The Arvada enterprise., 1920-04-01
Shall Chaos or Reconstruction In
Europe Follow the Great
World War;
RAD.cAusM IN THE SADDLE
Without . Definite Program. People
Everywhere Are Demanding
Change In Present cendltiens-
Threat Of "Dlreet Action
Article H.
sx HANK coMERFoRp.

Dy FRANK coMERFoRo.
Radlcalism In Europe II rampant.
The workers are active. the middle
class sympathetic. The industrial
centers are hotbeds. The conservatism
Of the farmers and peasants 10 break
Ing down. It Is hard to define this
radicalim-it is without form. 1t
isn't definite program. It isn't even
political. The people are dissatisfied.
The red nag Is popular. It promises
short cut. It answers the cry Of the
impatient. was surprised to see
many Of the very men who fought 20
calamity under their country's flag
and who but yesterday would have
torn the red flag from the fiagpole.
now defending 1t, carrying 1t and fol-
lowing 1t. am sure they do not know
what the red flag stands for. To them
It represents q protest against things
as they are. Summed up In word,
the attitude of mind of the workers
Of Europe Is eagerness for change
some change ANY change. Every
one knows the symptoms, understands
what IL wrong, but the remedy is only
vaguely discussed.
attach much significance to the
new attitude Of organized labor in
Europe. Labor unions formerly con.
cerned themselves with wages, terms
Of employment. shop conditions. safety
appliances. recognition Of their right
Of collective bargaining. Since the
war the labor movement has taken up
questions entirely outside Of its field.
questions properly the concern Of all
the people. questions Of government
policy. I have In mind recent de.
Rands made by the working men In
England. France and Italy. These de-
mands were addressed to the regularly
and properly elected representatives,
Of the people. the governments. They
were accompanied by threats Of gen.
eral strikes II they were not accedetl
to. This step II an innovation; II Is
revolutionary.
The working men are citizens and
have n voice In the government equal
with all other citizens. After the peo-
pie have selected their representatives,
the men chosen should be responsible
to all Of the people without regard to
class or station. A government BY one
portion Of the people ID autocratlc.
Government Of the people. for the peo-
pie. and by the people. means all Of
the people. The effort on the part
Of q minority In the labor movement,
who challengingly call themselves 40
clalists. to dictate to the state. repre-
senting all Of the people, Is an attack
upon democracy. II successful 1t
would destroy the state and leave the
great majority Of the people. including
the workers, less free than they are
now. What sane man. whether he II
working man or not. II In favor Of
minority government
Demands Hard 70 Understand.
witnessed many demonstrations In
Europe under the red nag. In which
the leaders demanded three things
from the government.
First. they demanded the release Of
all the men In jail who were held for
political crimes. These included men
found guilty Of sedition and treason
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