The Arvada enterprise. (Arvada, Colo.) 1908-1970, 1922-01-26
American-Isms
0swars, at all times, the danger
Gus influences that come to
you seeking to cause unrest,
distrust, ili.feelino and class
hatred-not for your good but
for your harm.

\ prominent federal judge for in
eastern district. in II public address re-
Gently. called attention to the fact that
there We're published in the United
States many hundred papers and mag
azines which circulated weekly over u
million copies. devoted wholly to teach
ing unrest, distrust, ill feeling and
misunderstanding directly and in
directly, that there is neither freedom
or liberty in the United States-teach-
Ing. If you please, that which is dan
gerous and fulse.
Attorney General Daugherty In his
recent report calls special attention to
the extent and character of the organ
lied movements in this country to sup
plant American ideas and conceptions
with dangerous and destructive foreign
doctrines. MANY Of the leaders in this
movement" says the Attorney General.
ARE American citizens. though they
are subject to orders from Moscow as
to their actions and activities" Ac-
cOrding to the Attorney General. as he
result Of a raid upon Il New York rudi-
cal headquarters, "a copy Of an Agrar-
ian report was obtained which gave in
detail the survey Of the agricultural
field with an outline Of a policy Of
propaganda BY the communists among
the farmers" In closing this portion
Of his report Attorney General
Daugherty says:
at 10 impossible to accurately ssti-
mate the vast amount Of money spent
In the United states by foreign agents
engaged In exploiting the American
people, and creating interest in a sup
port for movements and schemes en-
tireiy foreign to the interests Of the
American people,"
There are, indeed few In this nation
who can understand or appreciate. the
extent and character Of the campaign
to arouse unrest, distrust. ill.feeling
and class-hatred In the minds Of the
people. and In all so-called classes and
groups, with the expectation that In
the end national mental attitude
usually called public opinion may be
established which will result In the
overthrow Of our form Of government,
the destruction Of our business indus
tries. the cOnfiscati0n Of all privately
owned property, and the establishment
Of soviet form Of government, q gov.
eminent similar to the one now found
In Russia where millions are allowed
to starve. where money has NO pur-
chasing power. where fields lay waste.
where crime stalks through the land,
that few men who have never been
successful In any legitimate line Of
endeavor may enjoy luxuries ut the ex-
penoe Of others.
There are hundreds of thousands OF
people In the United States today who
are aiding In this work. wholly uncon-
sciOus Of the part they are taking.
There are presented to them, In one
way or another. suggestions that cause
them to rather doubt the integrity or
the honesty Of others, to doubt the fair.
ness Of the banker. the merchant. the
attorney. even the neiglIbOr who has
not hnd his mind poisoned. Those who
I'D adopt these suggestions are skill.
fully led to accept M true the state
ment that In some inexplainnble way
this government Is run by certain
class called ''the capitalist class" and
that this sO-called class have hut one
object and purpose and that is to
crush all others. This Is the old. old
cry Of stop thief" When people are
hard up. when conditions are not In
their favor. when everything seems to
he going against them. they want a
reason and In the explanations given
them by the agents Of disorder, they
think they hive the reason. It is not
n reason ut ail-it Is merely nm excuse.
and \ mighty bnd excuse ut that.
Probably the most absurd charge
ever made, aud yet one that has been
accepted by II great many people AZ
true, Is that this government Is con.
trOlle,i by the extremely wealthy and
TINT no laws ARE passed save ut the
dicintion OF these extremely wealthy.
A mere examination Of the laws that
have been passed disprovcs the charge
lleedin. the demands Of the people
whether correct or incorrect they have
been hccdcd-so many laws have been
passed. both In the various states and
by the national government. hnmpcring
and governing investments that those
Of extreme wealth have been driven
out OF most Industries where their
money might have done good TO the
milton. into taxexcmpt securities
where they do not even pay their share
~ the taxcs. And during the past tie.
ca,e more laws have been enacted.
both In the various states md by the
federal government In the interest OF
the wnge.cHrners md the sO.cniled
common people" than have ever been
passed by NIL other nations. during all
ages. put together.