South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25

nificant fact that many of the same
persons and newspapers that for
two years were taking pro-Germau
plots are now promoting "the red
terror"
Let us stop being scared az our
own shadows. Ii is time for
calmness, for critical and dispa
sionate search Tor truth. for facts
We are over-fed with alarmirr
rumors and wild Imagining One
aspiraut for high office issues "a
pamphlet wildly inquiring whether
America is worth saving" II DIS.
and IL is fairly safe, even II he is
not elected TO the office TO which he
aspires. There viii Doe no SUM
strokes in Massachusetts this month
There will be no red revolution this
year.
cannot say there will not be
some bomb-thrower. a fraction of
one per cent Of the pro-German
plots actually existed. There are
reds.-probably there are DANCE
Gus reds. But they are not half as
dangerous as the prating pseudo
patriots who, under the gu-se ur
Americanism. are preaching mEr-
der. shooting at-sunrise, and 10
whom our church parlors and oth-
or public forums have hitherto been
open.
Pres't Hadley advocated some
years ago social ostracism ass the
punishment for anti-sociaI money
getting Personally. doubt the
desirability of dealing by law with
the pseudo-patriot orators who
would murder by shooting first and
have trials afterwards But I do SCI
riously suggest that social ostracism
that Pres't Hadley advocated as 20
anti-social money getters should De
applied by our churches clubs and
other public forums, 70 the hyp-
ocritcal and noisy un-Americans
who in this community for some
years have, unchecked. been advo-
eating crime and violence
Real Americans, men who believe
in law, order. liberty. liberation az
others views on political and reiig-
ious subjects. are not given 20 adj
vertising themselves and their pat
riotisu. They have too much re-
spect for Anerican.sm and for pa
triotism 20 disgrace these fine words
as they are being daily disgraced ~
those using them for personal or
political notoriety. or even in some
instances. as weapons IN industrial
conflicts
The heresy- hunter has through
out history been one OF the meaneSt
Of men. To IS time that $50 had
freedom OF speech for the just cone
tempt that every Wh0lesome-mindeI
citizen has and should have for the
pretensious, noisy. heresy-h hunted
Of these hysterical times
T. is a m and proper time Tor
really liberal organizations II every
kind.-to consider and discuss free
dom OF speech and the other great
guarantees Of liberty. II is "a de-
pressing. almost appalling fact
that. as an aftermath OF our rar
20 make the world safe for deuoe-
racy." real democracy now seems
unsafe I'm America. T. Is increas-
inclv clear that Americas loss ~
valuable lives and az money in ths
war was as nothing compared to her
loss OF moral social, and political
values.
I shall enter upon no accurate
and detailed discussion OF the COM
stitutiona, limits OF free speech q
may be desirable that citizen. who
is also q Judge should not allow his
mind 10 crystaliize on some ~ tle
finer shades OF that question. but as
a citizen ] voice a protest against The
prevailius propaganda OF fear a,s-
terra and asitltion conC-rninE iu-t-
INK the freedom 90 which we ana
our English brethren hAye been ac-
customed