Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-14
Difficult to Initiate.

Secret service agents today stated
/ that the papermakerS and counter
letters had overlooked several i'm
portant points in making their plans.
In the first place. it was stated. IT
is virtually impossible to make paper
such as American money is printed
on, as the silk threads that appear
on the sheets are pressed in by a
secret process that defies successful
| imitation, and that is known only to
the American firm that makes the
paper and to absolutely trusted high
officials of the Treasury Department.
Other safeguards also surround the
making of the paper and the engrav-
ing and printing of the notes of vari-
Gus denominations, these being such
question to make and circulate IN
any considerable quantity any coun-
terfeit notes Of this country.
Another material point. 1t was stat
ed, that the bolsheyik counterfeiters
overlooked was the fact that notes Of
extremely close scrutiny in every
bank in this country, and that 1T is
difficult to pass such notes in bust
ness transactions except through the
Medium of banks.
Bolshevik leaders in Europe. accord. .
ing to information in possession OF
government agents, planned to send
the bogus money to this country by
their own agents, who were to place
it in circulation in vast quantities
Several weeks ago. however, close
other accessible points Of entrance
into the United States. and thus far
the efforts of the bolshevik ennis.
saries have been fruitless. =
Some of the bogus notes. it is
in Switzerland. France and even In
England. AS soon as these make
their appearance in this country they
will be detected, it was declared, and
lose the good money they have given
in exchange for them, or, If unable to
give good accounts for the fact Of
their possession, will be taken into
custody.
1t has been definitely established
that the Lenin-Trotsky regime has
planned to finance the bolshevik
propaganda in the United States and
Canada with these counterfeit notes
Running to Form"
Simply running to FORM" said De-
partment of Justice official today.
Finance a counterfeit government
based on counterfeit principles by the
use of counterfeit money. The idea
Germany. which country put the
monetary system of Russia out of
business by simply flooding Russia
with counterfeit money printed in Ber-
lin. Then the revolutionists of Rus
STA. beginning with the kerensky gov
eminent. turned the tables and sent
millions of marks in counterfeit paper
money into Germany, the notes being
printed in Petrograd and Moscow
Lenin and Trotsky simply are follow
ing the plan originated in Berlin, but
extending it to take in all the coun-
tries of the world that have systems
of paper currency-and that takes in
about all of them"
Plans for Protection.
Enactment at once Of rigid immigra-
ton laws and provision of ADEQUATE
means Of enforcing them are among
the steps expected to be taken by Con-
gress in the immediate future as an
aid in safeguarding the country against
both the counterfeit notes and the
agents who may attempt to bring them
to the United States.
immigration officials today said that
every person. male or female. at
tempting to enter the country, who is
unable to show an absolutely clean
and clear record. already is being
! held up for investigation. Existine
| laws. however, are lacking in several
elemental points, officials said TODAY.
| and require strengthening if they are
to keep out individuals or classes of
persons dangerous to tho welfare of
the country.
Mere educational tests, of1icials
pointed out. never can accomplish the
desired purpose. for the reason that
the avowed anarchists, revolutionists,
bolsheviki and other disciples of
violence are graduates of universities
and could pass any educational tests
that might be devised