The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-03-11
RI. MENACE
EMPHASIZED
-lmar's Statement Deeply
lmpresses Senate lnvestl-'
eating Committee.
DRASTIC LAWS NEEDED
To Deal With Plots Directed
at Stability Of Gov.
tHa erument. A


Washington, March 11.--Q. N. ST.
Impressed more by the statement o.
solicitor General Lamar that 'radi-
calls in the United States were com
bining to wage revolution for the
overthrow of the American govern
ment than by witnesses descriptions
Of conditions in Russia under bolshe-
vik rule, the senate committee tnves-
tigating bolshevism today had prac-
tically decided to- recommend to the
next congress the enactment OF draS-
tic laws aimed to stamp out any
breeding next of revolution. Mem-
bers of the committee frankly ad-
mitted that Solicitor Larnar's memo
randurn filed yesterday had served
more than any other factor to em-
phasize. the red menace existing IN
the United States. .sir, ~
It was too early, members said to
indicate just what the recommenda-
tions of the committee would be-: but
they made it plain that on the face
of evidence now before them laws
more drastic than have ever before
been placed upon the statute books
would be needed to cope with Z tho
situation. 1t was said that Solicitor
Lamar had placed before the COM
mittee only a comparatively small
portion of the evidence in his posses
sion and the possibility was hinted
that he would amplify his memorafl-
dunn. :. ' 'ff ? :. tess.a
The scope of the boishevik propa-
ganda in support of their plans FOR
the overthrow of the United States
government was further revealed this
afternoon when Maj. e. Lowrey
Humes. acting counsel for the com
L.. L. Av1
mittee articles from more than a hun
dred socialist, labor and radical news
..1... Quotations Recorded.
The matter put in the record IN
cluded quotations from the writings
of President Wilson, Senator La Fol-
iette. Karl Marx and Arthur Bris-'
President Wflson's statArs entA
do not propose 70 SIT sidiy by and BE
governed unless have voice in
saying how shall be governed"
printed in the Defense News Bulle-
tin. of Chicago, on Oct. 26. last. was
marked for insertion in the record.
A part Of a recent speech by Sena-
tor La Toilette. in which he declared
that the money power of the United
States had been strong enough to de-
feat the will of the American people
in their dealings with Russia, which
was printed in the California Defense
Bulletin ON Jan. 10, also went into
the record.
: Many cartoons by Boardman Rob
inson and Robert Minor. which
showed labor menacing capital. were
inserted in the record by Mai. Humes.
The following quotation from Karl
Marx was marked for printing In the
record each time it was found:
workers Of all countries. unite.
You have nothing to lose but your
chain, you have the world to gain.-
Brisbane Editorial.
An editorial by Arthur Brisbane in
the Washington Times of Feb. 10,
which commented upon photographs
showing the Russian army in fight
ing trim and Russian industry run
ming. to the effect that American
newspaper writers evidently mis-
understood conditions in Russia,
was entered as evidence.
A large sheaf of dodgers" in op-
position to the draft many Of them
printed by the Young Mems Anti
militarist league. were submitted to
the committee. One circular printed
in the Russian language follows:
"Comrade! Workingmen,
Rise, awake and reconsider. Yon
are crushed everywhere and torn to
the utmost for the most stupid baga-
telle, and why? Because you are de-
fenseless.
" "Comrade! Workingmen!
do you know that there exists
d union Of Russian workingmen and
also a soviet OF workers deputies
who offer their services to you free
of charge as to all advices and
counsel in all directions? You may
receive such in the soviet's business
meeting. which take place once
week every Thursday"
The circular went on the say that
at these meetings the workers might
record their complaints. and that the
quickest and most resolute measures
would be taken"
The circular was sigred "The
Soviet OF Workers Deputies
The general tenor of other matter
inserted in the record was in oppo-
sition to the American government
and in favor of the soviet form of
government. 1t included many ap-
peals TO American working men 10
"saye the revolution in Russia by