Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-03-29
MOB DIPLOMACY.

Shall our foreign policy be determined in DELHI
crate conference by regularly chosen represen-
tatves. shall it be shaped in disorderly demon
STATIONS of tumultuous mass meetings?
This is the question that is occurring to num-
Der of Americans as read reports of
night, when Senator King, of Utah, heckled
during debate with Senator France of Maryland
on the question of changing the American policy to-
ward Russia.
Senator King contended that the soviets wanted
to resume trade with the rest of the world only to
reestabsh their tottering regime and spread their
propaganda for worldwide destruction.
His opponent declared that Americas wagine
war on Germany by invading Russia was as bad as
Germanys invasion of Belgium" and denounced the
deportation of Ludwig c. A K Martens, self-styled
Bolshevik ambassador to the United States, IAN
indignity to Russia, and unconstitutional"
We believe that there is cause for alarm
in this country when there is shown such strong
evidence that red propaganda has succeeded in hood
winkng a member of the United States senate.
Another example of mob diplomacy, also fur
nished Sunday night, the insult offered to the
British flag during parade in honor of Lord Mayor
O'Calaghan, of Cork Ireland's famous dry-land
seaman. 1t seems a former major in the American
Red Cross, living in Boston, has been flying
the flags of the allies in daily rotation beside the
American emblem Men who had been watching
doctors home, and trampled on it in the street
Personally, we cannot see how this coarse ac
furthered the Irish in any way; but perhaps
some of Sim Fein apologists will be able to ex
plain.
The point that we are most interested in at the
moment is the objective to which all these il-con
sidered acts are leading us. We are not aarmists
but attentive study of the news of the day ead
US to fear that mob-rule is supplantng orderly gov
err in he m tiOn Of a
of population. $50
We would cease dwelling on this subject if thu
news of the day permitted us to do so. But while
these incidents continue to occur with increasing
frequency, cannot be silent, for believe
and no less an organization than the American lie
gon agrees with us-that the dissemination of for
egn propaganda is the greatest national danger tina
now confronts While voice may be a small
one in the general clamor yet is voice As Ions
do share toward mailing this propaganda
we can feel that we have done our duty.
A wholesome contrast to this babel of foregi
voices is found in the courageous American not
by that grand old OF American labor, Sarnue
Gompers. Even at the risk of alternating certail
strong central trades unions Mr.. Gompers Sunda
sharply rebuked labor leaders who have criticised
him for his refusal to endorse the Russian sove
government to urge its recognition by the United
States
One paragraph in Mr.. Gomperss letter to hi
critics applies especially to all defenders of the sove
system:
1T is past understanding how American citizen
bring themselves to aid and comfort a propa
ganda that has for its purpose the destruction of tn
trade labor movement in America and the overthrow
of republic"
That intelligent Americans be gullibie
the discouraging feature of the whole business ant
furnishes the most powerful argument for American
ization-of the native well as of the aliens.