The Denver Jewish news., 1919-11-12
"You Can't Do Wrong,
and Get Away With IT.
Bolss,evisnn, Its Curse and Its Cure.
Written for the Jewish News by Rabbi
Emanuel j. Jack. Stockton. Cal.

Bolshevism is growing. of that there
| can be no doubt and it is II matter
that should be of great and vital CON
cern to us. first. as Americans. world
| citizens, champions OF justice: and
then, particularly. as Jews. preachers
and teachers and lovers of justice. The
question arises how can we combat.
successfully combat this alarming. ter
rifying and ever-spreading evil? The
answer can be found in just one word
Justice.
Bolshevism had its birth in Russia,
The history of the tyranny of the for
mer Russian Empire. needs none to
tell him how and why Russia became
The cradle of Bolshevism.
An individual can't do wrong and
get away with it,>that is self-evident.
Sometime, someway. somehow. must
that wrong be paid for, whether it be
in the form of cells, conscience or
character. The wrong must and will
he paid for, either by the individual
himself or his descendants. 1t is Al
law of life, law of nature that you
can't do wrong and get away with it.
# this is true of individuals, and we
know it is-for our own experiences
bear testimony to this truth-thcn ii
is equally true of nations. since ma
tiOns are but grouped individuals: and
il it is true of nations. ii is likewise.
true of society as whole. History
demonstrates that every wrong com
m;tted or permitted by nation has
its effect. apparent or unappnrent nj
the time. upon that nation and upor
all mankind.
For decades mankind has stood by.
witnessed and tolerated the oppression
and persecution of helpless, innocent
people at the hands of a ruthless and
naughty Russian autOcracy: and the
injustices inflicted and the WRONGS
done mankind is now being called upon
TO pay for in various and serious ways
TO bear the penalty imposed upon 1t
self for standing idly by and allow
crushed. the hopes of humans TO h.
trampled upon the ground into thu
dust by the iron heels of tyranny,
Years of such tOrturOus treatment and
uninterrupted suffering has transform
cd them into british and beastly M
lures. into inhuman beings with fiend
ish and depraved desires.
Let us here in free America take t.
heart the painful and costly lessor
cleaned from Russian history. an6
fully understand beyond even shadow
of doubt that no nation. no people
nor part of any nation or people. car
do wrong and get away with it. be Ii
mob rule and lynching, disregard foi
law and order, disrespect for the prop
e-ty and rights of others, or anti-or
ganizations of any sort against peace
full people, whether they he black or
brown. yellow or white; whether the!
he Christians, Protestants or Cath
0lics. Mohammcdans. Buddhists. Shin
toists, or Jews. For such acts ana
such attitude on the part of one group
of Americans toward another group OF
Americans are highly unjustifiabla, I'M
pardonabl and inexcusable. They are
not in accordance with the true inter.
pretation of American Justice. nor do
they measure up to its lofty standard
and as such are exceedingly unpatriotir
and undemocratic. and decidedly un
American. They do hut tend toward
license and not liberty. anarchy and
not Americanism. And If we need
.nything now more than ever before, 1t
is true real and better understand
ing and appreciation Of Americanisn.
for our surest and strongest bulwark
against Bolshevism is Americanism i'll
its highest. trucst. broadest and fullest
meaning of of that term.
Every real American should he
greatly disturbed at the fragrant dis
regard for law and order. so shame
fully manifested in so many of our
cities and communities; should DE
| moved to protest against organizations
| formed in various communities against
peaceful inhabitants of those communi-
ties, for every such act undermines
| and loosens the very foundation stones
of our democracy, and endangers all
our institutions For law. or II
community, or a government that per
Iuits or countenances organizations
against one people, or one group of its
| citizens today. must suffer similar
anti-organizations formed against
other peaceful people or groups tomor
row. And who can tell AT Which
particular people or group the nexr
! I low might bc aimed