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Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Mulford Wins Race at
Rate of 100 Miles an Hour

Speedway, Tacoma, Wash, July
4.-Ralph Milford, driving at the
rate of almost exactly 100 miles an
hour, won the 40-mile race at the
Tacoma speedway this afternoon.
He finished the 40 miles In "a min
utes, 2 rs seconds. The race was
a contest between milford and
Durant. Chevrolet finished third,
with Resta and Milton following.
The second race, of 90 miles, was
won by Louis Chevrolet. He led
the field all the way. milford,
Hearne, Durant and Resta finished
in the order named. Chevrolet's
time was SO minutes, AZ is Sec
onds or at the rate of 98H miles an
hour.
Chevrolet won the 80-mile final
race in 40 minutes, 10 rs seconds.
His average was 90 miles. Hearne
was second and Durant third. Null
ford, who was leading, was forced
out in the 32d lap with tire trouble.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Murphy-Did-Its Win
From Delaware, 10 to |
(Snecial to Omaha Bee J

\SpCSidi W oliiaila o>>'J
Delaware. O., July with Pete
Mcclure pitching remarkable ball,
and backed with brilliant support
by his team mates, both in the field
and at bat, the crack Murphy Did-
Its of Omaha celebrated Independ-
ence day here by defeating the home
team by the score OF 10 to l. At
no time of the game were the visi-
tors in danger of losing, and had it
not been for an error in the seventh
inning by Vandever, the Murphys
would have registered shutout.
Mcclure allowed but five hits.
while the visitors secured II off
Dollmer The Omaha boys stole
the bases wild, having 10 to their
credit. Vandever and Williams
each made a trio of hits. Payne's
fielding and Williams catching was
also a feature. The Murphys left
here tonight for Massillon, where
they play, tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Bee GIVES FANS
FIRST RETURNS
OF TOLEDO FIGHT
Bee Sport Extra With the
Result Beats Out COMPETE
tors 20 Minutes; Spe-
CiaI Wire Service.

Several thousand frenzied, cheer
ing wrestling fans at the Stecher
Lewis match at the Auditorium lit
orally went wild yesterday after
noon when the official announcer
gave them The Bees flash from the
Toledo ringside that Willard had
quit" and that Jack Dempsey was
the new worlds champion pugilist.
For the moment the perspiring
athletes in the Omaha ring were
forgotten. With the majority of
the wrestling fans their hearts were
in Toledo with Dempsey in the
hope that he would conquer the
Kansas giant, universally voted the
most unpopular champion in the
history of the ring.
Seldom has such mass of peo-
| pie been seen in Omaha streets as
formed yesterday in front of the
Bee building in Farnam street and
on the east side of the building in
Seventeenth street. Had it been an
ordinary occasion The Bee fans
would have been arrested for block
aiding the streets.
But it was not an ordinary occa-
sion, and the cheering fight fans
held full sway, for they were the
only people on the streets. After
The Bee fight extra appeared, Far
nam and Seventeenth streets looked
like a sea of newspapers, as the
eager crowd gobbled up the news
from the Toledo ringside.
And when the Omaha fans at the
Auditorium and the mass of hui
mainly packed in front of The Bee
building got The Bees ringside flash
that a new champion was crowned
well, an explosion of a powder
factory would have sounded like a
pop-gun in comparison. A roar
went up.
Hats were thrown in the air. Some
of the noisiest celebrators were men
who had bet money on Willard.
|"Glad he lost" shouted a hatless,
nearly shirtless man in front of
The Bee office. Il lost hundred
on that big yellow dub, and it's
worth that much to me to find out
a mans gutter.
Bee extras, which, by the way,
appeared on the streets 20 minutes
before the competition, went like
the proverbial hot cakes, and soon
thousands were reading the details
Of the battle round by round and the
final outcome. Wrestling fans were
reading Bee extras at the Auditor
ium but few minutes after the an
nouncer gave The Bees flash from
the ringside.
That The Bees prompt service
on the fight returns was anticipated,
and that the public was confident of
The Bees being FIRST on the street"
with the result, were shown by the
crowd which collected i'll front of
the newspaper Office early in the
day.
What with The Bees special serv-
ice to the Auditorium, the facilities
for giving the fight news to the
crowd in front of The Bee building,
and this newspapers speed in beat
ing the town" with a fight extra, the
sport fans of Omaha got what they
wanted and got it FIRST.
The Bee Want Ads Are the Best
Pusiness Poosters
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Holmes White Sox
Beat PIattsmouth Team

