Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1919-07-02
THE FRUITS OF BOLshEVISM.


Russia shows that bolsheyism has IT
suited in less freedom instead of NOR
freedom, except for the bolsheyie
leaders and their mercenary army.
In view of the cry of the bolsheyist
in America for free speech" the sit
uation in Russia is all the more start
ling
In "A Letter to American Working
men by Lenine, published in Liber
ator of January, 1919, Lenine make,
the following statements:
While the old bourgeois and
democratic constitutions, for in
stance, proclaimed formal equality
and the right of free assemblage,
the constitution of the soviet re,
pudiates the hypocrisy OF a for
NAL equality Of all human beings.
Since we here are con
cerned with the task of overthrow
ing the bourgeosie, only fools or
traitors will insist on the formal
equality Of the boureeoisie.
Our soviets have taken over all
disable buildings in the cities and
towns out of the hands of the rich
aon have placed them at the dis.
posal of the workmen and peas
ants for meeting and organization
purposes.
In an article in the bolshevist organ,
Pravda, republished in the Liherator
.of September and October, 1918. Len
inc said:
The nearer we get to the com
plete military suppression of the
bourgeoisie the more dangerous
become for us the petty bourgeois
anarchic inclinations. And these
inclinations cannot be combatted
only by propaganda and agitation.
by the organization OF emulation, T
by the selection or organizers;
they must be combated by com.
!. pusion.
The following decree, issued By |
Zlnoviev and published in the bolshe. |
visit organ, the Northern Commune. OF /
Sept. 10, 1918, shows the conditions
under which meetings may be held
/. All societies, unions and as
sociations-4political, economic, ar
tistic, religious, etc.--formed on
the territory Of the union of the
commune of the northern region
must be registered at the CORE
spending soviets or committees or
the village poor.
2. The constitution OF the union
or society, list Of founders and
members of the committee, with
names and addresses, must be sub.
mitted at registration.
8 All books, minutes, etc, must
always be kept at the disposal Of
representatives of the sovie.
power for purposes of revision.
4. Three days notice must be
given to the soviet, or 60 fne com
! mittee of the village poor, or all
public and private meetings
s. All meetings must be open to
the representatives OF the soviet
power, viz: The representatives
OF the General and district soviet.
the committee OF the poor ana
the kommadatur Of the revclu-
tionary police force.
G. Unions and societies which
do not comply with those regula-
tons will be regarded as counter
revolutionary organizations and
prosecuted
'NSouihS tHiS ucCIfb Ill CDUHptf1On
with the declaration of Lenine. 1t il
easy to see why there are no public
meetings OF protest against the Dol
shevist rule. This decree reminds
those who knew Russia in the past OF
the suppression Of free speech under
the ear.
Light is shed upon the results OF
this decree by quotation from
Pravda OF Aug. y, 1918 (Pravda, ac-
cording to Max Eastman Of the Lib.
orator, Is the "bolshevist organ') A
passage reads:
kazan, Aug. 4.--The provision
congress Of the soviets of the
peasants has been dissolved be-
cause Of the absence from It OF
hour raasants md hocai,so r. ~