Evening star., 1922-05-01
|RED BR|BES HERE
| SEEN BY GOMPERS
Laborite Says Soviet Recog-
milton Propagandists
Spending Millions.
By the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. May Samuel Gompers
Of Labor. yesterday issued a state
ment declaring that recognition by
the United States of the bolshevik
tyranny in Russia would be need
less and base betrayal of civilization
Declaring that American public life
and that predatory international
finance has it's appetite up and be-
lieves it sees loot in Russia he as
serted that nothing would be more
fraught with disaster to humSnity
than American recognition OF the boil
shevik power in any form
A fund Of millions of dollars, he as
serted. was being used in the United
States for bolshevik propaganda, out
of which "bribes have been offered In
places where the American people
can i'll afford betrayal
President Gompers' statement, in
part, follows:
"a number of persons have asked
me whether, in the event that Eng
land and other European nations rec
ognize the bolshevik government, the
United States should not follow the
example.
Disaster to Humanity.
Il can think of nothing that would
be more fraught with disaster to hu-
manity than American recognition of
the bolshevik power in any form
whether by entering into another
economic conference at which Ameri-
ca would sit cheek by jowl with So
viets, or in any other manner.
II know of nothing more cynical
than the attitude of European states
men and financiers toward the Rus
sian muddle. Essentially it is the
purpose as laid down at Genoa, to
place Russia in economic vassalase
and give political recognition in ex-
change. Recognition in exchange for
concessions. They know immediate
trade is not to be had. but they
know that eventually they can get
timber and future products of tie
soil.
Russia herself is on the bargain
behind which stands Lenin
as a bandit merchant, to take what
he can get and what will serve his
purpose in exchange for the heritage
of people rendered helpless by him
and his.
American business is asked to join
nthat helpless eScIpade, that mis-
cradle and contemplate business. the
looting OF that vast domain. and to
facilitate it's efforts certain Ameri-
can bankers, engaged in mortgaging
the world. are willing to SOW among
thoir own people the fiendish anti
propaganda of bolshevism.
buying. intimidating, ca
joling. There are splendid and not
able exceptions, but the great powers
Of the can-Anglo-German financ-
ing combinations have set their faces
toward the prize displayed by a peo-
pie on their knees
Proof Of Propaganda.
"Bolshevik propaganda has been or
ganized exactly along the lines Of
looking nothing that went to make
up the old international German and
Russian espionage system. 1t is i'm
possible to violate condolences. but
am going to make here certain state
ments on this point for which have
ample proof:
First The bolshevik propaganda
fund in the United States amounts to
many millions of dollars. partly in
cash deposits and partly in old crown
and nobility jewels.
Second. Brides have been offered
out of this fund Brides have been
offered in places where the American
people can i'll afford betrayal.
Third. The newspaper world, to
which we must look for information.
is worm eaten with bolshevik friends
and propagandists and still further
eaten into by immature reporters and
editors who fall victims to deception
or Establishment.
Fourth: AS a result, editorial under
standing is offset by great volume of
and pro-bolshevik report
ing.
to an arazing degree addicts of the
= I.l IT, hnh ax,;I lo
i o.nen by obviously tainted cables
from Genoa.
Sixth: Most important is the espousal
of the bolshevik cause by the group
OF American-Anglo-Ge bankers,
who like to call themselves interna-
tional financiers to dignity and conceal
their true function and Limitation.
Specifically, the most important bank
: n Ia; srouo and speaking for this
group born in Germany, as it happens,
has issued orders to his friends and as
sociates that all must now work for
soviet recognition.
Seventh: Prominent dignitaries,
strong labor haters are putting forth
fresh efforts in the bolshevist cause.
Specifically. labor haterS like the eX-
governor Of one of our western states,
have Joined the bolshevist supporters
in the great campaign to secure Amer
lean recognition.
''Eighth: A fresh flood Of 'no-we-are-
good accounts has been poured out
Of the Moscow propaganda machine
into the ears Of the world. News
papers publishing these accounts, forget
that 1t is but a month since Lenine
said: We countered the fight against
US by tnstituting terror. threefold
terror. If it becomes necessary again
we will have it once more
"NInth. a fiOou OF cables has come
TO America about the REIMBURSEMENT
of censorship in Russia. though
there has been no such thing. Only
declared through Zinoview: We are
not going to admit the existence of
any Independent press. Our own
press must clearly inform the work
ers and peasant
Reds Threaten Labor.
Tenth: w. 2. Foster. who had no
money, went to MOSCOW and came
back and announced that he was
building a great secret machine to
ment and turn it over to the red
internationale owned by Lenine. He
began publication of an expensive
magazine and proclaimed "A thousand
secret agents in q thousand commun-
ities.'
Eleventh. European concession
hunters and business representatives
on Genoa sub-committees are using
every effort to bring American busi-
ness into line with European pro-
Russian grab aspirations. as evidenced
by their invitation to the American
sections of the newly created inter-
national chamber Of commerce to
meet with them for decision upon
Russian and other problems.
Twelfth: The campaign organ
ized to gather political power into
the hands Of pro-bolshevists contin-
ues and with astounding results Wlil
our people believe that an ardent and
active pro-bolshevist utters supposed
administration views, which are then
widely printed as authoritative?