The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1922-02-09
AmeriCan-ISmS
The Campaign to Destroy This
Government and Ruin Things
OF American Conception 10 Far
More General Than Imagined
and 10 Working Constantly in
the Rural Sections.

VIII insult Ill Inclr ConNlctlun tenulnS
tn be seen, for in their work they have
been clever enough 10 use language.
though melting and dangerous, possi-
bly, can not he construed us punish
able, While reports have gone out that
"eX.soldirrs headquarters had been
rnided. the fact of the matter Is the
places raided were communist centers
and the arresting offices knew well
their grounds.
These men and thousands of others
like them throughout this nation, have
but one purpose, one object, one hope,
and that is to overthrow our govern
ment and establish n soviet govern
mcnt similar to the one now failing TO
function in Russin. While they do not
always express their purpose frankly,
because OF the character of those to
whom they are addressing themselves
In their publications, books, pamphlets
and in strictly radical meetings, their
language is plain enough. No one need
misunderstood. They constantly de-
nounce American institutions and luud
Russian institutions.
Unfortunately the public generally
does not understand the extent or the
character of this movement to destroy
existing institutions, and by existing
institutions are meant. not only our
government, our business enterprises,
our great industrial plants and our
farms, but destroy as well our schools,
our colleges, our churches and our
homes. The government knows what
this movement is trying to do md
knows it well. The army Intelligence
ment is trying TO do and knows II well.
And every person who will take Just
n half an hour to read any of the
printed matter OF any one of the hun.
dred or more organizations which are
Joined In the general movement. can
ly. True. If the grent mass Of the peO-
Pile but understood, this movement
would he crushed overnight-but the
great mass Of the people do not undsr-
stand.
II IL the contention of those who
have but IL hnphaxard lden of the
Idea of the movement TINT II IL han
died wholly by foreigners and is taught
wholly among the foreign speaking
people. This IL not correct. Attorney
General Daugherty. in II recent mes
sage. said: MANY Of the leaders Of
this movement are American citizens
who are subject to orders from Mos
COW a. to their actions and activities
In the United States" Further refer
Ing to papers captured from one bind
of radicals. the attorney general says:
"a copy Of an a0rarian report was OBJ
tanned which gave In detail = survey
81 the agrie ultural field, with an out.
line Of 4 policy for propaganda BY the
communists among the farmers"
The lenders Of the movement 10
suppIun, the constitution with the pro-
gram of communism ms now een In
Russia. do not cOnfine their efforts to
the foreign elements. to the industrial
ccntcrs. nor to the cities. Their work
Is everywhere. In all pnrts OF the mn.
ton and with nil classes Of people.
There Is much activity In every com
munity. no matter how small or re-
mote. II does not appear In the agrl-
cultural sections ms open communism,
but II appears through II clever system
of spreading suggestions or statements
which have IL tendency to cnus" I'm.
rest. dlstrust. ~ feeling and class
hatred. II often appears In some mp.
pnrcntly harmless story Uf how this or
that person Inns been robbed or injured
by this or that business or Industry,
the object being TO cause III feeling
against the business or industry In
question. Much of this Intentional
campaign of distrust is aimed NJ the
banks. Through clever stories the In
ference Is left that the banker In some
way Is engaged In n great conspiracy
To rob the people that banking should
be taken out OF the hnnds Of the men
who now control II and turned over to
the pc0plc-in the agricultural sections
the language is. ''run by the state"
and operated. not for profit. but FOR
the benefit OF all
The campaign 10 arouse unrest dis.
trust. III feeling and class hatred IN
general. II IL aimed to reach the PEG.
pie of every community and of every
line Of thought. II IL cl"v"rly han.