The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1919-03-20
A WARMING.


extreme fanatical wing of the Socialists
and the rag tag and bobtail of our popu-
lation, hope to overthrow this govern
ment is now evident. In fact some of
their leaders openly threaten and boast
of Il cir ability to do this. They have an
active propaganda which IN some of our
large cities is only semi-secret in its OPP
erations. We may as well accept the
fact that they are perfecting an organi-
cation by persistent and somewhat eff
fective methods. There are today in the
United States thousands of men as law
less, as vicious and as murderous in de-
sire as are the followers of Lenine and
Trotzky in Russia, and as were the Ger
mans, they are eager for Der Tag" tthe
day.) For this present state OF affairs
we, ourselves, are responsible. With
serene optimism we have allowed all Eu-
rope and part of Asia to make the Unit
ed States dumping ground for agitators,
political exiles, thieves and all sorts OF
undesirables, including loafers and pau
pers. The charge is fairly well proven
that the passage money of many of these
people was paid through some govern
ment or municipal agency in order to be
rid of them over there. The absorption
of these people into our system has not
been good for our political health 1t is
folly to hazard a forecast concerning
events which will occur during the next
few years in this country. The omens,
however, have led many to believe that
before five years are passed the test for
mower will come between the BosheVlh
and law and order, as here established,
and thus far maintained by those who
have made this glorious country what 1t
is. If this test comes there will be much
bloodshed, many homes and many tao
tories will be destroyed and nameless
horrible scenes will be enacted.
Il our people are forced to meet this
crisis, the result is certain. Anarchy can
never permanently intlict its madness
upon US, because there are so many men
in the United States who have acquired
comfortable and happy homes by honest
toll and years of frugal living, and these
men, when reused, will sweep the Boil
shevists from this country till the thresh-
ing floor is clean The slums inthe cities
will be purged as they have never yet
been purged, and even from the men
along the highway, the devils will be
cast out This republic will never lapse
into democracy of yeggs, gangsters and
gunner who would make their Will the
only law of the land and who would en-
force that law with murder and the
torch. In preparing to meet this menace
to our instituted government there should
he no period of watchful waiting Every
alien |. W. W. should be deported to
dwell with lis brethren in the country
from which he came. Every anarchlstic,
every socialistic, and every other turbu-
lent alien should be sent to join his fell
lows in his native land. Those Of our
naturallzed citizens who have allied
themselves with the clans arrayed
against law and order should be shown
that these two guardians of human lives
and human homes must be respected and
obeved These preventive measures, 1t
adopted before { is too late, will do much
to avert the dangers, which, to many of
US, seem to threaten the safety of this
country.