The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-06-18

zation for revolt and overthrow of the
United States.
Every NOnpartisan a Red"
For three years I have been en-
deavoring to reach the hearts of Kan
sas business men, and wake them up
to the fact that they must get imme-
date action if they wish to save the
state" continued Zimmerman. Ev-
cry agitator of the Nonpartisan
League is a Red, deep in the attempt
to overthrow the government and you
have some of them right here in your
own city; in fact, the Kansas secretary
of the Nonpartisan League Is re-
spected citizen
Zimmerman spoke at great length
of the drastic attempts being made all
over the country to slow down produc-
ton, and said that it now takes two
and a half days for man to DO
days work, due to the work OF the
Reds among the laboring men he
spoke of the work of Walter Neff, an
officer in the German army, who was
sent to America and put in high COM
mand of the Red forces here
Caused Airplane Delay.
ut was he who caused the govern
ment to have only two planes on the
battle front when they had promised
to have 1000, thereby delaying the
war exactly one year" said Zimmer-
man. The manner III WHICH 1AC
thwarted the government on the air
planes was simple. He went to the
Pacific coast, where he organized the
snruce workers in sympathy with his
cause. Then Neff did thing before
unheard of in 1. w. W. history; ne re-
signed. Next he was heard OF on the
Atlantic coast, where he organized the
longshoremen in the Red cause ana
when the ships sailed for overseas
laden with food and ammunition Tor
our fighting men, practlcaly every
man below the upper decks nad takeh
solemn Red oath to do all IN ms ms
mower to delay and hinder our forces.
Zimmerman then repeated the oath
taken by the men. He quoted status.
tics showing how the organization OF
7. w. WIS had grown from 10000 at
the beginning of the war to their pres
ent strength of 100000 men.
Topeka Was Represented.
He described the convention of
COMMITTEE of Forty eight" meet
ing of all the long haired men ana
short haired women" at st. Louis re-
Gently. and said that Topeka was rep.
resented at that meeting. zimmerman
attended the meeting and took out
card in the Committee of Forty
eight" to find out more about its inner
workings.
when the platform of the conven-
ton was finally set forth, gentlemen,
7 assure YOU that General Trotzky and
Lenine were thoroly satisfied" he de-
clared. '"Planks in the platform in
dorsed the public ownership of all in
dustries, and also the release OF all
political prisoners"
when that meeting closed there
were 100000 people banded and
sworn together in favor of declaring
| and making a general strike and tie-up
of all industries" said Zimmerman.
Propaganda Among Teachers.
Zimmerman also spoke of the Red
work among the school teachers OF
the state. He said the editor of the
Kansas School Journal, a publication
read by every school teacher in the
state, was a Red" and he further
stated that "one-third of the crowd al
that convention of committee OF
forty-eight were those long-haired
coolies of the intellectual type, col
lege professors who are corrupting the
ideas and morals of our children II
the schools" He spoke of the two at
tempted strikes, the railroad walkout
and the big steel strikes and sale