Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-15
RED PROPAGANDA
AND LAWLESSNESS
SHOWN IN REPORT
Senate Subcommittee Re-
veals startling" Facts De-
veIoped in Investigation.
ANARCHY AND VIOLENCE
BOLDLY TAUGHT IN U. S.
Recommendation Made for Enact.
ment of Laws to Eradicate
the Alien Intrigues.

Rdolcallsm, lawlessness and vio-
lence in America and bolshevism as
exemplifled by soviet rule in Russia
were denounced in a report made
yesterday by the Senate judiciary
subcommittee which made an ex-
haustive investigation of these and
other subjects during the last session
OF Congress. The report will be pre-
scented to the Senate tomorrow.
Committees Recommendations.
Recommendations by the subcom-
mittee for legislation inciude:
A permanent law similar to the
wartime espionage act designed to
control forces of anarchy and yio-
lence" and Adequately protect our
national sovereignty and our estab-
lished Institutions"
Strict regulation of the manufac-
ture. distribution and possession of
high explosives
Regulation Of mushroom organiza-
tons" and special interests which
propagate notions of government.
sociology. benevolence. or what not"
Control and regulation of foreign
language publications
More specific Identification of news
paper interests by amendment and
broadening of the law requiring pub
fishers to report their ownership, edi-
tors. creditors, circulation and other
facts to the Post Office Department.
Strengthening Of the corrupt prac-
tices act regarding contributions, ex-
listing state and federal laws being
declared entirely inadequate to meet
present-day political methods"
Signed BY All the Members.
The report comprised nearly $4,000
words and was signed by the full SUBJ
committee-Senators Overman, North
Carolina, chairman. -King,-Utah. and
| Wolcott Delaware. democrats, and
| Nelson, Minnesota, and Sterling.
| South Dakota, republicans Broadly.
the report dealt with three main sub
jects. investigation OF which was or
dered by the Senate-bolshevism pro-
German propaganda, both before and
after the United States entered the
war. and the political activities of the
brewery and liquor interests.
Activities of German agents and
sympathizers and of the liquor in
terests were severely arraigned, but
the committee made no specific recon-
mendations other than those relating
to better Identification of newspaper
interests and the Strengthening OF
the corrupt practices act
In a general statement prefacing
it's legislative recommendations the
committee said its investigation dis
closed certain well defined abuses,
prejudicial to the best interests of the
nation and calculated to undermine
ment."
Disclosures Rated Startling"
1.-THE activities brought to the at
tention Of the committee" says the
report. ARE so startling that we be-
lieve the real advantage of the in
quiry will be lost unless Congress
profits from the knowledge thus OBJ
tanned by undertaking appropriate
legislation to make impossible repe-
tition Of these activities by
those whose activities are still con-
tinuing. or by others who at some
future time may seek to undermine
the government or pervert the popular
will by adoption of similar methods
against which the federal statutes
seem to provide no adequate safe
guard"
Bolshevism Scored.
Bolshevism was excoriated in the
report as a dictatorship Of class" and
a direct challenge" to Christianity
and Civilizations tyranny of au-
tocracy." In America, the COMMITTEES
declared, 1t is "a slogan of the ele-
ments Of unrest and discomfort"
THE radical revolutionary elements
in this country and the bolshevik
government of Russia, therefore,
found a common cause" said the re-
port. "They are both tanning the
fame of discomfort and endeavoring
to incite revolution. Numerous news
papers are openly advocating revolu-
ton. Literature and circular matter
demanding a resort to violence are
being widely circulated.
Bombs and high explosives have
been used in many parts of the coun-
try in an attempt to inaugurate .
reign of terror and to accomplish the
assassination of public officials"
What the committee characterized
as "parlor bolshevists" also'are aiding
the propaganda. the report said, while
well meaning persons have been de-
ceived" into advocacy of bolshevism
in this country.
Violent Methods Promoted.
IN cooperation with the revolu-
tionary elements" the report con-
tinued, destruction Of existing social
and governmental Institutions by vio-
lent methods is being promoted"
Urging a peace-time law as sub
stitute for the espionage act. the COM
mittee said:
To-day the forces Of anarchy and
violence are utilizing the financial re-
sources .plundered by them from the
European people they have succeeded
in exploiting. to import into this