Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-11-29
duo process of law.

cal labor organization that has been
in existence for Il great many years
ana that is seeking TO overthrow the
wage system. Nor is it crime in 1t
self to be Bolshcvik. When a Gov
crnment begins to arrest everybody
! suspected OF being a member of the
| Industrial Workers of tho World"
ana Governor can think Of no bet
, ter way Of running down a murder
er than to besecch his state to STAMP
out Bolshcvism, l w. W-ism and
all scditious doctrines" the admin
, istration Of the law is in a bad way
Ill that particular section of the coun
[ try.
| This is drastic language, but what
fair-mindcd person can gainsay or
| deny tho force of the Worlds logic?
1t continues:
Shoe king rs they were the armisticc
day murders at Ccntralia we're not
! rebellion or revolution or scdition.
or anything but plain MURDERS There
is testimony now which goes to show
tnal they were not even prcmcditat-
Ell, but resulted from conflict be
tween members CT the |. W. w. and
| some OF the marchcr3 in the pa:ade
VINO Tell cut of l;nc and attacked tho
|. w. ". he, do Iricis.
III either event the authorities of
the State of Washington ere not con
frontcd with conspiracy TO over
throw government but with Il VIOLA
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lil"iesshcSs is sorry antcdote TO i'll
olVldual lawlcssncss Murders arc
committed by individuals not by Or
CARNATIONS, and guilt is a very Der
Sonal matter
1t takes bold, patriotic American
citizen to make such declarations in
the face of the prevailing evils of
the age The New York World is
right.
1t says further:
In spite of the poses of profession
al politicians and platform orators.
there is no Bolshevist menace in the
United States an there is no |. w.
W. menace that an ordinary Gamble
ponce force is not competent to deal
with. There is great deal of Boil
sheVlst agitation, which il mainly
rhetorical and the I. w w. leaders
arc trying to capitalize industrial
discomfort for the benefit of their :
peculiar economic theories But the
American people are not fools and
they have not gone crazy They dol
not need nurse to take them tol
work i'll the morning and bring them
home at night lest they be rorrupted
by the seditious doctrines Of soap
box orators. They have n great deal
more sense than tho politicians who
are worrying about the quality of
their Americanism, and whenever
they arc put to the test they prove it.
The folly and incapacity OF bung-
ling politicians intrusted with the re |
sponsibilitics Of government pre-
sent a much grayer DANCE rto the
country today than all tho wild
words of all the wild agitators. It
Is only when government be
gins to break down under the
weight Of its own stupidity that the
peoples faith is shaken in their IN
stitutions.
This is the truth, tho whole truth '
and nothing but the truth. A hob
goblin is conjurcd up in the minds
Of the people to be later followed by
the announcement Of the destruction
OF thing that never existed. The
Department Of (in) Justice is tenn
ing with report of discoveries Of a
plot here and a plot there against
tho Government and the whole ma
chlnery OF this powerful Department
is utilized in many instances to
Found men innocent Of any crime
against the Government.
We do not put in any plea for eth
or the Industrial Workers Of the
World or in favor of Bolshevism. We
are loyal citizen Of the United Stat
es, doing all that we can to uphold
and sustain that distinguished occu-
pant of the White House, President
Woodrow Wilson, but we do know
nat small men arc operating in this
country to bring the great American
administration into ridicule and i'll
repute. Northerners have criticized
the South severely in dealing with
the black people. They are making
themselves liable to the same kind
OF criticism for dealing with white
people in a similar manner.
Constitutional rights and privileg-
es Of citizens should be recognized
and defended in this country, regard
less Of race, color, politics, creed or
organizations. The N. Y. World has
taken position that other leading
journals in this country would do
well 10 occupy II the Industrial Work