The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1920-01-08
PALMER PLEDGES
WAR ON THE REDS
United States to 0eport 1000
Radical Leaders Soon.
CLOSE WATCH ON BoLsHEvIKI
Attorney General Urges Americans to
Study. Understand and Appreciate
so-csIIed Red Movernent-Must
Counterfeit Its Teachings.

more bOlShevists In various parts OF
the country for deportation tn Europe.
Attorney General Palmer urged the
American people to take New Years
resolution Ito study. understand. and
appreciate the so-called Red move
ment"
The attorney general said that the
rec propaganda can be counteracted
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 insiduous attacks"
Says Pursuit Is Active.
The attorney general in his state
ment says his department has been
actively pursuing the reds. This ac-
tivity resulted In a deportation Of 249
reds on the soviet ark" last week and
1000 foreign agitators, the department
says, will be arrested within the next
two months
This department, as far as exist
ing laws allow. intends during the
forthcoming year TO keep up persist
ent. aggressive warfare against any
movement. no matter how cloaked or
dissembled having for its purpose
either the PRONUNCIATION Of these ideas
or the excitation of sympathy for
those who spread them" said Mr
Palmer.
THE red movement will not be
permitted to go far enough In this
country to disturb our peace and we'll
being. or create any widespread dis
trust of the peoples government. 1t
will fall away before the light Of pop
ular knowledge and appreciation Of Its
aims and purposes
According to Mr.. Palmer the devo-
tees Of bolshevism In the United States
ARE composed chiefly of criminals,
mistaken idealists. social bigots and
many unfortunate men and women.
suffering with varying forms of hyper
esthesia. They are enemies of the gov
eminent, of the church. and OF the
home. and advocate principles which
mean the abolition of all three Of those
safeguards of civilization"
Reds Seek Force Rule
The red movement does not mean an
attitude of protest against alleged de-
fects in our present political and eco
monte organization of society. said the
attorney general.
ut does not represent the radicalism
of progress" he continued. st rep
resents specific doctrine. namely, the
introduction of relationships the world
over by force and violence. 1t is not a
movement of liberty-loving persons,
but a distinctly criminal and dishonest
movement.
"Lenine himself made the statement
at the third soviet conference. Among
100 so-called bolsheviks there is one
real bolshevik. thirty-nine criminals,
and sixty fools II advocates the de-
struction of all ownership in property.
the destruction Of all religion and be-
lief In God. II Is a movement organ
lied against democracy and In favor OF
the power of the few built by force.
Bolshevism. syndlcalism. the soviet
governments. sabotage. etc. are only
new names for old theories of violence
and criminality."
While bolshevists in this country are
fomenting strikes. Mr.. Palmer pointed
out. Lenine and Trotzky forbid strikes
and suppress labor unions. With the
soviet constitution suspended and the
/ dictatorship Of the proletariat" re-
placed by military dictatorship of
subsidized and corrupt portion Of the
proletariat" the bolshevist experiment
in Russia. he said. had been the an
tithesis of democracy.