South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-19
and killing him in the shell. ="

and killing him in the she'll
DOTH the French and Russian revolutions be-
u gan with the inteectuals taking possession of
the governments and planning a republic OF law
and order.
In both cases. too, mobs have overthrow the
republics Of law and order and demagogues as
Stunning the reins of power have to curry favor
with the mobs. and retain their hold instituted
reigns of terror in which all the decent men and
women possible have been murdered.
Both revolutions have witnessed the execution
of the royal family; both have temporarily, at
least nationalized womanhood-a thing that
clings to Russian women still
Russia has been the more brutal about these
things. The executions of Perograd and Moscow
have far exceeced those Of Paris both in numbers
and for their nhumanity
Russian royalty was not accorded even the
sembance of trial The French revolutionists
still chung to that form even though but slight
reverence remained as to the spirit.
Some writers have claimed that the immortality
Of French womanhood is but a remnant of the
old naturalization of the sex-and that Russian
womanhood will a like consequence fall to
similar depths to be finally out only through
succession of generations.
ILL
D USSlA now appears to be entering upon the
y last phase; that Of the characterization of
the demagogues. unable longer to agree upon a
common course What Lenine and Trotzky have
quarreled about scarcely matters. Neither would
consent to give way to the other when it to
a showdown-and the evident design was to be
another execution.
Revolutionary tyrants are invariably the worst
IN The world. In the name of democracy and the
rights of the people. they insist upon everything
else, and grant none of that for which they plead.
The story of the personal fights for power in
Paris Is known to all lust kerensky would
have paid the penalty for his ascendency, had he
not made good his escape Vergniaud and
those associated with him paid theirs-and then
came DantOn and RObesPierre.
Nergniaud was the Kerensky Of the French
revolution, and Lenine and Trotzky the Danton
and RobespierTe of the Russian revolution.
Kerensky and Vergniaud failed because they
were too sane and humane to satisfy the bloody
thirst of the unloosed rabble,-and their sue
relied, and in Russia as in France, if reports be
true maybe more than quarreled.
Danton and RobesPierre quarreled Danton
out OF love for his wife sckened at the
slaughter he had encouraged. then countenanced,
and Robespierre. ambitious for supreme power.
saw MS opportunity IN canton repentance.
Danton and Murat were thrown to the dogs.
and Desmouline sent to the scafold-followed
later by RobesPierre himself; only Robespierre
went to the guillOtine.
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INTER now Napoleon. If the story Of the
l. quarrel in Moscow be true the execution of
Lenne and Trotzky and the arrival of Russian
Bonaparte Is all that remains to complete the sim
iarty in this last phase of the two revolutions.
There will be international protest should
It come 10 pass that IS unless from the majority
side of the United States foreign relations
committee
Napoleon was the only man in France who
knew how to handle mob by turning his guns
on the mob-and then he gave it something else
to think about. in the way of foreign nvasions.
From Robespierre to ST Helena Napoleon
managed to keep France fairly Peaoeabe inter
naly by keeping enough trouble on hand from
the outside to occupy the major portion of all
Frenchmen time.
If he couldn't pick quarrel with one country
he would with another-naugurated policy Of
colonial expansion. even tor a moment being at
tracted by the New World.
France Just sort Of emerged from Is revolution.