Evening star., 1925-11-22
OFFERS WARNING
OF SOVIET PER|LS
Rev. Edmund A. Walsh Gives
Address Before D. C. May
flower Descendants.

The United States, in deliberatiuc
the question of recognizing the Soyiet
republic, Is faced with the problem OF
recognizing new idea In political
sclence--a socialist league of nations.
REV. Edmund a. Walsh, regent OF the
Schpoi OF foreign service. Georgetown
nlVerslty, told the Society of Nav
mower descendants in the District of
,pluinbIa at its annual meeting last
night in the Washington Club. Seven
teenth and X streets. DR.. Walsh. who
spent more than two years as q relief
WORKER IN Russia. declared that under
the present constitution OF the Soviet
republic the United States could NOT
recognize the government
he society, prior 10 hearing DR.
Walsh address. unanimously elected
the following officers for the ensuing
Year: Governor. Frank H. Briggs.
deputy governor, Thomas I Whittel-
sey: captain. John Balch Blood: secre-
tdry Kenneth :. Wales; treasurer.
Edwin {. Blanchard. elder. Rev. DR.
Iohn T. Huddle; historian, Mrs Bertha
NJ Robbins: surgeon, Dr. c. II.
stokes: assistants, John Altheus
johnson, Harry II. Semms. Miss Car
lie r.. Marsh. Franklin C. Parks. Miss
Mary w. Durham, Harold y. Marsh
and Miss Flora l.. y. johnson.
The foregoing ticket was reported
bN 'arter Il. keene, chairman OF the
nominating committee which consist
cd OF Gen. a. w. Greelv and Prof
George l.. Raymond.
TrOtsky's Code
DIR. Walsh warned his. audience ~
look into the background OF unusual
disturbances in this country. He de
ciared Trotsky has issued a code TO
all members of the diplomatic CORPS
In the field service which, in effect.
inStruCtS them how 10 generate civil
wars and national disturbances. with
the ultimate end in view of bringing
all nations of the world into the Soviet
camp. The speaker alluded TO the
possibility of Communistic influences
in the anthracite strike and also init
mated there is Soviet, propa ganda at
work among the negroes OF the coun-
try.
The Tour nations that have reCog-
nfzed Soviet Russia since have re
GREETED their action, continued the
speaker. They are Great Britain.
Germany, Italy and Japan. These
nations have been forced many times
TO admonish the Russian representa-
tlVeS accredited to them to cease
their propaganda campaigns. In
Paris the embassy staff numbers 200
matte corps Of the French capital.
IF an embassy We're established in
Washington said DR.. Walsh. "it
probably would have 800 attaches
living about the city and all enjoying
diplomatic immunity while they We're
spreading propaganda
Recognition would mean To the
American who went TO Russia the
complete surrender of all rights. lib
critics and privileges. while the Rus
sian coming to America would receive
rich heritage Of liberty. the speaker
continued. He emphasized that the
various codes of law provide death
penalties for what would be consid
cred as minor offenseS here, or no
offenses at all; that religion has been
abolished and God does not exist on
Soviet territory; that the child belongs
to the state and that the universal
system of creating governments tc
protect the individual is entirely re
verSed.
There Is no quarrel with the Rus.
sian people. as the various famine
relief expeditions indicate, he said.