The Washington herald., 1919-08-04
By LEoNIDA BIssoLATI.

Rome, Aug. 3.-The ending Of the
great war means the beginning Of
worldwide chaos
The old order IS reversed. This
Is the day of the people. for the
people nave fought the war. and
have Won the war. Henceforth the
pIutUcratic rule must cease.
Lawyers, bankers. railroad presi-
oents, all OF the money interests.
must from now on share the re-
sPonslbiltty of government with the
very men whose Ceaseless work has
amassed their spectacular riches. In
TINS way only can Bolshevism be
averted
Parltaments OF all countries must
De reformed. Working men and
professional men should group
themselves according to their call
lngs IN various guilds. and each
should send delegates to the House
OF Representative. In this way
every country shall have a real
representation Re and a government
oy the people. for the people"
Iae workers. producers of wealth
cIamorinE for a larger share in the
government.
Lnere IS no need whatever to fear
boIshevIsm- Bolshevism is a failure
everywhere. It failed in Russia and
IN Hungary
Bolsheyism Is Extreme.
Bolshevism is only an extreme, and
az sucn II cannot live. In Europe We
Lhd sporadic signs Of it everywhere
10 speak OF Italy only. the official
j.
sheVlSt association, but Italy has
100000 Of citizens and only O.GDO OF
IheEn are members Of this association.
1heSe are real BOlshey!srs because
their doctrine is OF the purest Lenin-
Ism However. they have no influ-
ence whatsoever. They have tried to
extend their propaganda in the work.
SHOPS and in the fields Everywhere
they have failed signaIly
Inc Worklngman of today wants his
rights, the rights of living decentIy
and freely: the right to educate his
children; the right to have a decent
dwelling: the right 10 have his say
IN the affairs Of his country. He wants
his share Of sunshine. and therefore.
ne claims an eisht-hOur working day.
lie wants better wages. because the
cost Of living Is everywhere higher.
He wants peace. The working masses
OF today are naturally inevitably be-
coming a vast worldwide association
Of reasonable. evolutionary social
lists"
Violence UnneccSsary.
By giving them a greater share in
the government Of the various coun-
tries they Will naturally come to the
conclusions that violence was unnec-
essary. because they can obtain their
rights by legal means. BoIshevisn
Will be dead as soon as the present
governing classes undertand this prob
lem
1t IS Py no means true that the in
tellectual section OF the population is
asked to give up its rights No. only
they must have their share" and
their share only in the government
OF the community
They must make room for the other
producers.
In this way order and peace and
happiness will issue from the present
chaos.
Little by little all public service,
must be natiOnalIzed-raIlroa tele-
graphs, telephones. steamship lines.
air services, banks and the products
OF the mines, must be run for the
oenent OF the people and cot for
their exploitation.
II is not question as to whether
a particular concern. be il railroad
or telephone system. pays better
than under private ownership or un-
der governmental direction. The
community is not running to make
money The community runs it for
the general benefit and comfort and
to pay q reasonable interest on the
capital invested.
Whatever other profit It may WELD,
y should be applied to the better
Hent OF the service to its greater
speed and safety and to the reduction
OF its tariffs