Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-05
.ENACTS MEASURE
. PROVIDING INQUIRY
! OF VARIOUS PLOTS.
Senator's Join in Impassioned
Denunciation of AL Is
legged Propaganda. s
| PREACH AMERICANlSM @3j. ~
FROM PULPIT. SAYS BORAH
Idaho Member Declares That Is
I Only Way to Unity s ~
America. Is. Is.
RESOLUTION IS OFFERED
Other Legislators Speak Minds Free
ly Upon Spread OF Unrest ~
In United States.
PREACH AMERICANISM II. 20
FROM PULPIT. SAYS B0RAH
RESOLUTION IS OFFERED
Other Legislators Speak Minds Free
ly Upon Spread OF Unreste
In United States. ss-

WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.--swseping
investigation OF Bolshcvik, !. W. w,
and other propaganda was ordered
unanimously to-day by the Senate,
after two hours of tenpestuous dls-
cussi ion. in which several Senator's ds-
clared that organizations were plotting
to overthrow the American govern
ment by violence.
The Senate Judiciary subcommittee,
| which for more than a year has been
Investigating pro German and brewers
propaganda, was authorized by the
Senate resolution to conduct the new
inquiry. The committee Will begin
work probably next Friday Senator
overmAn said lhe new Investigation
weT,a Tba GoyeT rosnl,,oY wde oare sange nv sena,
Walsh, OF Montana, Democrat. alid
adopted. without a roll call, or disasnt2
! fn-tss being made to propagatss IN tabs
essTaISin essnsITSi sAe RfsnisRsss e
shor:sy IN RusYsis, SWhetheI VI 5ypclr sffaEts
ehsF tie is naais INTO TX Ike eSs
force. or by the destruction OF life or
property, or the general cessation got
| industry. ilt.-a..Ss
ALLEGED rROpAGANDAS
nnnciation of oi the alleged dais.es prepagandaS
sum saaaay s0 at wAeS msenS te sa heFs
70 ihe AmerIsan form of eevernmest.
suppressien OF the alleged sedItioas
propagauda came unexpectedly. Sens4
| tor Myers. OF Montana. opened the dist
cussion. with vigorous critIcier, OF last
sundays PUBLIC meeting. held in,sa
.afates sais snS ovnes b. the
Nass!aa seyIss Isess ssayia IL s1sDos. sssl'sa Ss ss
nounced a proclnmatio in q st. Louis
newspaper entitled '.Leninc's Appeal
criminal" propaganda aimed at a Yio-
lent overthrow. of the government was
active in the United states -. - Il
SAYS AMERICANS FAIL sS.S g,
no REALIZE PURPosE
Senator Weeks. of lassachusetts,aS
cared the American people did npt
nnderstnnd that the real purpose be-
throw of their governments. ands'shas
until they, CO understand i, could mot
Senator .Rorlh, OF idaho, in a char
acteristically strong speech. injected a
new note into the discussion by asserr-s
| tae Spread Of pti-American doctrines
Is by preaching the principles, :oe
AmSrichnism He declared movements
! ntors had directed criticism could mot
oe stopped by reprcssive measures. but
.neiS erect could be minimized by -
strong propaganda Of American priit9e
/ cipieS. - So
Senator Borah took issue with those
,Tbs. Wno had stated the meeting at Polis
the, governments OF this country. and
SAIL said 1t vas only defense OF the
he was not surprised ut the meeting.
even though 1t had advocated tho overs
turning or this government because
| this situation soon would be confront
ing the people OF the United States, Us.
| SENATOR DORAH URGES
ACTION by THE SENATE
clined to believe that there was moro
Justification for my belief than those
around me seemed to think. 1t has,
try, for the last fifteen years.
and ,ss no.laNs,. have known something ot
! riiled with this for some time, and
] felt that tho psychological condition
superinduced by war was calculated st0s
FEED Il, rather than TO diminish IT.
/ and that. as now seems to bn tho
| opinion OF many able Senator'S, iEy is,a
real situation with which we will l,ayo
II perfectly agree with those sens-
eors who have we inveighed against this
sentiment. sen me There IS no rossible rsa-
| order In this country. We hays ;foyss
/ tunately, under our system OF govern
ment, the method pointed out to Eus b..f
Whteh changes can be brought about
! In an orderly and lawful way Tho
ballot Is In the hands of the people
and there Is no occasion. under any
| circumstances or conditions, for an ap-s
peal to lawlessness. an appeal to the
! spirit OF disorder, whatever the nh.
| 5ect or the motive or the purpose may
be. or tho ultimate aims to be accom- !.
OPPOSES BoLsHEvIKrsM. no s,ss
MATFTcR OF WHAT SOUECy
~ am opposed TO BolsheStseisu,
whether 1t Is In tatters and rags or
| whether 1t Is clothed in broadc.oth ne
Is wholly immaterlal to me from swhats.
source the attacks come upon the
AmeriSan Republic These mon riay
| be hammering and batteripg away with
a plcltax and dynamite at ono Spiliars
Of the republic. while other men sjas
more powerful places are battcrinH and
hammer!nS away ut other ptltaSr soks,.
| the republic. NJ Il st; G ti sSsss5lA sSss,5lA
The senators say we must Il nsest
thiA Question. Howf ] think ore ~
the best Ways 70 niost u ana md sf
early II To begin TO preach u gatti aHat
\ over ands over again. s. At1iarfea 1sNSstis