Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1920-03-30
ORGANIZATION
Is NECESSARY
Il. NJ. FLOOD TELLS OF REASONS
R0R UNITED AMERICANS OR.
GANIzATR8N in THE II. s.
MUST OVERCOME RANCALISMS
SC0nstitutioEaa Government mf the u. e.
Must Re RrOtected Row

1t will he remembered that a courle
of weeks ago a unit of the Idaho
United Americans was organized in
Boomers Ferry E. NJ Flood was the
chairman of the meeting and his re-
marks teaching on the need of gust
such an organization as the United
Americans IN our country today were
pertinent and give food for thought to
such an extent that they are bsnng
printed in part as follows
The United Americans being an or
ganizati@n designed to emphasize the
loyalty of its members TO the Amer
lean constitution and to unite them
in battling destructive radicalism and
all open or ilnsiduous enemies of Uon-
stitutionaI government, 1T may per
haps be asked: Why, after the great
war is gloriously ended should we
now again be called upon to demon
strate our loyalty? Why, after Civ
ing literally of our SUBSTANCE in sup
port of constitutional government in
those days Df stress, should we Bew,
when its enemies are crushed and
vanquished, be again called upon TO
furnish the sinews of war in defense
of the principles Of democratic gov
ernment? Is there any real danger
to our constitution in these days of
peace and Is there any real necessity
for our banding ourselves together
for its protection?
Instead of answering these ques
tions directly, let us consider a few
Facts which have occurred, and lei
those facts speak for themselves.
AS is wen known, for some two
years past a form Of communstic
known as the soviet sys-
tenn has been in operation in the
greater part Of what was formerly
the Russian empire. 1t Is also known
from recent newspaper reports that
the allied powers in Europe are now
negotiating for the resumption of
trade relations between those powers
and the country controlled by this
soviet government. Formal recog-
milton of that government is not in
volved in these negotiations at pres
ent, it Is inevitable that, if, trade
and commerce beween soviet Russia
and the allied countries is once re-
the recognition of that
will sooner or later fol-
ow. Such recognition, from the
Of the bolsheviki of Russia
and Of their adherents and admirers
will be a glorious moral
md material victory for the pzinci-
,les represented by soviet govern
nent. It will mean that nation
# probably some 900, 100000 people
las established itself under form of
hitherto unknown to civ
lized history, a form of government
which but a few years ago would !
lave been deemed absolutely impossi-
lie of establishment. For few of
he principal features of this soviet
ystem are the following: The abol-
shment of religion of all kinds; the
of only civil marriages,
which can be dissolved by either
,arty upon proof alone that divorce
$ desired; the abolishment of private
wnership of land or property of
nv kind, including the Inheritance
f property by law or will; the repu-
iation of debts, private and public;
he virtual Acknowledgement of farm
rs and Of other persons living out
ide of towns or cities, of all persons
Tho employ hired labor and Of all
Merchants and clergy. In other
lords, the soviet system is a system
( government founded on the COM
lunistic principle and operated by
nd for the benefit only of workmen,
oldiers and sailors. The establish,
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