Evening journal., 1922-08-23

Two news items of the past wee
bring out into the open in start
ling fashion the proof that back o
the persistent attacks on all effort
TO create a real Army for the unite'
states OF America, back of the utter
~ unjustifiable reduction Of IN
Regular Army, back OF the failure
to make the appropriations neces
sary TO put the National Guard an'
Reserve forces Of this country on
proper basis Of efficiency. is the he
sire to leave the Government Of th'
United States in such a condition
of weakness that IL cannot prevent
social disorders incident to the re-
adjustment Of living conditions after
the World War from being used as
an. excuse for attempts 10 overthrow
the existing form Of government ol
the United States by force.
The first news item tells of the ar
rest Of Joseph Kawalski, alias sew
eral different names, who is a direct
emissary from Moscow of the Soviet
Government. here for the purpose OF
organizing Communists. The dis
pated further gives conclusive evil
dence Of the fact that much of the
violence which is taking place and
has taken place during strikes can
be directly traced to his work II
tells Of his organization, the ultimate
object Of which is the overthrow OF
the individuanstic democracy which
the Constitution OF the United States
provides for. and the substitution
therefor OF Communism.
Attack Morale of Armed Forces
The second dispatch is from
washington and tells of a deter
mined effort being made by the Com
munists to undermine the morale
by the armed forces Of the United
States by urging the men OF the
Army and Navy and Marine Corps
not TO fire IL called upon to do so
when on strike duty.
The careful student of any revolu-
tionary movement will always ilnd
that the revolutionists only have
really succeeded when the Army has
been converted to their viewpoint. or
at least has reached a point Of in
difference with respect to the de-
fense of the government TO be over
thrown. The ordinary idea of
masses Of infuriated citizens gallant
>ly overcoming the real resistance Of
trained troops is not borne out by
any OF the facts of military history.
in the first place, in all revolution
hry movements, the mass Of ci .Jllnns
do nothing, one way or another. eX-
cept as a rule 10 avoid he points
where the fighting is taking place.
Confused in their own minds with
respect 10 the issues involved. dis
organized. fearful for the safety o.
their families and their property. |
TO rely upon the police |
for protection. they exercise no de-
cisive influence one way or another
The determined leaders OF the
revolutionary movement. united by a
common purpose and careful Or
ganization. and backed up by a GER
tain number OF armed men with
sufficient determination to take the
risk which fighting always involves.
can easily overawe. prevent from or
ganizatioD and hold down a much
greater number OF civilians who may
be in their minds and hearts en-
fireiy opposed 10 what the revolu- !
-ionaries propose.
Ierrin Massacre Good Example
A good example OF this Is what
ecently happened at Herrin. Ill, and
; still going on. A relatively small
orce OF armed civilians. led by
ew determined spirits actuated by
atred OF the mine owners and OF
he strike breakers at work. attack
d the mine, captured the men in it
nd massacred them. The number