Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-23
Secret Police to Hunt Reds
Meets With Little Approval

While some see Serious situation
revealed by the congressional investi-
CATION of Communist activities in the
United States, most of the comment in
dicates little fear for American institu-
lions from MoScows Vaccinations
Some believe that Elihu Roots sug-
gested Federal police force for control
of red plots and propaganda should be
seriously considered, but the majority
consider the Federal Government amply
equipped as 1t is.
Journal that "MoScow'S nurture of
hatred for Western social structures
rises in intensity month by month;
that this provocation may or may not
bring its visible raction here; the least
it can do Is to govern the official bear
ing of Washington toward the Soviet
Union" The Journal voices the opinion
that 1.-The fear In Moscow is that the
United States has begun to show the
world a more attractive scheme of
society than Russian Communism ever
can"
"The people Of the United States"
according to the Long Beach Press
Telegram, ARE entitled to the truth
regarding this serious situation. They
have a right to know whether or not
their Government actually is a target
for Soviet propaganda and intrigue.
*+ The facts about Communistic
campaigning in America will be well
coined" The Atlanta Constitution
advises that precautions may wisely
be taken" and that "the American
Government should adopt wise and
workable protection of the people
against the malign schemes of foreign
raiders upon our system"
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OBVIOUSLY the way to give the Com
munist infection In the United States
the treatment it needs is through the
medium of national police" according
to the Detroit Free Press, which holds
that while the offensive sis not at
present of any great proportions or i'm
mediately dangerous. it always is piece
of foolhardiness to permit any bad in
lection of any sort to Turk unmatched
in any body polite" The Manchester
Union declares that while, unquestion-
ably there Is a present disposition to
let the soap-box orators have their say
and even allow demonstrations that do
not lead to breaches Of the peace, there
would be little dissent from the propo-
sition that the Government ought to be
prepared to cope with really dangerous
plotters."
OBVIOUSLY, the Root proposal needs
to be most carefully considered when 1t
is legally framed" remarks the Birm-
ingham News. 1T needs to be watched
intently when it is set in operation.
In the meantime, it is well to bear in
mind that, even when confronted by
the peril of Sovietism, the country will
find its surest stay. not in the strom-
cloud and whirlwind, but rather in
the still small voice of reason and per-
suasion-a voice that has wondrous
way not only of solving all domestic
and foreign problems, but also-to re-
vive Lowelfs fine phrasing-of lifting
mankind TO wider and wiser hui
mainly"
THE average American workman.
and most of the foreign born" in the
Judgment of the. Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin, ARE level-headed enough to
distrtist theories, the national applica-
tition of which elsewhere have failed to
relieve, II they have not actually added
to human misery. and whose ex-
ponents in the United States have con-
spicuously failed on every occasion to
better the economic condition OF their
followers. The so-called red menace is
a police problem 1t Is to
be curbed. but there is no occasion TO
go into a blue funk over it.
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Were this like some of the other ma
TONS" contends the Schenectady Ga
zette. "there would be reason to fear
The so-called red propaganda. 1t has
appealed effectively to certain types in
lands with fertile soil Dissatisfaction
Eith governmental institutions has en-
eourag revolutionary sentiment. But |
N thei Omitted States, as with England |