Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-02-06
WARNS NATION
OF RED PERIL
U. S. Department of Justice Urges
Americans to Guard Against
RoIShevism Menace.
CALLS RED PLANS CRIMINAL
Press, Church, Schools, Labor Unions
and Civic Bodies Called Upon to
Teach True Purpose Of Boil
shevist Propaganda.

Misunderstanding Tor the patrf-
otto support of all true Americans In
its fight to protect their homes, re-
ligion and property from the spread
ing ena of B~Olshevism, the United
States Department of Justice has is
sued a warning against the insidious
propaganda of the Reds" during the
new year. 1t reads:
"It would be extremely helpful to the
cause Of good government, the main
tenance OF law and order and the pres
ovation of peace and happiness In our
country If the people on this New
Years day would resolve to study, I'M
derstand and appreciate the .sO-called
Red movement. They can counter
act it most effectively by teaching it's
purpose through the press, the church,
the schools, patriotic organizations and
labor unions, all of which are within
the range Of its insidious attacks.
"Red" Theories Criminal.
"The Red movement does not mean
an attitude of protest against alleged
defects In our present political and
economic organization Of society. 1t
does not represent the radicalism of
progress. 1t represents a specific doe
trtne-Damely, the introduction of die
tatorships the world over by force and
violence. 1t is not a movement OF lib
erty-loving persons, but a distinctly
criminal and dishonest movement.
Lenine himself made the statement at
the Third Soviet Conference, Among
one hundred so-called B~olshevists there
is one real Bolshevik. ~thirty-nine GRIM
inals and sixty fools 1t advocates the
destruction of all ownership In proper
ty, the destruction of all religion and
,elicf in God. 1t Is q movement or
ganized against Democracy and In ia
vor of the power Of the few built by
force. B~olshevistn, syndicalism, the
oviet Government, sabotage, etc, are
My for old theories of violence
and crlminality.
Russian Labor Crushed.
Though their adherents In this coun-
try are advocating and fomenting
strikes, Lenine and Trotzky forbid
strikes, and trade unions are being
broken up and completely s~ubordinated
to the will of the few deInagogues in
control in Russia. This Bolshevist ex-
pertinent on the living body Of h
Russian people has not proven in any
sense Of the word an experiment in
Democracy. The Bolshevist leaders
frankly repudlate democratic princi-
pies as we understand them. It has
been n gamble which mean for Rus
sia, and, indeed, for the whole Sf hu-
mainly, enormous losses in lives as
well as in material The
Bolshevists have run up a 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 n women suffering
with varying forms Of hyperesthesia.
They are enemies Of the government,
vocate principles which mean the aboli-
ton Of all three Of these safeguards of
civilization.
Would Rob Everybody.
Twenty million people in this coun-
try own Liberty Bonds. These the
.R"ds' propose to take away /; $3.50, 600
people In the United States own farms
and 3,S3S,O00 more own homes, which
they would forfeit 1,000,0 900 odd peo-
pie have savings accounts In savings
banks and 100000 people have de-
posits In u national banks, at which
they aim. There are hundreds Of thou
sands Of churches and religious insti-
buttons, all Of which they would abol-
ish. In other words. 10000, 900 hard
working and saving people who own
property, love liberty and worship God
are asked to abandon all the ideals Of
religion, liberty and government, which
are the outcome Of the struggles Of
their fathers and their own develop
ment, and to place themselves, their
homes, their family and their religious
faith In the keeping and their property
under the domination Of a small group
Of Lenines and T~rotzkys.
Protection Promised.
This department, as far as existing
laws allow. intends during tho forth .
coming year to keep up an unfinching,
persistent, aggressive warfare against
any movement, no matter how cloaked
or dlssembled. having for Its purpose
either the PRONUNCIATION Of these Ideas
or the excitation Of sympathy for
those who spread them. The move
ment will not be permitted to 60 far
enough in this country to disturb our
peace and well-being OF create any
widespread distrust Of the peoples
government. 1t will fall away before =.
the light Of popular knowledge and
appreciation Of It's aims and purposes"