The New York herald., 1920-01-31

bers OF the National Civic Federation, at
the final session of their twentieth annual
meeting in the Hotel Astor. yesterday
afternoon appointed a committee to make
a thorough investigation and exposition
Of the principles. practices and tactics Of
the Socialist party in this country.
Socialism. Bolshevisn and I. w. W.dsm
were called the miserable triplets of de-
struction" by Peter w. Collins, director
general of the employment and recon-
struction service of the knights of Colum-
bus. in an address in which he asserted
that there Is more Bolshevism TO the
square inch in New York city and more
Bolsheyisnl to the square foot In the
United States than there is in the whole
expanse of Soviet Russia"
And from two sources this revolution
ary propaganda is being most insldiousiy
spread" Mr.. Collins declared. first oy
the so-cailed pink tea officers OF the par
Tor radical variety. and then by the o.nsr
rypN whom we might properly desls-
nate as the wool alcohol preletarians.
have less to fear from the danger OF
the wood alcohol philosopher than ]. nave
from the parlor radical, because tne par
Ior radical can get into centres with ms
so-called type. and with ms ,ls so.caiieu
presence of contact, that the outspoker
revolutionary. un-hypo-critcal l. W. w.
could not enter.
Insidious Propaandn.
"goIsheyism-and don't let any ono de-
,>sive YOU that there is a difference De-
tween Bolshevism and Socialisnl-nas d
language of two separate ana olstlice
branches First, it has the ianguase ol
the university under which IL macs lIoili
the ear and mind Of the average n'aH
ard woman, a doctrine which II they
raaJJv knew what it was, they would run
awavs from il, so fast that they Woulo
hprn the soles Of their shoes OH. On
the other hand it has the language OF inc
soap box. the language useo IN manu- III
}acturinr bitterness and hatred ana NE
climate discomfort ~ Ino iieS ''
working class" :.
NJ Collins asserted that Socialism is
misleading thousands of well-intentloneu
-,,en and women" He asked ii socialism
sver put a. dollar in the pocket Oh ene
laboring man and declared its aims "erc
.hso,utely destructive to the very prin-
c,naIs ,Inon which the American govern
r,,ent was founded. The speaker calleu
attention to the fact that one OF the most
radical Socialist publications OF tne oay =
published in the SHADOW OIL inoePe"'eN~
Hall in Phila delpfia
unfortunately today you hear so mucn
nboi,t the foreigner and the aien, nc
. continued. Don't be AFRAID or the lof-
nie,,er. Seventy-seven per cent or the
Socialist party III Ai1tIlSsh 'bSAcAS s'S
we're native Americans. Be atraio or
+be fellow who traces his ancestry oacA
IN the Mayflower. Some are doihS 9o'
even back to Columbus, If they can trace
Il that far. They can get IN wnere the
alien could never get in. we VIII teaei
the alien Americanisrn. lie 10 e'ili'ieu -
that and he will get II.
s.x. Government Has Names.
~, ro,,,r. said a secret service agent
<.1d hin, the government is in possession
- .he name of every parlor BolsneVlst
a. .he country and particularly OIL lhooe
who have been financing radicai propa.
randa. He told OF having aeheo ..e ie
agent why the government dia % Eo' er'. aa
fhcse names public and quoted Ine se.. y, "
~ tnose Ian as having said:--"God only
knows why s.s.rrc
..rhese rniserably triplets OF destrqc-
>,on-Bolshevism, Socialism and /. w.
Wsisn1-are of the same treasonapie ries,' ,'N
and blood" Mr.. Collins went on n..o
;s NO question about that. Any man "Ilo ~
i..a,ys ANYTHING about Boishevism knows
:. Tbe theory of Socialism is the dfctrihe
~ ella SIS struggle, is the most DANGEROUS
.nd insidious that ever entered the neal lS' :,
+ and souls and conscience OF an inoiVioud'
or people. -, -rsu.
,,n and clean house, then we VIII nave
scrnething to do with real revolution
yn this country. Capital must wake UP
" must meet labor properly. IL mus.
understand its aims, hopes and desires anu
SIS aspirations, ana we niust iieeI 49, 49,.
labor around the conference table. never
met n working man in my life who dio
rot give full vaiue--one hundred per cent
when that workingman was treated as .
human being and when 1t was recognized
that he was something other than q mere
cog in the machinery of industry.
In ending his address. Mr. Collins
sverred that the American people are
ssleep TO the peril OF Socialism. Boshevisn1
and T. w. W.'ism. He asserted mat tne
'.intellectual morphine tablets handed OUT
by the Boisheviki have put them to sleep.
The speaker declared 1t was time they
woke up. stopped their mollycoddling
and faced the doctrines OF terrorism and
destruction ''as red blooded American rner
and women should" Ile declared you
cannot beat Socialism with money you
have got to fight it with brains. 1t mus
he an argument for an argument
BoIshe yism Certain TO Fail.
Lieutenant A. w. Illiefoth. formerly o.
ne American Military Intelligence Service
AZ r7ussia. described Bolshevism in opera
tjori.H He gave IL as his opinion that, de
spite the recent reverses suffered py IN,
anti-Bolshevik forces, Bolshevism would
die eventually and government com
/ nosed of the Cadets, Liberal Socialists anc
peasants would rise up in it's place IL
counselled American business men agains
doing business with Soviet Russia, assert
ing the money they would receive in return
FOR their goods has been stolen from the
Roumanian people and the middle class
business men of Russia by the Bo'sheviki
Dr. Condre Il. Palen introduced tn
proposal for the investigation of the so
cialist party. He prefaced his remark
with denunciation of Socialism. and as
serted that IL the trial of the five Assem-
blymen now going on at Albany is a blum
der, lit is happy blunder." He said tina
it would at least focus the eyes OF tn
American people upon grave danger.
Even should the Socialists disprove tn
charge that they advocate Illegal and un
constitutional methods" Dr. Pallen said
1T is vitally important for tho people, no
only Of New York. but of the nation, Z
learn just what 1t is that tho Socialis
party proposes TO do through the ballo
box. However the contest now beginning
at Albany may result, much bigge
question arises than those involved in tn
seating or exclusion of the five Assembly
men, important as those issues are, ant
that question is whether the American
people want what the Socialists want, no
matter how they propose TO bring
about"