£iii is the last chapter of a
of six articles prepared .by the
d Mine Wblitenitf America dis
clofing the attefHptbdlbjJ madeby the
r*j forces, under .the. direct supervir
•ioft (If Moscow, to seize control of
tht lr|iduU' l&b'or thovfeittint .of
Anierlca and use it a» thebase from
which) ti eirrf bn Communist
effdrtjFor tH4 dverththw bf the Aftieb
icat doverhmerit. T&eke' articles ire
the rautt of an independent search
idf. investigation dn tBiHjfcrJ^sf" the
Unftel Mine Workers of America
which; led directly to original sour*
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| CHAPTER VI..
'the Bolshevik,movement in the
United States ivotild have sapped its
owh Energies and disintegrated, or
ha^je degenerated into pure anarchy,
if it h|d riot been fat the suppbrt and
asslstdnc^e that it has constantly re
* ceited l^ojn^the. so-called “parlor
'-Bolshjbviks” and “pink revolution
ist^” in., America. They'have served
the £l|inctr6n of .keeping it alive and
on an .active footing, when otherwise
thb efforts :bf Eenin and the Com
muhisl Intferhational would have
failed: t.
Itivlstig^tipn by the United M;ihe
Wdrk^rS tif America into all phases
of the’Commun imst efforts has clear
ly (liSeibsed the fact that the funds
of wealthy tnen and women, ; flatter
ed . by the glamor of pseudo “intel
leetuaHy” has instilled new energy
ana given iihw teases of life to the
Colhtmrtillt lilovement, and -enabled
its agfents and organizers to multiply
to prbp'drtibns which, at this time,
gives^Kgmand their activities an as
pe^tthat challenges the attention not
only bf the labor unions but of the
whble country,
dangers that lie ^in the future
ard in tne seemingly harmless anti in
octiods expedients with which the
Cohuilunists have learned to cloak
anfi cbnceal their true aims and pur
poles: One of these is the plot to
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compel recognition of Soviet 'Russia
by the Government of tttfe' United
Statfes, yrith the establishment of di
plbiriatic rblatibris between the two
countries... «
No greater victory short' of the
Overthrow b£ the FedetdU^gdirern
merit,'itself' could ^ be wbh -iff the
Coihmdhist organization in this coun
try than to' bring about, recognition
of the. SoViefcvrejfime ifej£Hsdia by
this govern mej^A.” Existence., has
denibnstrated that|wbereyer the Sov
iet Government jgoes, it goes for
propaganda; .• If . diplomatic relations
were established with this country,
the’ §dvjet‘ regime would be the sole
beneficiary. , . .
A recognized government is en
titled to consulate in every city, and
a consular staff riiay be as large as
desired and may do about what it
wants to do. In the lijght of their
phst activities, the first thing that the
Soviets might be expected to do in
the United States, if accorded recog
nition, would be tb establish “consu
lates,” with large propoganda staffs,
in all of the leading cities. .The pres
ent “underground” revolutionary or
ganization centered around the Com
munist Party of America would then
be -able to come io the surface and
start its work with renewed impetus
in t;he open. / ^
With the diploihatic doors opened
to them the Soviets could bring in
men and money iri such numbers ahd
sums as they desired. With the pos-<
sibility of , their overthrowing the
American Government is hot to be
cbiiCeded, one of the major lines of
defense against them and their revo
lutionary designs and purposes would
be removed; they would Be afforded
unlimited opportunities for their rev
olutionary work, and energies that
are sorely needed ,-for constructive
effort in America would be diverted
and dissipated in lighting the serpent
in the house.
Establishment Of diplomatic rela
tions with the Coihmunists; with con
sulates in whatever cities they wished
ZtzZTT.—.Z, ... ; „■ .7 ;
to put them, would give them un
limited opportunities for attacking
the labor unions and tfade organiza
tions, and create an active- recog-,
nized rveoiutionary machinery in this
country against which the unions and
the government would Have little ob
fid protection.. ,
Every effort has been exerted by
the Communists in the last five years
to get control of th£ labor unions.
