The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-12-21
lI..I.Ii.Ti Talks TO
CIVIL engineers
Discusses BoIshevism In
Europe and This
Country

u BY request Congressman M. NJ
siI delivered for the third time
ins JSfmont his address, 1.-THE
four Great Crises In American
History" before the members OF the
g1rmont Chapter OF the American
Association OF Engineers at the
Palace restaurant last evening.
Persons who heard the major de.
Ever the address on former occa-
n SONS say that he was more elo-
F1uent than on the former occasions.
while 1t is not generally known
Major Nicely has delivered his ad'
dress which strikes at bolshevism
and the, communist element, which,
las he says, would reduce the
American form Of government to
constitutional ashes" Several
months ago Major Nicely occupied
( a place on the program with Simeon
10. Fess, Yellow Springs, o., in Bos.
ton. He later has addressed pa.
triotic bodies In other states.
According to Congressman Nicely
the four great crises In American
!. history were: 1.-THE Revolutionary
war; the struggle between the
states; the great world war and
bolshevism, which yet threatens
the world. At the close Of the
world war the participants had ex
( pected to have reign of peace.
hut they were disappointed to find
that .bolshevism-the rule of the
proIetariat or a workman's govern,
z n1ent, sowed the seed Of desolatiOn.
Instead Of the ideals being worked
sopt as was expected in Russia
famine and destruction have run
rampant and no one will raise
crops or work when others reap
"a proportionate share without do
Ing an equivalent amount of work
He scored Lenine and the effects Of
his rule. When the first interna.
tional council of the Soviet gov
sernment was called representatives
(; OF the Socialistic labor party, the
more. intlamed wing of the Social.
list party, and followers of the l..
W. W., were included in the invi.
tstion. Bringing the reign of ter.
ror to America Major Nicely re.
eerred to the riots in Omaha: at.
tempts to murder Attorney General
Palmer by dynamiting his resi-
dence; attempts to blow up judges
,sand public officials by sending
bombs through the mail Bringing
VT closer Major Nicely exhibited Il
copy OF circular that was taken
from a Russian in the Marion coun,
fy jail. IT was issued by the Rus.
sian Workmen's' Union,
Evidances OF holshovtsm are ap.
parent in this country yet. The
fact that Victor Burger. while I'M
der Indictment Of federal court,
could be elected to the national
house Of representatives was an
effront to the American people. The
fact that labor had made an effort
40 defeat all senators and congress.
men who voted against the Plumb
plan Of railroads is Il fact that the
same socialistiC tendencies arc
about. Although few protests came
from the corporate interests to the
Plumb plan as they did not con.
slider 1t serious hundreds OF thou |
sands OF signatures came from la.
Dor unions urging its passage. Con- f!
gresham used their better judg |
ment and opposed the bill although
It cost some of them the price of
reelection, including EsCh. one of
the joint makers OF the present bill
governing the railroads. Under it
Congressman Nicely said the rail.
road man is getting square deal
and received an increase OF wages
under It, The passage Of the Plumb !
plan would have cost the govern.
nent an outlay of Is billions of dol |
lars and would have forced the
value of Liberty bonds almost down
10 worthlessness.
Labor he said must turn out a
full days work and in return must
have a fair compensation and more
than neagre existence. AS boil