The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-06

Rome, August 5.-The ending OF
the great conflict mean the beginning
Of world wide chaos. The OLD order
is reversed. This is the day of the
! people for the people have fought
the war and have o the war.
Henceforth the pultocratic rule must
cease. In every country Its grip on
| public affairs must relax in order to
make room in the ranks of the leaders
for the representatives OF the pro
ducers."
Lawyers. bankers. railroad presi-
dents, all the money interests mus
from now on, share the responsibility
of government with the very men
whose ceaseless work has amassed
their spectacular riches. In this way
only Boishevism can be averted,
P~arliaments OF all countries must
be reformed. Working men and pro-
fessional men should be grouped. ac-
cording to their callings in various
guilds. and each of them send dele
gates to the house of representatives.
In this way every country shall have
a real representation and a govern
ment "hv the people, for the people"
The workers. the producers OF
wealth. and commodities, are every
, where clarnoring for a larger share
| in the government of their country.
There is no need, whatever. to be
afraid of Bolshevisrn. Bolshevism is
a failure everywhere. 1t has failed
in Russia, it is failing in Hungary, and
| all the faster in direct ration with
its violence.
Bolshevism is only an extreme
and as such it cannot live: In Eu-
rope We find sporadic signs of il
pretty we'll everywhere. To speak Of
( ytoJxy -r1xe the 0fSnSaI Gnriai4Ef ~ rty
is nothing but a Bolshevist associa-
tioii. But Italy has 40. 600. 600 of citi-
zens and only so. 900 of them are mem
bers of this association.
These are real Bolsheyists because
their doctrine is of the purest Lenin-
ism. However. they have no infiu-
ence. whatsoever. They have tried
to extend their propaganda in the
work shops and in the fields. Every
where they have failed signaity.
The working man of today wants
his rights. The right to live decently
and freely. The right to educate his
children, The right TO have a decent
dwelling. The right to nave his say
in the affairs of his country. He
wants his share of sunshine and.
the fore. he claims an eight-hour
working day.
H. wants better wages. because the
| cost of i.ting is everywhere higher.
| He wants peace. The working masses
of today a,e naturally inevitably be-
coming n vast worldwide association
of reasonable, evolutionary socla-
lists
Fly giving @ a greater share in
the government of various countries.
they will naturally cone to the @
illusions that violence was %unneces-
sary. because they can obtain their
rights by legal means. Bolshevisrn
VIII be dead as soon az the present
governing classes understand this
problem.
1t is by no means true tina the
intellectual section Of the population
Is asked TO give up its rights. No.
Only they must have their share
and their share only in the govern
ment of the community. They must
make for the other producers
In this way order and peace and
happiness will issue from the present
, chaos.
Little h. little all public services
must be NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., tele-
grap pr telephones, steamship lines. air
services, banks and the products OF
the r9ines. must be run for the bene-
fit Of the people and not for. their
exploitation.
1t is not a question as to whether
a particular concern, he IL railroad or
a'tel.phone system, pay better then
under private ownership or under gov
ernmental direction. The community
is not running to make money" The
com immunity runs IL for the general
benefit and comfort. and to pay a
reasonable mou on the capital In
vested.
Whatever other profit it NAV
yield, it should be applied to the bet
terment of the service to its greater
speed and safety, and to the reduc-
ton of its tariffs.
In Italy. we are running the rail-
roads on this plan. n until the war
disorganized the system and used UT