The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-10-22

ruling classes had the interests OF the
nroletariat at heart. Also a denuncia-
ton OF the bribery Of the lower classes
by the capitalists. The whole thing
leads up TO the purpose or the Inter-
national, which is the proletari9n world
revolutio nand the establishment OF the
world republic.
"DlsappoInted."
This, says Harden. is an outline OF
the chief features OF Lenine's address,
ANY anyone who expected bright
beacon illuminating the distant future
will be disappointed" The speaker
shows none of the genius of the orator,
nor even the careful selection OF words
and figures OF a forceful writer, But
one thing remains; Lenine's basic prin-
Ciples are as firm as an oak, ana ne
has, even In his least inspired moments,
always something 10 say,
The fairy tale that the world was
ruled by few tlnanciers has la IN long
in the socialists cold storage house,
and has with age gained nothing in
nutritive content The great bankers
We're never world rulers. The very eN-
istence OF stock companies, which, so TO
speak. democrati2es capitalism proves
the contrary, These associations, often
International are ignored by Lenine,
who sees In them only machines for the
increase of private capital, II the imam :
Ciers had been consulted the events Of
clusion. They were nowhere satisfied
with state politics, but laughed at the
idea OF an approaching war. BALM.
who stood in friendly relations with the
financial powers OF New York and Lon
don, said in 1913: "A war would de-
stroy all that has been built up with so
much labor during the past fifty years"
None of that class desired a world war,
Not one of them had realized what n
possibility for profit such a war might
A ca
Of raw material, scarcity of goods,
downfall OF the financial fabric, etc,
The idea that these men were rcspon-
sible for the war cannot stand for a
moment.
Rather too all embracing, too, is Len
ines idea Of the dependency OF the
cnslaVed colonials. Never. I'm fact, were
the colonies better Off than since the
advent of the Europeans. Capitalism
was an advance on fcudalsm. And are
not Turkey, Persia and China better
Off than during the centuries OF their
self government. untouched by the pro-
lection and the guiding hand OF the
powers? Sir Robert Hart in China,
Cromer and Kitchener in Egypt, did
more for these lands than all of their
dynasties. Americans have awakened
in China the desire for civilized con-
ditions and have rendered possible the
earning of a decent wage. None of the
colonials knew how to develop their own
resources and the action Of the Euro
peans and Americans was certainly
beneficial. Shortsightedness or preju-
dice could deny these facts.
More Power Than Before.
AS for the working classes, 1t cannot
be denied that they have greater power
today than ever before. The days when
the owner was absolute ruler OF his
works. and the employe without voice
in its conduct are past, At the present
time it is the owners, the capitalists,
who are being taxed so that large for
tunes are partially contiscated,. while
the laboring classes are accorded ever
improved conditions. A The employer can
no longer issue orders even to the
individual against the wishes OF the
Unions. The average profit of the man
ufactuers has diminished, OF increased,
Where the contrary appears to be the
case, the small purchasing power of the
currency has not been taken into con
sideration. One Berlin manufactured
has declared that he did not care to
use his automobile because his employees
objected, and that he was even criti-
cized for occupying his villa which he
built for himself ten years before the
war.
Harden's conclusions are that Len
ines arguments are without foundation,
and that he Is using every means. sin
cere or otherwise to advance the revo-
luton because he realizes tr1at 1t is all
or nothing. Russia, surrounded by
enemies, must accomplish the world
revolution, or revert TO a less radical
form of government than that OF the
soviets.