Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-11-18

Presbyterian Church.
Sunday morning the quarterly COM
munion service was held, the pastor
taking for his communion thought,
Death is Gods road to victory,
achievement and blessing. G., as
one dies to self and its domination
and gives God the throne of the life.
he goes on to victory, achievement
and blessing.
Sunday evening the pastor, Rev
John Vonckx, spoke on "Bolsheyism."
He mentioned the warnings that have
gone out in our own country against
this more radical form OF socialism.
"Bolsheyism aims to right imme-
diately all wrongs by brushing aside
all inequalities in one sweeping move
ment, and to remedy at once all the
shortcomings of modern society," II
consists OF principles that have not
been studied out in the light OF the
practical. Charles Russell has sum-
med up the foundation on which the
boshevisks would raise their new
structure Of society under five heads :
Il. All men and women shall work.
% All men and women that work
shall be organized into unions.
80 Each union shall have its cen.
trail governing council.
a. The central councils shall con.
stitute all the government there is in
the world; no congresses, 70 presi
dents, no parliaments, no prime min
listers, no cabinets, no legislatures, no
governors, nothing but councils OF the
trade unions, and they to settle every
thing.
-. All business to be owned by the
men and the women that work in
them, and no other ownership allowed
Thus it is seen that bolshevisn
aims at the exaltation of the so-called
working class to the place of worlC
domination; that the scheme looks
forward to the destruction of al Oppo
sition; that brotherhood shall only
extend to those who are in harmony
with the plan, and woe be it to al
others.
"Bolshevism is striving for new
world order in which nationalism has
no place.
The method by which they are
striving to attain their objective is
by industrial and economic or what
they call direct action The methof
is to be seen in the strikes that are
being promoted by them in Switzer
land that has necessitated calling out
Is, 900 federal troops to preserve order
Russia is being plundered by them
Austria-Hungary is a prey Of tht
mobs, Germany is being strangled
/ Holland is on the brink of anarchy
Italy it is known is being cultivated b!
! them, Spain is struggling under its in
creasing hold, and France, Englan,
and the United States are not unaf
I fected by it.
Lincoln Steffens in his intrOduc
ton to Trotzky's book, The Bolshe
Wiki and World Peace says tha
/ Trotzky has ever before him in hi,
book the revolution mot the Russian
revolution, for this is only the frs
Of that series Of national revolution.
which 1t is hoped will eventually be
come the world revolution) and worl,
/ democracy
The cause of this uprising of some
| OF the workers is undoubtedly due t
the exploitation Of the capitalists anC
the neglect of the governments to pro
tect the working classes. Our owl
! government has done much for tn,
welfare of the workmen, but there il
much more that ought to be done
and this impractical, unjust and prole
tartan autocratic scheme has been de
veloped by some dreamers.
The great fault in bolshevism is il
this-it has failed to take into &C
count sinful human nature. The Bible
statement that the heart is defcitfu
and desperately wicked is SUSTAINED
by observation and our own expert
cnCo.
"Tho present day stable, powerful
governments are hardly able to sup
press the selfliShness Of man to tn,
degree that men can feel that justiC,
is prevailing; what then would be thu
condition under the loose joined
soviet system.
The great need of the world to
day is not necessarily a leyeling ul
or down of the social classes but
transformation in the hearts of mel
that will lead to a recognition of tn
fatherhood of God and the brotherhoot
Of all men. Then the capitalists woul,
look upon the worker as a brothe
and deal with him accordingly, AM
the workman would look upon tn,
capitalist as a brother and deal will
him accordingly, and the legislature
would provide the conditions wher
the capitalist and the workmen woul,
share alike in the fruits o. the bus
ness. Thus it is seen chat christian
ity is the great need Of the world TIC
day. Then let all men accept tn
message Of Jesus Christ live accorC
ing to it and there will be a ne,
democracy in which both capitalist
and workmen will be happy"
Zion Evangelical Lutheran.
A peace rally and victory servic
! Aunrn hold SunlnN 1nnrnln @ n Tho Iin