The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-15

The cult OF Bolshevisrn, like Its twin
Srother. paclfsm, finds support chiefly
~ the bottom and at the top OF the
intellectual and social scale--afnohS
the workers and those intenectuais
mo are sufficiently remote from us
6gworkings to be easily led astray
Through purely academic discussions
hi The great body OF the intelligent
ENniddle class lis the hope OF the nation
63u every great crisis or its affairs, and
E4na America. at least, this body has
Enten practically untouched. The slough
~ on Of Bolsheysn from the diseased
kkody polite Of Russia. due to virus
7<kilfuliy injected by Germany. stu
&2Araatens the western nations, even
rough the sound middle class has been
eund to be sin guIarIy immune to It's
oieon.
More menacing than the sediment
SNhtch has separated from the mass at
No bottom is the froth which hoa,s
mon its upper surface. the parlor BOZ
&hAytsts- his great power to carry
Injection to others Shielded from the
I'D knocks of tho world. often In
University position. he invokes the
Feodom OF university teaching when
@1wAP attempts are made to have him
&oo1form to regulations elsewhere In
K60, nc SfIESE Cdttiiot VI WIN nv
80 that freedom of speech does not
rant license to preach doctrines aim
" II the overthrow of our form OF
overnment His half baked political
zRnflcsophy units him to comprehend
nat seditton, treason. or the advocacy
IT. . despotism Of the proletariat. lie
Entaide the field Of legitimate discus
RisOn where the youth of the land are
#Hoing trained for future service.
2&# - ma trained for research.
100 professor is peculiarly prone TO
fkocome the easy victim OF propaganda
1ts who claim to be idealists and who
~ Tar aneid from beaten trails Tho
A*non -mindedness necessary for reach
ln9 unbiased judgments on every cues
EH1n has in his case far too often been
kaAovAted into fetitch until the power
~ reaching any decision upon con-
questions has become afro
&EkaAA or lost entirely liz notorious
kk0W many tnteiiectuals are without
Nf1oar-cut views upon many of the most
E1ftal Questions of the day. On the other
&and. 4 man who has lived close 10
|Safure or been subjected to severe
in practical affairs, has
0on daily forced to make decisions
10n which his prosperity or even his
TT may depend. In contrast with the
10y conception OF many high scholas-
|s13e attainments. such men hold views
s2aSprisingiy clear and sound. Those
&Mtellectuals, and they were many. who
E3S6uid sec in Gerwany's running amuck
- Europe only the tangled web Of Fu-
fSrpean diplomacy, in which the various
R6at1ons were equally at fault. are the
Eenee who are today supplying the re-
kS4nfta to the army OF parlor Bnlshe-
lots. They will tell you that we are
It'll without sufficient knowledge 10
GF1ve at a. proper judgment concern
-. ~
6VletS OF the Lenine government com
Seo6ntse so per cent or more Of the
oUpla OF Russia: and that Lenine and
Dtg1ky are truly democratic. II asked
"a their evidence they are likely 10
10 Tho Nation. The New Republic.
Derhaps The Dial
m Avails little to cite to them the
1Fo concurrent testimony of all the
~ authorities that Russian rolshe-
II . despotism OF the few within
kpFoletA<.at, and that 1t liz main
~ BY assassination and terrorism
oAd OF by the military force which
Daaced. It is equally futile to name
4hem Count Tolstoi. Ambassador
nncia, DR. Harold Williams, DR.. Il. j.
-, George KEENAN,, Nine Breskow-
md host OF others who know
6ta from the inside. and whose
nAnts show that the Soviets really
Iess than 10 per cent OF the popu-
of Russia. A recital Of murders
1nnnlo and atrocious, testified to by
p6achable authority. leaves them
They are unconvinced and in
the right Of free discussion and
1T cases continue to naieiead those
naturally look up to them and
their opinions in terms of their
n0Atc attachments. II Ia well to
fn mind that Eoundness Of 3pdg-
AOes not necessarily keep pace
0cholastic achievements. and our
mnl security demands that some
NkOnid be taken 10 check the dis
4aon 81 doctrines which aim ct