The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-01-28
SEEDS OF REVOLT
SPREADING TO u. S.
BOLSHEVIKI PROPAGANDA IN
MANY CITIES; NUMEROUS
SOVIETS ARE FORMED

The Bolshevik menace appears to
be spreading throughout the United
States. In virtually every large city
of the nation longhaired foreigners,
many of them well educated, and be-
speckled, are organizing soviets
among industrial malcontents and are
sitting nightly over black coffee dis
cussing means for bringing about the
industrial revolution" in America.
They are finding fertile field among
men recently thrown out of employ
ment by the cancellation of govern
ment war contracts and are turning
their attention to discharged soldiers
and sailors in an effort to organize
soldiers and workmen's councils. In
most cities the Bolshevik agitators are
being watched closely by agents of
the Department of Justice, but state,
municipal and federal authorities are
under instructions under no circum-
stances to make martyrs of those who
are teaching the doctrine of Bolshev-
| ism.
New York Is Radical Center
New York city appears to be the
center of Bolshevik propaganda activi-
ties in the United States. At one time
the police were watching five meet
ings where the doctrine of Bolshevism
was being preached openly. AS
usual in such gatherings, the speeches
were so subtle as to leave no possibil-
! ity of prosecution for violation of the
espionage law.
In Philadelphia, Bolshevik strength
is said to gaining rapidly. The Phila-
delphia field is unusually large at pres
ent, because of the cancellation of
many millions of ordnance department
contracts which were let in that terri
tory, with the result that many thou
sands of men have been thrown out of
employment. The Philadelphia soviet
has 5000 members and is seeking to
interest soldiers and sailors.
In San Francisco the BoIshevikf are
closely allied with the |. W. w. Ere
quent arrests of Bolshevik leaders for
vagrancy and the breaking up of meet
lngs which appeared to be lawful
have mitigated against the growth of
the menace IN the western city.
In Chicago the Bolsheviki are al
lowed full swing as far as talking and
propaganda go. The organization of
a soviet is claimed by workers, but
the city authorities know nothing of
1t. In st. Louis there is a group of
radical socialists who are studying
Boishevism and are expressing sym
pathy for Russia.
Newark is the nearest CITY to New
York where soviet has been estab-
lished. Detroit has a soviet whose
members are constantly preaching the
doctrine to industrial workers.
Boston appears to be the only CITY
IN which an organized fight is being
made against BOlshevism. 1t has tax
en- the form of movement to unite
business men and to call their atten-
ton to the dangers of radical propa-
ganda. 1t is proposed to raise SIS
600 to bring home to merchants,
manufacturers and bankers an un-
derstanding of the movement and its
psychology.
Spotlight on Bolsheviki Chief.
Testifying on Thursday before the
senate committee Investigating Ger
man propaganda Archibald Steven
son, of the military intelligence bu-
reau, said leaders of the bolsheviki
! movement III lulS country lnclQQe
John Reed, who, he said, was the
! consul general at New York for the
Russian soviet government, and AL
bert Rhys Williams, of New York.
Schools for the teaching of the boil
sheviki doctrine to children have
been established by the local organi-
zation, the witness said, and lecturers
sent out. He told the committee that
Hutchins Hapgood, of New York, was
one of the lecturers, and Leonard D.
Abbott, also of New York, was head
Of the school for the teaching of rad
! icalisin
Money for the bolsheviki propa-
/ ganda work, Mr.. Stevenson asserted.
was sent from Russia.
In reply to a question from Sen
ator Overman as to whether Frederic
c. Howe, commissioner of immigra-
ton in New York, held radical views,
the witness said he believed Mr.,
Howe's opinions were Somewhat rad
ical"
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