Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1923-05-11
UNCLE TED'S
BEDTIME STORIES
SHALL IT BE MOSCOW OR
WASHINGTON

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asked Ruth as Jack was fixing hi
glove and ball for the game tomorrow
''All know is that Freddie's incl
got into some kind of trouble during
the war and was put in prison. Nov
he is trying with lot of other men t,
get out and get the President to for
give them for what they did. I don
know just what they did"
Lets ask Uncle Ted" said Ruth
"He will know"
"All right, that's a good idea. H'
owes us a story tonight anyway"
what is that about story?" asked
Uncle Ted.
"You said you would tell us story
tonight and we want to know some.
thin gabOut these men in prison fol
trouble, during the war"
Nothing would suit me better" re-
piled Uncle Ted. There are certain
influences trying to stab us in the
back today just as the ytried to stat
the soldiers in the back during the
war. Every person yelling for amnesty
and saying that these men who work
ed against the government during the
war are being kept prisoners for the
expression of opinion or for belief in
free speech is stating an absolute I'M
truth. All of these men are being held
prisoners after a fair trial for Violat-
ing the law and trying to defeat the
United States during the war. The
very least thing that any of them did
was either to speak or write against
the enforcement of the draft law, the
only fair means ever devised for rails
ing an army.
Il wonder how many of the inno-
cent people who are seeking amnesty
for these prisoners know that this
drive is being directed from Moscow,
the seat of the Russian soviet govern
ment-that government which runs
red with the blood of revolution of
the worst kind? The Communists who
want to overthrow this government by
force have sent written suggestions to
the United States and one of them is
signed by three leading BOlsheviks
calling for this very amnesty drive.
They know that if they can be sue
cessful in getting these men out of
Jail and pardoned it will weaken the
government and greatly strengthen
their cause.
You have both heard of the 1. w.
W., the organization that has always
advocated and adopted violent meth
DDS. 1t has been proved again and
again that they have been and still are
trying to start a revolution in this
country, a revolution to be brought
about by violence. One of the best
known Judges in the country has
pointed out some of the crimes of sa-
botage committed by members of this
organization at a time when our
country was at war and needed every
bit of assistance in the world.
What is sabotage?" asked Jack.
Sabotage, Jack, is the crime of
wasting, injuring or destroying prop
erty. 1t is the lowest form of crime be-
cause it is the destruction of those
things which belonged to the man for
whom you work and who makes it
possible for you to work and live.
Il want to tell you of some things
those I. w. w. men did for which
they were given fair trial and put in
prison, and for which they now want
to be let out and pardoned. In saw
mills they drove nails in logs so that
the saw was shattered when it struck
them. They cut the logs so short that
they were useless and had to be
thrown away In apple orchards they
pinched the apples so that they would
rot in shipping. In the grain fields of
the West and Middle West they placed
sulphur matches in the bundles of
wheat oats and other grains so that
when they were put through thresh-
ing machines they set the grain on
fire. In machine shops, factories and
shipyards they put emery dust, hard
substance used to grind with, in ma
chine bearings, running the machinery
which cost thousands of dollars and
which was used in making essentials
to help us fight the war.
"But worse than al lthis, the rec
ords of the court trying these men
shows that some Of these prisoners de-
misdirected or poisoned
food which was intended to feed our
army in France!"
prison is too good for them,"
shouted Jack.
"I'll say it is, Jack The trouble is
that most people have gotten so far
away from the war that they soften
as the months rol bly, and meekly join
hands with those representatives of
Moscow who have an evil purpose in
getting these prisoners free. These |
of Moscow who hope |
some day to be the representatives of |
as well, are working on |
he sympathies of hundreds Of weak
minded men and women. That is why
It is so necessary that we all study
he situation and fight il on every
land
"In addition to these violent meas
Tres and plans of the communists,
hey are helping the pacifists who are
rying to abolish the United States
Army, so that when trouble comes
he Moscow communists will have no
rained men to fight against and can
hat much more easily overthrow the
government.
''I really don't think they can do it,
liddies, but I do know that we must
Keep awake and try and show the
people who let their hearts run away
With their heads that a real danger is
nenacing our great country"