The Ernie Holmes White Sox of
the Greater Omaha league defeated
Plattsmouth yesterday afternoon in
a fast and exciting game by the
score of J to 5, winning the contest
in the ninth round by sending two
men across the plate on an error
and pair of hits.
Cliff Bogue led at the bat with
a double and two singles. LANCER,
on the firing line for the Holmes
pitched great ball, allowing But 7
hits. Sunday the Holmes play the
Nebraska Power Co. at Thirty-sec-
ond and Dewey avenue.
Score: r. H. E.
Holmes .....0 0 0 0 0 0 2-7 10 3
Plattsmouth "a 0 0 0 0 8 0-5 7 8
Batteries: Holmes, LANCER and Mar
tin; Plattsmouth, Adams, Mason and
Herald
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05

We'll divulge the dope that Ray
weighs in at l5S pounds and stands
six feet one inch
Strand-Geraldine Farrar in "The
Stronger Vow" one of Miss Far
rar's strongly dramatic photoplays.
Also a Harold Lloyd comedy.
Doris May, the new star who will
play opposite Douglas Mclean, is
an accomplished musician. She
plays the piano, banjo, guitar and is
learning the harp.
Constance Binney, stage star has
been signed as the first star of the
new Realart Film company. which
is headed by Arthur S. Kane.
Jim of the Range" we'll known
novel by G. K. Lancaster, the noted
English author, has been purchased
by Universal to be used as Harry
Carey's next Western photodrama.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Armours Take Both
Ends of Double Bill
From Lincoln Team

The Armours took both games of
the double header yesterday after
noon at Rourke park from the crack
Lincoln Cleaners and Dyers, win
ming the opener, II to 3, and the
second, 9 to 2. Hard hitting by
Ryan featured both games. The star
back-stopper making six hits out OF
eight trips to the plate.
Graves and Dyck were on the fir
ing line for the Packers and pitched
gilt-edged ball, allowing their op-
ponents six and five hits respective
ly. Smith twirled a nifty game for
the visitors, but ragged support was
responsible for most of the Packer S
scores.
Sensational fielding by Andy and
Alvy Graves and Jimmy Collins also
featured. The score:
First game: r. H. E.
Lincoln ......1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 o-s 6 {
Armours 80 l o Kill 10
Batteries: Smith and Gerlach; Graves
and Ryan.
Second game: RHE
Lincoln .......o 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 O. s 4
Armours .....32 2 0 0 2 0 x-s 9 l
Batteries: Smith and Gerlach; Dyck
and Ryan,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Chevrolet Wins Auto
Race, Breaking the Record

New York, July 4.-Gaston Chev-
rolet won the 100-mile automobile
derby today at Sheepshead Bay,
breaking the worlds record for the
distance with the time of 81 min
utes, II l-8 seconds.
The former record made by Louis
Chevrolet on this track in Septem-
Der, 1917, was 81 minutes and 20
9S-l00 seconds. "Howdy" Wilcox
finished second today and Dave
Lewis third.
A special match race of three 10
mile heats between Ralph de Palma
and Wilcox was called off when De
Palma retired because of motor
trouble after his opponent had won
the first heat.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Willard Too Old,
Jeffries' Comment
on Result Of FIGHT

Burbank, Cal, July At was
simply the case of the best man
winning" was the comment Of
James ]. Jefries, former heavy
weight pugilistic champion of the
world, when told of the result of
the Willard-Dempsey bout at To-
ledo.
Jeff" had been irrigating his
acres of alfalfa on shls ranch near
here when he was called to the
telephone to hear the result of the
battle. After he had asked a few
questions, he said:
"Willard was too old. He's been
out of the game too long and he
didn't train properly. 1t was SIM
ply the case of the best man win
ming"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Wichita and Joplin
Split DoubIe-Hea der

