Evening star., 1919-04-20
4RED" TRAIL SHOWS
IN OTHER SCHOOLS
Pupils Elsewhere Tell BoI-
shevik Talk That Appears
in Washington.
AGITATORS AT WORK HERE

That gossip among pupils in the
lower grades of the public schools
that bolshevism is discussed in their
homes is not confined to this city. but
that it has been reported from many
other cities, was learned yesterday,
when members of the national COM
-mittee on patriotic education of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
tion and other members of the So
ciety, stated such reports had come to
them
From members of the committee on
patriotic education it was learned
that such reports had been received
from many large cities of the east,
from as far west as Ohio and from
few southern cities.
In every case. it was stated, teacn-
ers in the lower grades OF the public
schools learned by questioning their
pupils that men visiting their homes
and talking with their parents had
said that the homes and property OF
all wealthy people were to be taken
from them and given to the poor peo-
Pile
Many pupils, when questioned by
their teachers said the visits of the
coming new order of things had been
frequent and had continued for some
time.
Similarity in Talk.
Curious similarity of the gossip of
children of the second, third and
fourth grades was apparent in these
reports. it was stated. In practically
ali of the cases teachers first learned
of the gossip from pupils who were in
the habit of confiding in them. In
terrogation of the pupils then dis
closed that many of them had heard
in their homes the talk they repeated
to their companions at school, to the
effect that soon the houses of the rich
people were to be taken from them
and given to the poor people This
similarity, it was stated, was apparent
in reports coming from points as
widely separated as Worcester. MASS,
and GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
Miss Annie Poage, chairman Of the
publicity committee of the Daughters
. of the American Revolution for the
congress that adjourned yesterday.
stated that it was evident from these
reports that active bolshevik propa-
ganda was being conducted in the To-
calities in which were found the
homes of these pupils. In every case
reported, it was stated, the schools in
which the gossip was current were
In poorer sections and the pupils were
children of foreign-born parents.
Believe Foundation Existed.
Teachers in some of the schools in
this city said yesterday they were
convinced that most of the pupils
from whom they had obtained infor-
nation of bolshevik discussions and
promises overheard in their homes had
actually heard the conversations they
described. Other pupils, the teachers
believed, had simply taken the state
nnents of companions, while in some
cases the teachers thought the pupils
had gained some sort of haZy ideas from
discussions and newspaper reports of
the case of a Washington high school
teacher alleged to have discussed boil
shevism before her classes.
So widespread has the talk become
among pupils in the lower grades of
school in certain sections of the city,
II was stated yesterday, that it is
Djectically certain that active bolshe-
- propaganda is being carried on in
this city, from some working center
thus Tar unknown, and that it is being
carried directly into the homes of
foEeign-born families OF those of for
eign parentage. In no case, it was
stated yesterday, has such gossip been
traced through public school pupils
To the homes of families of wholly
American antecedentS.