Show r- r I The Red Menace OW Oy T comes A. A Mitchell Palmer attorney general o othe of N the United States State with n n. solemn truing to tho the American people to beware of or the red menace He TIc holds the thc next Con responsible for the passage of laws which will pr prevent Bolshevism g gaining illing a n foothold hero here Ilis us reasoning b which is sound in in inmany many respects is is not in ill com complete 1 dole harmony with the tho course courso pursued by tho the American peace pence delegation in in Europe c. c Only Onh a. a da day or so ago o Paris Pans dispatches announced that flint the Russian intended to seek recognition recognition tion from front the thc t United State States Newspaper comment of the trench French press in indicated that President Wilson was eras not inclined to look with on n the proposal In Inthis Inthis this attitude we wo have the real menace which confronts tho the United States in Bolshevism If Bolshevist propaganda propaganda propaganda ganda is properly in Europe we need have o no fear r rIt It is only when anarchy and revolution rC overrun Europe Europe Europe Eu Eu- rope that flint we need be alarmed This dan dangerous erous doctrine doctrine doctrine doc doc- trine has hns already gained g headway in the old world and the course of or orderly society is is- is still undetermined by bythe bythe bythe the nations nation represented at the pea peace co conference Bol Bol- Bolshevism thrives and grows brows on t this his inaction constituting constituting ing the thc immediate immediato danger before the world and civili civili- The American Congress alone cannot protect us 15 from tho the ravages of Bolshevism if it is permitted to togo togo go iO unchecked ed in iii Europe Our representatives in in the world must blaze the trail they must adopt a new policy in their relations with tho the Bolshevist forces We Ye have given far too much encouragement to the tho Bol Dol- DolI I in Europe already Once we were the sworn enemies of Bolshevism both at home and abroad but with the passing passin of war warwe warwe warwe we held out the olive olie branch brunch We Ye invited the iki to meet with us ns in conference notwithstanding the fact I that thc they were opposed to everything we sought to es es- es I cs-I tabli h. h That they did not meet with us is due only I to their refusal As a further compromise o of or Ameri Ameri- American can respectability President Wilson appointed Prof George D. D Herron free love e Socialist as us our Now it is is said that the tIle President looks with favor upon the thc proposal to recognize the Russian soviet gov gov- 0 Hero is where w wo o must begin our stir fight fight on Bolshevism we must recede from this attitude before we can expect Congress to pass laws which will protect us at home As Mr Palmer Palmer- says laws which will prohibit prohibit pro pro- hibit seditious preachment are arc necessary in in- inthe the United States to combat tho red menace but these will be bo in vain vuin if ir the thc President ent remains friendly with the forces which seek the thc destruction of the government we have haye founded fe tea Where Tere will win crooning lovers ers go to avoid u prying eyes when airplane J police become general Esi sa av pa Another trip or two and the tho President should be beable beable beable able to write a note on free trade and sailors' sailors rights Pa I |