South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-12-14

and his stan, had been carrying certain guerilla
warfare from tie Atlantic the Pacific which was
beyond the scope Of the IT, boat attacks.
The Wilhemstrasse had started a weapon 70 use
against this country for which better
popped up from apparently nowhere The only differ
uce between them was that one popped m from m
OF water and the other from ocean OF hu-
mainly The "U" sank back into the Atlantic
whose waves closed silently over them; while the other
the crafty artful. sly propagandist spread the
OF human beings swallowed digested by
The maelstrom Of hustIng. h-sung. unsuspecting
Americans
WHAT ANARCHIST SUGGESTS
A. this moment the viper Of the the ''U' boat
has been recalled or destroyed But how about the
human viper" let loose by Bernstor6 and his imper-
al master? Have they been recalled? Can they be
recalled?
once human passions are famed to a certain degree
they refuse to obey the command Of the master TO
.rhom they their existence.
To most people tho word anarchist" suggests n
hazy notion OF terrorist, a bomb thrower in
divdual depicted sometimes IN melodrama with a
Vandyke beard. big slouch-hat with guns stick
ing out Of his hip-pockets. and perhaps floating
black necktie around his neck.
Rarely II ever do the American people associate
the anarchists with particular form of philosophy
particular race or a particular class, more menac
ing 70 social structure than all the 'Vipers' Of
The sea. spreading its claws into the very heart of
our civilization.
When the German secret service got orders to start
reign Of terror in America 20 cripple military
preparations to prevent at all hazard and by all means
American army reach France. they not
unsophistcated officials Washington They
Sody who M fr on reaS oP
another and thus pliable in the
hands OF deus machina" who wreck
ship Of state.
FANS Discomfort
They understood full well, too well for our good
liberal pacihstc elements in this country: they
knew how to make willing creatures Of those who pro-
tessed themselves followers Of the doctrines and
policies Of the Russian bolsheviks the Italian and
French syndcalists I w. w. (the Industrial
Workers OF the World the socialist labor party the
left wing OF the socialist party and of the
radical elements Of otherwise conservative labor
bodies; and last but not least. the anarchists.
With these latter they had moral persuasion TO
IN order 70 induce them to obstruct all govern
mental efforts in raising an American army and 10
supply that army with an necessaries For had not
the anarchists been preaching for half century
destruction Of the present governmental structure 10
its very foundation and the rebuilding of society on
the basis mapped them by Bakounin Prince
KrOpokine. Elisee Reclus. Prof. Ferrer. Malatesa,
Gori Alexander Borkman and Emma Goldman?
THREE RACES REPRESENTED
world compacenty regarding some o these
philosophical lights" dreamers harmless writer's
t:r explosion occurred like in France. a mnia-
revolution like in barcelona.
At the entry OF the United States into the world
war there were three races particularly wei repre-
scented IN tho anarchsc groups In this country The
Italians the spaniards and the Russians Uncle sam
IS accord with his habitua easy going attitude toward
soap-box orators had paid absolutely attention
But Berlin wide-awake the possibilities
of this peculiar brand Of radicansm within hos
ptable gates Wihemstrasse had canvassed and card
-indexed them. They where then1-these
anarchists They knew in what trade union ranks to
locate them.
My first close range encounter with our anarchists
took place IN the city OF , -- I hap
pened there toward last days May 1917 to
Investigate Germans who had been reported
acting suspciously While walking through the
OF - which is or the important cen
ters OF the shoe industry in the United States.
riced a handbfn posted trolley pole I will
this hand bill herd for It is of the depart
rnent OF justice files.
a SHOWER OF HANDBILIS
When I this handful the first thought that
struck Where did I that kind paper
and type before?" The next: There number OF
mistakes IN the printing which indicate
was printed by foreigner, not quite familiar with
English possibly italian. My immediate call at the
police station developed the fact that the chief
Inspector had about hundred Of these very hand
bills In HIS desk. which picked up by his all
the city OF - from Saturday night till Sunday
morning proving that they pasted poles,
walls. houses bil-boards. during that night under
OF darkness.
Al inquiry at the postnnaster's brought forth the
that highly incendiary Italian paper be-
ING sent through the mails from - TO the four
corners OF the earth
All this happened Monday afternoon.
Tuesday morning I received a copies of the
"Cronaca Sovversiva" in the early mail, and
OF the type showed that it identical with
that Of the mo conscripton" circular.
The "Cronaca SOvversiva" ("Chronicle OF the Up
heaval) was without doubt the most radical revolu-
tlonary newspaper in America, II not in the whole
world. It's editorial rooms and printing plant al
weekly Under the Grading with the Enemy act
every newspaper printed in foreign language in tho
United States had 70 bear the following notice to
p~ove that Il had complied with the
True translation filed with the postmaster at
net OF congress OF oct. 6. Is17.O
OPPOSED DRAFT LAW
The "Cronaca Sovversiva' instead Of the above
words carried by all other papers, printed the fol-
lowing 20 mock the authorities:
C'This newspaper has no objection fling with the
% articles il Il contains any OF them, referred by
act 81 congress Of oct 8. 1872. and is therefore
titled 20 unrestricted circuIaton.)
The above is good sample Of the discriminating
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