Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 June 1919 — BABSON BOLSHEVISM. [ARTICLE]

BABSON BOLSHEVISM.

Washington, June 6.—The Republican Publicity association, through its president, Hon. Jonathan Bourne, Jr., today gave out the following statement from its Washington headquarters: '“lt is hardly credible that even a Wilson democratic administration wuold go to the length of seeking to wreck the domestic peace of the country and destroy its industries by inciting strikes and riots in order to east discredit on the republicans now in power of the legislative branch. Yet that is precisely what is going on. Proof of that Charge is of documentary character and cannot be denied. Listen'to this recital of facts:

“When the publication of the official bulletin was discontinued by the government on the first of April, Mr. Roger W. Babson, who had been for some time on the staff of the committee on public information, undertook the continuance of the bulletin as his own private enterprise. He recognized in it a valuable vehicle for influencing the public mind, there being a long subscription list ready to is 'hand, and the readers of the paper having formed the habit of referring to it for authoritative information of what the government was doing. Although the committee on public information ceased to exist, Mr. Babson was given an appointment as director general of the information and education service of the department of labor, which, of course, added much prestige to anything emanating from his pen. He is now in a position through the columns of the official bulletin, and through the publications of the labor department, to wield a great influence throughout the country. “But Mr. Babson is also president of Babson’s Statistical organization, of Boston. The business of that concern is to supply business news and forecasts of economic conditions to all who are willing and able to pay the-fees charged. Here are some of the revolutionary statements recently issued by that firm in their periodical bulletins : “ ‘The world war is oyer but—unemployment, industrial unrest, and rapidly spreading strikes signal a class war barely begun. * *We are

sitting on a keg of powder. * * * A period of trouble and 'depression is ahead. It cannot be sidetracked; to stop it is impossible. * * * The industrial classes in many parts of the world are at the point of revolution. ♦ * * Tihe United States is destined to have great labor troubles unless employers immediately adopt different methods. * ♦ * America may see the darkest period in its history in the coming days. ♦ ♦ * The farmers of the western states will unite with the industrial workers of the eastern | cities in attempting most dangerous I legislation.' “Matter of this kind is being sent broadcast over the country by this gentleman to whom Mr. Wilson has entrusted the direction of the education and information service of the department of labor. Nothing from the headquarters of Bolshevism ever exceeded in socialistic ardor the statements that Mr. Babson is dr-J culating among the people just on the eve of the republicans taking! oyer the reins of legislation. The inevitable effect of such propaganda is to incite revolt against the party in power charged in the popular imagination with the widespread suffering that is predicted. Of course, Mr. ( Babson and the democrats responsible for his continuation in the gov-; ernment service, will deny that what he is doing has any political significance, but its effect will be certain to make unnacessanly difficult the administration of the country’s affairs by the republicans and lend color to charges against them that will be brought by their democratic opponents.” j