Wichita, Kan, July 4.-Wichita
made it three out of four by splitting
a double-headed with Joplin. The
visitors won a free-hitting contest,
IA to- IS, in the first and the Witches
won the second in a short game, 4
TO |, which was stopped by rain.
Score First Game: R II. E.
Joplin ......2 2 81 8 o--14 10 4
Wichita ......O / 3 2 3 2 0 2-l3 II !
Batteries Crutcher, Burwell Marks
and Smith; Gregory, Waldbauer. Lynch
and Newasha
Score, Second Game: r. H. E.
Joplin ...............O 1 90 I % 0
Wichita ...,..! ......1 l 2 0 o. 10 0
Batteries Marks and Smith; Bowman
and Newasha
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
SAINTS DEFEAT
The R0URKES IN
INITIAL GAME
Omaha Unable to Hit in the
Pinches; Second Game Is
Called Off Because
of Rain.

St. Joseph, Mo, July 4.-The
Saints batteA in victory in the first
game of thesche duled holiday double
bill today and were we'll on their
way in the second when the game
was called at the end of the second
inning on account of rain. Will
liams was effective and kept the
Rourkes guessing, while the locals
hit Shinkle hard Score:
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Soos Beat Boosters Two,
MaNnu it Four in a Row

Cherokee, Ia, July 4.-Sioux City
made it four straight by defeating
Des Moines in a double header here
today. The first game was slug
ging match, IS to IA, while the sec
ond was a pitchers battle, l to 0.
Scores:
First game; R.H e.
Sioux CITY ....ooe s11-1s IA 2
Des Moines IS l 0 5 0 0 0 0 3-14 is
Batteries: Rasmussen East, Lyons and
Schmidt; Pillette, Ellis and Walker.
Second game: X. H. Il.
Sioux City 1000 0 o 0 Ii 8 1
Des Moines % 0 0 0 0 90 z
Batteries: Lyons and Schmidt; Musser
and Walker.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Creiger Beats Pesek.

York, Neb., July 4.-(Special to
Omaha Bee -Creiger won from
Pesek here this afternoon in a
wrestling match by taking the first
fall in 81 minutes flat with an arm
lock and scissors hold, and was
awarded the second fall on account
of Pesek not being able to appear.
As a preliminary, Pat Gordon won
from Kid Whitlock. In the base
ball game, York defeated the State
Journal team of Lincoln by IS to
4 score.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Maps BATTERS
HIT PILL HARD
AND Win TWICE
Cleveland Players Give Bagby
and CoveIeskie Good Sup
port and Easily Beat
the Browns.

Cleveland, July 4.-Cleveland took
both games from St. Louis here to-
day by scores of 9 to 4 and II to /.
Coveleskie kept St. Louis hits scat
tered in the afternoon game, while
Cleveland players fattened their bat
ting averages off four opposing
pitchers: Score:
Morning game R.H e,
st. Louis ...1 o o 0 o o Of 10 2
Cleveland .....1 0 - II l
Batteries: Gallia. Davenport and Sew
ereid Bagby and O'Neill.
Afternoon game r. H. E.
st. Louis 0 0 0 0 1 o. 10
Clevenland 30 2 5 0 0 0 Ill Is 0
Batteries Koob, Leifield. Davenport
and Mayer; Coveleskie and ONeill.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Omaha Field Club.

Joe Williams won the mashie
championship Friday at the Field
club, and the Ernest Sweet trophy
becomes his personal property
when he has won it second time.
Blaine Young won the prize also
donated by Ernest Sweet for the
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
OMAHA,
ST, JOSEPH.

civilians out in seventh for failing to
touch bag.
Omaha .1 0 0 0 0 Ia
st. Joseph IS 0 0 2 Ks
Three-base hits: Pitt, Butcher, Bru-
baker. Sacrifice hit: Brubaker. Double
play: Hazen to jackson. Left on bases:
ST. Joseph, 3; Omaha, 9. Bases on balls
Off Williams, 1: off Shinkle, 2. Hit by
pitcher: Kirby, by Williams. Struck out:
BY Williams, 1; by Shinke. 2. Passed
ball: Brenagan. Time: 1850. Umpires
Shannon and Becker,
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
r. II. F..
Double-Header for Red Sox.

