El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-16
7PROLETARIAN DICTATORSHIP" is
ON DEMOCRACIES

lLERICANS must not allow themselves TO be dsuded by
n the propaganda Of the proletaran dictatorship" which
is becoming and more vital problem IN many of the
European countries and is gaining strength Japan India
Egypt Turkey Mexico South America and IN British pos
sessions al over the world Under whatever name it goes
Il means the overturing and destroying OF Tree govern
ment as Americans understand the term must be
sisted at every turn.
characteristic error Is to imagine that in some way
this prolstariaH" movement is really democratic IN its
origins and principles" Nothing could be further from
the truth It is simply the effort Of vel organized and
unscrupulous minority to impose its viii the majority
by force and threat often running into crmnay, in
Guiding theft arson sabotage systematic destruction Of
property and assassination. It involves conspiracy against
the common veal and not seldom sinks to treason against
the nation.
In al countries, including our own, people in these
latter years have become and tolerant to the
Preparation Of ourages against the collective wel-beng
only those outages be committed In the Of some
pretentous organization Of considerable number Of
workers There comparatively little organized resistance
OF organized effort 70 combat the nsdious and dangerous
workings Of the potters. The majority submits again and
again to wrongs which It is poweress to resist only because
it does not assert its power collectively.
It is the easiest thing the world for unscrupu-
ous persons to wreck the work Of ages and destroy the
fruits Of the labor Of muttudes cathedral which took
700 years building can be destroyed By few madmens
bombs It takes only very little time and the work Of
one man to wreck train and kin Of innocent per
sons. IF pumper in deep mine nsglects his work
Hood may result that VII close the mine and thou
sands out Of work single individual cut electric
connections and throw city into darkness.
When men band themselves together they doing
ELSEWHERE purDQee or CLOS
ing down the basic industries which human activities
and life itself depend they doing no brave thing
no big thing no just thing Their collective act becomes
crime by Of the manner and the motive Of it.
There IS reason Why the American people should
admit, openly tacy the "ghtD Of any association Of
workers to close down essential industries OK utilities BY
strikes There is nothing In morals and ethics 70 justify
these c0nspae whatever the lawyers may say TO the
alegal right" They wrong, inherently wrong, ard
be justified unless conditions are such that reTo
luton itself be justified to mankind with all the terror
and loss and destruction enailed IN the name Of human
Liberties and human rights
We tax too much Of rights these days We talk too
little and think too little Of duties Obligations, to
the social entity to mankind in general to our fellow
really oppressed and hal to assert their rights and
ght for them The scale has turned. The disposition is
nevertheless to 60 on sggerang the Importance Of assert
ing rights while neglectng loutng the duties that
human beings owe to their kind.
Stopping all trains in Italy for two hours to show that
the workers are masters Is as silly argument as for
child 20 throw plate through mirror to demonstrate his
right Independent existence and his power command
Stopping ali coal mining operations IN the British isles at
the verge Of winter when al Europe Is crying for coal IS
nothing less than crnal conspiracy against the whole
people and cannot have the shadow Of an excuse In justice
Il would be Just Frtuous and justfiable
for small body Of malcoutents to open all the des
n Holland and flood the entire country to vent some
grudge.
Britain showed her magnificent spirit year ago at the
OF the threatened transportation strike when Of
thousands volunteered With motor cars andrucs and the
strike broken almost before 1t began because Of the
firm stand Of the government and the quick and united
response Of the majority Of the people who for once deter
mined not to let vel organized but unssrupulous minority
bully them
In exact ratio to the extending Of the idea Of prO-
leara1 Dictatorship" VII free representative democratic
government With human liberty under the rule Of law be
fastened TO its fan.
America must stsadfast resist the attempt Of Hnoritss
TO rule.
One way Of getting is always to say what people