The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-08-16

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| PAST. n II srue. msa have foaEhs sas
frs~tam fram eppr~sssss Ssssa~tirs~s
they have uoa and sezx~Siaes rhwy
have isst. Bot Always thssv has hs*a
. plaes In this BAG world where shsss<
Who bad lost tn ,hs straxas NJ aaaa<
mixAs ~ and nnd 4 cvanfry where
they might eatsy che liberty they
l~ved.
New an u 6s6~vnl n the tarrvs
which are hxAssas fss fr~s<ssaa In this
var are dsfsst~A. there with e~ 10
place tn the wkeis weird 10 which they
may 10 10 nna q refuge frosa FrvA
sian domination Every land under
the sun will BE- directly er sadlr~stiy
uadsf coasrol If me victor: and II
The victor 10 autcrrxey, fr~eaom r~rN
txhes.
The land where fre~dcna 10 NEST iss'
mls~ntiy mensesd BY the iexseas Of
prussiAa suioeracy. u this nassn*aI
10 the land where unwcat~d fr~~datn
Temporarily has run riot and has lost
the power to Aghs FER itself Russia
We are lighting for the fr~siom II
Ras*ia, ard must eontina~ 10 eght few
II until Rass'a learns what frs~d"m
means. and Ia again able 20 nsht. II
We do rot. fr~edam will die In Russis |.
prusxlKa aasaex&cy viii rule ard ~
piait the country fur Ito own bsaets !:
and the very sorcvs which overthrow
the cssr viii be turned sgsinss the
freedom not oaiy Of themselves, but VI
ether lasAs
In years guas BY. whea the fcrcss
Of revolution we're showing themselves
here and there in Nsssia. ihsy hsd the
sympathy II America In srste ~ the
methods 81 terrorism Of which ~
did not approve, whso the essr and
the ksfs~s. 9~sd~rs ce aase~vset, wsrs
locked Ia . death srspp,e Kussia ssi'l
had our sympathy. because she ~as
fighting on the side al those Who were
seeking to safeguard the world fran
Prusslsn nilitsrtsm.
When tho eaar vas dsposed over
night An~rican feelings we're mis~d
There was Joy At tbs dewsfsa 81 a.
old. and sometimes cruel aasecracy
but there wss fear that Russia would
bscom. too dlsorsanis%~s to hsht far
Their. coupled with The thought that per
hsrs the revelu,tca had ccae too soon
to be effective
Then followed the brief regime ef
Kerensky, whsa Il began 10 isak ~
though freedoms In Russia might he an
organised frsedom. prepared 70 nxhs
for It's rights. and all Americs hailed
tho Russian revolution a. 4 bls~sims
II had become absolutely correct 10
say that the war was \ war ef fem"c
rxry syssast sete~raey. No pr~-C~s.
man could longer point 10 The cisf
whenever 40 argument srose.
Finally came the boishsvski s~voss
ZION. In which ksreaaay vas over
thrown. Russian Industry and Res
stan society wers disossanis<d. and
Russian armies csssad u Aght The
tai.ers armies pr~assd o. uneppos~d,
took what they desired 10 spite IT .
signed peace. and Rsssta appeared to
BE- about TO pass completely und~~ con.
tra Of Germany. America stood
arhas a. .he prsnk freedom had
plsy~d. aad America epinien turned
largely against kussia. but shinting
m~a refused to give up hope. Rus
MA was and stll 10 iscap shie Of Offer
Ing resistance. but Russia In not ~.
signed to sasocrs-y. II dSvo'ves upca
others TO hght for The freedom Rns
sta must have
The srp~rf~nes Of ether kaFI.ns KAs
been that m~a who inv~d freedom
we're willing to AShs tor II. and 10 do
n. Il n M~c~sssry. The Russian ..
titads of nenresistsncs vas something
new 10 the world. snA IL hard n IN.
d~ysssnd. The eolahsvtki represent.
"a the sxty~sa~ td~A NJ liberty. To
them freedom meant MT The night IT
the majority 10 ch~css their form ~
governn~a,. hut the hight II the inds-
vsdnal 10 he free from oil forms VI
governmental ressrsint They would
tear down the old order comp.sssly,
II CITE struke. and ~ W the mil
leolum. They would divide tAs lana
ire factories ssd H. tns,s anseas The
workers, aad have - ossssss Asocs- ]
SortA
Even IN Russia. k~vsvps. sAess vess 1
e,sseas~r1. ScDs seea ~ AREA: seA
the hcassevfkd. wte fought The Ger.
mans net II ail. fought their hrctA~rs
meet fsro~scus,y. Tn< result vns ~
arcAy, Avieasnssa. massacre. tie 40
ersnnisstisn It IT, railways ss1 The |
fssisrs Of the fee1 ssppay. The NH
I<oIum rsfssed 10 eesDs Of ne nsrs |
dsrrr4 II the bsanAsviht. II Vas sA~wa
tbs, sAsrs nu~ ~ srsasisstssa ssl
gnveramsef q ss0s ssrt
Rssxsa VII ~ ,ssess asAt ~ b
ads WITH kr eseow aiiIsa 10 10
siAvc~s has b~se - 0esmaa pesps- /
essxs tAss. IN May imseasces. Rasnasa
hatred II the slssAs ssems to ~ AseD-
- tAAa AatrsA Il Germany.
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