Evening star., 1919-04-19
SCHOOL CHILDREN
TALK B0LSHEv|SM
Teachers Hear of Plan to
Seize Fine Homes in the
Northwest Section.
"MAN WHO VISITS PAPA"

Spread of bolshevist propaganda In
extent that it is being talked among
children in the lower grades OF some
of the public schools has been re-
ported by teachers in these schools.
Reports to this effect are declared 70
have been made to officials of tina RAT
partment OF Justice. who, it is said.
stated that agents Of the department
are working to uncover the sources Of
the propaganda.
Evidences of the existence here Of a
well organized and busily working
bolshevist center, it was stated by
The Stars informant, became appa-
rent two or three weeks ago, when
children in the lower grades of some
of the city schools. were found to be
talking among themselves of things
they had heard discussed by their
parents and strange men visiting
rtheir homes at night.
Get Startling Results.
Teachers to whom came inklings
Of these condolences between the chill
dren began questioning their pupils,
with startling results.
One child. it is reported, when ques-
toned by her teacher, announced that
her family was soon to move to the
northwest section of the city and that
she would not remain in her present
school very long.
To interrogations by the teacher the
child said:
"Oh, yes; all of the people that live
In the fine houses over northwest are
going to be put out and the houses
will be given to us poor people,
When the teacher asked the child
whore she had heard this. the pupil, 9
third grade girl, ansWG::ed;
s"The man that comes to see my paQa
at night told him all about it.
Naturally the little girl had no deh-
mite idea of what she was talking
about, but was positive that before
long all of the people were to be put
out Of their fine houses "over in the
northwest" and that the houses "and
everything" were to be given to poor
people.
Similar Stories in Other Schools.
INJURY by this teacher among her
associates in the same and in other
schools in the same section disclosed
that similar stories were current
among the children in the other
schoois as well as among those IN
other grades in the same school.
! So far as can be learned these and
similar rumors have been current
among children in schools In the
southeast and southwest sections,
where many of the pupils are of for
| eirn birth or parentage. .As Tar as
has been learned the children from
whom inklings of the bolshevist
propaganda have been obtained are
pupils in the second. third ana fourth
grades in these schools.
Apparently the stories are made up
Of the gleanings of these children
from conversations between their par
ents and mysterious visitors. who
make their calls at night. when the
| fathers of the children are home from
work. In no case has a child ac-
knowle6ged that the name of the
nocturnal visitor is known; always ii
Is "the man that comes to see papa OF
evenings"
Specifies Sections to Be Invaded.
Some of the children have ever
.necified. in talking to teachers. the
particular sections of Connecticut ol
Massachusetts avenues in which the
homes they are to have are located.
The Stars informant stated that ex'
istence of gossip of this kind among
the school children had been reported
to the school authorities. but thai
SO far as was known no action hae
been taken.