The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-23
BOLSHEVIKI AND
HUN PLOTS Barred
in UNITED STATES
Committee Appointed by
Last Congress Makes
Report
REDS A REAL MENACE
Bolshevism Would Take From This
Country Everything and Give
Nothing in Return
REDS A REAL MENACE

Within a few days of nine months
from the day it was directed by the
Senate to investigate German propo-
ganda and Bolsheviki activities in this
country, the Senate special subcom-
mittee of the Judiciary committee
made its report and laid it before the
Senate Monday.
The original resolution was passed
[, September -, 1918, and required the
committee to investigate activities of
brewers in connection with the alleg-
ed use of money in controlling news
papers and other propaganda; the
German-American Alliance, an al
legged pro-German organization mimi
cal to the interests of the United
States, whose charter subsequently,
was revoked by act of Congress; and
such other matters bearing upon law
full acts Of citizens against the gov
ernment as might come to the atten-
ton Of the committee.
The result of that branch of the in
quiry was printed in two volumes con-
tanning an aggregate Of 2,975 pages
devoted to the testimony of AS wit
nesses and the testimony of vast
number of documents laid before the
committee.
The inquiry into the activities of
the Bolsheviki was the outgrowth of a
public meeting at Polls Theatre in
Washington. The resolution extend
ing the authority of the special COM
mittee to that subject was passed
February a, 1919. In this investiga-
tion 26 witnesses were heard and the
printed testimony makes book of
1866 pages. The report of the COM
mittee deals with all matters before
it.
Bolshevism has nothing to give
America; it would take away from
this~country everything that makes
it the community it is.
That is the general conclusion of
the subcommittee directed to inquire
into Bolshevik propaganda here, to
hear whether such efforts are directed
and financed here, and whether any
party in this country is aiming to
overthrow the government of this
country or all government by force,
or the destruction of life and prop
erty, OF by general cessation of indus
try"
The committee took great deal of
testimony about Bolshevism in Rus
sia, but judging by its report, it did
not find much to convince it that Boil
shevism had got outside the habitats
of parlor radicalism. The report in
the main is a description of the tenets
and operations of Bolshevism in Rus
sia, followed by striking picture of
the revolutionary hanges that would
take place in American life if It'll
should be applied here.
Finding there are good many peo-
pie on this side who are rather acade-
mically moved by the Bolshevik argu-
ment, the committee notes that none
of the radicals who appeared before
it laimed that Bolshevism as sys-
tenn is applicable to American con-
ditions. 1t adds:
"Many well meaning persons have
been deceived into the belief that they
were promoting social welfare
in advocating it. They
have even given their substance that
it might be perpetuated and extend
ed. Yet while these people have !
been popularity called 'parlor Bolshe-
visits are contributing to these Boil
shevik agents, these same agents are
to the hatred and lowest
instincts of the more ignorant ele-
ments of the population, reinforced
by the criminally inclined to
rise en- masse and destroy our civil
ization and the so-called bourgeoise,
with whom of course must be classed
these same 'parlor Bolshevists,' who
are assisting in bringing the
temple down upon their own heads"
The committee examined many wit
nesses in the effort to determine ex-
actly what Bolshevism is, it's teach
ings and purposes both as to Russia
and as to its extension to the world.
Francis, Raymond Rob-