Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1920-03-22

CALLS RE =t,iI PLANS cRlM'ilNlaIEi

Washlngton.-Calling for the patrt'
| otic support Of all true Americans IN
It's 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:
"It 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 iii our
| country If the people on this New
| Years day would resolve to study, I'm
! derstand and appreciate the so-called
red. movement They can counter
act it most effectively bT teaching It's
purpose. through the press, the church.,
the schools, patriotic organizations and
lahof unions, all Of which are within
the range OF it's insi6ious attacks.
III; ."Redn Theories Criminal.
i..aThe Red movement does nct mean
anattItude Of protest against alleged
defects IN Il present political :
ccohpfpic organization OF soci2ty. It
does not represent the radicsllzm G.
progress. It represents 2 Gpsc!1c aoc-
+, tstne-namely, the introduction o. We
tatbf:ships the world over rs force \
yfSience. 1t is not a movement o. I'D
erty-loyitg persons. but 6 cisua~t."
criminal and dishonest n~oT3Ens-c-
Eenine. himself made ths sl1tGnc,. -
the Third Soviet Conference. ;Anioag
dHehundred ~so-calied B0lsheviatS n2Ta
None rsal Bolshevik, G,irty-Dins cSin.-
HalSanI;sixty FOOLS Ii advocates TIC
dH~sdncti6H Uf all owncrshiD = p-ore.-
H,FNite; dsstpdtstlen OF a.! religion @nG
bsiissgs ;ia;Goa4 'Itsis a mcr3mcc- c.
aaSSAsssTiasSainst; Democracy ana in "a
y6B5i Tfsthe power of the few bal: oS
force. Bolshevism, syndicalism, the
Soviet Government, sabotage, etc, ars
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 arc being
broken up hnd completely subordinatcd
to the will Of the few demagogues IN
control in Russia. This Bolsherist OK
pertinent on tile living body Of the
Russian people has no proven in any
sense OF the word an C. 'crimcnt in
Democracy. The Bolshevist leaders
frankly %repudiats democratic princi-
pies as we understand them. II has
! been a gamble which meant for rus
STA, and, indeed, for the whole Of I'M.
iaanitS. enormous losses in lives as
we'll as in material resources. The
Bolshevists have run up q colossal bill
which the Russian worllmen 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
people, earnings are trying TO move
to Pew fields 10 the east and 10 tic
west, hoping TO take advantage Of Tire
economic distress and confusion of
Hllill III NilIIH uliiI''tIIIls NV llNSl'
after the terrific strain OF five years
Of war.
ITS s.smpathlzcrs in this country are
composed chiefly Of criminals, mis-.
taken idealists, social higotS and many.
unfortunate mel and women suffering
with varying forms OF byperesthesia.
They are enemies Of the government,
rf the church and Of the home and nd.
vocatc principles which mca 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 tho
Reds propose TO take away 9,S3O.0O0
people in the United States own farms
and S.S3S.0O0 more own homes, which
they would forfeit; IL, 100000 odd poo
Pile have savings accounts in savings
banks and 1S,000.000 people have de.
posts in our national banks, at which
they aim. There are hundreds OF thcu-
sands of churches and religious inSti-