With Soviet Russia given diplomatic
recognition the unions that have so
far successfully combated tfiei riri
roads would^ be plated virtually at'
at their mercy, and made doubly
vulnerable to the assaults and at
tacks of the red hosts at Moscow.
Deportations of alien Communists
would be halted, and the redjagents of
Moscow when arrested in this Coun
try could demand the “protection”
of the consulates and diplamtic emis
saries Of ~the Cbminuiiist Intern^/
tional. ,/
’ The Communists have a strong or
ganization in the vicinity of Bellaire,
dhio, frbiti which much of their rev
olutionary activity is-being carried
on. A soviet consulate could be es
tablished there. They have boasted
that they instigated and carried out
what took plaee at Herrin, 111. They
could establish a consulate at Her
rin. They have used dynamite and
shot guns in southwestern Pennsyl
vania. They might have consulates
at Pittsburgh, Uniontown, Connells
ville, arid Johnstown. They might
establish a “consulate” in every in
dustrial center In this country.
Another pha^e" of the Communist
movement iri America at this time
that commands attention is the de
mand for the release of “political”
prisoners who are confined in the
Federal and State prisons. This is a
phase of the revolutionary move
ment that goes hand in hand with
the demand for recognition of Soviet
Russia. The center of the Commun
ist movement is an outgrowth of, arid
to a certain extent, a continuation of
the German espionage system hei^e
during the war. Some of its meth
ods and practices, such as its system
of “underground” activity, with cam
ouflaged organizations on the sur
face, - are essentially the same as
were employed by the German es
pionage and propaganda agents dur
ipg the war.'
.Germany had an excellent orgSn
izhtjion in the United States, conduct
ed knd managed by astute and skip'
ea ieaders. The higher agents
sent into thfe codntry fro, mip^oSdj
bht they were told that the jtfnk-dnd
file~of their units and gp*hps must
be recruited frojn aim^g “le' TV&*
contents and disioj&fists in the
United States, A& a result of this
program, largq^umberp of anar
chists'^ syndicalists, agitators, wbiild
bh revolutionists, enemies of, the
gbvernnaentjVmd individuals ifrho Had
bbeii convi^Ped of crime, ifrei-e ‘eflli^t
ed in mf German service^ In do
other strata could recruits he found
id sucynumbers as were needed. An
“underground” organizations; as well
ag/k “surface” one, was.-established
"ifr the Germans.
After the armistice the vdfibti^
units that the GerindHs had cheated
continued to exist for mutual bene
fit. None of these units had any
particular love for the other, but
they were all working in some meas
ure together. They had been brought
into direct contact with each other
for the first time, had formed, ac
quaintances, been under discipline;
ahd had learned to eo-opefate tvitli
out fomenting factionalism anion!;
themselves.
When the flow of German money
into the country stopped, these
agents and units turned to.the Bol
sneViks, who had seized Russia, ahd
through the plunder of banks dhd
estates, were in a position to finance
a revolutionary mbveriieht ih Ameri
ca. ■ The Bolsheviks had the money
to spend for propaganda, and they
had come to a realisation that if
their dictatorship in Russia was td
survive they must engage in an ex
tensive campaign of world propa
ganda and revolutionary activity.
The American units were success
ful in their overtures to the Lehin
rfegime. Indeed, Trotsky was in Some
measure their emiss&ry, f'hey held
out the prospects to the Bolsheviks
that with proper cultivation and in
tensive effort the revplutionary
units already existing in the United
States could quickly mobilize the
ldbor unions and trade Uriionists for
aft armed uprising, with seizure fihd
overthrow of the governriient, and
j the establishment of a Soviet dicta
COMFORT
Before long there will be a chill in the air
atid you will begin tp think very grimly of
fufriace troubles and toal bills. Why not
solve the Heatiiig problem at once? Install
a Humphrey Radiantfire and you will be
prepared to laugh at weathef conditions
atid save several tons of fheL
Nearly 600,000 families have adapted tins
great home comfort; And* ^pbhout ex
cefctidn* they have foiuid R^actiantfire the
cleanest, healthiest and most economical
form of auxiliary heatiiig* If natural of
artificial gas is available, by all means see /
the cbmplete line of models*
A half ton of Colce free with each seven (7) burner Radiantfire—a ton of Coke free With
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' X
southern public Utilities co
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"ip iVs
responsible to and maintain
'railegia«c6 to thr cemnranlst In
^rnationaL , ♦
ii will thus be seed that from the
ver| biltset the tr&de unions of
Ambrlcd have Been ‘the first and chifef
hbjbctive of the Cbnftnunists, arid
the instrumentality through which
J;hey have expected to accoittplish
their ends."
