The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1920-02-05
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
shevist Propaganda.

otto support Of all true Americans II
its fight to protect their homes, re
llgion 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:
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, un.
derstand and appreciate the so-called
Red movement. They can counter
act 1t 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 insldlous 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 doc
trine-namely, the introduction of die
tatorshlps the world over by force and
violence. 1t is not 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 Bolshevlsts 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
belief In God. 1t Is movement or
ganlzed 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 criminality.
Russian Labor Crushed.
although 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 subordinated
to the will of the few demagogues in
control In Russia. This Bolshevist ex-
pertinent on the living body of the
Russian people has not proven in any
sense of the word an ,eriment In
Democracy. The Bolshevist leaders
frankly repudiate democratic princl-
pies as we understand them. 1t has
been a gamble which meant for Rus
STA, and, indeed, for the whole Of hui
mainly, enormous losses in lives as
well as in material resources. The
Bolshevlsts have run up colossal bill
which the Russian workmen and peas
ants will have to pay.
"Reds" Menace America.
"Havlng 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.
ats sympathlZers in this country are
composed chiefly of criminals, mis-
taken ideallsts, social bigots and many
unfortunate men and women suffering
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 9,S30,0
people in the United States own farms
and 3,S3S,OO0 more own homes, which
they would forfeit; 100000 odd peo-
pie have savings accounts in savings
banks and 100000 people have de-
poslts 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 100000 hard
working and saving people who own
property, love liberty ard 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 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 unfiinching,
persistent, aggressive warfare against
any movement, no matter how cloaked
or dissembled, 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 go far
enough in this country to disturb our
peace and well-being or create any
widespread distrust of the peoples
government. 1t will fall away before
the light of popular knowledge ant
appreciation Of its aims and purposes
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