Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-12-19
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To begin with tho voter All soldiers and
have acquired the means Of living through Ia.
Of hoiI sexes, and houssEccpers for these. are
entitled 70 vote, resnFdisss Of education. al!
M @ Of 9o Ifa SGf from
and nd i fS1ise and no v9} Ss
merely local incident
The voters elect no officers but the members
OF the iocni s3yi"ts which correspond; roughly;
supervisors They are s"mposed Of "Hs mem %.
DSr Tor nS SaI tho Cd rS to he
machinsis, l; carbenters !; common iaborcrs |;
Voter ends The local ovas enc choose the G MEM ne
frs Of us pr9yneim , SHTet about IKE our
This body in kussia is supposed 10 he con" com.
posed %, Of ore r.pressmtaliy" for each 1000
i, 10000 regulation IN the country. Richmond
and all over eishteen not disfranchised, would
nnye h[Gen repreSent1iycs ienrco. with 49,
No provision is made for courts or laws The
local Soyies arc supposed to settle ali disputes
and and assign al farm land buildings and real
i ncn "a rH'@ %f nsp F FSns
bodies also. apparently decide such matters ae
ina, any female above the age of sixteen aud
Who may desire 4" her. tf 10 he IS ny chs lis
pleasure. The constitution provides for mar
and woman simply (" before an ofiiaa ' nn
fac, eeoFdod and when they wis an" dvGr ys
r ,Sy vG 80 d" + to GsGlare hnt and have
PURPOSE np Of tho constitution is to abolish the
m mP"S ni1y and ma r'liEiom and establish
yf d,I mtsiss'nai training but without indi
nm m are TO be taken in charge by tho gov.
The provinriaI soviet elects The members of
Vir 1SFo"2 Ws s9TiS} yhish i az If VIC Sas Of
Tennessee should have !, congress OF their own WIN.
tn this the rspiesentation is one for each 1000
SIX and FOR i" t1'i IL ihs
empioyns lahofsr Would be- iITmer
Du Th 'hf ls lsH%rSr x s%Hld y rS m
Ai lusSn cons!ess Of sovi "ts''e' In Of t ias
bers. one for each 25o0o voters in cities ~, on.
for each 1000 inhahitnm's in the country. In
h i%s Of ai .dn @ MS,h orss These eect commit
whS maxi he sSSn ns rGsdS Sos of
Of the Foreign AGairs DEPARTMENT. is he head head
hold BY 0 lie eono %n ry Is and the n5 ,S
@ nS TO eha nj 's f without Sr trial or Or
yoisrI would haSs se"I local soT HSsS w 'HS
soy"s WIZ YOU'D e %" m0% N f'ss!
81 si@n no @ons ni, whGh you'd eles committee
government, possessing unlimited power to is-
and oIcas !" its enpoy IN he vot@rs s s%iie as
ihsy are. have as much chance 10 make them
selves teit in the government rs they have 10
control the government OF Heaven.
Yet we have IN this country high brows and
hitlanily processing friends Of the people who
,;mk h of "gGod points" in This Soviet govern
ment--Which, by the way has dared vet to
call meeting OF it's Soviet. The truth is the
Indians We found here three centuries ago had
q more decent. humane and civilized syslcm and
the Wild trb,s In the Interior Of Africa have il
now me Bolshcvtst dream is Of Il way of living
which our ancestors may have had before The
ncslnninS OF history or letters and from whIcf
we have been drawing away. with labor and
thought and sacrifice of blood and life and