Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1920-04-21
RAID IS MOVE
TO NIP REVOLT
Government Fights Efforts OF
Soviet to Rule America.
CHECK SEEN ON BUSINESS
Uprising Set for May I, investigators
Learn-Red Organization IN the
v. S. Is Powerful, With Big
Fund TO Draw on.


Fund 10 Draw on.
Chicago. April l6.-The FIRST move
of the government In an open fight
against revolutionary groups whose
ayowed purpose is the overthrow OF
ths constituted government Of the
United States, substituting therefor
rule Of the proletariat" patterned
after the Russian soviets. is seen in
the issuing of warrants for the arrest
Of outlaw" railroad union officials for
violation OF the Lever act.
II is known-has been known for
some time In official circles, due 10 the
vigilance Of certain volunteers espion-
organizations centered In Chicago
that an attempt az revolution was 10 be
made In the United States May ]. 1920
The date was originally November
Il. 10 follow the unauthorized steel
strike. II was postponed month 10
follow the tieup Of the coal mines:
then II was set for May /, 10 follow
general tieup of the country's indus
try through a nationwide railroad
strike-the country is In the midst Of
81 now-all unauthorized by the inter
national labor unions.
The power Of the old labor unions
10 hold the radical groups in check Is
lost. The preambles 10 the published
platform hooks OF the various "out-
law" labor OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES in
red paper-state that the purpose of
their existence is 10 form n grand
lodge OF locals. Independent Of the
international brotherhood Of railway
workers.
Powerful Organization. Claim.
The organization Is powerful. ac-
cordIng 10 William r. Moss. chairman
Of the committee on Americanization
OF the Chicago Association Of Com
merce, who has been touring the coun-
try speaking before business men.
manufacturers. bankers and en-
ployees' associations, trying TO warn
the country of the proposed attempt at
revolution.
Ambassador David r. Francis.
upon his return from Russia" said Mr.
Moss. showed that the soviet organ
izatlons In America had gained con-
troll OF S50.OOO.OOO Of imperial Rus
sian money In this country. The revo-
lutionary groups are not poor. They
have $4,000 speakers and organizers
scattered throughout the country. The
country should be aroused 10 this at
tempt by the minority 20 rule the ma
jority. II Is not a time 10 get exeit-
ell. the thing Is going 10 happen. This
Is the time for every man who is an
American and who has the nerve 20
say 50, 10 stand upon his own feet, TO
talk Sanely. 10 act sanely. for the sit
uation is one that calls for the SAFEST,
coolest. clearest thinking heads IN
America.
THE situation Is grave and cannot
be .overestimated. The revolt move
ment can be defeated II the American
pe0ple-by that / mean the people
who believe I'm this country-Can be
brought to realize the peril. Radical
| ism as well as bourhOnisn, the two
extremes that are causing the trou-
BILE. must be corrected. can only re
fer for Confederation to the book on
syndicallsm by Earl c. Ford and VIII
liam 2. Foster. who engineered the
steel strike. published in 1912"
Business Thrown into Confusion.
The situation Is known 10 business
men. contractors. bankers. etc. 1t il
next To impossible 10 get a contractor
10 make bids upon work now that can
not be completed before May ]. Bank
ers are considering methods Of refus-
ing more deposits. Business In
chaotic.
This idea of revolution is net a
scarehead one" said man. who can
not be quoted for the reason that he
IS one Of those who have been look
ing into the unmasked red Of the vol
cano and reporting its seething. 1T
began In Seattle more than eighteen
months ago. The Industrial Workers
Of the World, the Friends Of the
American Revolution. organizations Of
propasandlsts from Russia, Germany
aud elsewhere and numerous other
groups have been slowly lnrmonizing
The Seattle attempt failed not because
ole Hanson put his foot down but be
cause the people behind that attempt
were using IL simply ms means OF
learning their power. They learned
that society in America is dependent
for its existence upon basic Industries,
the utilities.
"A little moro than year ago Il
was tried in Winnipeg with n general
strike that tied up tho city for more
than month. They learned then iha;
II could be done. Bit by bit they tried
their power. first with the steel strike.
then the coal strike. then came strikes
called sporadically ~ tie public utility
plants: policemen and firemcn were
called out. LOW we have tie railroad
strike"