The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-05

PROP AGANDA is
SENT CONGRESSMEN
Writers Abuse the Government and Cry
for Downfall of Capitalism, CONNER
cialism and Mihtarism-More Dras-
tic Laws Planned.

WASHINGTON, May 4-The fight |
against the Reds" in this country is on
in earnest The department of justice
and the postoffice department are search |
ing with every available agent, for the |
persons who mailed the bombs to mem
bers of the cabinet and congressman for
May Day slaughter.
Secretary Wilson is assuring labor lead
leads to ruin and will not be accepted in
the United States.
Members of congress are planning adj
ditional legislation to deal with violent
agitators and senders of internal ma
chimes
Bolshevism, declared Secretary Wilson,
will secure no footing among the work
ers of the United States.
In a letter to James Wilson, president
of the international Association of Pat
| tern Makers, Secretary Wilson said that
| the Bolshevist movement comes from the
| mistaken belief that it is democratic. He
quotes from Lenine's speech to prove that
| the Bolshevist government is not even a
dictatorship of the proletariat, but abso-
| lutist in type like czarsm.
Bolshevist and anarchist propaganda is
| being sent to members of congress from
New York and Chicago. Letters, postal
cards and literature are the means used
! The writers abuse the government as be.
longing to the capitalists and are threat
ening in tone to their recipients The ex
prosions are of maudlin, frenz!ed style
and are often incoherent.
Senator Oyerman few days ago re
ceived from Chicago a letter printed il
awkward sprawling letters on piece o.
yellow cardboard 1t reads:
SAYS W j. Bryan: | left the cabinet
OF Woodrow the Lusty because Wilson
instructed the United States navy in 1911
to starve Germany. He declared the
country neutral and called for pray days
Peoples, Russians, Germans, Irish, Japs
indians -all neutrals not of the Wilson
brand-Chinese, Egyptians Africans, Mex
icans-all rise and get the British-Bru
fish vampire off the earth"
Divide their loot
Send them to hell
.Bolshevikii
New York city anarchists recent!
sent postcard" to congressman in
sealed envelope On one side, in gaud,
coloring. with red predominating is
4 pyramid of the capitalist press, printe,
I in the Italian and English languages Oh
q top of the pyramid is a money bag, Cap
h itahsm. There are depicted five stage
OF society beneath. with the masses oi
the bottom holding up the pyramid. The
are clothed in red aprons and shirts an
B carry the red flag I'VE work for ali
4 and 1--WE feed all are the captions t
this group. Written in hand are til
& words ''NIilitarism, last hope and protet
ton Of criminal capitalism"
4 On the other side the following is uri
z ten:
4 Enlightened working people of TIL
4 planet have no hope or faith in polite;
4 tyrants and eharlatans in any pariameI
q that represents corrupt and bankrupt la
End order Of the ever criminal Christia
\ leudal capitalist organized governmel
y and religion Of the private property, mo-
y ey, God and race hatred. Down with cor
4 merca brigands of commercalism, ear
talism and militarism who has CONNIE
h called and debased humanity to pove
h ty, prostitution and human destruction
our brothers and sons of the peepl
h World is created for all alike to live al
y to work our own progress and destiny
= mankind, Anarchists of New York City