Goodwin's weekly : a thinking paper for thinking people. [volume], May 10, 1919, Image 1

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ENFORCE THE LA WS
If" AGAINST REDS
BOLSHEVISM, which preaches war against society and estab
lished institutions, has declared war in Utah.
wk At Park City the old Miners' Union has been brushed aside by
E an organization affiliated with the I. W. W. and a strike has been in-
K. augurated despite the general opposition of the miners and the people
v ot Park City. If our information is correct the disciples of Lenine
F and Trotzky are emulating the example of their leaders by trying
K V- ' to set up a dictatorship of the minority.
P J y Wherever the Bolsheviki and the I. W. W. assert their power
P they attempt to impose the will of the minority by strikes, sabotage
P ( and violence.
IL N. There is a vital difference between labor unionism and Bolshe-
H. vism which the public cannot afford to ignore. The labor unions are
Wj jnot destructive of our industrial system nor hostile to the govern
P Jment. Bolshevism, on the other hand, declares its unalterable pur
K, pose to destroy not only our industrial system but the nation itself.
J? At a meeting held in Musicians Hall, Salt Lake City, on May 1,
L the red holiday, the speakers preached an internationalism which
would wipe out our government. They declared themselves in full
W accord with the Bolsheviki of Russia and denounced their own gov-
m eminent for making war on these "dear brothers."
L And yet Bolshevism makes war on society. If frankly declares
that its purpose is to destroy. It has no reason to make complaint
II " when society, in self-protection, fights back, but the Bolsheviki
Hjjp ( use any weapon they deem efficacious and hypocrisy is one of their
p v I chief weapons. They cry out on the capitalistic society that dares to
t battle in self-defense. They picture themselves as martyrs because
r society refuses to be murdered in its bed, so to speak.
I r From the rostrum and the soap boxes the preachers of I. W.
I iW.ism describe themselves as victims of injustice because they are
r Aiiot allowed free speech to incite the destruction of property, of gov
I eminent and of life.
' We emphasize this attitude of Bolshevism because there are many c
I T who wish to compromise with Bolshevism, among them President
jfe" Wilson. It was his proposal that the nations hold a conference with
W the Bolsheviki on an island in the Sea of Marmora to arrange a com-
If promise.
-( True to their own doctrines, the Bolsheviki announced that if a
K compromise were arranged and a treaty signed they would repudiate
f I itvas soon as they could. They did not hesitate to proclaim their
Is; doctrine of unremitting warfare against established society. Yet
I" many who support our system of government do not wish to accept
i 7 the challenge. They do not want to fight back to protect our govern-
,, 1 ment and its institutions. They cry,-"peace, peace, when there is no
'f 1 i$ peace." There can be no peace so long as the Bolsheviki and the I.
. V W. W. cling to their doctrines of class hatred, the class struggle, and
I L the annihilation of the existing order.
' The last legislature passed laws against the violent methods of
h the reds. What has become of those laws? Are they merely for the
adornment of our statute books? Are they not to be employed in a
crisis such as that at Park City? Are they useless to prevent the
actual advocacy of disloyalty and destruction ?
yThe people of America demand liberty, but they demand only that
J$nd of liberty which is regulated by law. Anarchy and terrorism
Irave no place in their category of liberties.
In Park City the union affiliated with the American Federation
was opposed to the strike. The members were intimidate and went
out on a strike with the radicals. A vote was taken and by "acclama-
tion" 'the workers decided to withdraw the pumpmen, which, as they ,
knew, would result in damage to the mines.
If this is a correct statement of the facts the situation at Park
City appears to be this : !
A reign of terror exists. Men willing to work are intimidated
and forced to strike. The agitators belong to a revolutionary society j
which advocates the lawless destruction of property and the over- -
throw of government. Some of them are foreigners. ,
two sets of laws can be employed in dealing with the situation
fi-pnc federal, the other state. j
The federal law provides for the deportation of aliens who advo
( ate or preach the lawless destruction of property. j
The state law is directed against sabotage and acts of criminal
violence and, if our memory serves us, covers the advocacy of such
acts. The offender can be tried, convicted and punished on a charge
of felony.
A distinction must be drawn between a strike by the regular
union and one by a revolutionary society which advocates criminal
violence. It is possible and even reasonable to compromise on wages
or any other issue, with a union which is law-abiding, but coddling
terrorists who advocate criminal violence and the overthrow of the
government is dangerous.
yNo class ever has been so clamorous for the protection of law as
miis revolutionary class which seeks the destruction of law.
-""""'The reds insist on the enforcement of the law so long as it pro
jects them. They demand the destruction of law when it protects
'their adversary, organized society. j
The officials of the state are derelict when they ignore the law j
passed by the last legislature. They are sworn to enforce that law as
well as all other laws. It is not a dead-letter. On the contrary it was
passed to meet just such a crisis as that which Utah has been called j
upon to face.
The I. W. W. held a secret convention in Salt Lake City on April
25 and a public meeting on May 1. At both assemblies they preached
criminal violence and the overthrow of the government.
The state can negotiate safely with law-abiding citizens. Can
it afford to adopt a conciliatory attitude toward those who would de
stroy the state and who are actively working at this very time for i
the destruction of the state ? "" j
J jf ' SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, MAY 10, 1919. 4 P