Boston, July 3-Boston won both games
today, to 2 in the morning and to 6
in the afternoon. Gamers double, clear
ing the bases in the eighth Inning, settled
the issue in the afternoon. Scores:
Morning game: r. II. E.
Philadelphia 20 l o. 2
Boston ........3 2 0 x-9 IL l
Batteries: Kinney and McAvoy; Pen
mock and Walters Schang.
Afternoon game: r. H. E.
Philadelphia 20 2 01 2 O. IL 4
Boston ........0 l l ks 10 2
Batteries: Perry and Perkins; Bush,
James, Caldwell and Schang.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05

nearest mashie shot to the flag on
No. 9 green.
Doctor Sumney won the flag con-
test in the afternoon, planting his
flag on the nineteenth green. The
doctor shot his old-time game,
shooting Al out, SO in, for a total
of 70.
Bunny Guinand won the swatfest
at the Field Club. He also shot the
low gross score on the course with
a 70. Sam Reynolds shot an 81, w.
G. Brandt s., M. ]. 'Swartz 81 and
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Women's Emancipation Bill
Is Defeated in ENGLAND

London, July 4.-The women's
emancipation bill, which has been
before the House of Commons for
some time, was defeated Friday
The. motion to reject was offered by
Maj. Waldorf Aston. and was car
ried by a vote of 100 to IS.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
At Neighborhood Houses

LOTHROP-24th and Lothrop-WAL-
LACE REID in TOO MANY MIL
LIONS" MACK SENNETT COM
EDi.
APOLLO-2sth and Leavenworth -
ZEENA KEEFE in IAN AMATEUR
WIDOW"
HAMILTON-40th and Hamilton --
FANNIE WARD in THE YELLOW
TICKET"
DIAMOND-24th and Lake-EDDlE
POLO in THE RETURN OF CY-
CLONE SMITH" and FIVE REEL
FEATURE.
ORPHEUM-South Side--24th and NJ
EVELYN GREELEY in BILL
FOR SHORT" HOUDINI in THE
MASTER MYSTERY" No. 4.
GRAND--l6th and Binney-PAUL-
me FREDERICK In PAID IN
FULL"
SUBURBAN - oath and Ames-
CATHERINE CALVERT In MAR
RED"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Yankees Win a Pair.

New York, July, New York took two
games from Washington here today, four
home runs featuring the morning contest,
winning by a score of to 2, while a
ninth inning rally saved the afternoon
game, to s. Score:
Morning game: r. H. e.
Washington 20 / 0 0 IL 8 1
New York 80 0 0 2 0 O 2 Ks Is 2
Batteries: Erickson, Whitehouse and
Picinich, Agnew; Shawkey and Hannah.
Afternoon game: r. H. e.
Washington II 0 0 0 2-5 10 3
New York III 0 0 2 0 2-6 10 2
Batteries: Harper and Charity; Quinn
and Hannah
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Brooklyn, 7-2; Boston, 3-5
Cincinnati, A; st. Louis. ga. (First
game IL innings.)
Chicago, IA; Pittsburgh, 81
New York, S-S: Philadelphia, 1-3
Today's Games.
Boston at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Pittsburgh.
New York at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Cincinnati
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
White Sox Win Two.

Chicago, July Al. Collins single fol-
lowing Jacksop's double in the ninth in
ming abed Chicago to defeat Detroit.
2 to i, in the afternoon game. Chicago
won the morning game, to l, by bunch
ing hits. The afternoon game was
pitching duel between Kerr and Love
Ty Cobb who has been out of the game
for two weeks returned to the lineup
today As a pinch hitter in the first game
and as regular in the second same.
Score:
First game: r. H. r.
Detroit ..1 0 0 0 0 0 0--1 8 /
Chicago .....0 0 ks II l
Batteries: Boland, Kallio and Aim
smith. Yelle; Cicotte and Schalk.
Afternoon game: r. H. E.
Detroit .1 0 0 0 0--1 7 0
Chicago ......0 l ID 0
Batteries: Love and Stanage; Kerr and
Schalk.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Base Ball Standings
WESTERN LEAGUE.
Yesterdays Results

Yesterdays Results.
st. Joseph, 8; Omaha. 2. Second
game, rain.)
Joplin. 14-1; Wichita. 1874.
Oklahoma City. 80; Tulsa, Ia.
Sioux City, 1871; Des Moines, 40
Today's Games.
Omaha at Des Moines.
Wichita at Tulsa.
Sioux City at ST. Joseph.
Oklahoma City at Joplin.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION.
Yesterdays Results.

