The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-08-23
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Meet at Phillip.
Bolshes Not Nation
THEY'RE a Sect
u. S. Sulking.

They're a Sect
u. S. Sulking.
II IL pretty hard To know the truth
about Russia
The situation In concealed by prop
uganda and manifest lies an thick M
flies about a garbage pail.
Tho first thing the BoIsheyild ala
was Ia take over tke agencies Of
public Information. Since then u has
been a war In the dark.
One or two things. however. stand
out clearly. as promontories In the
fog.
The mad rulers Of Russia have
plainly stated and widely advertised
their aim. what they want To do
we know, by evidence. not OF their
enemies. but from their own mouths.
And what they have plainly de.
ciared, over and over again. is that
their object Ia not to restore their
own country TO peace and order and
give IL place In the society OF
nations: they are not nationalists.
they scorn 40 provincial passion az
patriotism.
Their object is To revolutionize the
world.
Russia Jus, happens 70 be their
starting point
They are conauering Poland In
Drdrr 10 soyietiz@ Poland.
They don't want TO add 4, 10 Rus
dan territory. They are not inter
cs,ed in territory. They want 10 add
Il 20 the realm Of proietarianism.
when they finish with Poland
they will tackle Germany. no, u
conquer Gsrrnany-~ihe whole ter
anthology Of war must be altered
but 10 free Germany from the tyr
amy OF Capitalism.
They ar. busy in the East and
there perhaps they have . mors
fAyor~bie field They win DO wha,
they can 10 ALLEVIATE frot6 Great
Britain her colonies. simply becauss
Great Britain Ia the stronghold oi
democracy.
They hate democracy. according q
their own sta,emenAa, They have nc
particular objection 10 autocracy
for they themselves are an autoc
rary.
They are a. utterly devoid Of NOR
ais and humane sentiment nj wers
tho Germans In belgium. And as this
Germans sacrificed everything. ever
TO d@ooncy. treaties. honor. and
humanity. for the great Eot
Deutschland. 20 the Bolshesiki gail,
commit every hideous crime In thu
calendar IL they can only entabliai
their fanaueai creed
They are not a nation. they are q
sect.
Sooner or later. unless II falls u
pieces from It's own rot,snncss. 4
muai he faced ands fought b. tbs
civilized nations.
We can keep out Of this row M
more than vc could keep out OF th'
war with Germany.
France. italy. Great Britain. ane
the rec; Of Europe ar~ doing wha'
they can 10 stay this red menace.
America. sick and suIlen with par
tisanship. Ia sulklng In It's tent
Sooner or later we viii have q
lin. up with the sturdy honesty ans
sound sense Of Lloyd George. whs
nsis To the BoIahsyiki government
In his recent speech. If you sc, 4
real desire for peace you can hav'
L. but II you are out 20 challeng'
the institutions upon which the M
critics and civilization Of Europe Dc
! pend. then We shall meet At Phil
ippir'
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kind OF exhibit German warshil
makes. but It's n flrstclass articl
when you're looking for something
to sink.
Quite Another Thing.
Ralph Flremtonc, who was acquitte.
/ by u jury I'm the circuit court. wa.
not charged with stealing an auto
mobile. as stated Tho charge VIA
merely Of taking car that did no
belong TO hlm.---Goahen undl News
Mr.. ponxi would have avoided hi
present difficulties II he had though
TO provide himself with a publ
utility franchise
That raw recruits are sometimes
not so raw as their officers thinl
is proved by an incident that tool
place In n certain barracks. reports
Col. w. Ii. Inglis.
A recruit was on sentry duty fo'
the firs time. and the officer of thu
day. with his wife. his daughter. ans
his dog. was passing.
The sentry called: who goei
there7"
Thinking TO puzzle the man. the OF
ficer replied promptly;
Captain Jones. wife. daughter
and dog"
The recruit hestated only an in
slant. and then said curtly;
Captain Jones. advance and b,
recognized Wife and daughter
mark time' Dog. stand at easel"
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