The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1920-02-12
WARNS NATION
OF RED Peril
y. 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
shsvist Propaganda.

LOT tne phtti-
otto support Of all true Americans in
its fight to protect their homes, re-
.yion and property from the spread
ing menace Of Bolshevism, the United
States Department Of Justice has is
sued a warning against the insidious
new year. II reads:
'It would be extremely helpful to the
cause Of good government, the main
tenance OF Lave and order and the pres
ervatisn of peace and happiness in our
country IL the people on this New
Years day would resolve to study, un
derstand and appreciate the so-called
Red movement They can counter
act It 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 insidious 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. IL
does not represent the radicalism Of
progress. It represents a specific doc
tnne-namely. the introduction of die
tatorships the world over by force and
violence. II Is not a 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 Bolshevists there
is n 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 a movement or
ganized against Democracy and In IA
vor of the power Of the few built by
force. Bolshevism. s~yndicalism. the
Soviet Government, sabotage. etc, are
only names for old theories Of violence
and criminality.
Russian Labor Crushed.
Though 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 sub~ordinated
to the will Of the few demagogues in
control In Russia. This Bolshevist ex-
pertinent on the living body Of the
Russian people has . proven in any
sense Of the word an G 'eriment In
Democracy. The Bolshevist leaders
frankly repudiate democratic princi-
pies as We understand them. 1t has
been a gamble which mean for Rus
sia. and, indeed, for the whole Of hui
manity, enormous losses In lives as
well as In material resources. The
B~olshevists have run up a colossal bill
which the Russian workmen and peas
ants will have to pay.
sRsds" Menace America.
Having lived ut 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.
"Its sympathixers In this country are
composed chiefly Of criminals, mis-
taken idealists, social bigots and many
unfortunate mel and women suffering
with varying forms Of hyperesthesia.
They are enemies Of the government.
ct the church and of the home and ad-
vocate principles which mean the aboli.
ton Of all three Of these safeguards of
civilization.
Would Rsb Everybody.
Twenty million people in this oun
try own Liberty Bonds. These the
Reds propose to take away 9.SS0,00G
people In the United States own farms
and 3,Sss.ooo more own homes, which
they would forfeit; 100000 odd peo-
pie have savings accounts In savings
hanks 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, 10000. 900 hard.
working and saving people who own
property, love liberty and worship Goo
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, theil
homes, their family and their religious
faith In the keeping and their property
under the domination Of q small grouI
Of Lenines and Trotzkys.
! Protection Promised.
"This department. as far as existing
laws allow. intends during the forth
coming year to keep mp an unfiinching
persistent aggressive warfare agains
any movement. no matter how cIoaket
or dissembled. having for Its purpos,
either the promulgation Of these idea'
Or the excitation Of sympathy To-
I those who spread them. The move
ment viii not be permitted to 60 IA
enough in this country to disturb on
peace and w~ell-being or create an,
widespread distrust Of the people,
I government. 1t will fall away befor
the light Of popular knowledge ant
aggregation Of its aims and purposes.