This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...much more laborious attempt to meet that propaganda on its own ground. But the suppression, in spite of the drastic wording of the law, has been more apparent than real so far as the Revolution is concerned. The Reds have modified their language somewhat, and a very few of them have been sent to jail, but as one comes ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1920 Excerpt: ...much more laborious attempt to meet that propaganda on its own ground. But the suppression, in spite of the drastic wording of the law, has been more apparent than real so far as the Revolution is concerned. The Reds have modified their language somewhat, and a very few of them have been sent to jail, but as one comes to realize how vast and powerful their campaign has been, doubts rise as to whether any real hindrance has been put in their way. On the other hand, the aid that suppression has been to them, and the dangers that it brings, have been clear. The "martyrdom" of men like the humane and much-loved Debs, and of religious idealists like Roger N. Baldwin, have been themes that have helped stir a thousand audiences to the indignation which is the Revolutionists' best ally. Thousands of other people, moreover, and people not otherwise in sympathy with the Reds, have resented the government's invasion of rights that they consider sacred. These have brought to the support of the Red agitators a force of public opinion to which they were by no means entitled. THE SMALL VALUE OF SUPPRESSING SYMPTOMS As a result of the war experience it would seem clear that suppression will have no real effect in staying Revolution, now or in the future, for more than a little time. The Red propaganda must be based on injuries and grievances, either real or fancied, and it can be met only by removing the real grievances, and by counter-propaganda and education to show the truth about those that are fancied. The suppression of such symptoms as the red flag, for example, is not even a step toward a solution. And as has been shown in the case of The Communist suppression merely forces secret publication, and gives the propaganda a much wider interest and appeal than...
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