Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-09-22
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puntICuI ANA economic continuous.
MarNiau socialism, he pointed Cut. nan
liza, orca ali OF Europe peiore the wal.
Daring the war the economic crors
Was sustained by the patriotic sumu-
.us and by the injection OF women inio
INDUSTRY.
But With the passing of the war
conditions, he said, Europe ASIAN
turned to socialism III Two phases
holsuevism, which communized prop
,rtI over niSht, ana legislative nation
AVIATION OF industry.
Killed Production.
The outstanding result Of nearly
year of this has been a falling of in
production until today there are in
Europe loo,oo0,o00 people who cannot
Ue sustained from European produc-
ton. This fall in production he at
tributed almost wholly TO social fer
ment and unrest.
Taking the case OF Russia he
showed that despite the political Sc
verify OF the old regime. which kept
the vast majority in ignorance ana
servility, all but a small minority were
well housed. They were able to pro-
duce not only enough for this. but
enough TO make Russia the greatest
exporter In the world.
Then he continued:
Socialism was brought In over
night at the hands OF small minor
ity OF intellectual dilettantes and
criminals, and this tyranny OF minor
.ty. more terrible even than the old
has now had nearly two years In
which TO effect the conversion OF the
wicked competitive system into the
EIys.um Of communism. Two-thirds
of the railways and three-fourths oil
the rolling stock that they control are
out Of operation.
Advent Of Famine.
The whole population is woth'ut
any normal comforts Of life ana
plunged into the most grievous fam
inc Of centuries. Its people are dying
Al the rate OF hundreds Of thousands
monthly from starvation and disease.
Its capital city has diminished in pop
ulation from nearly 100000 to less
than 500. 900. the streets Of every
city and village have run with oioou
Of executions. nor have these eNecu-
tons been confined 10 the so-called
middle and upper classes. for latter!E
the opposition Of the workmen ana
farmers to this regime has brought
them also 10 the firing squad in ap-
palling numbers.
IF we examine the recent proc
lamations OF this group of mixed ideai-
ists and uarterers. we find radical
change In their economic and social
ideas. They have abandoned the So
cialization Of the land, for they find
the farmer will not produce for pay
nent in high flown and altruistic
phrases. They have re-establtshed
differential wage In an attempt 70
stimulate exertion and ambition OF
skilled labor. ..ag ...
The apo.ogists OF this debacie are
telling us that II is due to the allied
blockade. and to various other oppo-
sitions, but anyone with a rudimentary
knowledge OF Russia knows that they
did have within their borders ample
supplies Of food. coal, oil. wool. hax'
cotton and metals and the factories
with which TO work them in aound-
ance and that their sole deficiency IS
human effort.
Trade Unions Danish II.
1T required but three months 1or
the better educated and more intelli-
gent working people Of Budapest to
realize the fearful abyss into when
they had been plunged. 1t was solely
due to the efforts Of the trade unions
in Budapest that the bolshevists were
thrown out Of Hungary"
Speaking Of the naturalization OF
Industry by legislation he said:
There was effective Specialization OF
vast sections Of industry during the
war. The only partial success OF these
measures IN war was due to the great