The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-03-21
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ROBINS TELLS FACTS

ROBINS TELLS FACTS
Raymond Robins testimony before
the senate judiciary subcommittee
was one of the big features of tbe
week. Robins said frankly that he
thought the Bolshevih were wrong
and that their rule constituted a men.
ace to the orderly government of the
world. The reported reign of terror.
he said, was greatly exaggerated.
Failure of the allies and of the
United States to support the Ker-
ensky government properly caused
It's collapse and brought the Bolshe-
wiki into power, Robins said, a Brit
ish general and a French general
urged him to establish a reign of
terror OF his own to put down the
growing power of the BolsheviE.
Robins said that it was foolish to
thing that any autocratic form of
government ever could be re-estab-
lished in Russia. He said:
You can not stamp out ideas by
using bayonets. You can not sup
press the yearning and the demand
OF millions OF men for economic bet
terment. You must improve the eco
nomic condition of the workers in
every nation, or they will act for
| themselves. They have taken up the
culture of MARKHAM socialism in ev-
cry European country. The whole
working class is turning toward So
cialism over there. Lloyd George,
the ablest statesman in Europe to-
| day, dares not suppress a soviet in
| Glasgow nor mutiny in Dover.
Clemenceau may survive the assas-
sins bullet, as pray he shall, but
Clemenceau's cause is dead. Here
in America we still are sound and
strong enough to meet the demands
of labor for better life by estab-
fishing that better life. To try to
suppress these demands, to curb free
| speech, to prohibit the display of the
red flag-all of this is of no avail.
The industrial wrong must be right
ed"
Robins warning to the senate
subcommittee, in this reference to
England and France and to the pos
sibility of an upheaval in America,
was dramatic in it's intensity. The
only man present at the hearing who
was unmoved was Senator Knute
Nelson of Minnesota, who indicated
that he considered Robins a danger
Gus character.
| BIG STEAL HALTED
The filibuster that marked the
closing of the session of congress had
one good effect. 1t killed the min
eral lands swindle, described by It's
supporters as a leasing bill, but
which really opened the way for cor
porations to gobble up patents or
what is left of the natural resources
of the country.
The session of congress closed
without any action on reconstruction
problems or of aiding the employ
ment of returned soldiers, aside from
granting them q fat bonus of SCI
apiece. Money needed for the financ
ing of the railroads can not be pro
: vided. this bill perishing in the nil
buster, as did numerous other appro
priation measures.
: There is considerable sentlmen
among progressives of both houses
for an early session of congress T.
: get at reconstruction problems: Bu
r there is no evidence that Presiden
Wilson intends to call such a session
!, He takes the position that congress
4 had a chance to enact its program
that it wasted it's time and must TAX
: the responsibility.
S Postmaster General Burleson /
continuing in his program OF DOM
i the utmost possible to make publ
operation of utilities unpopular
r When the telegraphs and cables wer
: taken over by the government, DaVl
o J. Lewis, a progressive fighter, form
e erly on the tariff board, was cnose
: by President Wilson to have cnafg
/ of their operations under Burlesor
e Burleson has driven Lewis to reslg
and 90 back to the tariff board.
n News of Lewis resignation, by tn
/ SIX
?: wav. was made public only recent!
+ although he left his job under In
S autocratic Burleson two months ag'
l. Lewis at that time swo1e his neares
1t friends to secrecy "for the good @
4, the government" However, burie
t. sons dishonest treatment OF the teie
e nhone employees, when he forbade tn
IS con,panies to continue their collectlV
!, haroains with the organized en-
ployes, and Burleson's treacherou
conduct with relation to an lncrea:
$ in their pay, did drive Lewis to qs1l
lie One of the departments secret agen'
st seems to have overheard a ne"spl
re nor reporter's questions on the WI,
r The other morning, for that mgr
a Pnrlason issued statement, Ju'
+ abaad Of the true story, saying tn;
le Lewis had been relieved from u
f. ro,-ricon hv RurleSOn.