Gunnison news-champion., 1920-05-07
q. 8. Department q Justiee ur0es
Americans to Guard Against
eolshevism Menace.
CALLS RED PLANS CRIMINAL
Pres. Church, Schools. Labor unIees
and Civic Bodies Called Upon to
Teach True Purpose Of eel-
sheviss Propaganda.


etic support Of all true Americans In
Its deht to protect their homeA re-
iigion and property from the spread
ing menace Of Bolshevism. the United
States Department Of Justice has 10
sued q warning against the insidious
propaganda Of the .Reds" during the
new year. It reads:
ut would be extremely hei1ul to the
cause Of good government, the main
tenance Of law and order and the pres
ervation Of peace and happiness In our
country II the people on this New
Years day would resolve to study. un-
derstand and appreciate the so-calied
Red movement They can counter
purpose through the press, the church.
the schools. patriotic organizations and
labor unions, all Of which are within
the range OF Its insidious attacks
.Red" Theories Criminal.
The Red movement does not mean
an attitude Of protest against alleged
defects In our present political and
economic organization Of society. II
does not represent the radicalism of
/ PsVSs Go1s ~ A(RtCSShto pPCNihN uoC-
trtne-namely, the introduction of die
tatorshlps the world over by force and
violence. It Is not movement OF lib
erty-loving persons, but distinctly
criminal and dishonest movement.
Ienine himself made the statement at
the Third Soviet Conference, Among
one hundred so-called Bolshevists there
Il one real Bolshevik, thirty-nine Grim
inals and sixty fools It advocates the
destruction Of all ownership in proper
u. the destruction Of all religion and
belief In God. II IL Q movement or
Eanixed against Democracy and In In
vof Of the power Of the few built by
force. Bolshevism, syndicalism. the
Soviet Government sabotage, etc. are
only names for old theories Of violence
and criminality.
Russian Labor Crushed.
Though their adherents In this coun-
try are advocating and fomenting
strikes. Lenine and Trotxky forbid
strikes. and trade unions arc being
broken up and completely subordinated
to the win Of the few demagogues In
control In Russia. This Rolshevist ex-
pertinent on the living body Of the
Russian people has not proven in any
sense Of the word an experiment In
Democracy. The Bolshevist leaders
frankly repudiate democratic princi-
| pies a. we understand them. II has
been a gamble WHICH meant for Rus
ia, and. indeed, for the whole Of hu-
| manity, enormous losses In lives a.
well as In material resources. The
Bolshevists have run up colossal bill
which the Russian workmen and peas
ants will have to pay.
"Rsds' Menace America.
Having lived at the expense Of the
| Russian people for two year,, these
speculators in human lives and other
peoples earnings are trying to move
to new fields to the east and to the
\ west. hoping to take advantage Of the
economic distress and confusion Of
1 mind In which humanity finds itself
after the terrific strain Of I'VE years
Of war.
! ats sympathizers IN this country are
composed chiefly Of criminals, mis-
taken idealists. social bigots and many
4 unfortunate men and women suffering
4 With varying forms Of hyperesthesia.
They ere enemies Of the government.
cf the church and Of the home and ad-
vocate principles which mean the aboii-
tioa Of Ill three Of these safeguards Of
civilization.
Would Rob Everybody.
Twenty million people In this coun-
Try avn Liberty BondA These the
Reds propose to take away; e.e30. 900
i people In the United States own farms
and 8,636. 900 more own homes, which
/. they would forfeit; 1l,00 900 odd peo-
1 Pile have savings accounts in savings
banks and 100000 people have de-
posits In our national banks, at which
they aim. There are hundreds Of thou
sands Of churches and religious insti-
tutions, all Of which they would abol-
ish. In other words, 10000 900 hard
working and saving people who own
property, love liberty and worship God
are asked to abandon all the ideals Of
religion, liberty and government. which
arc the outcome Of the struggles Of
their fathers and their own develop
me0t, and to place themselves, their
homes, their family and their religious
Il faith In the keeolnR and their DroDArty