The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1920-02-06
U. S. Department of Justice Urges
Americans to Guard Against
BoIsheyiSm Menace.
CALLS RED PLANS CRIMINAL
Press. Church, Schools, Labor Unions
and Civic Bodies Called Upon to
Teach True Purpose of Sol
shevist Propaganda.

ugI0Il anu properly ITOlu Lfl6 SpEGdu-
ing menace of Bolshevism, the United
States Department OF Justice has is
sued warning against the insidious
propaganda of the Reds during the
new year. 1t reads:
1T 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, IN
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.
1.-THE Red movement does not mean
an attitude of protest against alleged
defects in our present political and
economic organization of society. It
does not represent the radicalism of
progress. II represents specific doc
iriEe namely, the introduction of die
tatorshipS the world over by fierce and
violence. It is not movement Of lib
erty-loving persons, but a distinctly
criminal and dishonest movement.
T.enine himself made the statement at
the Third Soviet Conference, Among
one hundred so-eaIled Bolshevists there
IS oue real Bolsheyik. thirty-nine GRIM
mails and sixty FOOLS 1t advocates the
destruction of all ownership in proper
", tie destruction of all religion and
geIlef IN God IT is a movement or
ganized against Democracy and in IA
vor Of the power of the few built by
force. Bolsheyism, syndicalism, the
Soviet Government, sabotage, etc, are
only names for old theories of violence
md er5Iainality.
Russian Labor Crushed.
Though their adherents in this coun-
Try are advocating and fomenting
strikes, Lenine and Trotzky forbid
frikes. and trade unions are being
roken up and completely subordinated
70 the will of the few demagogues in
control In Russia. This Bolsheyist ex-
pertinent 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 princi-
pies as we understand them. 1t has
been a gamble which meant for Rus
sia. and. indeed, for the whole of hui
manity, enormous losses IN lives as
we'll as in material resources. The
BolsheYists have run up 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 III human lives and other
peoples earnings are trying to move
20 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 i've years
OF var.
ITS sympathizers in this country are
composed chiefly Of criminals, mis-
taken iiealists, social bigots and many
unfortunate men and women suffering
with varying forms of hyperesthesia.
They are enemies of the government,
cf the church and of the home and adj
rocate principles which mean the aboli-
ton of oil three OF these safeguards Of
civilization.
Would Rob Everybody.
Twenty million people in this cour-
try own Liberty Bonds. These the
Reds propose TO take away; 9,S30O00
people In the United States own farms
and 3.S3S. 600 more own homes, which
they would forfeit; II 100000 odd peo-
pie have savings accounts in savings
banks ana 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 abol-
ish. In other words. 10000, coo 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 tue keeping and their property
under the domination OF small group
OF Lenines and Trotzkys.
Protection Promised.
This department, as far as existing
laws allow, intends during the forth
coming year to keep up an unflinching.
persistent, aggressive warfare against
any movement, no matter how yloaked
or dissembled, haying for its purpose
either the PRONUNCIATION of these ideas
or the excitation of sympathy for
those who spread them. The move
Enent win not be permitted to go far
enough in this country to disturb our
peace and well-being or create any
widespread dIstrusF of the peoples
| government II will faIl away before