Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-01-13

was made by A. J. Sack. director of
the Russian information bureau in
New York. and n suggestion that boil
sheyism be suppressed in. this coun-
try was made by Senator Charles S.
Thomas OF Colorado when they spoke
before a distin gushed audience IN the
ballroom of Mrs. William l. Skaters
home, - 1871 / street, yesterday aft
ernoon.
More Dangerous Than War.
Democracy today is in greater dan
Der from the forces let loose in Rus
STA than it was when Germany took
up arms against Great Britain and
France Senator Thomas warned
The bolsheviki. who are working
havoc in Russia today, Senator
Thomas said. first expounded their
theories in this country. Bolshevism
as now eNemplitied in Russia had it's
birth here with the inception of the
l. w. W, movement, in 1906.
Every leader of the bolsheviki rev.
oiution in Russia is a member. of this
American organization. Moreover this
evil is growing here in America more
rapidly than folk in this audience
imagine"
Senator Thomas said that the virus
of this poison permeates many bod
les animated with the American Fed
Grafton of Labor. He said the first
step in scotching the evil was to deal
with 1t as found at home He pre-
would come not from the United
States acting independently, but, IL
1t came at all. would be by tconce rted
action of the nations associated in
the war against Germany.
Says German Brains, Direct.
He said that bolsheyisln, "bolstered
by russian money and sfostered by
herman brains, is working to produce
a chaos in Poland and Czecho- Slo-
vakia which would render them a
source of danger to the allies rather
than buffer states between Russia and
the central powers. Germany. he
stated, is trying to make democracy
synonymous with, bolsheyism in the
eyes of the German people and drive
them back to Imperialism as their SAL
walton, just as France turned to Ma
poleon to save her from disorders of
constant revolution.
Senator Thomas stated he is gratified
to see What the American press and
the American people are becoming
more and more aware of the direct
connection between the i. w. w. and
the bolshevikk who in turn have a
Tells of Russia's Aid.
Mr.. Sack called attention to the gen.
uine service Of Russia to th called
cause in the early years of the war
He told how the Germans, before
Calais, had been compelled to divert
half million men to the Russian
front; how, in 1915, million and a
half more German troops had to cope
with the Russians. and how. even dur
ing the Russian retreat from Galicia
and Poland. five or six million troops
were kept away from the western
front, thus giving the allies time to
prepare their 1916 offensive.
Even at the beginning of the war, he
said. there was but one rifle for every
two Russian soldiers, later there was
one rife for three or four, and finally
the. average was rife for ten men.
In many battles, he said, able fighting
men had; to waitsuntil their comrades
had fallen so they could seize their
weapons and go into the lighting line.
Russian casualties the speaker
stated; numbered la.oeo.o0o men, Of
whom 100000 were killed and
1000 600 wounded. But adding, the men,
permanently disabled and the.ciyilians
who died. the actual loss of man
power mounted to about 5000. 600.
F6OWeIieSS Co hcS1SC 6OlSQeVlSm.
"Russia today is, powerless to re-
ssist anarchy. called bolshepism," he.
continued. because she sacrificed all
in blood and treasure for democracy,
That is why the Russian problem es-
.sentially. is a moral problem. a. prob.
lem involving the obligations of other.
idemocracies in their hour of triumph
to succorv this democracy. which gave:
all for the cause. MOREOVER, the free.
dom other nations have achieved will
count for nothing with Russia in a.
state. of: anarchy. Russia. can be a.
blessing or it can be. q. curse to the
world.
1T is time to realize that democ-
racy is being attacked. on, two TANKS.
German autocracy has been defeated,
on the one hand, but no less is the
menace from the other flank"
Bolshevism was defined by Mr., Sack;
as being mot a political movement at.
all. but oFganizeds murder, robbery
and VIOLENCE
s.Remember that, the. constituent. as
semb1y which the bolsheyiki disband-
ed by violence" he said, was far
from a -conseryatiyea body. It was q
very radical body, but not radical;
enough for the bolsheyiki. The
American Federation of Labor. would
bolsheviki, Any, Organization that
stands for social and political order
is attacked by the bolsheyiki, and
now even Lenin is too mild for
Trotsky.
Called a World Problem.
Russia never will return to the old
regime. But Russia newer Will submit
tn the woke of murderers The Rus