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ers by denying them alcohol. hoping
that out Of this restlessness would
come revolution.
Another appeal to prejudice per-
mitted by the allied governments. was
that the bOlshevik movement was
Jewish movement; that Lenine and
Trotzky were Jews and that the So
viet machine was Jewish from begin
ming to end. What difference could 1t
make to freemlnded people whether
the leaders Of the bolshevik movement
were Jews or not? While the mass of
the people are thought not to be edu-
Gated, they have the common sense
to see in such propaganda an effort
to make them hostile to bolshevism
by melting race prejudice.
A great crack was made in the cur
tain Of silence drawn around Russia.
Through 1t came the startling news
that the bolshevik government planned
the naturalization of women. No fact
about Russia was given greater prom
inence and publicity. 1 have talked
to many men who were bitterly op-
posed to bolshevism, and in the last
analysis I found the only tangible
basis for their oppositionu was that
the program included national prohibi-
tion. One insurance company in Amer
lea used the Standardization Of Wom-
en-" lie In its nationwide advertising.
OF course, 1t Is obvious to thinking
people that the plan of naturalization
of women was falsehood. and the
I'D dn1 doafOnnd fn
poison the public against bolshevism.
Anyone who thinks for a minute Will
realize. first. that the naturalization
Of women is not necessary part OF
any economic program. second. that
one could not get hundred men or
women in any country Of the world.
who are not degenerates. to subscribe
to program which contemplated the
registration and promiscuous violation
of their mothers, wives, daughters, and
sweethearts. The Russians are human
beings: their women are their moth
ers. wives, daughters. and sweet
heartc.
Foundation for silly Story.
This evil and unnecessary lie about
the bolsheviks grew out of the fact
that in a little city, Ufa. a drunken
man made the proposal that they
should adopt such a plan. group In
the town of Saratov. calling them
selves anarchists. issued a decree in
April, 1913, containing among other
provisions the following:
"From March I, the right to possess
women having reached the ages OF
seventeen to thirty-two Is abolished
1.-THE husbands may retain the right
to use their wives without awaiting
their turn.
"In case Of resistance. the husband
shall forfeit his rights.
"All women according to this de-
cree. are exempt from private owner
ship and are proclaimed to bs the
property Of the whole nation"
| It was unfair to charge this to the
soviet government. It was never put
In practice. and 1t IL only fair to say
that with the exception Of the two
cases cited above. It was. never even
contemplated BY anyone. This libel Of
the boisheviks strengthened their
cause Ia the allied world. Months Ar
ter It was exposed the world
WAS swept Win smother evil. unneces-
sary and false hit of propaganda. II
was ecmptaiAevi that this second piecs
~ news WIS fntended to corrohorats
| and confirm tire naturalization oi
womrn: Its uT~n object. was to create
hostility For me bolshevika. 1t achieved
exnctly thr ~Y'posite result. 1t was t1nt
In, h"ishrvTks had decided TO abolis1
Christian rancs. that henceforth chill
| trs~ w"ust Ire mined by number. tt
,'7ri~tra,p the hrxt horn would b<
.sr,.'h ", T. Tho second child IN I'M
"-V'ii, r:'r--'~ would he Smith No. 2
r.><i =" ~ This was given nFst-page
su.'~c n -''r prr~s of the wyrfd. II
| .ns ur'r'-%' ~ .rricus news. - truth
| y r.l' ~ 7ss own weight.
.s',rrfr,.' rr unrest In FurUre ant
| r. Nn,rv-,, have found fAat thii
| .-"rc,-,' re-rrsp ~ ron'iurf har caused
~. ,.eoph~ Ia ircrrnse their <uspiciOr
| ~ r'-. '~r,:'cal vovernHents. Of tht
| ,.r~>.s. nf $50 'rrd,rs of h,is'ness and
| industry -rh"s. pnsrd lies have mold
~ +, ir''~,-r'r IN t',e general Thought
| Of s1,p wora mr'l That is that f,uIshe
| vi-,n l.. raiey cried down. !!ieted ant
| sIr %lrrcd starved. assaulted. and
| tonight. ,te-ar.r It's success meant the
| des'h Of srerini privilege nrd the
birth of the "New Orde;.." This JtNig
nsent irne core to pass because we
have not used our resources TO bring
the reai facts to the public mind; he
cause We have injured our cretiibility
by unnecessary, evil and false charges
| against the boishevik regime.
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