Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-09-18
SAYS RUSSIAN REDS
MENACE TOAMER|CA
Fiqht Them Now or Face Worse
War, Is Declaration.
CAPT. HARZFELD IN WARNING
U. S. Army Officer Who Was in Heart
of BoIshevst Russia Tells of Con-
ditions in That Country
Of Disorder.

Washington, Sept. S.-Intervention
In Russia to crush bolshevism and to
establish q government representative
Of the Russian people is the duty of
the United States, according to Capt.
Jacob A. Harzfeld of Kansas City. He
has been at the army war college since
his return from Archangel few
months ago, but was released from
that service last week.
1.-THE United States must understand
that the bolshevists are making war
on this country" Captain Harzfeld as
serted, "at this minute, as much as If
they had battleships at our ports and
armed forces on our sores.
Fears Desperate Struggle.
''Within two years it will take an
army of millions to accomplish what a
small force could do now.
IF we continue to let things slide
we only postpone the day of fighting
far more terrible battle for our in
situations and our homes"
Captain Harzfeld, who assisted In
exchanging prisoners, was In the heart
Of bolshevist Russia as late as last
May. He told of bolshevist efforts to
break the morale of Americans, Brit
ish and French soldiers.
"Bolshevism is growing" Captain
Harzfeld commented, as he showed a
RED" leaf1et circulated among the
American troops. 1t said in part:
dare to be free. Cease to be the
slaves Of capitalists, landlords, law
yers and generals Make a clean
sweep of the whole accused lot.
do as we have done. Seize the
whole machinery Of state; form your
soviets of workers and soldiers dele
gates, seize the mines, railways, mills,
works, factories, banks, all means Of
production, exchange and of distribu-
ton. Run them in your own interest,
and not in the interest of your own
eXploiters. Take away the land from
the landlords and restore it to the ma
ton.
"Take away the printing offices from
the bandits of the press and use 1t for
the enlightenment of the people. Pro-
claim that labor rules the world and
that those who do not work shall not
eat. Get out of the wretched, miser-
able slums in which your exploiters
have kept you for ages, and take up
your abode in the houses of the rich
built by the sweat of labor.
do 1t now.
Armed RevoIe Urged.
"Stick to your arms and remem-
Der that you are millions and that
your expioiters are a few.
1.-THE workers. soldiers and poor In
every country are rising. Your ex-
ample will carry still further the revo-
luton on the path Of complete victory
over all it's enemies.
"They will tell you that there Is
no need for q revolution in such cOun-
tries as England and the United
States; that If you wish to establish
socialism you can do SO in an orderly
and legal manner by voting at the cleo
tions. Fiddlesticks
"If necessary, they will disfranchise
you.
"They have disfranchsed millions Of
soldiers already. What they will be out
for Is to gain time and meanwhile to
have you disarmed.
Bring down the whole rotten edifice
Of the capitalistic state with the shat
tering blow of your arms"
The pamphlet is signed, '"The Group
of English Speaking Communists in
Russia"