The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1919-05-14
THE REDS AND THE NEWSPAPERS

They were rather startling first. the large and
mouthnlling words that the Lennss the Trotzky-
ties flung about lavshy, words as bourSeoise
proletariat and such expressions capitastic gov
ernments badge Of servitude" .syndcalistc sacri-
fees. bolshevstic martyrdom industrial autocracies
and 80 forth and on ad but they have be-
come just little bit stomachupsetting to decent people
whose urea eyes meet them in public prints
tired in them as they are emitted
from the great unwashed and bushy-whiskered
There is one other expression that the radicals
the Debses the Liebermans Economos and the Si.
vermans are fond Of wrapping their tongues around
and that is the "capitalstic press" Whenever these
gentlemen who toll neither do they spin want 70 do
little bubaiting and little down-trodden arousing
they hiss out those words-the "captalisc press
with all the venom and vengeance in their small
souls.
What is the "capitaistic press" The Reds would
have believe that the newspapers this country
fed with of gold treasures
the vaults of Wall street exact tribute from
and combinations Of capital ignorant unortunates
actually believe that industry and business
draw levies to buy and bride newspapers. What
thunders contemporary Red Eindjammer, Ties and
FORCES the truth about but greatest har-
lot-a prostituted press?"
And that is about and full of facts as any
of the phrenitic and shatterpaed boshevise theories
Where would this country be, where would any coun-
try be- without free and unrammeed press Where
China Where Russia today? Suppose there we're no
daily throw the great light of
truth the boshevst movement? The imagination
pals at the possibility. The prospect without free
press chls the in the bones humanity. What
lot OF cheap. silly threats of de-
folk of industrious hardworking in an attempt
convince them that the $500 daily newspapers in this
country servie tools of capitalism. How many of
those $500 dailies than keep heads
Just above water? Comparatively of them. How
many of them rich compared institutions in
other lines of human endeavor tong moing half
hard? None of them.
Thank God for what the halfbaked bolshevist with
soft fabby hand the body shy OF soap and wa
ter calls the "capitalstic press has plunged him
the spotlight and he cringes it, has
posed his sham and his shame The press of
America at least works hard. It believes
ery, knows that the world getting instead Of
worse 1t that the vile social theory boshevk
nationasm and license would bring earth in
hurry.
The free press of America is constructive anr not
destructive; it abor for and supports and
stead of appealing class hatred II will fight with all
power preserve the home and fresde. church
the living God and the constitution of United
States.
The $500 daily newspapers in this country
as it may the diseased of the bolshevist
whether the game worth the candle, but
they humanity that fills with a fiery
zeal play the game according to rule; the who
work on them recognized among the intei-
gent craftsmen that great Federation American
Workingmen
evils in the social fabric of today there
are wrongs in the prevalent economic theory and the