Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1919-02-11
NlSFNN SOCIALISM
New Mckee Socialist Party Attempts
To Circulate Russian Soviet
Propaganda In State
Disseninates Soeialistic Paper Which
Carries Letter From Federal
Prisoner In Lama Jail

on or about January 2sth, the
Graphic received letter from w. Il.
Dillon. inclosing check for 75 cents.
with the request that the following adj
vertiscment be printed ''Bossheviki !:
what does II mean? Get the truth d.
rect from Russia. Send ten cents,
cash or postage. for inside informa-
ttbn'
A request was Immediately sent io
Mr.. Dillon that hc furnish this Office
with sample copies OF the literature
he was advertising as this paper
would not run the risk or aiding in
dissemination Of sedltious. treasonabie
or anarchlstic matter. In reply we
received two pamphlets. Russia. The
Herald NJ New World and AN
Open Letter to American Liberals, by
Santeri Nuorteva, Representative of
the Finnish warkers' Republic :" two
copies Of the Revolutionary Age. y
printed In Boston. and one copy Of the
''Ohi0 Socialist
The first pamphlet. while dealing
somewhat with alleged misunderstand-
ing la this country OF the Soviet
tB0lsheviki) government. IL principally
protest against our state officials.
who have steadily refused 20 recognize
the existence of the so-cnlled Finnish
Workers Republic.
The second pamphlet is nothing hut
all argument In favor Of the Bolshe-
Wiki, through what purports 10 be his
tory Of the Soviet, with most allurine
descriptions % the altruistic motives
guldhg the men ut its head.
The other publications are OF the us.
ual radical character fostered by so.
ciAiists, much more anarchistic than
socialistic, and, In our opinion. outright
and unequivocal reasonable documents
inhsmuch as they attack our govern
nental institutions and laud 10 the
skies the cause Of Debs, Mooney
Haywood and Berger and other con
vieted traitors and the Bolsheviki
against whom our armies and those OF
our allies are ut present engaged In
active warfare. From the local poini
Of view, nothing In these publications
was more interesting, as an illustra
tion OF socialist methods, than the fol
lowing. under the heading ~ voic,
from Jalil"
Dear comrades Of Ohio;
II have just been convicted In .
court OF law, OF disl0yalty to capital
ism. The court has been lenient, as
sessing the penalty Of six months IN q
federal jail. As ] have no funds, ant
our state and national treasures seen
to he depleted. ] viii serve this sen
tence, and with good grace, feelini
that In M doing am only suffering fol
and serving the workers, and that, too
far less than thousands OF others hav,
done and are doing.
Please change the address OF III,
paper from Roswell. y. NJ 10 Demlng
care county Jail. must have the pa
per while locked mp. if permitted to d,
80.
with confidence that the day ol
the worker is at hand, and without re
morse or shame. am. fraternally, T
r. Pendergrass."
This socialist" who hrazcnly glo
ries In telng In position To pose as d
martyr IN the cause Of labor. was ar
rested, tried and convicted in the U
~ court ut Albuquerque. He was
, guilty, under the Espionage Act, OF ut
terlng statements that were sedltiou,
and reasonable to the United States
In that manner giving aid and com
fort 10 the despicable enemy against
whom men from New Mexico. from
Deming were fighting lat the time. Had
the war not ended before Pendergrass
went To trial. his sentence would doubt
less have been much more severe.
Dilion's check has been returned I,
him, and no charge IL made for this
advertisement OF the kind Of danger
ons printed matter he is attempting to
induce Luna county residents to buy.