New-York tribune., 1919-07-05
Hornaday Calls ON
Nation to Awaken
To Bolshevik Peril
Head of Defence Society
Scores Inactivity Of U. S.
Officials in Rounding Up
Bombers and Anarchists

DR.. William T. Hornaday, Of the
American Defence Society. who pre-
dicted the recent bomb outrag~s four
weeks before they occurred, ISSUED
yesterday a statement requesting the
- ople Of the country generally TO de-
rAand OF Congress action to curb rad
icals Of the violent Bolshevik type.
He declared the time had come for
showdown" between ne people who
believe in American institutions and
those of alien birth or sentiments who
openly are preaching anarchy, revolu-
tor and bloodshed.
''Tor century and half" said DR.
Hornaday, lit has been the way of the
American people TO elect their law
makers and judges, pay their soldiers
and policemen and then look TO these
public servants for results.
Are they asleep or afrnid ," he
asked
who Is To Blame
o~, the American people desire 70
know who Is TO blame for the carnival
Of bombing, strikes, sabotage, street
mobs and anarchistic speeches and
publications that now disturb the
Ieace IN many American cities The
situation vs. both lntolerable and dan
gerous. The details are too widely
known 10 call or one ilne OF specl4i-
cation. a mass 1f traitors who desire
&C. pull down and destroy the Amer can
ysrcm Of government are talking and
actng boldly. perelstertlJ AMI 0efinat-
ly and with well nigh perfect immunity
from punishment.
In New fork City the highest fune-
ton Of the agents of the United States
Department OF Justice ard the city
police force seems 10 consist of attend
lng mass meetings of anarchists in
/ Madison Square Garden, taking great
masses of perfectly useless notes of
inccndiary and disloyal speeches and
protecting Bolshevik and anarchist
peakers. This was dore again June :
/ by about 200 detectives and agents Of
the Department OF Justice and $50 uni
formed policemen, while Victor Berser
and others denounced our government
and not man Wa arrested.
Bombers Not Caught
"After d second edition of bombing
outrage, ne seeming wanton indif.
terence Of those who make and enforce
our criminal laws ls. to say the
least alarming After months ef
elaborate gumshoeing and spying on
anarchists and their disloyal meetings.
not one law-enf0rcer can come forward
and lay hand on a bomber During
the war scores of bomb and incepdiary
oLtrages were committed agains.
America and not one bomber was shot
or hanged. Our request to Attorney
General Gregory for a list of the trai-
tors who had been convicted and i'm
prisoned through the Department OF
justice failed to elicit any kind OF
response from the Palace Of Slumber
on the corner Of Vermont Avenue and
fifteenth Street, Washington.
ne people want to know who is &c
blame for the disgraceful state of af.
iairs shat now exists in America
through anarchist activities
IF cur laws are not adequate ther
why are they not adequate? In all
conscience our lawmakers have had
warning enough. Are they asleep or
afraid?
Anarchists Wide Awake
"Of ali those who can exercise a di-
rect influence on the present situation,
.he anarchists seem TO be the only
people who are wide awake, energeti c
f-t'i N-4 q al IL O4I american IA w
akers, courts and police departments
seem to be drowsy, stupid and nerve
less.
The decent and law-abidng people
Of our country now demand a show
DOWN + present incumbents in office
arc atraic TO handle anarchy, then they
must ge- out and give way to other
men who are not afraid
At present the tail is wagging the
dog The ararchis.s are defying to
their faces a hundred million loyal
americans. But that sort Of thing viii
rot he endured forever There has
got 10 be = quick change for the better
he Canadian parliament passed a law
10 surb anarchy and got It signed, all
N one hour. Now let us see Congress
set busy with the same speed. We
nave rad enough Of anarchy in the
United States and there must be a
a-eplng change, or we will have -ivil
v~r. with the rsdflaggers brought upon
rs"