The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-05-07
Russians Never viii Yield
to Despotic Regime Again

experiments pfaCuCed upon Russia n
trade and industry by the bolsheviki.
We must consider alsl the fact that
"A direct ana an absolute return to
our forIner methods is impossible
First OF all. therefore. before de-
Claring our industry denationaliEed
we must prepare a program for this
denatlonaliZa ton, perhaps. leaving a
number Uf branches OF Industry IN
the hands OF the state, such as the
gold. platinum and the silver iDdus
tries, and "A part OF the railroads and
water ways,
Furthermore. in giving latitHde 20
private enterprise and In permitting
the entrance Of foreign capital into
our field for the development OF our
productive forces We must at once
draw up q fundamental plan OF state
control over industry with the guar
anteUd participation OF workers rep
rcscntathes and also put into effect
program Of labor legislation by
placing AT the forefront state rerog
milton OF the cighi-hou work day
and OF a six hour day for those cm
plOycd At hazardous trades tchemlcal
fnctorica, mining and underground
work.. on the one hand, and state
Insurance against sickness, accident.
old age and disability on the other
hand
Owing to the transition OF the land
10 the working masses and the at
tendant large migration Of the pop
ulation OF the clues To tho villages,
and equally as much to the complete
Reorganization OF our industry and
transportation facilities, which VIII
keep our big industrial NSablish-
ments out OF working order for "A
time to come. II viii behooVe the
state to turn its earnest attention
and TO assist by all means possible,
through our co-operatives and
through the zemstvos, the activity OF
our village hand work industries
c'kustaf'' lndustries)
We mus, not forget that Russia
now finds herself industrially In a
sem primitive condition and is SUI
fcring from the total lack of pro
ducts which have an Industrial as
well az cultural Importance The
lack Of adequate railways may even
prevent foreign goods from reaching
her for q long time, and our hun.
dreds ot thousands OF villages VIII
for long remain in darkness, filth
and ignorance without kerosene,
soap, thread, needles, books and pa
per. unless the government will'come
TO their assistance with the necessary
means and instructors, and help the
productive co-operatives and give to
ploit the wealth OF the land under
the protection and aid OF the gov
ernment.
We must forget all friction and
tackle the problem OF curing\our ills
hand in hand with our people, for
our people and through our people
Hope In Volunteer Army.
My attitude towards the allies Is
not predicated upon any hope OF mil
itary aid from their SIDE, and | even
doubt the feasibility OF such aid
Not that | regard It essentially i'm
possible. or that there are no means
In the hands ~ the allies for rem
dering US assistance. but because
their governments have become en-
In their own affairs. or rath-
er wranglings about as badly as our
Russian parties were two years ago
WE could not at that time arrive at
any conci etc results, and neither can
they at present.
Not a single government Is sure
of it's own tomorrow and they are
all s,raiuins their efforts to sur
mount tho vicissitudes OF to-day"
They havu had to change their tao
tics day by day In thep own home
affairs, and how can they ever be
expected to comprehend the Ills and
wants OF n people strange to them
One day Russia appears to them as
the fur OF bear which they would
eagerly divide up among themselves;
the next day II IL an abominahle
pestilence which must he combated
with . flood OF ,disinfectants: and
then. sDf n sudden, II is presented as
A hearth Of idealNn which may yet
astonlsh the world with its new
splendor' g
1t seems 10 me that the way out
OF this entanglod situation is about as
The Russian political par
ties. having agreed upon n definite
political program. the fundamentals
Of which VIZ state below. must com
pei our military chiefs In Russia TO
accept IT, We must prove to the
OF tho world that we
struggle, indeed. for democracy and
freedom against despotism and ty-
ranny. We must appeal In the name
Of the Russian people to the allied
democracies. and not To their gov
ernments. for help In our struggle
and cali upon them for enlistments
in our volunteer army along the line
OF aid rendered lis by the CZecho-