Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-01-31
DANCER IS HERE:
GREATER IOWA OFFICIAL Mas
STARTLING EVIDENCE.
Shows Documents Proving Radical
Monaco TO Government 10 Greater
Thar Public Rsalixes--iowa Not
Immune and Many Attended Con-
vsntion OF Committee u 49,"

Otumwa, Jan. 31.--1nvestlSatons oy
representatives of the army intelli-
gence corps during December. 1919, re-
veallng n plot Matched by the radical
element IN the country TO bring about
n revolution, overthrw the govern
ment, and to blow up the Rock Island
arsenal at Rock Island, H., were dis
closed by II. T.. Moss, assistant secre-
tary OF the Creator Iowa Association TO
more than 100 business and profession
al men of Ottumwa and Wapello coun-
ty at the commercial club here.
Seriousness Revealed.
Tho plot against the government ana
the Rock Island arsenal was only one
Of a large number OF Sensational dis
closures which Mr.. Moss made ut the
meeting, every one Of which he backed
up with documentary evidence collect
ed from radical sources throughout the
state and country. md that the condi-
tons facing tho country today as re-
sudt Of the spread of radicalism are
more serious than those of the world
war.
hon people IN the United States involv-
ed IN the IA deal movement today" he
said. with S., 900 people devotlng their
entire time TO preaching radicolism
The movement Is financed largely by
German money with the movement
directed from Russia and Lenine the
directing genius. The movement Is In
ternationel in its aspects and If II suc-
ceeds there viii he no United States,
no United Kingdom, no France. and no
national boundry lines"
Red Propaganda Studied
Mr. Moss related the many means
the-,eaders are taking to spread radi-
calism and showed to those in attend
ance. booklets. posters, pamphlets and
other forms Of literature which the in
vestigators had discovered. being cir
culated throughout the country as
propaganda for the movement.
I'VE think hero in Iowa that the
movement doesn't concern us" he said.
'T haven't been in a single place In the
state that I haven't found where some
radical has been at work. Even the
smallest communities have been visited
~ "a . SlLAbNtS VI iihiNbi llltIdkulG anu
have secured followers"
Twelve Iowans at Convention.
As proof OF the spread Of the "a deal
movement in Iowa. Mr. Moss stated
that twelve Towans attended the ma
tional convention OF the "committee OF
+s," in st. Louis, among whom were
James Pierce publisher OF the Iowa
HON estead, and two OF his employees,
Austin Haines and Frank Q. Stuart.
THE convention of the COMMITTEE
Of So was a meeting OF longhatred
men and short-haired women" he
saod. The free-love doctrine pre-
vailed, and the convention applauded
every act of soviet Russia, condemned
the American Legion and Endorsed
every act OF the radical movement
The committee Of As desires to be.
come the political arm of the radica-
movement"
Mr.. Moss stated. and produced evil
dence in the form Of letters to prove
! his statements, that the printing Of
| the propaganda and literature for the
! Committee of A. is being done 81
| the iowa Homestead" plant in Des
| Moines and that 1t is being circulate &c
/ from there.
He told Of visits he had made tc
many Iowa cities where he found the
I. W. W. and radical movement firm
ly cntrenched with a big membership
He read to the audience the I. W. w
oath and the song of the organization
copies OF which had been secured bJ
investigators for the military intel
llgence corps.
Working for Revolution.
That the radical movement is work
ing for a revolution in this country
was shown when Mr.. Moss produced
a copy Of q bond issued by the radt'
calls to finance the revolution, th'
bond carrying the information that in
terest would be paid the day after tbs
revolution.
He appealed to those present u
Join In the fight against the radlca
movement and urged counter propa
ganda as the best way 10 light it. HI
told Of the work Of the Greater low;
Association along this line and III
campaign It has worked out 10 otfse
the effects of radicalism in Iowa.