Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1920-02-13
u. s. Department of Justice Urges
Americans to Guard Against
BoIshevism Menace.
CALLS RED PLANS CRIMINAL
Press, Church, Schools, Labor Unions
and CIVIC Bodies Called Upon to
Teach True Purpose Of Boil
y shevist Propaganda.

Its fight to protect their homes, re
ligion and property from the spread
ing menace of Bolshevism, the United
States Department of Justice has is
sued a warning against the insidious
propaganda of the "Reds" during the
new year. 1t reads: Z
at 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, un
derstand and appreciate the so-called
Red movement. They can counter,
act it most effectively by teaching Its
purpose through the press, the church,
the schools, patriotic organizations and
labor unions, all of which are within
the range of its ins!dous attacks.
"Red" Theories Criminal.
q 1.-THE Red movement does not mean
an attitude of protest against alleged
defects in our present political and
economic organization Of society. II
does not represent the radicalism OF
progress. 1t represents a specific doc
trine-nameIy, the introduction of die
tatorships the world over by force and
violence. It is not movement OF I'D
erty-loving persons, but Il distinctly
criminal and dishonest movement.
Lenine himself made the statement at
the Third Soviet Conference, Among
one hundred so-called BolShevists there
IS one real BoIShcvili, thirty-nine Grim
inals and sixty fools 1t advocates the
destruction of all ownership in proper
ty, the destruction of all religion and
belief in Cod 1t is Il movement or
ganiZed against Democracy and in IA
vor of the power of the few built by
force. Bolshevism, syndicaliSm, the
Soviet Government, sabotage, etc, are
only names for old theories Of violence
and crimnality.
Russian Labor Crushed.
Though their adherents in this coun-
try are. advocating and fomenting
Strikes, Lenine and Tr0tZky forbid
strikes, and trade unions are being
broken up and completely subordinated
to the will of the few dcmagogucs In
control in Russia. This Eolshevist ex-
pertinent on the living body of the
Russian people has not proven in any
sense of the word an { pertinent In
Democracy. The Bolsl!evist leaders
frankly 'repudiate democratic princi-
pies as we understand them. 1t has
been a gamble which meant for Rus
STA, and, indeed, for the whole of. hui
manity, enormous losses in lives as
we'll as in material resources. The
Bolshevists 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 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
t1fTn N U
>with varying forms of hyperesthesia.
They are enemies of the government,
Ct the church and Of the home and adj
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
Reds propose to take away; $500
people in tie United States own farms
and 3,S3S,000 more own homes, which
they would forfeit; 100000 odd peo-
pie have savings accounts in savings
banks and 100000 people have de-
poSits in our national banks, at which
they aim. There arc hundreds of thou
sands Of churches and religious insti-
buttons, all (which they would abol-
ish. In other words, 110,000,e00 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, theil
homes, their family and their religious
faith in the keeping and their property
under the domination Of a 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 ,cfoaket
or dissembled, having for its purpose
either the PRONUNCIATION of these ideas
or the eyCitation of sympathy fol
those who spread them. The move
ment will not be permitted to go fal
enough in this country to disturb oul
peace and well-being or create any
widespread distrust of the peoples
government 1t Will fall away before
The light of popular knowledge anf
appreciation Of its aims and.purposcs.