Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1920-05-15

common there Cnn be no poverty. Ih"Y
bnSc this statement on their faiIh 'n"'
communism will increase pr"du'U"h'
They claim that competition ~ha'k''S'
production They say that the COM
pctitivc system takes from tn" indl-
vidual the iuduccmcut Ia work mat
communism would Civ" him IN inc'h'-
i've To work that il would be n S,llhu-
liant; that under II men would WORK
better and produce more. They aHH
that the present system Is bound To
provoke an increasing number "I
strikes and that strikes stop pr"duc-
tion. cause waste. inCr"aS" poverty
There Is no doubt about the fact mat
there could be no poverty ia the 81"
cnliStIc state If communism succeeded
en- stimulating men To work harder
thus greatly increasing production. De
cause there would be more To eat, more
To wear. more To use AMI ms tn" MS
tTihutinu would be controlled 10y the
state, NlI of the people would receive
an equal share of the great abundance
of fairness To them. | am conCeding
that the distribution program would
be honestly and Justly carried out, hut
better distribution, n NOR" equal M"
lust division would mean nothing II
the FIRST the fundamental promlS" OF
bolShcviSm greater production-iS not
fulfilled. Any plan which decreases
production causes a shortage OF the
things necessary to life. If the hol-
shcvikS are wrong I'm their belief mat
communism will Increase production,
then bolshcviSm would make poverty
general, universal. and instead OF Dol
shcvism curing the cancer on the BODY
of civilization. 1t would make the on
tire body of civilization cancer.
If the claims of hOlSheviSm are wen
| founded. sound I'm common sense. c"r
able Of fulnllmcnt. communism would
! be the greatest blessing ever conferred
upon humanity. ON the other manu.
! II the bolsheviks are wrong. and com
munism took from them the Induce
mpnt 10 work, then Notwithstanding
! the good intentions of the hOlShCvikS,
| their communism would be the great
est scourge the world has known. This
! Is the simple issue I'm the case. II boil
| shevfSm IS the good thing its advo-
| Gates say II is, II Will bring the MI
| lcnnium. and every human being
should he In favor Of II; but II 1t Is
not practical, and will not work out,
! then II is a danger. the red flag Is IFS
proper signal. and the world should
J avoid the danger signal as an engineer
! charged with the safety of human life
would avoid running by red light
on the track ahead.
Examine Before Condemning.
Going back TO the case of our friend
the doctor who honestly and sincerely
believes he has cure for cancer, let
us consider what the scientific world
would demand before offering n iudg-
ment as to the value of his proposed
cure. First, they would free their
minds OF all prejudice. They would
be reasonable and patient as they
would be thorough I'm examining the
proposed remedy from every possible
angle. They would analyZe the formu-
In, examine II in the light OF expert
ence. Why shouldn't we follow the
same sensible plan in considering boil
shevism? Won't we get farther II we
do? Hasn't such course an advant-
,s,e9 gyser-. r eg.s., ahpnt III Why
should some of us accept 1t without
| knowing what II is? Why should
others condemn II without under
standing? And why should both these
groups get excited and irritated, call
each other names. learn TO hate, and
add to the worlds unrest?
propose to follow the method or
the scientist as nearly as | can In ex-
aiming the patient. Russia. the world
cancer. poverty. and the remedy
bolshevlsm.
1. A complete family history, so
that we may know and understand
the constitution Of the patient.
.. The physical and mental condi-
ton of the patient at the time treat
ment was begun.
3. The fOrmula-the remedy
4. The theory of the cure.
8. The methods used in applying the
remedy.
G. The history sheets showing the
effect of the treatment upon the pa
tent.
7. The condition OF the patient after
more than two years Of bolshevism.
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