South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-02-26
BEWARE ANARCHY,
GOVERNOR WARNS
Louisiana Executive p oints
Out Danger to Nation in
Communism Ideas.
BY JOHN VI. PARKER,
Governor of Louisiana.
lspeclaI ID liz NeNs-TImes.

Especial TO The NeMs-Ilmes-l
NEW ORLEANS, la. Feb. %
The greatest problem America
faces today IN its struggle 20 return
70 normally IS the problem OF those
who would perpetuate license. They
are a vicious and ever present reality
and all that America gave her best
blood for would be lost II once the
evil claws OF communism secure a
hold upon the nation.
Anarchy waits long eagerly. UNI
relentingly for its opportunity. The
lulling 20 a fancied security OF the
great body of citizenship IS az much
TO its interests as the havoc IL would
wreck once II had gained control. 10
nation is too great 10 resist the slow
eating Of a canker in its heart II
that canker is allowed 10 so on un-
checked
The enemies OF established things
Of order and right living and decency
are never idle The followers of the
upright things rest too well in the
shadow OF the past. too firm in the
belief that right Will E-evaU without
assistance from its believers
A Great Unrest
Orderly government. security Of
life. sacredness of property-rights
are no longer reversed safeguards OF
the masses. Where there is not con-
tempt for established Institutions
there is unrest that perils peace. We
are abandoning foundations. The
pyramid Of society seems to be turn
ed upside down and standing on it's
apex.
Ever since the close of the war,
the drift OF the human current mas
been away from normally No salts
/ factory reason has yet been discover
7 cd for this worldwide tendency. The
/ reason is hardly 10 be found in the
teachings of the MARKHAM philoso-
pliers. or the natural desire of man
I for liberty Of thought and unrestrict-
sd freedom OF action. Generally
/ speaking man has been used to the
/ restrictions of government too long
/ for him 10 wish 10 permanently dis
I card them now. And anarchy car
/ ries a strong appeal only TO those
races which have been enslaved.
But whatever the causes. the fact
/ OF the unrest exists. AS a great
statesman once said. il is a condition
and not a theory that confronts us.
I We are faced with a great evil ana
/ we must find a positive cure. We
must stop this drift away from safe
mOorings which is based on false
/ ideas of the meaning OF liberty and
/ is stimulated by tricky leadership.
The Solution.
Solution Of this problem lies In
\ the patience, courage and determin-
alton of that large element of the
/ population of the world which has
not departed from the teachings of
/ its fathers. TIE part Of civilation
/ which is right must struggle to make
/ the balance OF the world right 1t
/ must be prepared to battle for the
/ peace and security that go with or
/ DERBY government. rather than show
I a willingness to accept the danger
4 Gus peace and elusive happiness Of
fered by the forces of disorder. lt
must not purchase personal ease
and comfort at the expense of the
| public welfare. 1t must not sit
down and supinely let the current
/ Of communism engulf the world
/ The hope of mankind rests abso-
/ lutely i'm the courage and strength
/ Of purpose Of those who have stead
/ lastly refused to follow false polite
al gods.
In America there have been fire.
/ quent warnings to disturb our rest.
/ We have had a false sense Of Sc
/ curity. Because the specter of com
munism has not stalked before US
a grim and bloody spectacle. as il
/ has in Russia, we have been slow
/ to recognize 1t. Prosperous weli-fed,
| happy, contented. self-satisded, we
have paid little heed to the rumb-
lings Of the threatened volcano. We
| Americans have "a vauity really be-
. yond our resources. We think our
/ government is ideal (Which is indis-
/ putable) and that there are mo
modern Don Quixotes with the hard
\ ihood to assail II. Therefore. we
( have departed from the advice of
Washington. We are no longer
vigilant 1t is our idea, unexpress-
ed. that If a cataclvsm comes we
will destroy IT, And we haven't the
remotest fear that any cataclysm