The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-25
WARNS NATION
OF RED Peril
u. S. Department Of Justice Urges
Americans to Guard Against
BoIshevism Menace.
CALLS RED PLANS CRIMINAL
Press, Church, Schools, Labor Unions
and Civic Bodies Called Upon to
Teach True Purpose Of Boil.
shevist Propaganda.
CALLS RED PLANS CRIMINAL


sued a warning against the insidiOus
propaganda Of the Reds" during the
new year. IT reads:
at would be extremely helpful to the
cause of good government, the main
tenance Of law and order and the pres
ervation of peace and happiness in our
country if the people on this New
Years day would resolve to study, TN.
derstand and appreciate the sO-called
Red movement. They can counter
act it most effectively by teaching its
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.
1.-THE Red movement docs not NEAR
an attitude of protest against alleged
defects in our present political and
economic organization of society. II
does not represent the radicalism Of
progress. 1t represents a specific doc
trine-nameIy, the introduction Of die
tatorships the world over by force and
violence. 1t Is not movement of lib
erty-loving persons, but distinctly
criminal and dishonest movement
Lenine himself made the statement at
the Third Soviet Conference, Among
one hundred so-called Bolshevists there
is one real Bolshevik thirty-nine Grim
nals and sixty fools 1t advocates the
destruction of all ownership in proper
~, the destruction of all religion and
belief in God 1t is movement or
ganized against Democracy and in IA
yor of the power of the few built by
force. Bolshevism. syndicalsm. 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 Trotzky forbid
strikes, and trade unions are being
broken up and completely subordinated
to the will Of the few demasogues In
control in Russia. This Bolshevist 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 as we understand them. 1t has
been gamble which meant for Rus
sin, and indeed, for the whole Of hu-
manity, enormous losses in lives as
well as in material resources. The
Bolshevists have run up colossal bill
which the Russian wOrkmen and peas
ants wifi have TO pay.
"Reds" Menace America.
Having lived at the expense of the
RUSSIAN people for two years, these
spectators In human lives and other
peoples earnings are trying to move
% new fields to the east and to the
west, hoping to take advantage of the
economic distress and confusion of
mind in which humanity finds itself
after the terrific strain of five years
of war
Its Sympathizers in this country are
composed chiefly of criminals, mis-
taken dealists, social bigots and many
unfortunate men and women suffering
with varying forms of hyperesthesia.
They are enemies of the government,
&c the church and Of the home and adj
"ocate principles which mean the aboli-
zion of all three Of these safeguards of
civilization.
Would Rob Everybody.
Twenty million people in this coun-
try own Liberty Bonds. These the
Reds propose to take away 9,S30,O0O
PEOPLE in the United States own farms
and 3,S3S,000 more own homes, which
hey would forfeit; 100000 odd PEG.
pie 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.
,utlons, all Of which they would abol
ish. In other words, 100000 hard
working and saving people who owr
property, love liberty and worship Goo
are asked to abandon all the ideals OF
eligion, liberty and government, which
| re the outcome Of the struggles Of
heir fathers and their own develop
nent, and to place themselves, theil
homes their family and their religion,
faith in the keeping and their propert,
under the domination of small grouI
of Lenines and Trotzkys.
Protection Promised.
This department, as far as existln,
laws allow, inAnds during the forth
coming year TO keep up an unflinching
persistent aggressive warfare agains
any movement, no matter how clOake,
or dissembled, having for its purpos
either the PRONUNCIATION of these idea
or the excltation of sympathy 70
those who spread them. The move
ment will not be permitted TO go ia
enough in this country to disturb GU
peace and well-beiDg or create an
widespread distrust of the people
government. 1t win fall away befor
the light of popular knowledge an
appreciation Of its aims and purposes.