The New York herald., 1920-01-06
BoLsHEv1sM DISGUISED As LIBERALISM"

'gThe new pro-Soviet movement is best seen
under the cover of the subtle pseudo liberal
under the cloak of liberalism" This is from
statement issued by the Social Democratic League
Of America, representing the constitutional So
cialsts such as Charles Edward Russell J. e..
Phelps Stokes, Allan L. Benson and Others.
1t is true that so-called Boishevism is drive
against the forces of democracy and of progress
the world over. Not only that-in the language
OF the statement it is aimed exclusively against
sane reform, labor unions and moderate socialism
These elements-and what they stand for-wil De
the Immediate and greatest sufferers from any
success that Bolshevism may attain. This WORK
of spiritual destruction" continues the statement,
lis subsidized by rich American parlor Bolshevists
and supported by numerous pro- -Bolshevist high
brow and foreign language publications" IT IS
knitting democracy" and operates under various
aliases. and sometimes from the same headquar-
tors" The st tement coucudes:-"T iese rivals
who are obtaining progress by peaceful co-opera-
tive means-must be killed Off"
Bolshevism In Russia has proved itself re-
We ion to barbarism and rute force, and its fruits
are the antithess of what the world knows as CIV
ili7a 7ation-thos- t-ngs which the forces Of democ-
racy an progress have accomplished.
These pro-Sovet liberals" have swept "a large
part OF the fluent but politically unframed and
uniformed intellectuals off their feet until now
combined periodicals nave hundred thousand
readers" This Soviet organization is rallying
ground for all the violent pacifists, pro-Germans
and anti-Americans. Their motto Is "rue or ruin"
Where tney cannot capture they destroy.
The bitter and uncompromising support Of every
labor strike 'is enough to lose the strike and ir-
reparably damage labor unions" In the language
Of the statement, "if the strike is gaining they
preh for demands so excessive to embitter the
outside public. II the strike is losing they try to
embtter labor against our democratic form Of gov
ernment. Either plan tends to destroy the unions
or to convert .Aem from instruments OF construc-
tive democracy to instruments Of class war"
rmely unearthing by officials Of the Der'rt-
mt Of Justice Of documents published and circu-
lated by the Communist and Communist Labor
parties will serve to arouse labor unions and their
leaders to the dangers confronting them. Through
all these documents runs the determination Ito
destroy the government and substitute In its place
the dictatorship Of the proletariat." In them is
expressed ''btter hatred against trades unionsm
and the American Federation Of Labor"
Boshevsm. embracing all forms of dangerous
and destructive radicalism. is menace to union
ism. 1t has betrayed unionism from within and
knitted it from behind" II labor unions expect to
survive, If they desire TO retain any measure of
public support they should never cease opposing
and dcnouncing Bolshevism In all forms. Labor
organizations have place In the industrial affairs
Of the world If guided by the principles OF true
progress and sane democracy. Otherwise they
will go down In the general ruin wrought by the
Bolshevists disguised as liberals" Boshevists
are radical wolves in liberal sleeps clothing.