Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-06-05
Shall Chaos or Reconstruction in
Europe Follow the Great
World War?
B0LSHEWSM BUILT ON SAND
Movement Is Not Based on Equality,
ard Without Equality There Can
Be No Freedom-Right Of
Might Unstable.
Article Xxx.
BY FRANK coMERFoRD.


the RUSSIAN Socialist Federal Soviet
Republic" They hung out u flag, a
red cloth, In the left corner of which
ION top, near the pole) are In golden
letters "R. S. r. S. II" The coat of
arms Of the new Russian government
consists of a scarlet background on
which a golden scythe and hammer
are placed (crosswise, handles down
ward) in sun rays and surrounded by
"A wreath, inscribed: Russian Social
list Federal Soviet Republic. Workers
Of the World. Unite"
The constitution of a country is It's
foundation. 1t must be solid and
strong If liberty IS to be secure. The
whole superstructure depends upon
the foundation. Government is a
house made of laws. You cannot have
peace. freedom and order without law
The people who live In the house, the
great national family, have a vital in
teKest In the house In which they live
1t Is their shelter their security. 1t is
the right Of every free man to have
say ia the kind of house he il to
live in. voice in the making Of the
laws he Is called upon to obey and
maintain. The house of Freedom is
one citizens house as much as 1t Is
anothers. Without equality there
cannot be freedom. Every Russian
had an equal right to determine the
kind of government that should pre-
vail in his land The boIshevik gov
eminent started Off by denying the
people the right to say in the form
OF government of their country. a
minority, without consulting the people,
without giving them a chance to ex-
press their views. forced upon the
people constitution. SO the bolshe-
vik government was built on the false
foundation of minority rule The prin-
ciple that all governments derive their
just powers from the consent Of the
governed was sent to the scrap heap.
Government by Soviets.
The Russian constitution provides
for government of soviets. The word
soviet means council. The soviet is
a body of political ofliceholders who
run the government. In our country.
instead OF calling these bodies soviets,
we call them township commissioners.
village trustees, city councils or
boards of aldermen, state legislatures.
congress. Under the bolSheyik consti-
tuition all power is given to the so.
vets. This is and has been the rally
lag cry Of the members of the soviets.
The soviets have the power to make
laws as we'll as the power to enforce
obedience to the laws, The legislative
and executive power is combined I'm
}he soviet.
The bolsheyik constitution divides
russia into regions, provinces. couu-
ties, towns, villages rural districts
ana local rural districts. For the sake
of comparison We can liken Russia
to the United States, province in
Russia to state in our Union. and so
on down through the list We have no
political division corresponding to the
russian region. unit larger than an
American state.
The Russian citizens liberty is
measured by the voice he Is gwen in
selecting the men Who are 10 make
the laws he must obey. The constitu-
ton fixes his freedom 1t says how
far he may 60 and no farther.
We have heard much about the
poor PEASANTS" The constitution
makes ,hem pauperS in liberty. Down
at the bottom of government the
farmer the poor peasant" is given
the right TO vote for delegates 10 the
local rural soviet. This little body has
about the same power In shaping the
policy ot Russia and maxim. the laws
that affect life liberty and property
as the township commiSsl onerS have.
I'm the United States. Their authority
Is confined to purely local matters.
When ghe poor peasant has cast this
one lonesome and meaningless vote
for Il representative in the local rural
soviet he is through SO far Ms any d.
rect say In who shall govern him ana
how.
Governed by CFceholders.
The poor peasant. having east his
vNte for Jhe local rural soviet ieoves
the task OF government 20 Tho o.1,a.
holders. The deputies elected 10 the
local rural soviet meet and eject the