Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1919-02-07
Friday Morning-"-February z, 1919
Extolling The Reds.

Here in the National Capital, the seat OF
the greatest free government upon the face
OF the earth, within the very shadow OF
the Washington monument. bolshevism
has shown its reptile head and desecrated
a beautiful and peaceful Sabbath with
venomous aspersions upon American lib
erty. A large audience was present at a
meeting in the auditorium Of a downtown
theater to hear two speakers. man and a
woman, both Of whom have but recently
returned from Russia. In that audience
were antiwar congressman. some OF whom
have been repudiated by their constitu-
ents militant suffrasettes who have drag
ged the cause Of universal suffrage in the
gutter and radicals of various shades.
The speakers devoted their lectures to
eztolling the red terrors Of Russia and the
bolshevik leaders. They disparaged the
government of the United States by infer
ence If not in terms. The male speaker is
quoted as saying that the Russian peasants
and workers have higher ideals than those
Of Americans. The female said the Russian
people were trying to organize a new
human society that they do not want
civilization like that Of America, England
or France. And these statements, it is
recorded in the published reports, we're
greeted with shouts of "Hurrah for the
bolsheviki |"
At the moment when the orators we're
praising the reds to the cheers OF the radi-
cal throng the red army was charging the
American patrol on the Tarasevo sector
and driving it back with sharp fighting,
but paying the price in scores Of killed
and wounded. This was but a small
demonstration Of the red methods of OBJ
tanning "the higher civilization" so highly
complimented by the admirers of Trotzky
andLenine, who have come back to America
to tell "the truth about Russia
The praise heaped upon the bolshevik
traitors by the speakers was an insult to
the intelligence of every person who has
kept informed Of events of the past two
years. Any man who reads the newspa-
pers and is competent to reason for him.
self knows what the Trotzky and Lenine
regime has done for Russia and is coeni-
zant Of the great obstacle 1t interposed to
allied success against the Germans, result
ing in an additional sacrifice of tens Of
thousands Of lives. including Americans.
lie knows that no leader among the Dol
shevih has shown the capacity to lead the
ignorant and deluded peasantry OF Russia
out OF the darkness Of anarchy and chaos
into the light Of liberty and orderly govern
ment When dreamy socialist energies
from months of close association with this
orgy OF blood and destruction to tell free
born Americans of the beautiful ideals
which move these advocates of anarchy
and license and disparages his own coun-
try, it is a sickening spectacle.
Not only is the intelligence of the public
insulted by praise Of the traitors who are
running Russia, but it's patriotism is out
RACED by the disparagement of the Ameri-
can government Americans love their
government, believe in it, support it, honor
it and are ready to die for it. One bolshevist
mass meeting for Washington is enough
Let the lovers Of the reds gather else.
where Washington Post.