Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-11-27
MEMBER THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Thursday, November n, 1919.
The Dietatosiai eotsheviks.

The DietatoriaI eoisheviks.
Just how far aliens with chips on
their shoulders may go in this land
Of the free and home Of the brave has
not been determined. Apparently
the sky Is the limit.
The strike of the So persons held
at Ellis Island for hearing on ale
cations Of radical and revolutionary
activity will pass for one more case
of impudence and defiance Of govern
ment: they play ball and tune up
their mandolins while the immigra-
ton officials and the House investi-
eating committee wait outside con-
siderinS their note refusing to attend
the hearings unless conducted in
conformity with their specified con-
ditions-
Who are these So that they pre-
sumo to dictate to the officials Of the
United States government? They
are prisoners arrested for alleged
crimes and conspiracies and held in
custody for trial. When summoned
to hearing they send word that they
will not attend until their demands
for the removal Of the barrier re-
straining them from the outside
world il removed. When a certain
individual was summoned from the
group there was no response, and
nobody would identity the man want
ed Their stock Of alibis seems am
pie and the system OF cooperative
standardization well worked out
How do they get that way? They
have nerve enough for anything. The
United States government has no
terrors for them They are ready to
try anything and expect to put it
over.
Perhaps it Is not so much to be
wondered It after all. Going back to
the Inauguration Of the bolshevik
regime in Russia one recalls sadly
and bitterly how persistently Presi-
dent Wilson shooed other nations OF
and took over Russia as his particu-
lar province. He would deal with
the bolsheyiki He did. He alter
nateiy salved and scored them. He
denounced them as enemies Of civili-
zation at times and again was ready
TO recognize their government. He
was ready to boycott them at times
and again was organizing food mis-
sion to Petrograd. What can we
expect OF our American boisheviki
when We recall that BuIlitt and
Steffens represented the United
States government through the peace
delegation last winter on a visit to
Lenine and Trotzky to consider ways
and means Of bringing about an un-
derstanding; when We recall George
d. Heron, founder Of q boIshevik
school and ardent advocate Of free
love. appointed to the Prinkipo con-
ference: when We recall that this
same conference Il it had been held
would have seated the red handed
murderers Of Moscow at the same
peace table with their Victims. when
we learned not long ago that Frederic
c. Howe. late immigration commits
sioner at New York was affiliated
with Trotzky's bolshevik bureaus
here?
Not all the bolshevfh neglect to
wash their faces and shave by any
means. The soap box may be their
symbol bat there are members Of the
cult who are not among the great un-
washed. The trail Of the immense
funds for propaganda led to some of
the wealthy faddists who lurk in
Greenwich village and vicinity
Their influence, or some other equal
ly strong has been working in the
immigration service 30 that the act
ing commissioner. Mr.. Uhl. II forced
to admit that the inspection OF i'm
migrants Is now largely q matter of
checking names and seeing that they
have enough money to get to their
destination" Being examined at the
rate OF four minute, there il scarce
ly time to inquire into their views Or
to form definite opinions on their
desirability as citizens. .
Al now conducted immigration in
spectioa Il . farce and deportation
hearings a mockery Of the, United
States.
Finding q bomb plant IN the city
Of New York supplied WITH INT