The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-09
Stealing The Bolshevist
Thunder
BY Albert A. Boydcn.

we are used TO being Jared thel
lays. We have all had dreams ,
'arious kinds of millenniums. and n
'eep waking up and finding it's II
anne old gang OF human beings tr,
Ing to live in II. But yesterday
ame upon the following, which seen
ne of the best presentations of Bo
hevism--"the great new idea in II
orld." I quote:
p tell you that we are to
share alike and have everything
in common, instead of one being
rich and another poor, and one
having hundreds Of acres and an
other not enough to make him a
grave, and one housefuI OF SER
wants and another not even
paltry footlog. am going to
introduce communism and uni
versal equality.
blow communism
P.-That's just what / was
gong TO tell you. First of all,
everybody's money and land and
anything else he may possess will
he made common property. Then
we shall maintain you all out of
the common stock, with due re-
gard to economy and thrift.
B.-But how about those who
have no land. but only money
that they can hide?
Pit will all go 10 the public
purse. To keep anything back
Will be perjury
B.-PerJury! We'll. II you come
to that, IL was by perjury 1t was
all acquired.
P,-And then, money won't be
the least use to any one.
B.-Why noto
because nobody will be
poor. Everybody will have
everything he wants-bread. salt
fsh. barley cake. clothes, wine
garlands. chick.peas. So what
will be the good Of keeping any
thing back? Answer, If you can?
B.-Isn't 1t just the people who
have all these things that are the
greatest thieves
Pho doubt, under the old
laws. But now, when everything
Will be in common. what will be
the good OF keeping anything
back?
B.--But what about the cloths?
How are they to be provided?
P.-What you have now will
DO to begin with, and afterward
we shall make them for you our
selves.
Bust one thing more Sup
posing man were to lose his suit
In the courts, where are the
damages to come from 1t would
not be fair to take the public
funds.
P.-But there won't be any
law suits at all!
B-That will mean ruin to
good many people!
BsstGrder-Just my idea,
P.-Why should there be ANY,
B.-Why! For reasons enough.
heaven knows For instance. 81
man might repudiate his debts.
PIN that case. where did the
man who lent the money get it
from Clearly. since everything
Is in common. he must have
stolen it,
B,-So he must. An excellent
idea But now tell me this.
When fellows come to blows
over their cups where are the
damages to come from
Prom the rations, A man
won't be in sucf q hurry to make
row when his belly has to pay
for It,
Bone thing rore, Will there
be no more Il .,es7
P.-Why should eny one st,e,
what is his o,vf,
B.-And won't one be robbed
OF ones cloak at night
P,--Not IL you sleep at home'
B.-Nor yet IL one sleeps out.
as one used to do?
Pho. for there will be
enough and to spare for all. And
even II thing does try TO strip a
man. he will give up his cloak
Of his own accord. What would
be the good of lighting? He has
only to go and get another. and
better, from the public stores
B,-And will there be no more
gambling?
P.-What will there be to play
fore
B.-And how about, house
accommodations?
P.--That will be the same for
all, I tell you I am going to
turn the whole city into one
huge house. and break down all
the partitions, so that every one
may have free access to every
State Buys Bonds.
Second Auditor Roosevelt Page ha
ecently purchased on account of tn
terary fund. s5l.400 worth OF Cen
lry bonds. s21.400 worth at 80 g.
nd $4,000 at so SIS