NORTHERN DAILY With which is incorporated the NORTHERN MAIL DAILY. SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1920. "RADICALS" IN AMERICA.

Northern Advocate, 10 January 1920, Page 2

NORTHERN DAILY With which is incorporated the NORTHERN MAIL DAILY.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, 1920. "RADICALS" IN AMERICA.

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The term "Radical," which the Americans apply to certain disturbing elements in their midst, is in no way to bo confounded with the one-time political party of the same name in Great Britain. The latter was quite 'i mild form of Socialism, while the former is rampant anarchism —flagrant, liydra-headed, insidious, demolishing— with the smashing of constituted goI vernment as its prime objective, in the I ulterior hope thereby of preventing the United States from playing its part in policing the world along with Great Britain, France, and other Powers. The disruptive movement is fathered and fostered by the German, Austrian, Russian, Turkish, and Balkan aliens who exist in great numerical strength in tho United States, and are doubtless backed up as far as possible by their respective countries. Whether these same elements have been at all influential in bringing about disunity concerning the American signature to the Pence Treaty and subscription to the League o.l" I\ r ations, may be a moot point, but at least Ilic Senate dissension synchronises with the "Kadicol" movement. In the Senate, immediately after the reading of the I , resident's message, Senator Sterling, of South Dakota, moved to take up his bill making it unlawful to display the red flag or to circulate through the mails any matter advocating the overthrow of ihe Go-

vernment by force. Consideration, however, was delayed by Senator Hiirah, who objected lo the provisions of tlie bill, which, he maintained,, would continue I lie censorship over the mails by Hie Tost Olliee Department. One of the lirst lulls introduced in Iho House was oil'ered by Representative Kelley, of .Michigan, dcJining criminal syndicalism ami making it punishable by a line of C>OOdol. or imprisonment Cor not more ihan (ive years, or both. .Miens convicted under the act are to be deporto<l after the expiration of their sentences. ('riminal syndicalism, Mr Kooley said, is a doctrine which advocates crime, sabotage, violence or any methods of terrorism for tlie overthrow of tlie Government or accomplishing industrial , economic, social or

political reform. "Certain organisations," he asserted, "largely controlled by foreign leadership and inspiration, are teaching and advocating the necessity of revolution and crime us a means of effecting political and industrial changes. Organised terrorism by I'm , few is seeking by force and crime to control the many. The bill which 1 have introduced is designed lo strike a deadly blow at all .such organisations, ('ongress lias full power, in my judgment, to enact legislation of this kind. The Government not only has the power to protect itself from destructive attacks, but under express provisions of ihe ('(nisi it lit ion, a republican form of government is guaranteed lo every stale in the Union by the general government. '' The cable news yesterday informed us that the I.S. Commissioner of immigration had rocjuesled nn appropriation oi' about l':iii(!,i'i)(i lo ca itv on nn aiiti-liadical campaign. The Commissioner (Mr Canuninetti) very rightly defends the policy of the Government on deportations, but pointing out that

other countries during the u-ftr, but il

s gratifying to know that the department i* now actively engaged towards I hat end, with a view lo ridding the I'liiled Stales of these grossly mule sirable and dangerous features.