Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1932-05-05
Seeing Red"
existing conditions in Russia
O Country-May She Always Be- Right
But. Our Country. Right or WrongI"

largely due to the uncompromis
stand of Samuel Gompers, head
the A. F. of L., and was abandon
The Trade Union Unity League,
ganized at Cleveland in 1929, VII
has for its main task the organic
of workers into Independent indr
rial unions opposed to the Ameri
Federation of Labor, has taken
place.
The general Bolshevist policy al
this line is shown in a program r.
by Mr.. Ellis Sear1es, Editor Of
United Mine Workers Journal at
Bankers Club, New York City. s.
20, 1928: 1.-The major points in 4
revolutionary program OF the c.
munists as aimed against the Uni.
Mine Workers of America and ot1
legitimate trade unions and the g
| pie of the United States and Can.
are:
Seizure of all labor unions thru
process of boring from within tn
and utilizing them as a strate
instrument in fulfillmen of Il
revolutionary design upon orgam
and constitutional government
Disarmament
Another Communist aim for Il
noting the prole4arian revoIut|
includes the disarmament Of Il
country along with the rest
Rykov, chief Soviet publicst Il
President of the Council Of Comm
sars, says in .Pravda'. "It is
duty to inculcate in the minds OF
nations the theories Of ~internatio|
friendship, pacifism and disan|
ment, encouraging resistance to vi
tary appropriations and trainint
at the same time, however, never
one moment relaxing cur efforts
the u~pbuilding Of our own milit
establishment" The CPUSA natl
ally holds the same views hut
no need to labor actively for I'll
accomplishment since there is pie
Of help outside the party to do
work fpr them.
Recognition Of Soviet Russia
Another aim of the Commun
Is naturally the recognition By !
country Of the Soviet Government
Russia The reasons for our refJ
however, may be readily undeTst
in view Of the principles for viii
as we have already seen, they ST
of the pernicious and revolution
propaganda which they are enga
in spreading about u country;
their Reputation of foreign De
and of the following frank decA
ton of Menjinsky, head of the e
P-U-. As long as there n
to take our signature seriously,
to put their trust in it, we =
promise everything that is b.
asked, and as much as one likes
we can only get something tang
in exchange"
Secretary Of State Colby Of
Wilson Administration declared:
is not possible for the Gowernn
of the United States to recognize
present rulers OF the Russian 81
Government. It is not a governn
with which relations common
friendly governments can be n
tanned. This conviction has not
to do with any particular polI
or social structure which the Rus
people themselves may see int to
brace. 1t rests upon a wholly
ferent set of facts These a
which none dispute, have cony1
the government of the United St
against its will, that the exm
regime in Russia is based on
nagation OF every principle OF n
and good faith, ard every usage
convention underlying the "a
structure OF international law"
President Coolidge said on
same subject. Il do not pro
to barter away for the privileE1
trade any Of the cherished right
humanity. / do not propose to y
merchandise OF any American !
ciples. These rights and prinr
must go wherever the sanrtion
our Government GO"
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