The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-04-22

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The story IN the Saturday Forum Of the
iurendlag revolution in Norway was q
vftaIly interesting and Tremendously I'M
pcrtant document. and read In the light of
conditions In North Dakota and some other
parts q the United States, II assumes sur
PriEng Eignf6eanes,
L i bat another phase Of the Bolzhsvii
movement which hsz swept aeross Russia,
through Finland and Is now threatening
Norway
The BolshsvIi movement must be dis
tiaguizhsd from . step toward democracy.
Bclzhsvi1 rule i q more bitter class rule
than ever existed In Russia Il has all of
TIE tyranny and oppression without the
benefits q organized government. It is rule
b. the lsbOring class alone, and In Russia
and Norway the laboring class Is being AZ
rayed against the land owners and farm
srs, the merchants, the bankers, and the
professional men The movement breaches
direct action which translated, means
armed force" The workingmen propose
TO organize wOrkingmsns councils to
govern the country, and then to seize the
Land. the factories, the banks and the In
du<triss BY direct action" disposssssing
the present owners, and reducing them
to the class Of serfs.
It Is simply 3 revsrsion to force; the sub
stitutiOR Of armed strength for the law and
the constitution
In America about the only organization
which has gone this far, Is the L W. W.
The L ". W. preach the doctrine of ''di-
rect action" With well established gov
eminent, direct action" can 90 no further
than sabotage, but 1t is an easy step from
sabotage TO armed resistance to the law.
The red card Socialists who control the
Nonpartisan league, have never openly adj
voeated direct action, but their close sym
patty with the L ". w. has been shown
many times, and their preaching of class
hatred i Just as bitter. They do not dare,
IN = farmers organization, advocate con-
hSrstiOa Of land, but that is the whole
basis Of MARKHAM Socialism They are paw
ing the way for a revolution similar to that
impending in Norway, with their preaching
OF class hatred, and their open attempt to
array the farmers and the laboring men
against all other classes. They are playing
with fire, and the farmers are beginning to
awaken to their danger. The farmer has
more to lose from such a revolution than
any other class Of citizens, unless it is the
owners Of big industries.
The man who sets his face against all
social progress, and demands q return to
old conditions, Is scarcely less dangerous
than the open preacher Of strife and direct
action, but it behO0ves sane and thoughtful
men and women everywhere to prepare to
give their best effort to the solution of
economic problems, if the war is not to be
followed by q series Of bloody revolutions
throughout the world. Russia has her
Reign Of Terror now. Finland is in the
thrOes of an even bloodier one, In proper
tiOn. Norway is threatened with it. Aus
tria-Hungary is on the verge Of it. Swift
srlsnd and Sweden have heard the rum
hlngS. The world has had enough Of blood |
shed and slaughter; enough Of hatred and
envy. America has pointed the way to
peace on basis Of right and justice. She
must also lead the way to peace in the so
eial and economic struggles that viii fol
low the war. Perhaps little old fash |
toned Christianity is the best foundation
on which to begin to rear the structure. |