Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-30
A Menace to BE Met

manity? Has our passion for world
democracy, equal rights and self de-
termination oozed cut OF our toe tips
with the conquering Of the powerful
foe that directly menaced our own
fortunes? Are we about to turn our
backs on unhappy Russia that we
saw ruined by the Hun through the
unholy weapon OF socialism with its
hatred Of laws and bad will toward
men?
The turn OF events seems to indi-
cate a possible abandonment Of Rus
sian millions 10 their fate at the
hands Of bolsheyik devils: while our
human duty is plain-to rescue these
millions from the horrible fortunes
they are now enduring.
Germany set the fires that later
swept back upon her and are now
found smoIderirg or flariag Up in al
most every land. The can,ouAage is
thin whether in the guiSe of social
ISM, holshcvism. or !. ". ". ism, and
the goal IS the same-anarchy. The
s-eps between arc short and well
worn the path
This first eternal height Of socialism
ls rovC ment ownership Of every
thing. ard the next is over the top"
into bolsncvIsm and no government
al all. The fire has been PLAYED with
b5' desperate politicians. It is tiire
for the great public common sense to
assert itself and VIC are just as con-
Gdent that il Will do so as we were
confident last winter. spring and
summer that hostilities would cease
III Tho lighting season Of 1913.
There is med Of morale in the
battle fer sound PRINCIPLES in national
affairs. II IS high time tho press, the
pi'plt. ana every educational orpani-
z,.tion and unit awokc TO tho d1Itv OF
meeting the hI!CoIS dangers Of the
aoaho,.,L rronoc,,aa - u.I,;o,, s,.,,,
"'N'''' IN i'''''' r '''"'' ~ '''''' '''N
Otherwise sensible. practical, procr,s-
sive people are listening with pa
.oo r. uo. a,,o,.o, WI, ,,.,,
''nce not approval no -eSco
friends of the people" are reaching
government su. 'ide, while paterual-
,o.; .-u.
isuC ioiiieS ana impuoent assump-
tons are lending themselves to IT.
The Equitable Public Bulletin SAYS
mat Americans VINO are encouraging
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''e iis "ooso VI S'd'e soci@il7iii
in our country and those who con-
Scious!y or unconsclously give ana
and comfort IN tho peJ rr,, nro,,,
"H" No'i'1oi ~ VIC i>eu i@6 PIol'd
ganda IN Europe may learn what it
al means when carried to its logical
concIusion hv ,ot;,c III. ro,,ou,;,
items taken chiefly from, the com.
ment Of an eminent American editor
,.<, .
recently returned from abroad.
European Russia this coming winter
Will be the worlds most awf,i! or4vs.
yard
Famine is NOT a ,ossi,,j,;tv II ;s
certainty, It is 1odav an artuality
gigantic harvest
The vorkinr reonIe ara e;,n,,,. MO
destined victims Of hunge. ana G;saase
Productive labor has hrr, arnibiIare,i
and no nation can live witho,it II
All financial system has Vanished
Dnhta havn heen rrnudia ted hart.
aboI;sheC and me gold rsser-vc If tha
nation Iareeiv stolen "a 'N0
Commerce even from the stardnoint
of 1917 docs MOI exist
Thn .va;ia fIn fueI snnrl,. hoe ,,roal,.
disanne,red The oil feIds s,;II ", MN,
arr not uorl-inc III. 81 ,nir..'. NV.
hon t,oo1., A'l''''0 '''
R,;,rooI tr,.Ls and ro,ii,,, .,,o,- ,,>
ranIdIv roinr 70 niecea fsu III
roads - oney-atjn, hut ,s n-;y,ta ron
nlts. Eacu sta'loi haS ~ own iaillt