Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931, 1919-08-09
BOURNE SEES NO DIFFERENCE

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BOURNE SEES NO DIFFERENCE
Hon. Jonathan Bourne, chairman
OF the republican publicity associa-
ton, sees but little difference be-
tween the proposed league of ma.
tions and the bolshevist theory. Mr..
Bourne is well known to many of
the old residents of this city. Here
is his view of the league and bolshe-
vism:
Both are destructive OF indie
pendence. the one of the individual,
the other of the nation.
Both depend on war for the ac-
complishment of their objects.
Both aim at the creation of
world sovereignty, with consequent
destruction of all national sovereign
ty.
Both advocate the substitution of
control by the ignorant mass of hu-
manity for that OF enlightened intel
ngence-the one by the assassina-
tion OF the educated class, the other
by giving equal voting privileges to
nations peopled by primitive savages
and those having the highest type
Of civilization.
Both are ruled by two or three
self-constituted world autocrats-
the one by Lenine and Trotzky, the
other by Wilson, ct al.
Both are being supported by vast
sums of money-bolshevism by
monthly contributions from Russia
and elsewhere of $2,000,00 accord
ing to the department of justice, and
the league of nations by the COM
bined power of international finan-
ciers.
''Both are beig exploited by the
dissemination of tons of inspired lit
erature.
Both have the open encourage
ment of persons occupying high Of
fetal positions.
Both have the support OF pro-
fessed pacifists-bolshevism be-
cause its advocates see in it pro-
test of the masses against the levy
ing Of war by constituted govern
ment, and the league of nations be-
cause it masquerades as a guarantor
of world peace.
Both are ardently championed by
the Prussians. They saw in bolshe-
yism the weapon for wrecking the
Russian military machine in the war.
They see in the league of nations
means, through their own member
ship in it, for regaining their men
acing position in world affairs at no
distant date.
"Both have had their birth IN the
brains of impractical theorists IN
government.
''Both have had ample demon
stration OF their utter failure TO
accomplish their purposes, and OF
the great danger which they hold Tor
Observation-Disclosures in the sue
cession of horrible events that nave
occurred in Russia, and the league
OF nations in the complete failure OF
the Holy Alliance OF century ago.
Mr.. Bourne, like Senator Borah
of Idaho, is decidedly against ANY
league of nations in any form. He
is a progressive and stand-patter in
the extreme sense of the word-al-
most a. radical. The Courier mere
ly prints Mr. Bourne's statements
to show the attitude OF those who
are against any form of league and
who fear that this country would
lose it's sovereignty by signing.
The Courier is in favor of that
kind of a league of nations which
will give the United States an equal
break with England and one which
will not impair the old Monroe Doc
trine, bought and paid for by the
blood of our forefathers. The league
is a legal document; it should he
thoroughly analysed before signing
and not afterward. Give congress
time to thresh it out, and should II
meet with the approval of that body
Jet us give it fair trial and hope
for the best.