The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-04
DID BoLSHEv|SM
START IN AMERICA?
Senator Sherman Finds sxanrs
Analogy between Mexican Car
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EoiShc,iLt'x in Russia.

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Bolshc,tkt'x TN Russia.
| Washington d: G.. March -
In Washington the most discussed
topic that concerns The Bolsheyist
menace in its various poisonous mani
festatiors In Russs4. in Mexico and
sad 10 say, Ia the United States. IS
tho discovery of the close relationship
In phrasing and intention OF the new
!1arranza Constitution. of Mexico, and
tho Rolshevist constitution. This
analogy Of the two was brought out
IN an address by Senator Sherman, of
| Illinois, addressing the senate on
American troops in Russia
MexicoS new socialistic constitution
preceded that of the similar, In
many respects, constitution adopted
by Leuine and Trosky for their anar-
chest Bolshevik regime in Russia
! "Carranza's constitution" AS it lis
called, and the Bolshevik Bill of
Rights are as twin as two peas In a
pod, when closely compared.
| The grim humor OF 1t all. it is said.
Is that both are Made-in-America~"
land by the same socialisuc scribe
This sociaiistic writer IL none other
| than a more or less famous muck -rsk-
ing magazine writer who was pre-
vented from further speaking in San
Diego III Aprtl, 1918.
| The writer in question was just
fresh In the United States from a
royal reception by Carranza and a
police of San Diego interrupted the
socialistic writer and speaker just
when he had stated that The Ameri-
can Government was rotten and the
only good governments In the world
were those OF Mexico and Russia"
+ When the police choked off the
speech at this point, the speaker was
! promptly invited to leave San Diego
] al once, which he did. He has since
boa&ted that he inspired both consti-
buttons OF the weirdiy conducted gov
crnment-Mexico and Bolshevik Rus
sia~-~which he had so highly com
mended. while declaring the govern
ment Of America. the land of freedom
land opportunity, was Rotten"
| Senator Shor1nan's surprising state
ments wera made when the senate
had under consideration senate resolu-
tons "a introduced by Mr.. Johnson
of California. AS follows:
Resolved, That in the opinion of
the senate United St1tes soldiers
should be withdrawn from Russia AS
soon as practicable"
| 1T has been remarked here a num-
NANN"N
with Russia.
| We are told that no war exicts with
Mexico. That, TOO, is true. but still
for several years no American and no
American properly have been safe In
Mexico.
Mexico has adopted constitution
iof peculiar character Rumor says
that II was written in New York City
by some very distinguished econo-
tfufSts whether If was or not / need
mot stop to inquire, but a provision in
the constitution that has worked con-
siderable havoc in our country in sub
stance takes from the owners, whether
domestic or alien, all of the lands and
everything connected with the lands
on the surface, in its mountains, he
meath the surface in the mines or oils
1t reinveSts tho title in the govern
imeut, surprising the government to
have been the original source of title.
II provides thereafter that neither
mines. oils. nor lands shall he worked
except upon q license from the gov
i"rnmept. A large part of the fuel oil
burned upon tho shipping of England
and some of our own shipping has
been drawn from, Mexico sources: SO
THAT il became very material to this
country, : we'll Az 10 England to
know whether the oil lands were to be
eonfiscated and were to be operated
only nv license from tho Carranza
IGovcrnrrent 'of Mexico
In Russia, after the succession of
troubles had come and gone. there
were two elements at last struggling
TTf5t mastery 'IxYYf~sv 1'ys4glzy
Revolutionary government made war
upon their enemies. The allies and
Yourselves recognized the enemies OF
the Bolshevist government as our
aliies. That was in effect repudiating
THE doctrine laid down In Mexico.
IF we are 10 inquire into The virtues
or the vices of governments, have
read he Mexican constitution from
(which l quoted while ago some OBJ
noxious features, and | now read one
from the Russian 1olshevist constitu-
ton.
DIVISION I.
Article =. All property rights
IN the Land, treasures of tho earth.
waters. forests. and Fundamental.
natural resources within the
boundaries Of the Russian FEEDER
ated Soviet Republic are abol-
ish~d.
This, in substance IL no worse a
condition than ia found In Mexico. II
has been operated In Mexico by a form
OF licenses that the government now
permits. under which mining and oil
rights are regulated No ono can
operate or use his own property under
such a plan. In practice it became
confication. Why not declare war on
Mexico7 Why not make practical war
on Mexico for the same thing? Our
executive and Graat Britain both mott
fled Carranza to modify his practices
that interfcrred with tuei oil. Their
brutaiities in some instances are equal
TO those of the I5olshevists, and the