Yesterdays Results.
Louisville, 6-5: Indianapolis, o.
Minneapolis, s: st. Paul. l. (Second
game postponed)
Columbus, g. Toledo g. (Second pame
postponed)
Kansas City, 2-5; Milwaukee, II.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Oklahoma City Breaks
Even With the Coolies

Oklahoma City, July 4.-Okla-
homa City and Tulsa divided a dou-
header here today, the Indians
taking the first game, 3 to l, and
the visitors winning the second, 5
to 2.
First game:
r. H. E.
Tulsa ...0 0 0 / 0 0 0 0 0-1 0
r. H. e.
Oklahoma City 0 0 IS 1
Batteries: Barham, Payne and Mainon;
Apologize and Griffith.
Second game:
Tulsa .........o o 1909 0 % s 2
Okla oma City l 1 0 0 o. q
Batteries: Schakelforu and O'Brien;
Dennis, Stoner and Hays.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Sam Langford Loses
Decision at st. Louis

St. Louis. July 4.-Harry Wills
won the newspaper decision over
Sam Langford in an eight-round
open air bout here this afternoon.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Swatfest, s to qualify.

Those who qualified for the swat
fest were: w. G. Brandt, M. T.
Swartz, B. G. Guinand, J. B. Fra
denburg, James Blakeney, J. w.
Hughes. L. E. Gillespie and w. G.
Nicholson.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Southern Association.

Ffrst game
At Chattanooga, 3; Nashville, Q.
Second game
Chattanooga, /: Nashville. 8.
At Little Rock, s. Memphis, 2.
At Atlanta, 8: Mobile. s.
AT Birmingham, I; New Orleans, 8.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Yesterdays Results.
Boston, 90; Philadelphia, &c.
Chicago, So; Detroit, IL
New York, So; Washington, rs.
Cleveland, 9-11; st. Louis, Al.
Today's Games.
Detroit at Chicago.
Washington at New York.
Cleveland at st. Louis.
Philadelphia at Boston.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
CUBS WIN TWICE
BY BEATING The
PIRATES EASILY
Take Morning Contest by
7 to 3 Score and Win
in the Afternoon
q to |.

Pittsburgh, July 4.-Chicago de-
feated Pittsburgh twice today, TAX
ing the morning game, to 8, and
the afternoon contest, to |. Mil
Ter was knocked out of the box in
the morning game. In the after
noon game Vaughn kept the Pitts
burgh's five hits scattered except
in the fifth inning, when they tailed
their only run.
Morning game: r. H, E.
Pittsburgh 80 / / 0 / % 5 0
Batteries: Hendrix and O'Farrell; Mil
Ter, Carlson and Blackwell.
Second game: r. H. E.
Chicago .......o 0 2 0 Q 10 o Ia 7 l
Batteries: Vaughn and Killefer; Adams
and Schmidt.
Dodgers and Braves Split.
Brooklyn, July 4.-Brooklyn won the
morning game with Boston today, to
g. Boston coming back in the afternoon
for s to 2 win by hitting Smith and
Grimes hard, Sharp fielding by Brooklyn
kept the runs down. Scores:
Morning game:
R. H. E.
Boston .......f 2 0 0 0 0--3 10 0
Brooklyn .....1 / 0 - IL
Batteries: Nehf and Goudy; Galore and
Afternoon game:
r. H f.
Boston ........1 2 0 0 0 1-5 IA 0
Brooklyn 900 O1 90 0 o. Z /
Batteries: Rudolph and Wilson: Smith.
Grimes and Miller.
Giants Take Two.
Philadelphia, July New York re-
peated it's, morning triumph this after
noon. defeating Philadelphia easily, s to 3.
Home runs by Whitfield and Luderus saved
the locals from a shut out. New York
took the morning game, to 1. Scores:
Morning game: R. H. E.
New York 80 2 0 0 o 1 o-3 10
Philadelphia 20 0 0 0 1 0-1 2
Batteries: Barnes and Gonzales Jacobs
Afternoon game: r. H. E.
New York 81 0 l 0 0 0 Is 10 /
Batteries: Toney and McCarty; Wood
ward. Packard and Adams, Clarke.
Reds Win Twice.
Cincinnati, July 4.--Cncinnati won twice
from st. Louis today, capturing the morn
ing game, to g. after playing II innings
and winning the afternoon contest 4 to O.
The Reds won the afternoon game by
punching five hits with three passes in
the seventh inning Scores:
Morning game r. H. E.
st. Louis o 0 0 0 0 o 0 / 0 0 2-3 10 8
Cincin. IL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sd 8 0
Batteries: Doak and Snyder; Ring and
Wingo.
Second game r. H E.
st. Louis ......0 0 0 0 1 0 | O. 0
Cincinnati 100 o 0 - II 3
Batteries: Tuero. Goodwin and Snyder;
Eller and Wingo.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Britton Winner,

