Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-08-21

Inns Manifesto has been sent all
over the world. II makes no bones
. about The plan Of the bolShevike Ia
lh'lte the world 10 disorder on
contrary il boasts that this il it,
mission, Under the cupjion The Way
70 Victory the manifesto declares.
h" revolutionary era compclS Ia"
Ir"ietariat 10 make uSe Of the means
"t battle which will concentrates it,
'hllr" energies, namely, mass action,
with its logical resultant. direct con
IHc' with the governmental machinery
I'D "pen combat. All other methods.
such as revolutionary use Of hour
IfoiS parltaHeHtarjSm. will be- of only
secondary significance"
The manifesto" further prociaim>
the the "FirS, international" foresaw
the future Development and pointed
the way; the Second International
gathered together and organized the
pr"irtariat, the Third International
WV 'Ff'' a''tf ffftittf ~ Ff'''if MAJ q
ton Of the revolution. the International
Of Deeds. The work of the Third
International' is mapped out in the
MauifcSto' In these words:
The task Of the international com
muiSt party is now to overthrow this
order (preSent governmentS) and "a
erect In its place the structure Of the
socialist worlds order. We urge the
working men and women of all coun-
tries to unite under the communist
banner, the emblem under which the
first great victories have already been
won.
''Proletarians Of all lands. In the
war against imperialistic barharity
against monarchy, against the priv
legged classes, against the bourgeois
state and bourgeois property, against
all forms and varieties Of socihl and
national oppression-UNITEt
All Urged to Unite.
"Under the standard Of the Work
ingTnen's Councils, under the banner
WI AltC 1hlIu iuiNi buAiOhois III NA'
revolutionary struggle for power and
the dictatorship Of the prOletariat
proIetarians OF all countries, UNfTEF
have quoted these excerpts from
an edition OF the Manifesto" printed
In Chicago. The copy In my possession
contains the name and address Of the
printing company. There is an intro
duction to this document. It Is IN
signed A few extracts from this In
PRODUCTION are important. Comment
ing on the Manifesto" the intrOduc
ton says: "It will soon become the
basis Of international working class
action. and will become the lightning
that will rend the clouds and fogs
that now envelop the workers OF the
world.
Comment on this manifesto would
he useless. superiuous. Its magnih
cent language speaks the message 6
suffering world IS eagerly waiting tC
hear.
ut will assist the socialist move
ment everywhere into the path OF un
compromising, revolutionary actor
that alone can usher in the triumph
Of International Socialism"
If the publication of this manifesto
and the Introductory comment 70 i
is not treason. then Benedict ArnolC
was a patriot 1t is conSpiraC!
against the peace. health al happi
| ness. as well as the lives and property
the liberty and security, of every man
woman and child in the United States
1t Is a call to lawlessness. organized
| crime. 1t might be well for the peo
pIe to give less time and thought 4
partisan political wrangling and Sc
| themselves TO silencfng sedition. !
! should be an easy matter to discover
| the author Of this un-American. tn
human and criminal foreword to tn
Manifesto" The publishers ant
distributors should he brought to tn
! bar and made answer. Let us xii
| this menace by destroying the seed
| II we do. we will save ourselves mucl
/ trouble later. BY such a course VI
will ailay unrest.
Lenine has repeatedly said AM
written that the boIshevik government
cannot last In Russia alongside of tn
present governments Of the world. II
| other words. boishevism cannot hV
In a world Of democracy. The create
truth is that democracy cannot hv'
IN the same world with bolshevism
Bolshevism In theory Is based on tn
/ ideal Of socialism, communism; II
methods Of the bolshevism Of Lenine i
xross violence, supreme autocracy.
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