Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-02-13
WARNS NATION
or Ted PERIL
U. S. Department of Justice Urges
Americans to Guard Against
BoIsheviSm Menace.
CALLS FED PLANS CRIMINAL
Press, Church, Schools, Labor Unions
and Civic Bodies Called Upon to
Teach True Purpose of Boil
shevist Propaganda.

Washington for the patri-
otto support of all true Americans In
its fight to protect their homes, re-
Hgion and property from the spread
ing menace of Bolshevism the United
States Department of Justice has Is
sued a warning against the insidious
propaganda of the Reds" during the
new year. 1t 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, un-
derstand and appreciate the so-called
Red movement They can counter
act 1t 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 insdious attacks.
"Red" Theories Criminal.
'"The Red movement does not mean
an attitude of protest against alleged
defects In our present political and
CIOHOlulC Va SOCiClJ. II
does not represent the radicalism o.
progress It represents specific doc
trine-namely, the Introduction of die
tatorships the world over by force and
violence 1t is not a 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 Bolsheyists there
is one real Rolshevik, thirty-nine GRIM
inals and sixty FOOLS 1t advocates the
destruction Of all ownership in proper
ty, the destruction Of all religion and
belief In God It is a movement or
ganized against Democracy and In IA
vor 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 criminaity.
Russian Labor Crushed.
Though their adherents in this
country are advocating and fomenting
strikes, Lenine and Trotzky forbid
strikes, and trade unions are being
broken up and completely subordin- I
ated to the viii Of The few demagogues
in control of Russia This Bolsheyist
experiment 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 princ-
pies as we understand them. Tt has
been a gamble which meant for Rus
STA, and, indeed, for the whole of hui
manity, enormous losses in lives as
well as in material resources. The
Bolshevists have run up Il colossal bill
which the Russian workmen and peas
ants will 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
to 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 idealists, social bigots and many
unfortunate men and women suffering
with varying forms of hyperesthesia.
They are enemies of the government.
of the church and of the home and nd
vocate principles which mean the abol-
ition 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 $3.50 OOO
people In the United States own farms
and 3,S3S000 more own homes. which
they would forfeit; 100000 odd peo-
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-
tutions, all of which they would ahol. {
ish. In other words, 10000 600 hard.
working and saving people who own {
property, love liberty and worshln c,od
are asked TO abandon all the ideals 30
religion, liberty and government which :
are the outcome of the struggles Of r
their fathers and their own devalor
ment, a"i 10 place themselves nor (
homes their family and their religions 2
faith in the keeping and their prorortv /
under the domination OF a small .e.orT, \
of Lenines and Trotzkys =