The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-27
WAY TO STOP IT

In the senator's opinion tho
oniy way 10 Stop ths spread "f
tho revolutionary movement now
sweeping over the nations OF
Europe l. to stamp II out as you
would "a fire; build u wall Of fire
around il and let IL burn itsfh
out"
senator King Is convinced that
,he outbreaks In spain during
rho ps&t frw DAYS are N direct
Part of the Russian Rot~hcvik
movement He fears that il the
trouble In the Spanish Kingdom
is unchecked II will cnguh the
republic OF Portugal and consf,-
tute n grave menace to Frame.
which Is already threatened I'm
th<. eastern border by the revolu-
ti0pary elements of Germany.
The senator characterized the
cerrse Of this government in dealing
with the Russian situation as vac
cilaating and declared that the al
1ie~ s,bsingled the whole Russian prob
ie,r from the start" Early in MAY
or las, year, he said. he urged upon
President Wilson the sending of
strong force To the support OF the
Jugc- Siavs and the Gzecho- Slars who
we're making the only fight against
Inc I-enine -Troizky regime. Nothing
III help had been given 10 those
opponents 81 Fso.shcvism AT that
time Senator King asserted, the
menace could have been stifed-
had information from confidential
sources thnn that Ientne and Tretzky
were at the end az their rope. II
needed only the help OF America ana
the allies. with munitions and sup
niles 10 the Czecho-Slavaks and
:. cyi.. ss, ny,I fr.
Eoisheyik movement. This was not
Ell, an. and now the terror has swept
ike a prairie fire over Europ" and
no one can tell where it MAY end
Would Call for Volunteers.
N | were in authority today |
would 60 into Russia, and call for
zssssrA sss.ss up afssta asyaAsss.
che Eolshevists wherever they are
Sound. There would he no trouble in
getting 100000 or 100000 men 70
volunteer for such cause. ] would
No unwilling to anything to inter-
feye with the home~ard movement
~ the troons now in Europe and
,vouId not send an army out upon
svs,ch an enterprise except one That
HAD volunteered for this specific
purpose
Senator King had resolution IN
Che last senate providing for n voiun-
HA6f army OF ottSSVp W ifNHt s"N
Bolsheviks. He will renew this reso-
Union az soon IA congress meets. As
4 member Of the subcommittee OF
eAe judiciary committees which In
Ce@rigztfed Bolshevism IN the United
Ethtcs, the senator has great guam
Y,ty OF Information which discloses
thn real forces behind the movement
and their purpose
The senator regards the rule OF the
tall IN ~
dreaded that the rule OF the former
a5arrnan or prussian autocracy. He
bald;
~ would rather have the auto
kraey OF Germany than the destruc-
eire. immoral. atheistic autocracy OF
SOlsnevtsm. Much as we denounced
fl,e autocracy Of Germany, We must
acknowledge that Germany gave
erder and civilization to the world
ana that the rule OF the autocracy
Cas not destructive. The Boishevist
! ntocracy stands for everything that
- had. destructive and dangerous in
unccrtainty About, Spain.
A. the state department, officials
!. - unable as yet to determine
Nhether the revolutionary movement
I'M spain il directly connected with
tha Bolshevist program or not. Sena-
faf KING believes IL -. f&CtAuH N>oS"
reta.y Phillips announced that an Of
firiaI dispatch from Madrid reports
that suspension Of constitutional
guarantees was proclaimed yesterday.
;The same advices state, however, that
.he capital is quiet.
Mr.. Phillips also announced the
e,,,,ation in Barcelona was quiet
rnsterday afternoon and apparently
nnderr fun control by the military
authorities. This information Is con-
ves,ed in dispatch received by the
Aet,artment late today. The official
4 itensnt from the department al
EAiready the authorities have
|ArAught about the resumption OF the
Gafer supply for the city and Of the
|rlSsfrte light service. Red Cross
fsfions have bsen established in the
EEsfv. T1ycrN ~ some. stringency in
- food supply. With view to re-
ssSranr normal conditions ~ to public
EHnfiSs IN Barcelona, tho employees
II corporations engaged IN public
rvice have beeh warned that they
iEiii - taken into custody. unless
|Sney resume wnr.. tomorrow morn
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