Evening journal., 1918-08-24
SATURDAY, AUGUST "a, 1918.
RIssIA AND SOCIALISM.

~ USsIA freed from the grip Of a cruel, consconess
II and rapacious autocracy has fallen into the hands
Of Ignorant vena and incompetent mobocacy that is
worse than the auocracy ever dared TO be The cond-
tons which harass the i70OO0OOO inhabitants Of that
ong-sufrerng and unhappy land today under
he socalstc rule of Lenne Trozky and their associates
han they ever were under the Romanofls The Russian
Socialists have betrayed and slranged Russian liberty
and delivered ~ for the time being into the hands of the
Huns.
The economic condition of the Russian people, thanks
TO the ncompetency and the venplity of the Russian
pitabfe Some phases of that economic condition are
discussed edltorially follows by The Wall Street
Journal
There is unconscious paihos in recent opltomc Of
Russas economic condition by the American Russian
Chamber Of Commerce. sounding lower depths than the
most passionate direct appeal could reach.
In Perograd the capital and original seal Of revou-
on food values are but perfuncory stated in terms of
dollars The rube has been abolished and food values
are now named in terms Of force
Black bread at 50, butter at S. potatoes at So sugar
at from 81 TO S22 the pound do not stand for law and
order. In the approaching Arctic Winter fuel will at
prevailing prices cost $500 per cord the lowest qualities
socks and leggng at from $50 to SO per pair and the
Hghtest, least lasting clothing at $3.50 the suit.
It is evident The long established local cooperative
system with It's authoritative tribunal Of socialism, has
collapsed. The zemstvos and municipal governments
themselves yield TO the insidious processes Of German
disintegraton
Charity has not been asked from US. It is doubtful
II we could do much now toward feeding and clothing
and housing the tlOOUWU people or huSsld Inc pur-
chase Of S6OOOOO0 or sIOOOOO OF raw material viii not
go far. Il is not that lack the WILL but must be
straightforward and ask ourselves how far go
in feeding clothing and housing these i0O0O0O people
in the coming Winter
There could be no moro convincing abrdgment Of
the evidence that responsible government is
IN Russia. The Russian people suffering far more
for the shadow Of liberty than have been called
10 endure for its substance.
When the allied army Of a de faolo league Of nations
takes up its march across Siberia violates treaties
In its approach 20 violated consuatcs It's progress is
against liberties In the wake OF its advance law and
order will follow. For The first time in their history the
Russian people will read Liberty under Law i'm
the fine texture Of the standards Of men-atarms
May this not be the first and greatest ad-to lit the
huge suffering bulk of this people, with lis sumberng
conscience 10 its feet 10 inspire t 10 organize To- feed
itself to cOthe ITSELF and 90 house Itself that may
help 70 TO these dire necessties2 For the
may share substance and credit. But TO do 10 we
will have 10 sef-uposc thrift TO which present
economies will be but faint and far-of minor prelude.
For many decades the Socialists have been declalmDg
from the houseops that give them control of country
they would convert it into a Paradise on earth
Well, they have had control Of Russia for months.
They have control Of It today. Instead Of converting it
into Paradise on earth they have made of it a Hell
earth that has reasonable excuse for existence
What the Socialists have done for Russia they would
do relatively, for any other country placed their abso
lutte control
Russias salvation will not through the wild-eycd
dreamers, halfbaked statesmen and unbushing crooks
and incompeents who term themselves Russian Social
lists. It will come ultimately through the sober sense
practical judgment and honesty purpose Of men within
and without Russia who not Socialists and who
recognize the hoowness Of Socialislic preachments
The Russia OF today constitutes damnng Indictment
against Socialism