Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-18
Famous Author Says coun-
try's Troubles are Tra1si-
tory and Curable.
KNOWLEDGE AND
WORK NEEDED
Condition in City Bad Be.
cause of Lack Of Proper
Development. .g

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June 17.-Maxim Gorky. the author.
u taking the lead in a wide spread
movement for political and economi-
cal reconstruction Of Russian affairs
on the basis Of universal application
Of science to practical life. NJ. aorky.
in collaboration with other dis
tinguished writer's and men Of science.
q starting the "free association for
development and dissemination Of the
positive sciences"
Abandons Politics.
Since the revolution, M. Gorky has
been participating actively in politics
as the founder and editor Of the ex-
treme democratic newspaper; New
life" As a result of severe work and
overstrain he had a return Of his old
covered. The correspondent today in
terviewed the famous writer. who be-
gan with the announcement that he
was abandoning politics and in future
would devote himself to cultural and
artistic questions.
The reason IT," he proceeded.
''that have formed the conclusion
that the evils from which Russia is
suffering have as their first cause our
sSes4
technical knowledge. To that may be
traced the present political instability
Of which you hear so much.
Could Not Develop Order.
"As regards our internal. conditions
I advise you not to believe the talk
about anarchy too readily. Undoubt-
eedly anarchy exists temporarily. but
its seed existed long before the revo-
luton. The fact Is that under the
conditions Of the old regime Of
despotism, arbitrariness, cruelty and
falsehood. Russians could not develop
sense OF order and Justice.
Must Cure Ills.
To-day many are disillusioned. I
an beginning even to receive letters
prociAiming that the revolution. ID
+ xpininGl Russia. This Querulousn6ss ie
ttAAtsltfa product OF our nAtioiAl pas
efv1ty ana is equivalent9to crying IRE
without aAmrnonins the IRE brigade.
We must have posttivs and con-
structtve scheme for curing our un-
convinced, is science. Nearly all the
evils Of our daily life spring from the
absence Of science.
Science Would Save Russia.
Through lack Of science half OF
our peasant CnllQfSn Qle D01Or0 r0Acn-
ing the age of fve. The moujiks cul-
tlvate the land 50 badly that the aver
age yield is less than one-fourth the
yield obtained In England or Belgium
Conditions in our cities are equally
bad. We have no drainage whatever
Our town soil is poison. We are
ohoked with smoke, and. dust. Our
children are rikety, nervous wrecks
Against such evils we need not
sterile dreams, but science, technique
machines. efficiently developed indus
try. ~ SaE
Anarchy WIN BE Uprooted.
II have admirable collaborators al.
ready and intend to appeal to classes
= Of workers. manufacturers and pro.
fessions to assist and to provide the
vast sums which are necessary.
'"soon anarchy will. be uprooted By
order. Believe me, Russia is not lost
/ believe firmly in our nations gen.
uine aspirations to higher civilization
u consider our present trouble,
trandtory and easily durable BY
means Of the steady and fervent ap.
plication Of the two supreme princi.
plse-knowledge and work.