Today the Bolshevik organization
in America is better systematized,
hiribe co-ordinated; and has a larger
range of activities thMh it ever Hdd_
bbfdre. These activities ate e&pdnd-“
Ing and st)tea<^ih^ iri scnpe. The
Cbrafinunist organization is not as
elastic as it was in the hands of the
beymans, and it is hot afe weil finan
ced. It is, nevertheless; very redl
and very effective, dftd frohv a skele
tdii organization cfedted by thfe Ger
ritariS has multiplied,. ni&ng tiriibs in
strength drtd scope of actioh, ajid ,tp
has rarilifi'cations that*reach ititb
virtually every labor union; every
industry, every community, ^nd
most of the phases of American life,
The movement for the release of
“political” prsionets goes back td
the days when the Germans were iri
control of the organization Many
pf tMfe Gerihdh agents were convibted
df violation of tile ^rdr-tiriib laws
arid corifihed to Federal peiiiteri
tidrifes. To, effect their release and
fitfe the Moscow Communists, .the
enefit of their entire potential lead
ership iri thig country the carhpaign
has been' carried on fdr the tealedse
of political prisoners. The cldirri hds
been mdde that it hds been intended
to sebure the release of conscientious
objectors. The. cdmmunicatiphs of
the Mdscow leaders to the red lead
ers iri this country show that the
teal purpese Has been to quietly ob
tain the release of the imprisoned
Communists undey a hue and cry
for the release ofL conscientious ob
jectors.
The Communist movem'ent is feed
ing in a large degree on the demand
ftir a resumption of trade with Rus
sia. There are noobstacleS to ekport
and import trade with Russia except
thdsfe handicaps which they have
imposed upon themselves thrdiigh
the dissipation and exhaustion 6f
their own economic resources, and
their interference With the produc
tivity of the Russian people.
The chief obstacle to the resump
tion of normal trade relations with
Russia has been in the fact thdt for
eign trade has remained in the hands
of Soviet agents, so that Aimericah
exporters had to deal Solely with
them, and were not granted an op
portunity to ship their goods into
Russia for sale to Russian individ
uals. A second obstacle has been in
the fact that the monetary reserves
have been exhausted. With produc
tion reduced, the Soviets have had
nothing to resume trade with.
Even if Russit were given diplo
matic recognition, and the Soviets
removed the restrictions they have
imposed upon foreign .trading, there
could not bea riofmal exchange of
goods until the Soviets provided
guaranties for the security of the
goods sent into the country. The
handicap of the Soviets have little or
nothing to exchange would still re
main. In all probability such recog
nition would furnish an excuse for
the Bolshevik propagandists launch
ing an agitation in the United States
for a foreign loan to the Soviets to
resusciate the wrecked and ruined
industries of their country, and inci
dentally, to finance their oWn activ
ity in this country.
During the next twelve months
the Communists will bend greater
efforts than at any time in the past
to effect the seizure and control of
the American Federation of Labor
and the United Mine Workers of
America. Their recent correspond
ence contains, renewed demands that
the “boring from within” campaign
shall be carried on more energeti
cally, and that there shall be larger
results than in the past. They ad
here to the belief, as set forth in
their communications/ and gradually
absorb the remaining large labor
unions, they can do what they like
with the government and the' ,rest
of society, as they have done in' Rus
sia where they are no bona fide labbr
unipns. !
