Republican farmer., 1919-02-07
FORGE; THE DOCTRINE OF LODGE AND LEVINE

OHN SPARGO who left the Socialist party because of its proGerman and pacifist characteristics is one of the ablest Marxian economists dialectcan of acute mind and shrewd logic.
 His description given the Forum last night brief sharp and easily understandable The Bolshevss socialists who trying impose proetar ian dictatorship the will of minority upon the aority of the people of Russia The Czar exercised species of tyranny and the Boshevists anoher but the manifestations of the tyr amy identical Public opinion is ignored are mprs oned eed slaughtered and tortured for the exercise of free speech.
 be every reason why should desire different form of government Yet upon scrutiny there is something strangely familiar about Bolshevist methods.
 The of the wrong the Boshevists do consists in the incon by force of the will of minority upon majority
 In this way Manchus handful conquered China, and many centuries rolled away before the Manchus dis established, and China became republic.
 Thus Alexander laid his upon the face of Asia and William the Conqueror with few Norman knights and men at parceed the land of England among his nobes By force Napoleon queed the procarans o France and then force inflicted his will for thirty upon Europe By force did the Hapburgs and the Hohenzoens endeavor to place in the sunshine.
 So deeply habits graven in the minds of that when force has been overrown with force and great wishes end the reign of force forever and establish through inc League of Nations the of moral settlements American senators denounce the program.
 Primitive man knew no resource but force. Settlements by law by justice by moral values is comparatively new
 In the light of these examples the Bolshevss are seen be merely old fashioned people, trying to accomplish fash toned changes in old fashioned way.
 Lenne and Lodge Trotsky and Borah worship the same principle Force always has ruled therefore always must rule Mnories always have inflicted their wills by force up- maorites therefore they always must This is the pho sophy of Lodge and Trotsky.
 follows, quite logically, that if not ready for the League of Nations Lodge right and Wilson that Bohevsts hold by the oldest title he may take who may and he may keep who can.
 In the light of history the Bolshevists justified past but tale of the few compelling the many with and terror.
 only Bolshevsm is judged in the light of the new order that is outside the pale Those who rule Boshevism while it has the power prevail law of force prevails there majority but only the group with force enough to win.
 belief that force the only arbitrator In every movement nowadays persons separate into two groups Those who be- eve in victories the moral plane and those who lieve in achievement by violence.
 The labor movement divides into two groups those who believe in force and those who believe suasion
 So does American socialism, with it's Opportunists and it's mpOsslblSts those who seek change by democratic and those who seek change by violence the w. w. does
 The suffrage movement is similarly divided Some are ConsitutOnalsts and Mtants.
 There is but safe road for the travel Install the rule of majores through law and justice the rule of force Establish the League of Nations In the Court of Nations Bolshevism will have defense
 In the absence of such Bolshevs have the best defense in the world They will say We minority ruling by force because have the force necessary to
 It is time to out of the of brute strength It is time to come in to the epoch of moral settlements.