The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-06-16

LONDON, England June 16. - Arrests are continually being made in n wholesale fashion by the British authorities, who are working day and night to stamp out Bolshevism in this country.
 Close up to 100 Russian aliens. known Bolshevists, were rounded up recently and sent back to Russia, just as Lenin and Trotsky, who for years found a haven in London, were arrested many months ago 1,nd sent back. It is extremely difficult to know what to do with the alien Bol- sheviks men and women who in se- cret are plotting to overthrow the gov ernment of this country, and to bring chaos and famine. Traitors to their own countries, they have come here to preach disorder and fan discontent. The Bolshevist peril which faces Britain is a very real one, and the authorities are taclSling it in no half hearted fashion.
 But the British public generally know very little of the menace which threatens, or from whence 1t derives the funds necessary for the carrying on of it's propaganda.
 1 am in a position to state that scotland Yard officials have an index which contains the names and ad- dress. together with the complete records of no fewer than 13O.OOO men and women in this country who are aNowedly Bolshevist and who cunninsly work to bring the "Reu Revolution" They are attempting to seize the Trade Union and Labor movement a first step, spread ding their pernicious doctrines amongst the men of the army and navy. or Fanizing their forces, and completing their plans
 What this menace means will be the more readily appreciated when I state that in Russia, when Bolshevists opened their campaign, there were over 800 avowed supporters of the cause. Bolshevisn in Russia repre- sents the minority, yet by crea ting terror it has gripped the country and enslaved the masses.
 An Ex-HI. P. Traitor.
 The world would be amazed with the list of the 13O.0O0 published. for 1t contains names of men, and wo-
 men, too, who are honored and re- spected- There is to be found the name of at least one ex-member O Parliament, whose name is known u all, and that of a public person, pos sessed of fairly considerable wealth. which he is devoting to the cause in secret.
 True, a very considerable number of the men and women numbered in the ranks are aliens, Russians and Poles, who exist in the East End of London, and these peoples are by no means the brains of the movement The ringleaders are men and women whom the public would least suspect. Camouflage is everything to the BoI- shevist, and so long as the public is led to believe that the wicked doc trines and plottings are confined to the aliens of the East End of Lon don and a few ag1tators in the Brit ish Labor movement, so long will the leaders of the movement in this country flourish.
 The headquarters of Bolshevisrn in this country are in London, where the members of the London Soviet mee weekly to perfect their plan of cam paign. The inaugural meeting of the London Soviet was held something like two years ago in an East End den. Only one Britisher was present at the gathering, and that Britisher was former member of the House of Commons. From that gathering has grown the present gigantic move ment, which is linked up with Bol- | shevism in Russia, Germany, Austria. Turkey, France, America, and Aus tralia- From half-hearted appeals | the Bolsheviks have advanced to open ! sedition, and the destruction of the | British industrial system is urged. Capturing n Trade Union. | The first step has been taken | towards the accomplishments of this l object, and that step was deternfn- l ed attempt made to seize the Trade | Union Movement, some short time | ago, and call a. general strike. The | British workingman is literally bom- | barded with seditious pamphlets. and | continually we have heard the cry Hands off Russia The men who | first raised the cry were the agents | in this country of Lenin and Trotsky. | Some eighteen months ago, a small | Union was formed of men who had | been discharged from the army either
 in consequence of wounds or illness l Only demobilized men were eligible ' for active memberships and it was
 the intention of the founders to keep | alive the spirit of comradeship born | during the war.
 The Union was at once benevolent | and practical, and it received the
 support of the authorities. The Bol- | shevists saw in it a very powerful ! weapon and laid themselves out to l ocL1S LiS Cniou, anu one or Inelr DrSI
 acts after they had obtained a ma | 1ority on the Executive, was to 1 change the rule whereby men serving g I in the army and navy, or in the re- | serve forces. were not eligible for &C., | tive membership.
 l This done, the "Union," now part | and parcel of the Bolshevist move 1 nlent. invited serving members of His Maiesty's forces to become active
 members, and held our promises that l men joining would be discharged l from the army or navy on May II, | 1919, ''six months after the termin- ation of hostilities.' Only the prompt | measures taken by the War Office and Scotland Yard officials check l mated the move of the Bolshevists Our 40 SOviets.
 There are today over 40 Soviets in i England and Scotland. while others exist in Ireland. notably Belfast, Dub- l lin. and Cork. They are fashioned on l exactly the same lines as the Soviets