Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1923-09-06
activities. it will come back year by
Lawyers Meet Bed Challenge.

apolis August % to 81 A recommen-
dation will be presented to the asso-
citation that its members unite in an
effort to meet the challenge of radi-
cal propaganda in this country.
Washington is interested in this pro-
posal to secure the support of the
American Bar association and the help
of its members to check Red activities
in the United States. Washington is
interested, not only for the sake of the
safety of the country, but because this
contemplated action by representa-
tive body of nonofficial Americans may
do something to induce the average
American citizen to believe that writer's
and others who have called attention
to the Red activities are not mere
alarmists.
If it is permitted it might be said
that the writer of this has been ac-
cuseG time and again Of being one Of
the chiefs of these "alarmists. The
truth is, if it may be put modestly, he
has known what he has been writing
about. He has watched the activities
in this town of the members of SEEM
ingly innocuous organizations which
spread dangerous propaganda under
the camouf1age of peace and dlsarma-
ment efforts or of something else which
sounds right and looks right, but
which under the surface is all wrong
The effort in large part, instead Of
having to do with peace or with beati-
tudes of any kind, has to do with the
undermining of the liberties of the
American people.
Vicious Aims CamoufIaged.
Members of the American Legion,
who are more deeply concerned than
most other people, perhaps, lest war
should come again, know that many Of
the so-called peace societies and mo
more war" societies are by their efforts
bringing this country into condition
where domestic war and perhaps do
nestle destruction will result.
officials in Washington, yes, and
newspaper men, know that the man or
woman who "looks peace" and who
speaks peace is not always true
apostle of peace. This city is full of
placid looking persons whose self-ex-
pressed high endeavor it is to bring
peace into the world for all time, and
yet It is they, as the students in the
case know, who are the ones most like
~ to bring war, strife, riots, arson and
some other things which are not alto
gether pleasant for good Americans to
contemplate.
The report of the committee on
American citizenship of the American
Bar association refers to un-American
propaganda, attacks on the Constitu-
ton, prejudice against courts in every
community and the gross Indifference
of the people to the duties of citizen
ship. Then it goes on to say
Dangerous elements are actually
moving toward a revolution in Ameri-
ca, both openly and secretly. During
the past year conditions have not
abated but, if anything, have grown
more dangerous and threatening"
The Department of Justice of the
United States government knows all
these things, but it cannot speak until
| it is ready to act. It does act oc-
casionally, but only when 1t has posi-
tive proof of a violation of the law
which goes beyond a subtle sugges-
ton that the United States should
be blown up and communistic gov
eminent established in its former
place.
Under Cover of a Free Press.
There are hundreds of newspapers
and periodicals in the United States
that are recognized in Washington as
being dangerous to the well-being of
the country. Free speech and free
press is an American cry that Ameri-
cans believe In. Therefore it is the
hardest thing in the world to get at
the writer's and the printers of things
seditious, things intended to overthrow
our institutions, because they keep
within the law so far as outward APP
pearances are concerned, but word
their material in such a way that the
differences which they wish to be
drawn can be so drawn.
The spirit of the stuff is deadly, but
the letter of it is such that these men
and women are allowed to go on writ
ing undisturbed of the law.
There are loose in the United States,
writing, preaching and talking men
who during the war were active in
their efforts to prevent the United
States from winning a victory. Today
in the United States there are men
preaching the gospel of Christ who
served terms in prison for trying to
undo their country in time of war.
How many people who listen to these
supposed followers of the Master
know anything about the records of
those who are making the appeals?
On the surface OF things these men are
talking gospel blessings It is difficult
to tell just now what is under the
surface, but during the war they talked
likewise, but quickly the government
learned what was underneath and
brought the offenders to justice Now
they are out and are at their old work.
Is it not something to think over?
Hard to Find Root Borers.
The root workers or borers in a
garden cannot be detected until the
plants begin to wilt down, says Ma
ture When this occurs it is too late