Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1920-03-05
RED FLAG OR The
STARS AND STRIPES
FOR This COUNTRY?
VIGOROUS APPEAL FOR AMER
iCANlSM BY WELL KNOWN
IDAHO MAN.
Picture Of Terrible Conditions That
Are Being Urged as the Foundation
Stones for the New Form of Gov
eminent this Nation Should Have.
BY HON. PRANK r. GOODFNG

We hear much about loyalty today,
but | am unable to understand the
man who can be dislOyal TO such
country as this-a country where
every man can be Il freeman, and soon
every woman VIII be a frce-Woman,
with equal rights to participate in its
affairs and direct them for the best
interest of all The people. Yet there
are those in oar midst who are organ
iZing to tear down this government
and destroy it.
A great bishop said not many years
ago, IF this government should ever
fall, when the story is written of its
downfall. il viii say that il crumbled
and went down to destruction be-
cause The business men failed to do
their duty to their government 1t Is
said that they have become such
slaves to their business that hun
dreds of thousands of them never
take time to 20 TO the polls and vote.
Must Combat Menace.
1 have refused TO permit myself to
think that there is any grave danger
eff the downfall OF this republic, but
when l look around and see the gov
ernments that have been destroyed III
a night, and see the spirit of unrest
that exists IN every country on earth,
/ am impressed with the thought that
unless the business men of this c0un-
try become aroused to the danger
that confrOnts Us, and organize against
the radical element the story of the
downfall of this republic may yet he
written. and we may have 10 fight
to see whether the Stars and Stripes
shall still be our emblem of liberty |
or by the red glare of the bomb al |
night. the red flag shall take its place !
Roosevelt Was Right.
Theodore Roosevelt right. as usual I
when ne said that TOwnley and his Leaders /
were as dangerous to this form OF cover
rnent as Lenine and Trotzky were 10 Russla- /
Those who nail their red flag to the mast
and defend it. and openly preach destruction +
of this form OF government, such as BIZ nay
wood, Debs. Berger and that notorious social
ist, Kate Odare. who said The nio'hsis %
this country who sent thelf boys 10 war ~
no better than the brood soWs on a norm
Dakota farm" are not half as dangerous 10
this country as Towuley and his Leaders
who pretend to be loyal. but who preach
class hatred and division of the people.
To,vnIev's organization that he called the
Non-Partisan League Is the most dangerous
organization that this country has ever known
1t is a common thing to hear Townleys aei-
tators saying that the BolsheVik government
OF Rtssia Is the best form Of government tine
world has ever known That Is not s.iAnae'
for il is the form Of government they believe
in It is Socialism. There is no difference
between Socialism and Bolshevism. Bolshe-
vism is just new name for Socialism
Russia a Hell on Earth.
Let me tell you something about what the
Bolshevik is doing in Russia BolsheviN Is
the name Of the Soviet Socialist party that
4.,I-~ n
STA means the same thing as Non-Partisan
means in this country.
Under the new Soviet constitution Of Rus /
sia no man who employs labor, either 'n the {
farm in the mill or in the shop, or any other ;
line of industry, is permitted to vote or e.
ercise any right in the affairs of his Eove~r
ment Only the working men. as they cal
ahem can be permitted TO vote, and to hold
office and to carry arms
The land all belongs 10 the government.
and a mans right to till the soil, and where
a man shall make his home. is under govern q
ment control Live stock all belongs TO the q
government and Is leased out to the farmer =
on the shares. To show their contempt for {
the farmer in Russia. he Is given but very ;,
little representation In the affairs of his gov
srnment All priests and ministers and all (
those who had been employed in religious work q
are denied the right of franchise
A hundred thousand lives every month IN 70
the great cities of Petrosrsd and Moscow IL 1
the toll that is taken to Keep the soviet 90 4
sisllst republic in power in Russia :
Whenever = man opposes Lenin<s govern q
n<nt he is shot and his whole family Ia de- d
stroyed. so there Is one left Of his race a
r avense his death 1t is war OF extermi- s.
nation in Russia. OF
"a Marriage Moekery. e,
But worse. hundred times worse than all W
IAis, is their attack the motherhood. on al
The worns nhood and on Christianity in Rus =,
ia for when you break down those great =,
Influences that have brought civilization up te ~
he high standard Of today, there il nothing u
in this world worth living for. ~
The constitution OF the Soviet Socialist gov pl
.rnment Of Russia has set aside all marriage III
avs Anticipating the conditions that such T
brutal relationship would bring about, the &,
Boviet government has provided that children 4
,rought into the world under such conditions, -
nay become the property Of the state. -
Deny Right to Worship God. w
To show their contempt for Christianity ~
hey have denied the people the right TO wor- IN
hip Cod publicly privately Sunday schools IA
ave been prohibited. and they have set aside fir
n old law that compelled all newspapers to of
rint Easter morning in large type. the words, 81
Christ Is Risen" In the place of these no
lords the Soviet government forces the -
ewspapers on Easter morning 70 print in e.
old type the words "A hundred years ago 10
,dsy Karl Marx born" Karl Marx was at
ne founder Of Socialism. and today is the d.
aviour Of the Boshevik.
Let US not forget that Bolshevism is world tn
ide movement. and that Russia is making Of
n effort to invade other countries with her
rrnies. She is busy in this country with
.r propaganda and millions Of dollars have
zen spent here TO destroy this government and
tablish a Soviet Socialist republic, that
ownley and his agita.ors say is the best f1s
rm of government that the world has ever
aown To me hell LOOKS like paradise COM
sred TO the Bolshevik government of Russia.
But the mask has been torn off. and Town
v Gilbert and Brinton have been convicted Els
sedition, and Ray McKaig stands exposed
the courts of this state. do,
should Stop immigration tor
We have made mue ii ABOUT deporting cea
bile we have been at this work we have pei
rmitted more than two thousan nd foreign sal
s 70 land on our shore We should stop all the
migration TO America and we should Ameri- = I
hize those who are fit 70 become citizens nv