New-York tribune., 1919-02-17
DR.. Calvin V. Campbell
Fears Results Unless
Propaganda Is Checked
Simons Modifies
East Side Charges
Two I Drum, Meetings
Break Up in Lively
"Red'' Demonstrations

In a public address yesterday, Cal
win A. Campbell, teacher of the
Commercial High School. charged
that seeds of Boishevism and
anarchy were being sown in the
public schools of New York. He
said the propaganda was myste-
riously financed.
The Rev. Dr. George A. Simons,
who last week before the Over
man Commission in Washington,
testified that New York's East
Side was breeding place of
Bolshevism, amplifed his charges.
When closely questioned by some
indignant Jews he modified his
statements.
Henry J. Skeffington, United States
Commissioner Of immigration
for the New England states, de-
clared in an interview that the
government had the Rolshevist
leaders in custody and said the
menace no longer threatened.
At two of the forums in New
York the after-meeting question:
ing developed into Bolshevist
demonstrations. Attacks were
made openly on American insti-
tutions of government.
Evidence that Bolsheviki are seeking
TO kindle the spark Of revolt in the
minds of pupils in public schools was
given yesterday in an address which
Dr.. Calvin V. Campbell delivered at the
Vest Side Branch Y. NJ. c. A., in Fifty
seventh Street;
He had reason TO believe, he said,
hat the circulation of inlammatory
pamphlets among American school chill
dren in the interest of revolution was
rot self-supporting enterprise. To
his mind il was clear that money was
being fed into the effort from an un-
known source.
Socialists formed ono element in the
movement TO seize and turn the minds
Of boys and girls as vet inexperienced
IN practical matters, DR.. Campbell said
The socialist had established Sunday
schools for this purpose, he declared.
Dr.. Campbell teaches English at
Commercial Fieh school. He had in
'ls pocke. ve'iow pamphlet published
hy IL RAID School of Social Science.
He had taken 1t from one Of the boys
IN ms cisss. l. was written by Albert
keys William. nl Campbell read
ron i' 70 show tn sub.ie hattery it
sonia!ned for ycu.hlul minds AID the
'iassed viewpoint which distorted facts
70 S'o aefa'.aec 81 ,h4 Rods and the
seyola.ioa.
sees Growing Menace
II this ins'dious propaganda among
0-f h'g7 schoa hos IS not stopped"
sad Dr.. Campbell. "we shall have moro
% contead 18th 'u nc future than We
nave had ia .ao past Not only is there
'a's propaganda among our schoolbovs.
0a' | have harmed that tho Socialists
MAINTAIN twelve Sunday schools at
"nlch 10 sprsad un-Arnerican ideas"
mat the boys were nsttercd by the
world afsirs offered for their contcr-
patton aad completely ignorant Of the
."'''ea form flcts assumed in the
p3mpnlef was shown. the teacher said,
" Question sorac # them had put TO
%n' taking for granted situations
'''en were hideousiy false.
!" ~aa these evil queries, he said,
s''ch hrs' put him on guard against
"s propaganda which the foes of law
sa' order and government were carry
."s on IN the achoolroom. One Of his
,%s'''oosfs readily produced the yell
-" pamphlet which Albert Rhys Will
ema wrote and the Rand School pub
,'hed' lie ~ae not the only boy, Dr..
a'ampbell raid, Who was carrying such
'",ngs Tp around in his pocket.
VII. ,ne booklet - entitled "The Bolshc-
rs s and tae Soviets" The boy who
rf.<
S's II Tor nckcl.
Who Finances It? He Asks
sy.a oont believe it can be nanufact-
c.o ior thas price" declared Or.
js,@poell jsy Where IL the money com
MI Ts.ssn he produced auotner pamphlet.
~ one was credited 10 Nicolai Lc-
5ms.,n 5 ~ waz called "A Letter to the
s,ss'iean d. WAKING Man" This partic
ATa eopy II Leninc's letter 10 the
ssd sd'sE1h s1.s ~ofKinTnaan MN dog-eared
a. ass'iea from being carried about in
a. ntsh'sriean scnoolboys pocket. So far
hal ne poJ knew, II wag "a brand new
b+sa "osn ne got it and never had
X X. IN me hands Of ii workingrnan.
sst As afgamcnte used and tho "facts"
rpnld d'f'n D. Williams and Lenlnc
lnssr ls n't he ~ effective with the
Amss,san worklngman az With the
hss,sao s,s,o schoolboy, Dr. Campbell said.
mt. Explained that American working
ass assss In ths newspapers; they discuss