The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1920-06-17
MAY a 1920

May 4, 1920.
Mr.. HARDY of Colorado Mr. Chair
man. we have passed another May Day
without serious outbreak on the part
of the Reds in this country. although
there are many who would like to
turn the day into a carnival of crime
the world over and start the reyolu-
ton.
However. the Boisheyist propaganda
is getting in its work You will hear
kind word for the experiment in
Russia occasionally in almost any cir
Gle OF society. You can hear the So
Wet rule heartily Endorsed by some
In all walks OF life You can find en-
thusiastic advocates OF bolsheyism in
this country II you care to look them
up. and you need not leave Washing
ton. ID. C.. to do II. And you may find
some on the pay roll OF the Govern
ment
Bolshevist propaganda is being cir
culated in this country in large quaint
tiles and in unsuspocting ways.
The hightoned stun hnds its way
10 the Congressman's desk and into
many offices and homes II is well
printed on good paper and carries the
air OF respectability 1t talks OF great
business opportunities for capital in
Russia II tells OF bloodshed and rev
olutior, but pictures the beautiful
Utopia which bolsheyism has given TO
the world In the shape OF soviet Rus
sla. II boasts OF freedom and equality
OF Government that relieves the in
diyidual of all Initiative and RESPONSE
biiity. II appeals TO American man
ufacturers and capitalists 10 open up
negotiations and reap a harvest. and
offers an easy peace with all the
Into our best magazines. An Official
soviet weekly journal Of this high
toned class Is circulated in this eoun-
try-Soviet Russia.
Quite another sort OF propaganda is
being spread In other circles II Is
the snsrchistic. revolutionary. red ink
stuff II urges the proleiariat to
arise and conquer the world. to start
the general strike. ;Q>end the capital
tsttc reign, to take over the property
that is theirs This sort OF propa-
gands Il circulated In the dark and IN
underground WAYS. u breeds discon-
tent. strikes. riots. bioodshcd. revo.
luton. war. Such printed matter
has been gathered up BY the ton by
secret service men. But meetings are
being held regularly at which poi-
sheyixm is preached openly. Socie-
ties are being formed. newspapers and
magazines are published in the inter
est Of revolution
or course. this sort OF talk il not
new Communism has been talked
for a hundred year.. Karl Marx was
was Its leading advocate about 1sfI.
The Marx theories have been advoca;-
ed by Socialists In all civilized coun
tries for 20 or so years But about
az far as this social revolution ever
-gci. untii recently. was the murder Of
some king. prince or president by a
crazy anarchist
The people have become accns-
itomed TO the shrieks of the anarchist
rand ahey pay FAR too little attention
to the hangers of the day Russia Is
far away and Che Stoey OF the red rev
olution reads like a story book-eyen
like n Dickens or a Carlisle on the
French revolution of another century.
n doen not sound like an affair OF our
day-so the majority OF people give II
little serious consideration.
believe that the subieci of Soviet
Russia and her propaganda. ss well as
communistIc. activities in America.
shonid b. considered In every club.
organization and gathering in Amer
lea Lets look the question straight
In the face-----.---ak-e;ssia~ -Rssa-a