The diamond drill., 1919-01-25

~ Is bale 10 say lnuk no otnct Rois"
icai or social chism whichever you
wish 10 call II. has ever received sc
much free advertising as bolshevism.
From one end OF the broad earth to
the other the columns or the daily
press. weekly, monthly and osccasion-
IL periodicals have been constantly
full OF the doings, the intentions the
purposes and progress OF the extreme
ly vague cult known as bolshevism,
which burst upon the world public out
OF the chaos OF Russian revolution.
AS a present day force, vested with
the dangers 1t is said to imply TO the
whole world, credited with its world
wide permeation OF certain sections OF
society, bolshevlsm owes its supposed
proportions to this free publicity. We
do not mean to say that there is moth
ing tangible and real behind the
movement. that there is no weakness
OF society that makes II possible, that
IL is not capable OF wide growth and
dangerous activities. Bolsheyism is
very great world menace and one
that must be Immediately fought. But
we do claim that, by habit OF loose
talking and loose thinking, there has
been bulked with bolshevism all or
most OF the active social unrest OF the
day, thus giving the cult current di-
mensions beyond its due.
Probably not 5 per cent OF the So
called bolshevists OF Europe or Amer
lea who are constantly, OF late, in the
news columns OF the daily press. ad-
here to the tenets OF the cult. Indeed
we doubt IL that percentage under
stands what those tenets are or even
what the word itself means.
Probably this ignorance extends in
an even greater degree to the general
public. We believe that II is a great
menace to the world. greater. it has
been said. than the war itself. Yet
how many OF US have bothered to
learn even so much as the theories OF
government and OF the individuals re-
lations 10 property, capital and indus
| try, held by the real bolshevists and
now being imposed in crude sort OF
way by a small group OF them, upon
considerable portion OF the popula.
tion of Russia? Not even knowing
what bolshevism is or seeks to be.
come we set out TO combat II. HOY
much promise OF successful combativs
force is there in an effort OF ignorance
OF this kind?
One of the results of this genera
unwillingness to concern ourselves
with the necessary details OF public
problem is dangerous habit OF lump
ing the remedy for social evils suci
as this cult presents. We class al
active unrest OF the laboring classes
of the moment as bolsheyism and pro
ceed to lend acquiescence, II not act
i've assistance, to repressive measures
that may be effective against bolshev
ism but are certainly hopelessly in
adequate and harmful against the rea
causes Of much Of the, working class
agitation Of the which ha
nothing more 10 do with boishevsn
than the fact that IL, in desperation
lends itself to exploitation by III,
scheming, clever leaders OF that cult
The Allied governments are bus,
at The moment, II is reported, in plan
ming to interpose material barrier ii
tie form Of United Poland between
the source Of bolsheyism In Russl
and the people Of the western nationa
What a futile way Of lighting a doc
trinc IN these days OF lightning-lik
intercommunication Of ideas, Wha
the world needs IS a barrier OF sane
informed purposeful thinking by TN
common citizen against the use Of dis
satisfied labor by small groups Wit
which they have no basic aninitv
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