Crossville chronicle. [volume] (Crossville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-11-19
WILL THEY TAKE HEED
Evidence In Recent Actions That Reds
Will Be Curbed by People.


Several things have happened within
the past few months that are particu-
larly significant of the temper and
determination of the people relative to
the serious activity of the several
forces. tnat have been seeking for
months to overthrow this government.
A few months ago Mayor Ole Han
son, of Seattle. Washington, gave the
reds to understand in no uncertain
manner that lawlessness would not be
tolerated for moment under the guise
of a strike or in any other manner.
AS a result they subsidized.
A few weeks later the police of Bos-
ton struck and turned the city over to
lawlessness with the result that much
property was looted and stolen and
numerous persons suffered physically
to a greater or less extent.
Governor Coolidge took charge OF
matters with a firm hand, suppressed
the lawlessness with troops and refused
to reinstate the striking policemen in
spite of their utmost determination to
the contrary.
Recently, as every one knows, there
was an election held IN Massachusetts,
to elect a governor and other state
officers. Gov. Coolidge was candi-
date and stood firmly on his position in
the police strike while his democratic
opponent specifically stated that if
elected he would reinstate the Boston
striking policemen. Gov. Coolidge
was elected by $4,000 majority, the
largest ever given any governor in the
state.
On Armistics Day the American
Legion was parading in the little towns
of Centralia, Wa:hintgon, and MEM
bers of the /. W. W. fired into them
and killed several and wounded others.
The people thereupon went to the l.
W. W. hall sacked it and threw the
contents in the street. The secretary
of the l. W. w. union in Centralia was
arrested and lodged in Jail, that night
he was taken out and hanged. No ar
rests have been made so far as We
have heard.
The Governor of Washington has
given out the statement that every !.
W W. in the state will be driven out.
The people are backing him and his
threat seems likely to be carried out.
In Los Angeles recently a man
shouted for the Bolsheviki during
parade of a law and order assembly
and he was severely beaten.
II the reds capnot see that the peo-
pie do not intend to longer tolerate
their lawlessness and danti-Amerlcanism
they are vrey dense.
1t simply means this: They make
no pretence of obeylng any law, which
puts them beyond the protection of the
law. The people are aroused and will
kill the reds as they would wolves at
every attempt they make to violate
the law.
Any person of common judgment
can readily see that no jury Will con-
wet any one for anything he may do
to the reds. That means that the
American people all over the land are
becoming aroused to the seriousness OF
the situation and will take the law in
their own hands and administer such
as they consider the sit
uatiCn den ands.
This is a dreadful situation and
would never have come about had the
reds not been temprlzed with and IN
directly encouraged by persons high
in authority to go on with their
devilishness.
This country is sonud at the core for
American IDEALS and those who persist
antly seek to destroy this government
had better beware for there is-no fury
like that fury of justice and patriot
ism when it becomes fully aroused.
That fury shoulders in every commu-
nifty and if the reds are wise they will
take a lesson from what has already
happened and cease their devillsh work.
If they DC not they will live to regret
it after it is to late.
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