The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1920-10-14
A THREAT AND AN ANSWER

The following is taken from circular
viii CHI is being sent out from the head
quarters of a violently radical group of
reds here in the United States:
1.-THE army of the capitalists are de-
lending their system by attacking you
We call upon you to defend yourselves
Dy attacking them-by making your Or
carnations mighty and powerful Get
ready for the final conflict, in which the
army of workers will meet the force OF
the capitalists and their state with the
force of the revolutionary proletariat.
I he "force of the revolutionary prole-
tariat" is looting, conf cation, the torch,
dynamite, the sword and the rifle In
briefer, but not less horrible Terms, it is
rapine, lust and murder. TIE creed of
The revolutionary proletariat" has been
world may read it. We had picture OF
its vindictive savagery only few weeks
ago in New York city when sc persons
were killed, more than 200 were wound
ed and more than million dollars worth
of pr operty was destroyed. Thus far in
this country the reds have not dared to
resort to open warfare, but there are
thousands of them plotting secretly and
have been tolerated SO long that they
boldly threaten, and now they dare to
issue this circular which is call to the
law less, the vicious, the hoodlum and
The loafer to be ready for an attempt to
Russianize the United States, to be ready
for an attack upon the capitalist and the
government. They tell US insolently
that it is to be fight to a finish, final
conflict" Let US not deceive ourselves
by thinking that this red war is to be
Waged solely against the multi-million-
aires. Their warfare is against capital
la rye or small, even against the humblest
home owned by the humblest citizen.
1t is war against the schools, against the
church es and against the family circle
1t is frenzied effort of Revolutionary
proletari at' whose avowed purpose is to
tear down, to destroy, to blot out the
progress of centuries, and set humanity
back to the servility and barbarity of the
days Of Nero and Caligula. Not content
with destroying Russia, they are spread
world. All America is aware of this and
strange to say the American government
seems to be blind to what is going on.
Deporta ton was farce. So completely
was it a farce that the American Legion
at the closing of its second annual con-
yention said:
Whereas, from the report of our spe-
cial investigating committee we are con-
WINGED that Louis F. Post, Assistant Sec
rotary of Labor, has been guilty of OBJ
structing the enforcement of the Alien
Deportation laws and that his continu-
ance in office constitutes a serious men,
ace to public security.
''Be it resolved that we adopt and ap-
prove the report of the investigating
committee, and that the national COM
mander be directed to take all steps nee
essary to secure the dismissal of the said
Louis F. Post at the earliest possible mo-
meat.
The report of the investigating COM
v1nittee was signed by M. K. Gordon of
Kentucky, chairman, Wilbur c. Hall of
Virginia and Champion Harris of Ala
bama, Storey of Texas and Drain of the
District of Columbia. All these men were
De mocrats and this demonstrates that the
above preamble and resolution were not
promulgated for political effect but were
honest and fearless utterances of men
who are first of all patriotic Americans,
men who can be depended on to defend
their homes and their country from the
red terror. When these men and the
other men who love their country, and
own and love their homes join hands for
the ''final conflict" invoked by the proc
DANA ton of the disciples of Lenine and
Trotsky, they will purge this country of
Bolshevists as thoroughly as Joshua
purge1 Judah and Jerusalem from false
pr ests and their iniquities.
AMERICA FIRST