Canton, O., July 4.-Jack Britton,
weller weight champion, easily de-
feated Johnny Grifiths of Akron, in
l2-round, no-decision bout here
today.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Greb Wins.

Tulsa, Okl., July 4.-Harry Greb
of Pittsburgh, Pa, gained refer
ee's decision over Bill Brennan of
Chicago in l5-round fight today
Earl Puryear of Tulsa and Bobby
Hughes of New Orleans fought IS
fast rounds to a draw here this aft
ernoon. 1t was announced by Pro-
moter John Reisler that h, had Sc
cured the signed contract of Pete
Herman to fight Puryear IS rounds
to referees decision for the BAN
tam weight championship here La
Dor day.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Mike Gibbons Loses.

Kansas City, July 4.-Jeff Smith
of New York outpointed Mike Glib
bons of St. Paul in 10-round
match today, according to the news
writer's.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
Lynch Gets Decision.

Jersey City, N. J., July Aloe
Lynch, the New York bantam
weight, easily outpointed Charley
Beecher in an 8-round bout here to-
day.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-07-05
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London, July 4.-Bar silver, 53hd per
ounce.
The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1919-04-19
MUST CHOOSE Between
D|CTAToRS AND DEMOCRACY
Continued From PAGE -

(Contlnued From PAGE -
That is entirely outside the ques-
ton, for the world today does not
need to choose between various
styles of relationships. It has to
choose only between dictatorship and
democracy.
Lenine laughs at democracy and his
followers echo his jibes.
It is not any reflection upon the in
tegrity or good intentions Of work.
ers in the average to condemn a. die
tatorship by working people as a kind
of government. The issue is not one
of people. 1t is one of fundamental
principles. From the day she came
into being America has said that no
set OF men could be wise enough or
good enough to rule over another set
of men. America believes that today,
and is going to keep on believing it,
for it is one of those simple truths
that last through the changing ages
as well as throuh the changing sea-
sons.
There are in America today a num-
Der of persons who are spending a
great deal of time urging Americans to
overthrow the American democracy
and set up a dictatorship of the pro-
1etariat.
These propagandists point out in
great detail the abuses that exist in
the American democracy. They will
say, for example, that workers in the
steel mills are slaves and suffer I'M
der conditions that are very hard.
torship of the proletariat and free
themselves. This is ridiculous, of
course, for under a dictatorship no.
body is. free.
Moreover, it is highly probable that
the working people would suffer as
much under dictatorship Of the pro-
letariat as they would under any other
kind of dictatorship. It has worked
out so in Russia. according to the best
evidence .obtainable.
Not great many people in Amer
lea today believe in having a dicta-
torship of the proletariat. They do
not want any kind Of a. dictatorship.
They want not less democracy, but
more of it.. They believe that ''thc
cure for the evils Of democracy is.
more democracy"
However, the propaganda goes on,
for there are always shallow minded
persons to whom that which is far
away always looks good. And there
are a. cretain number who make their
living by pushing various kinds of
propaganda and to whom the latest
and newest kind Of propaganda is
the most salable merchandise. They
will continue to preach Bolshevism
as long as there are listeners who
will put money in a collection bas-
ket and buy leaflets.
Americas safeguard against Boil
shevism will be the greatest possible
freedom from abuses in industry and
in political life and in thorough un-.
derstanding on the part of the peo-
pie of what Bolshevism means.