Evening star., 1919-09-21
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A farmer who by hard labor has built
up a profitable estate and 'desires to.
turn 1t over to his sons has no title .
whatever to his property! -
Effect of 'Socializing" Industrys~..
Another great economic reform-ts-
| the Specialization of industries"
whereby a great industrial enterprise
is suddenly turned over to the en-
ployes to be controlled and exploited
as they may see fit. The elimination
or the hamperfng control of capitafc$
istic Management by the employees,
leads inevitably to a policy of waste
and extravaganza. Available resources"
are rapidly exhausted and the ''social>,s,
lied" industry is soon miserable
wreck, with a lot of disillusiohedT
workmen looking to the state TO prs=.s-
serve them and their families from
ruin. -'o-7r
One of the most extraordinary facts
concerning bolshevist methods is that
they aim deliberately to prevent 'fhe-S
existence of an independent class of ),
self-supporting and self-respecting cti-s
zens. such as farmers and thrifty, sktLled.
artisans. Starting with small group
of unemployed or of disaffected wos-k-s
men. the bolshevists seek to increase, the
numbers of those opposed to the existing
order of things and to vastly widen thesS
own nothing. those who are without =
steady employment. and many of them :.
plotters with criminal instincts. form
the solid. irreconciliable pha,anx OF theE
bolshevists. .r.,--,
An attitude of mind such as this nat
urally induces idleness, looseness- of
morals, a lack of respect for industry,
thrift, integrity, and especially of re-
spect for religion. 1t is strange faot--s
that most of the boshevists are avowed
atheists or are violently anti-relgiuuG5S
! Such tolerance as they may have shown =
| the church proceeds rather from a policy =
of expediency than from genuine re-
spect. They may think it prudent NOT
| to antagoniZe the church too much, hut
most of them believe the church to have<- >
been the ally of capitalism. They have
| no use for religion other than the ;ecp=sS
''0''''' 'ui' u S'c'aiisn so..sz..z
Law and Order Eliminated. ,-ez-
Law and order naturally cannot -b>cS
| upheld under a bolshevist regime. Where- =
| all rights are determined by a dictator =
| ship. where one class holds sway, in<Af
| justice, discomfort and violence are
bound to exist. The bolshevists aim to-
abolish in day the old courts of JUS 4
| tice. Rough-and-r ready tribunals Ife-
sided over by "comrades," where iawSss
| yers are excluded, issue DEGREES of Life =
| and death as they may be moved by tfIs
passions Of the moment. Clemency andHf
appeals are forbidden, and the sentences
of these tribunals must be executes =
with tho utmost haste! .gT
Theft, terrorism, violence, hatred,
!
free play under bolshevism- The writer
| speaks not from hearsay or from pfet6S
| dice, but from personal observation and
| as one who has long had a sympathetic ),
| He regards bolshevists not only as, the Z.
foes Of democracy and the established
| order Of society, but as the very svot1t.:
| enemies Of socialism itself. BY their
| ruthless methods and their contempt s0f>ss
justice, morality and religion they haSqs,
badly injured the cause they profess
The world has nothing to fear fsCAtss
! orderly social experiments adopted With
| munity. But it has everything to fea<.s,
| from violent experiments that prove
nothing of value, that unduly discretd1eas
lofty aims. and that awaken deep prstgs~,
dices and animosities leading directly to
class warfare. Socialism undoubtAdlpSs
has much to offer for human welfare !,
not have a fair chance to demonstrating
! either the value or the defects Of it,
program. Bolshevism is it's worst enessr
my; as many socialists have come tpss.
realize with bitter misgivings.
AS bolshevisn is unmistakably ytheets
| open foe of law and order and OF
democracy itself, America-the gfeaf
/ hope Of democracy-cannot tolere3es,5
Hsympathize with the bolshevists. fees--
| rorism of this sort can only be srp4tls
! by the relentless terror OF the Law.
No tolerance should be shown eveHieoet
! those mild intellectual bolshevists whe..
! express an academic approval in cop-
| versation, speeches or in print 0z01
| something they fail to understand 81,
! Bolshevism an Insidious Diseasess's
Bolshevism is too insidious and 1ffA's'
! fectious a disease to be permitted5tosn
propagate freely. Strong prevent.
| i've measures as well as drastic rerrees'
dies must be employed to stop. ifs :.
| <vav>o divrc yyrfh @ IL
| in foul conditions, we must make cers-r
tain that just grievances shall haAess
a fair hearing and that the wrongsx
| of all classes be righted.
| A vague and general discomfort -que,.s
| to the high cost of living must b,
recognized as a most fruitful Se1Eff
| for the propagation OF bolSheX3ep.rt
| When men find it hard to feed, clothe
and properly care for their loved one
! they grow into a temper OF mind thafA
is careless of dangerous innovations.
| And the situation becomes alarmihxkUT
| bad where this discomfort incluae&H,
the professional classes Of limited
! means together with the unskiffaWc'
laborer. To be definite, if -four. fats-,
and fuel are not at once hgoughe
| within the reach of all there is bound
| to be trouble. This is the bolshevistS
great opportunity.
unquestionably in those big indus,
| trial centers where men have beeoo
| reduced to the status of mechanicAl$
automatons. and where living coh-
| dftions have become demoralized anAn
! unbearable. Where such conditions
prevail the employer has a solemn
| responsibility toward the whole cent
munity as we'll as his own swork
men.
Good Feeling, Good Sense, Needed,s
| The adjustment of labor Disputes
| is a task requiring good feeling rs
| much as good sense. The influence
! of widespread education in the United
States, and particularly the CROWN
| of the spirit of genuine democracy&Ss
| have had a marked effect on industry.
The keynote of labor agitation is the''
demand for cooperation and deMoai&
cratic sympathy between employer
and employed Autocracy Of any sort
! is as abhorrent in the ordinary rslafg
tions Of men as in darkest RusSsaA
Dictatorship by capital or labor
something that the community
| large is bound to prevent smfG
The final answer to bolshevisna-
| as has been emphasized by John Spaf1eS
go, a socialist Of long standing-ltAfxs
| in democracy. 1t would be foolish To-
think that bolshevism can be suH
pressed by violence alone. The Qh1x~
| sound method of avoiding this pefn.
| is by the orderly processes OF denoo4e
| racy, namely. by a reasonable atttSr
| tude Of mutual tolerance and respee
between all citizens, recognitlon3Aeft
existing grievances. and a willingness.
| to correct all wrongs that create oseAr
affection, distrust and hatred. yiiA NJ
We are bound to differ often as TO
the facts of a given situation ;er