The Washington herald., 1922-05-01
INTRIGUE RAMPANT,
ASSERTS LEADER
American-Anglo German
Banking Group Danger
GUS Element, He says.

In a statement, made here today
Gompers outlined what seemed to
him definite evidences of subtle
Bolshevik propaganda in Americs
as well as at Genoa.
In making these assertions
Gompers said, II am mindful of the
amazing propaganda with which
American public life is beinl
flooded, I am mindful of the in.
trigue which is everywhere about
us and, above all, l am mindful OF
the newly-adopted policy Of tht
American Anglo German banking
group. which perhaps constitute.
the most dangerous element in Tho
whole chain of pro- -Bolshevik effort
in America. because IL has its han
on the most power.
The truth is that predatory in.
tcrnational finance has its appetite
up and believes it sees loot ir
Russia.
"Russia on Bargain Counter,
Russia is on the bargain coun.
ter, behind which stands Lenin a,
bandit merchant.
"Bolshevik propaganda has beer
organized exactly along the lines
of prewar European intrigue, over.
looking nothing that went to make
up that old internatioal German
and Russian espionage systems.
1T is impossible to violate con-
fidences. but I am going to make
here certain statements on this
point for which I have ample pi oor
"First-The Bolshevik propagands
fund in the United States amounts
to many millions of dollars, partly
IN cash deposits and partly In old
crown and nobility jewels.
"Second-Bribes have been offered
out of this fund Bribes have been
offered in places where the SAr7l
jcan people can VI All Jrde betrayal,
"Third-The newspaper world. TO
which we must look for informa-
tion is worm eaten with Bolshevil<
friends and propagandists and still
further eaten into by immature res
porters and editors who >-fall Nc :
tim to deception or Establishment.
Pro-BoIshevik Reporting.
"Fourth-As Il result. editorial
understanding is offset by a great
volume of mis-reporting and pro-
Bolshevik reporting.
Fifth - Foreign correspondents
are to an amazing degree addicts of
the Bolshevist dope habit. evil
denced at the moment by, obviously
tainted cables from Genoa.
"SiXth-Most important is the es-
pousal of the Bolshevik cause by
the group of American -Anglo-Ger-
man bankers who like to call them
selves international financiers to
dignity and conceal their true func-
tion and Limitation. Specifically, the
IN iS
group and speaking for the group,
issued orders to his friends and as
sociates that all must now work
for Soviet recognition.
"Seventh-Promine dignitaries,
strong labor haters, are putting
forth fresh efforts in the Bolshe-
visit cause. Specifically, labor
haters like the former governor of
one of our Western States have
Joined the Bolshevist supporters in
the great campaign to secure Amer
lean recognition.
.Now We Are Good" Accounts.
"Eighth-A fresh food of now
we-are-good' accounts has been
"oured out of the Moscow propa-
ganda machine into the ears of the
world. Newspapers, publishing
these accounts, forget that II is but
month since Lenir said: We
countered the fight against us by
instituting terror, a three-fold ter
ror. If il becomes necessary again
we will have 1t once more
"Ninth-A flood of cables has
come to America about the re-
linuuishment of censorship in Rus
sia, though there has been no such
thing. Only three months ago the
Soviets officially declared through
Zinoview, we are not going to ad-
nit the existence of any indepen-
dent press Our own press must
clearly infor mthe workers and
peasants
"Tenth-w. u. Foster. who had
no money. went to Moscow and
came back and announced that he
was building a great secret machine
to undermine the American labor
movement and turn 1t oyer to the
Red International. owned by Lenin.
He began publication of an expensive
magazine and proclaimed 1000 secret
agents in 1000 communities
"Eleventh-Europe concession
hunters and business representa-
tives on Genoa subcommittee are
using every effort to bring American
business into line with European
pro- Russian grab aspirations, as
evidenced by their invitation to the
American section of the newly-cre-
ated International Chamber of Com
merce to meet with them for de-
cision upon Russian and other
problems.
Campaign Continues.
"Twelfth--The campaign organ
lied TO gather political power into
the hands of pro-Bolshevists con-
tinues and with astounding results.
Will our people believe that an ar
dent and active, ,pro-Bolshevist utters
administrative views, which
are then widely printed as author
1T Is my understanding that
America stands by the policy thar
we can have no dealing with Rus
sia until there Is in that country
a government answerable to the
people. put in office by the people.
Prime requisites are elections, free
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