The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-04
A PROTEST

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wuull Xix" Ia l.. granted space N
~" columns 81 Your IHI".r :" lhdC" 'ht
NIE"r"us earnest pr"'">; -! Ar Amer
can uGain>t the trrt>"nah, nnar"hisil'
demonstration staged in tn ely "t Be
i.!r,. ohio. May md. with tn" a1pro II
e ia" officials of that city. This was 4
demonstration hy foreigners for for
.lsr"rS in d"nurciati"n of America AMI
Anu r;'an id'nlS and institutions.
la - street parade composed "f abnu'
so rrarchers there wer" not mo" tn. i
..,i,. dozen Am"rirans outside Of The
bands and one Of them WAS an Italian
han playing foreign marches. The
crowd WAS addr"s; I'd by for"iGn":
speaking an ali,n lancuagr vhIrh should
newer hav" been p' rmitt"d could
"ulS understand .Nn"ricancsia. peHs.
Mu"nGr, Haywood and B"lsh"rk Rus$ia.
III. was rvundly rh"rr"d and WaS follow
~ hy IN l. ". W. Hungarian aEitat'r
Win" "r"n" his remarks in English ~
stating II" was not an American an
,!ra"d by asking ''all in favor If a r'E"-
luti"n. say aye" and H." VAS -ivcn :,
h"arry response by tho foreigners pres
'ui.
This man spoke in favor If |. W. W.
tn" One Big Union. sncered at the hon5T
q a contract and American Trades un-
ion agreements and glorird in IT,"
achievements Of anarrh!sti" Russ IA.
II" was followed by a man nam :,
Howard who used excellent English and
presented statistics I" uphold his arSu
mcnrs. Howard was given little or nc
btt,ntinn by the crowd because he
their taste.
H., ~, r IL. oil
,,,rakrrS WAS in praise and gloriication
"r murderhMs. 1raitOruus Russia who
betrayed their allies and condemnation
"f America and American ideals.
Sow. wha' | want /" ask is what in
IA" hell j. the W." Of Americans going
:" war maintaining <rh"nls and :n~ti.u-
tiuns 10 teach and uphold our Ideals
when the daily elected "flirials Of a tow
Tx" Rellaire will permit foreign agita-
tors to get up and publicly lcnounc'
them and urge the overthrow of govern
mrnt and ad"ocatc revolution.
What is the use of the America MIA
tinn program Of your Chamber Of Com
lucrrr when you allow treason to be
preached in the streets. The Brllairt
chamber knew this w.t. coming off 81
nothing was done {" prevent It.
In urging the rrlras,' of Tom Moon.y
iand by the way. this man il 4 Russian
and his name isn't Ton, Mooney any
more than min" iS) they ask the r"le4s"
ur Il man VINO was tried found guilty
AMI convicted Of, tossing II bomb from
ia" top Of building in san Franrir2.
during a preparedness Ia! parad' Il u
IN that city. resulting in the d. th II
II p"nplr, many Of them women and
children. II" il lHhiud tn. bars where
4 us No.
My personal opinion is HAT al official
whm has been honorrd and elected 70
uf'i,r" in Cnforr" the law and uphold is
honor and dignity. AMI who h"trays the
trust thus placed In them by permitting
,lr. condemnation of America and tbs
preaching Of revolution in the streets
j. - much nf traitor I" his trust AZ
:, soldier who flros in tn" fac" Of an
enemy.
Law and order should b. ma intainLi
II tho Foreigners who arc in this Coi.H-
try are not satisfied with America and
American institutions let them go hak
where the came from and stArNe with
the rest ~ their kinl. Th"v have como
oyer here and waved far and prosper us
and show their appreciation by urging
revolution. II they don't like the r@un-
Try IT,, them get nut.
NJ. j.. RARRETT
l%3lNrh St. Warwood. Wheeling. ". Va.