The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1921-04-08
WARNS NATION
OF RED Peril |
U. S. Department Of Justice Urges
Americans to Guard Against
B0IsheviSm Menace.
CALLS RED PLANS CRIMINAL
Press, Church, Schools, Labor Unions
and Civic Bodies Called Upon to
Teach True Purpose Of BoI-
\ shcvist Propaganda.

washlngton.-Callingf for the patri
otic support Of all true Americans in
its fight to protect their homes, re
liglon and property from the spread
ing menace Of Bolshevism. the United
States Department of Justice has Is
sued warning against the insidious
propaganda Of the "Reds" during the
new year. 1t reads:
ut would be extremely helpful to the
cause of good government, the main
tenance of law and order and the pres
ervatiOn of peace and happiness In Oul
country IL the people on this New
Years day would resolve TO study, un
,derstand and appreciate the so-callet
Red movement They can counter
act 1t most effectively by teaching 1t:
purpose through the press, the church
the schools, patriotic organizations ant
labor unions, all of which are withir
the range Of its insidious attacks.
"Red" Theories Criminal.
"The Red movement does not NEAR
an attitude Of protest against alleged
defects in our present political ant
economic organization Of society. i
does not represent the radical.sm o.
progress. 1t represents a specific doc
trine-namely, the introduction Of die
tatorships the world over by force ant
violence. 1t is not a movement of lib
erty-loving persons. but distinctl,
criminal and dishonest movement
Lenine himself made the statement a
the Third Soviet Conference, Among
one hundred sO-called Bolshevists there
Is one real Bolshevik, thirty-nine Grim
inals and sixty FOOLS 1t advocates tn,
destruction Of all ownership In proper
ty, the destruction of all religion an(
belief In God. 1t is movement or
ganized against Democracy and in ia
vor of the power of the few built b.
force. Bolshevlsm, syndicalisin, TIT
Soviet Government. sabotage. etc, ar,
only names for old theories Of viOlenc,
and criminality.
Russian Labor Crushed.
'"Though their adherents In this coun
try are advocating and fomentinl
strikes, Lenine and Trotzky forbi.
| strikes, and trade unions are beinl
broken up and completely subordinate,
to the will Of the few demagogues IL
control in Russia. This Bolshsvist OF
pertinent on the living body of tn
Russian people has not proven in an,
sense of the word an experiment II
Democracy. The Bolshevist leader
frankly repudlate democratic princi
pies as we understand them. 1t ha
been gamble which meant for Rus
sia, and. indeed. for the whole of hu
manity, enormous losses in lives n
well as in material resources. TIL
Bolshevists have run up colossal bill
which the Russian workmen and peas
ants will have to pay.
"Reds" Menace America.
Having lived at the expense Of tn
Russian people for two years, thes
spectators in human lives and othe
peoples earnings are trying to NOV
to new fields to the east and to tn
west, hoping to take advantage of tn
economic distress and confusion O
mind in which humanity finds itsel
after the terrific strain Of FIVE year
Of war.
Its sympathizers in this country ar
composed chiefly of criminals, mi,
taken idealists, social blgots and man
unfortunate men and women sufferin
with varying forms of hyperesthesii
They are enemies OF the government
ct the church and of the home and az
vocate principles which mean the abol
ton of all three Of these safeguards {
civilization.
Would Rob Everybody.
"Twenty million people in, this couv
try own Liberty Bonds. These tn
Reds propose to take away; 9.S30.0 .0O
people In the United States own farm
and 3,S3S000 more own homes, whic
they would forfeit; IL, 100000 odd pet
pie have savings accounts in saving
banks and 100000 people have d,
posits in our national banks, at whic
they aim. There are hundreds Of tho,
sands of churches and religious inst
tutions, all of which they would abo
ish. In other words, 10000, 900 har,
working and saving people who ow
property, love liberty and worship Go
are asked to abandon all the ideals {
religion, liberty and government, whic
are the outcome of the struggles (
their fathers and their own develop
ment, and to place themselves, the
homes, their family and their religio,
faith In the keeping and their properi
under the domination OF a small grou
Of Lenines and Trotzkys.
Protection Promised.