They are systematically working
to exploit every unusual situation or
disturbance in furtherance of their
revolutionary alfris. They are ih
readiness to seize ■l^jon every op
portunity offered by national in'dus
trial or political conditions to fur
ther their program. They are hope
ful of controlling the next annual
convention of the American Feder
ation of Labor, and are carefully
working now to control a majority
of the delegates that attend it. They
are hopeful that a nation wide stri^y
oi the coal miners will take p’an
next April which will afford %" ^
opportunity again io ,att£ revolu
seizure of the union thro’Jattempted
tiOnary methods, aa.tr
in the strike of 1922^ are working
Revolutionary^ haIf dozen
among the i^,|van^ Ohio, Indiana,
st^te^ Per^ v;rgjnia and the south
Illinois, ^ jn N'ova Scotia arid Al
^est7fo force a strike in April. They
P®ieve that the coal operators will
t-efuse to make a new agreement
with the miners’ union, as they re
fused in 1922, and that the. miriers
wifi have no other option than to
cease work.
They are working also among the
state federation of labor. William
Z. Foster, head of the Trade Union
Educational League,- speaking at the
Communist gathering of miners in
Pittsburgh on June 2, declared that
the “one big union” idea has already
been adopted by thirteen state fed
erations of labor, and that the feder
■"(Continued on Page Seven.) j,
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LABOR CO-OPERATIVE CAMPAIGN
C8ri6oS;'fo get
description and support home manJ^!J.^SiEcter bfoRfoad >
and dealers and home institutions °f eyety ^ JLi*'
pl^rie. f I’hiS constructive campaign yul 99 .y.fnu9ilW
fbLthe next twelve.mopth^b?3 wafr
^^^SS ^ SeS^el% Ji%« by to wage,
Sftiellfila they besjSfeak the co-operation hf:OTery puflit4pilr
M' orfan^te^corpjir.ttgjjtoiiw
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AUTOMOBILES
(De&lert)
Atrtb SUPPLY AND REPAIR CO.,
8-10. E. Corbin St. Phone 228.
STtJpEBAKER dealers. Sales and
* Service, Genuine Ford Parts and
High-Grade Accessories." ,
CONCORD MOTOR CO., Means St.
Rhone 300. Hudson, Essex, Willys
Rnight, Overland Four. Tires and
A
MOTOR TIRE Affl SfcRVICE CO.;
E. Corbin St. Pmnie 208, CHEV
ROLET dealers. .Batteries, Tires,
Vulcanizing, Service.
(Filling Station)
CENTRAL FILLING STATION, E.
Corbin St. Phone 700. Gasoline
and Motor Oils—Nothing but the
Genuine;
BAKERIES
CAROLINA RAKING CO., Milieu’s
•Blitter-Nut, "The Better Bread.”
CONCORD STEAM BAKERY, 80 W.
Corbin St. Phene 200. Ask for
“Milk Maid” Bread and "Royalty”
Cake.. C. T. Earnhardt; Prop.
BOTTLERS
CAROLINA BOTTLING CO., bot
tlers of Coca-Cola in Cohcord.
“Delicious and Refreshing.”
CHERO-COLA BOTTLING CO.»
Salisbury, N. C., distributors in
Concord of Chero-Cola. “There’s
None So Good.”
ORANGE CRtjSH BOTTLiNG CO.,
Spencer, N. C., distributors in Con
cord of Orange-Crush, Lime-Crush,
Lemon-Crush, Budwine, Shnapps’
Ginger Ale.
cLptHiric
THE HUB, Joe Gaskel, Prop. Buffalo
St. Phone 446. Men's and Ladies’
Clothing. .
W; A. OVERCASH, 23 S. Union St.
Ofethier and Furnisher. “The
Store That Appreciates Your Busi
ness.” ■
DAIRY
CO-bPERATlVE DAIRY, 95 South
tjnion St. Phone 292. Milk and
Cream, Ice Cream, Milk Beverages.
PENTIST
DR. W. It. FISHER, Pythian Bldg.
Phone 241. Office Hours: 9 a. m.
to 12 m.; 1 p. m. to 5 p. m.
