Arizona republican., 1919-02-13
The [. w. w. and the Farmer

To all ntents and purposes, the l. W. W. of this country and the bolshevist the There may be included with them certain of the schools of socialists and those schools are many Anarchists naturally take their places with them Having established this alignment. pass to the bit of news the dis patches carried the other day of the attempt of ernor of of the northwestern states to form a party composed of these various elements and the farmers, for it is pretty well understood that the farmer especially he of the middle west is the controlling factor political affairs. We do not mean merely that he is the balance of power but that he is the power.
 Now the bolsheyist of Russia is different from the bolshevist of America only in that he is more ad- vanced. He is the leader the American boshevst is the follower. The Russian bolshevist has already formulated his plans and the American boshevst has found them his satisfaction and would like to them adopted in this country.
 The Nation, whose editor lately participated in a meeting with other socialists and reformers for the eorfcaton of the Russian bolshevsts, recently de- voted four pages to the provisions of The Funda- mental Law of Specialization of the Land" In the cir cumstances the bolshevist plan appears have the approval Nation. Now this is in brief the plan of the bolshevists Russia and We do think it will appeal to the farmers of America:
 All land subsoil products improvements impe- ments and live stock are to be confiscated, and matter Of fact, they have been conscated wherever the bolshevists have obtained control There compensation for the former owners The latter, if ncapacitated cared for other paupers through a pension system. Private property in land is abol- ished The surface of agricultural land is appor- tioned among people who will it without hired help.
 An elaborate scheme for such apportionment is used the number of tho family exclusive of boys and girls under F. 50 and over 60. being the principal factors. the working members being signed percentage of the unit of working strength according to and age. Advantages from bette. soil or location 10 markets, solely to the community.
 There is any permanency tenure. the local bodies reproducing often as they see fit and moving the tillers of the soil about like checkers. There is almost infinite number of regulations, all designed to maintain dull level of uniformity to rob the farmers Of the right of ndi- vidual choice and to destroy individual initiative
 Under the bolshevst plan, farmers would be vir- tual slaves. not of individual masters as the serfs were but of officiadom. Their products under the scheme would be sold to the state monopoly and whatever they purchased would be from state monopoly.
 This scheme is not widely different from that ad- vocated by many socialists this country for years It is only more concrete and has had trial--in Russia. We are surprised that any American should advocate it. yet have no doubt that it would find favor with large number of our countrymen and with all l. W. W. and bolshevists We also have no doubt that there many who dsclaim relation with either that would like to it tried here.