The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-08-23
BolSheviSn1 in
Russia Doomed

tCount TI,H Tolstoy, ia Iesic'~)
BolHhevirm IN n form Of social IN
arnity. OF which the world unrest thnt
nos. aGiiatcs the univors, is the
Hy mptom.
In Russia. the first victim. Boiaic,-
isin. II gradually dying out. and new
forms Of life stimulated ~ a new
~ ~ are coming iuto existence. Yet
the metsphur n Imperfect, for being
y form Of class iunary and absolutely
lnnppiicahlc to Russia Bolshcvism
could do only the work Of devaH'n-
ton. Il could tenr down. but when
the time cfmc 10 do the positive work
~ building and creating n new and
workable order. BolThcviam showed
It's absolute lrEufficicncy.
7 forstold the resurrection Of Rus
VITA some months nso when ! met In
f1cw York a Russian fricnd who cnme
tn this country from Siberia NJ n rep
/ r~,seniativef cf snuic cooperative go
Cicties which hnd authorized him 10
Investigate N, possibilities Of ertah-
Iishing CO mmerriai relations between
tho United \ aics and Russia The
chief business OF this gentleman is
the establishing of different manu-
featuring mills IN Sitveria. Apart
from this. he H. authorized to study
ard Investigate al kinds Of goods
and machinery needed FOR siberia.
from agricultural implements 70 pos
tai Hirplpnss. This vaa the first sub
Htartial promise Of the Forthcoming
spring OF Russian feiuvencscenoc.
Sine my friend left siberia tire
building up of The new order OF life
has been steadily progressing. Com
Eiructive forces Are united, and co
operative societies arc proving To be
the essential motive force OF The HE
OF the whole country.
While the ~so-called communism
Of the Boishcviki develops more and
more into a brutal dictatorship OF
Glass Interest witch only cntanglcs
the population In the tolls Of another
form 81 slavery, worse than ~ ca
tinct rcrfdom. tn spirit Of free CO.
operation grows into a nationwide
force that il strong because Il r. Tho
product OF the life OF the people
themselves. This movement II not
head7d ~ q political party, ana
therefore There n No Tor any
spirit % dissent. An the members Of
the cooperative bodies are united by
common interest. and no hatred. no
envy, no ie%aiousicH are possible.
Corporation In Russia il a natural
development Of the ituss.an peasant
community OF the Zcmstro and INC
Artel and therefore. being based up-
on the same essentials on which the
whole country grew up II u. Ia Rus
sa. OF nrsa importance. am moi
surprised that the itoishcviki are so
anxious TO diacrcdit the efforts of The
representative OF the co-operntiNt
uniors OF my country. Tor they recog-
ME ln orr system an enemy 10 then
plans that they can never conquer.
Nothing proves the complete failur,
of extreme socialism aud clsss-rndt-
callsm better than the growth Of the
'o-operctives In Russia Cooperation
gives not only commercial facilities
ct oIb lusurss it, members against
all kiu's Of emergencies. iucludlna
losses. but u l. also the only radica|
md sane solution Of the labor ques.
ton. Corporation eliminates tht
need OF individual capital. and make
impossible the Eroup capital that sclf'
ishly exploits the Necessities OF th'
p,op'c. thin % entirely disposcs Ol
thr w-curlsnll" and vas'cful struggle
OF labor against capital. With M
help of cooperation the worker ca
easily bccomr a partner OF he fac
tory in which ho works. end thu
work both for himself and his fellow
workers with an assurance Of create
results from his own efforts through
the benefits that accrue naturNlll
from mutual trust and goodwill.
II may bo considered pprndoNical
but I am entirely persuaded that -
IBERIA WIS delivered Of isu
not so much hy the army OF kolchul
Hs bN the Invisible power ~ the co
opsiltte budieE The salvation O
Russia lies in her own moral force
! which she has always had, but whicl
] were apparently dormant until tn
] great rHiais Of the peasant nHtio
D evoked their csturulshable and in
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rest assured that tho spirit that re-
sisted tho brutality Of the RomRnof
! -domirntion Ia the very end Cuul.
never he conquered hy the fnvngorN
however clcvtrly disguised oi IN
Eoishtvik dcgcncuttcs.
! Too often when u nan tries 2
, ptuch oIhers Ire hurts himself.