believe
| ther" Is no Immediate reason for crying
/ VOL or. for fearing that the Reds or
| Hrdicsis. as now Organized In the United
Stsses. are an fmerndiate danger but
We should heed the lesson that has been
SO prominently before us. Of this country.s
ensoiuee Inability during the war 20 cope
:. with anarchists and espoinage questions
Ine tremendous growth Of BoIshevism in
Eurore today. - an outgrowth Of the war,
mas, It's immediate warning to this coun-
try which we should heed and take ad-
vAntaK~ Of. and the federal government
should BUILD secret service organiaztfon
sufficient to. at all times be Informed OF
the progress and proceedings Of question :
abie assennblages and the membership OF
tautt-BoveTnment orga nfzatfOne.
Tn cfnsin@ gentlemen 7 desire 20 re-
herase that am not trying to cause any
ahrm m o',- avisfing nrosperity II IN ne
| time for Reds 10 further their cause or
get strong support from their propaganda
The disorganization Of Europe at the mo-
|, ment Is more fertile for their success but
, we may not always be so fortunate be-
Iieve In needing the warnings. finding the
. personalities. and suggest that you al
, express your views to your senators and
|, congressmen. for the first requisites mus,
: be legislative.
, This work needs federal action and
. GENERALIZATION and II will not succeed By
. sps smohic investigations, with small ap-
preparations by cities or states. To bs
successful It must be federal orsanization
centralized In one department having the
fullest cooperation OF city. county and
state peace officers: otherwise. II may be
but a short time before undesira bles and
/ human failures with Red or Bolshsvfl<
ideas viii be leaving devastated and ruin
ed foreign shores to ply their no work
theories. and down with capital and gov
: eminent ideas among the great settle
ments Of foreign peoples within the Uni.
ted States"