±_
DEPARTMENT STORES
EFIRD BROS. DEPT. STOkE, South
Union St. Phone 119. “Eflrd’s Is
Your Friend.”
FISHER’S, S. Union, St. Phone 325: j
It pays to trfide at Fisher’s, where
quality is as good or better than
represented.
PARKS-BELK CO. “Sell It for Less.”
S. Union St. Phone 60S.
DRUG STORES
GIBSON’S DRUG STORE, S. Union
St. Phone 114. The Rexall Store.
PEARL I)RUG CO., South Union St.
Phones 722 and 22. The stote that
appreciates your business.
PORTER DRUG CO., S.. Union St.
Phone 36. We -frant your trade.
, FURNITURE
BELL & HARRIS FURNITURE Cg>
S. Union St, Phone 12. FurnjT
Pianos, Organs,, Victrolas. ^
taking Parlors, phone 64{p .
H. R. WILKINSON,
Undertaking. Stor<v>h - 9
Undertaking Parlo^ rnone y>
CHINA GR
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S ROLLER MILLS,
-Ye, N. C. Use “Home
/iff-rising) and “Our Best”
MILLING CO., Landis, N.C.
.an
^Ale “Diamond” and “Tip-Top”
(self-rising) and “Sky High” and
“Economy” (plain).
FLOUR (42pntinued) l
LUUWICK MILLING CO, Salisbury,
N C try ‘Writ Best Plain Flbur
and “Liidvriefe’? Self-Rising. Corrio
Feed.
GENfeRAL tifefeCHANDISE
THE ARlilY ^m' NAVY Sl0RE,
E. Depot 3t. Ph&rie 723.
CALLOWAt;'*1
fGNES & CROpEBi ;ife. McGill St.
Phone 182, BftStUn Groceries.
W L WIDENHOUSE & CO., 208 W.
Depot St; - PWdne 384, Wearing
apparel for tKfc whole family.
^gRocers
Li. M. BARNHARDT; Scott St. Phone
809. Stahlb and; Fahey, Grocferies,
b. H. BARRIER & GO., 210 W. Depot
, St. Phone 88, .Staple and Fahey
Groceries, Fresh Meats, Country
Produce. .
RAJFORD &BfeACK. Staple ahd
Fdhcy Groceries*
HaRdWARe
rptOhie Hardware co„ 30 s.
Union St. Phone 177. Home of
Good Hardware ahd Square Deal
ing. jTj.' ¥v: - , , j
BpE fREAM . .
CHAPlN-SACf^ IGORP.,- Salisbury,
N. C., distrihfcjccs in Concord , of
Velvet - Kind Tee Cream, “The
Cream of Ice Creairts.”
f jewelers.
W. C. COtHtSitr JEWELRY CQ.,
Inc., 5 SFUngon St. Phone 100.
The Old Reliable Jewelers.
, LAUNDRIES * .
CONCORD STEAM LAUNDRY; W,
Depot St. Phone 2. Cleaning and
Pressing. - --Finished Work, Rough
Dry, Damp Wash.
CRYSTAL DAMP LAUNDRY, North
Uriidn St.»PVttnfe»632. Damp Wash.
Cleaning and Pressing. -
LUMBER
(Building. Material)
E. L. MORRISON LUMBER GQ.»
237-241 WiflMAin St. Phone 670.
F. C. NIBL0(|p||epot St. Rhone 38/
MEAT AlARk^f s
PURITT MARKET, Buffalo .Str^t.
Phone Fish ahd Oys*rs.
Game in Season*. /
J..W. RABON, 320 Church St./orest
Hill, Phone I75-W. All J*ndS of
Fresh Meatg*^, y
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OIL LINIMENT. F/ sale in Con
cord by GlbgjftC Co.
, PAC^BS
D. P. COVINC
LANCeT* PACING CO., Peanut
Products /^'Candies “Queeh
ChaiTottr Brand Finest Peartut
BMty
POU^S SHOE STORE, S. Union
Phone 116. Shoes for the
/Tnble family.
shoe, Repairing
COLEY’S S#E. SHOP, 206 West
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