There has recently been held in the eastern states a women's con-fron on national defence us peace surance, from which it transpires that activities in the United States are a much more serious menace than is generally believed. Activities of radicals and similar topies were discussed, and the eub-Jest of "red" agitation was brought to the fore by Major General El A. Helmick, inspector general of the Army, who has made a special study of the question. His speech created somewhat of a furore, and following day he was, on invitation, {called to give further data. Tt was the general impression that this, general considered revolution as by Bo means beyond the pale of int-'Possibility inthe United States in {the near future, but on the second day he explained that he did not mean to imply any such danger.
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