New-York tribune., 1919-07-26
Teaching Souietis11
By Pupil of the Rand School

them into groups. It was explained in very
great detail in some of the lectures l at
tended at Rand School that the American
Socialist party did not advocate violence Of
any kind and never would They intend to
bring about change in our present form Of
government by purely educational and po-
litical means through the gradual formation
of a great Socialist party which will in
time have a ajority of voters and absorb
the political control Of the country! This.
Of course, is in direct contrast to the
methods advocated by the extreme radicals
social uprising, revolution and seizure Of
power by force.
Dictatorship Conceded
These ideas Of the Socialist party may
appear docile and harmless enough now,
but we all know that if the time ever comes
when such a revolutionary political change
is in contemplation or in progress, even
though peacefully at first, that there exists
q lawless element and revolutionary ele-
ment In the radical ranks which would
without doubt make vigorous effort to
seize control during the crisis, and the re-
sulting bloodshed and misery would make
similar recent occurrences in Germany and
Austria appear mild in comparison.
The Russian soviet government which the
radicals all acclaim with unbounded Joy
and look upon as their ideal has few un-
explainable angles which even its loudest
praisers have hard time getting around.
Every one knows and admits, even the So
cialists, that at present the government Of
Trotzky and Lenine is q proletariat dicta-
torship. Any kind Of dictatorship is auto
cratic and everything which has an indica-
tion of autocracy about 1t is supposed to be
the hated enemy Of radcalism. Yet have
heard the most violent revolutionists argue
that the dictatorship in Russia is only
temporary measure which was made neces-
sary by the opponents Of the soviet govern
ment taking counter action against that
government. They are using the very same
methods the Gar used, the methods they
claim they are fighting against. 1t appears
from developments that the Czar in his
palmest days never had anything on the
Trotzky- -Lenine combination. They are ex-
cellent examples of usurped power gone
wild in the most autocratic manner.
No Bombs, Unless-
One Of the main planks In the radical
platform is universal suffrage. They howl
about the downtrodden people in different
parts of the globe who do not get chance
. to vote tor one reason or another; vet in
soviet Russia to-day all the so-called
bourgeoisie are disenfranchised have abso-
lvtely no voice in the government But
when an exponent of the Trotzky-Lenine
outfit Is asked why such q state Of affairs
exists in "the most democratic government
on earth" he will dismiss the question with
a statement to the effect that the bour-
geoisie do not work and therefore should
not vote, or that simply they do not deserve
the vote That Is all there is to It, That
Is the type Of government which tho Rand
School praises and Is advocating for this
country.
OF course there will not be any bloody
revolution unless some of us decide to
oppose this procedure. AS one Socialist
speaker put it, I'VE intend to bring about
this change in government by peaceful and
typically American methods, fair. square
and above board, unless the capitalists COM
pei us to take up arms. We will not resort
to the bomb unless 1t Is forced on US. but
if it is we will accept the challenge imme-
diately."
There you have 1t in very plain language
Everything will be nice unless you decide
to oppose them, and right then is when
things will begin to happen.