New-York tribune., 1922-02-01
Capital Joins
I Uniol, l.aI,o,. i'm
Fight z ON Reds
Steps TO Crush Propaganda
of Bolsi,cvism Taken, and
US. Warned of Genoa Par
10y al Civic Meeting Here
Plan Expose of Societies
Compers Endorses Move to
Halt Soviet Activities
by National Campaign

Capital and organized labor Of tho
United States made the discovery yes
terday that, however bitterly they may
combat each other on the various in
dustrial issues between them. they are
IN complete harmony in agreeing that
immediate steps should be taken TO
countcract the activities Of the Rus
sian Soviet government in this coun-
try and to crush the propaganda of
Bolshevlsm wherever it may be found.
With Samuel Gompers, president Of
the American Federation Of Labor,
smiling approval from his place on the
platform after one speaker termed him
"the greatest enemy the Russian revo-
lutlonary Increment has had" the Ma
tiona Civic Federation ended its sec
ond day sessions in the Hotel Astor by
adopting resolutions whereby it Will
Investigate the Friends Of Soviet Rus
sla and similar organizations and .ex-
pose them 20 the public.
Relief Work Hampered
The federation. which is holding Is
twenty y-second meeting. is composed
chiefly OF leading employers and labor
leaders. The member VINO presented
the resolution was +. A. Moffatt, an of
fetal of the Bricklayers' Union
First setting forth that the work Of
the American Relief Admini stration in
Russia has been greatly hampercd by
organizations of Bolshcvist sympathiz-
ers in this country, formed ostensblv
Tor Russian famine relief and includ-
ing the propagandist arm of the
lrt@. l,l +,
the resolution concluded:
NV hereas. One of these Orcaniza-
tons, the Friends OF Soviet Russia.
prints on its letterhead the following:
Our principle: We make the working
class appeal. Give not only 20 feed the
starving, out TO save the Russian work
ers' revolution. Give without imposing
lmperalistic and rcactionary condi-
tions, as do Hoover and others: there
tore be it
"Resolved. That the National Civic
Federation appoint committee to in
Vestlgate these organizations and to re-
port at AN early date to the public"
Warns. of Genoa Conference
The chief speaker was Professor
Paul n. Miliukov. formerly Minister Of
Foreign Affairs in the Russian Pro-
vsional government. He urged that
the United States remain scof from
the international conference at Genoa
because OF the invitation to Bolshevist
delegates to attend. declaring that
ignorance alone or hidden sympath;
with the Bolshevist experiment can
dictate the policy which would give a
hcw lease OF life to the dying Boil
sEeVist regime
Before the United States decides
whether it should take part IN the
Genoa conference, at which the Ameri-
cans would meet the delegates of Boil
shevist Russia. three main points in
the situation should be made perfectly
clear he said. These are. first. what
are the motives behind the decision of
certain European circles to urge that
such a conference take place? The
answer to this is. business consiGera-
tions. Second. what are the motives
that induce the Bolshevist rulers to
accept eagerly the invitation t. the
conference? The answer is. the ma
terlal and moral exhaustion Of the Boil
sheVist regime.
'rinally. will the result Of the con-
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