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PROGRESS IN RUSSIA

Every tile while rumors come out
of Russia that the Bclsheyist auto
cracy of brute force is about to be
overthrown. The Lenine- Trotzky mon
ster will of course be slaughtered as
soon as the patriots of Russia gather
the strength and courage to undertake
the task.
The overthrow of Bolsheyism in
Russia however, is only the first step.
Russia has returned TO barbarism
similar to what existed in other parts
Of Europe Just preceding the Middle
Ages. 1t will take years and perhaps
generatiohs for Russia to get BACK on
the slow road that leads from sayagi
terylto civilizations fads gre'ar
The following editorial from the Bnr'
Ilington News on this Subject is worth
leading: v s .9au suoD
Reports continue, to leome out OF
Russia relative to actual and threat
ened uprisings against the BoisheYlst
lregime. Last week there were sew
eral SUCH rumors, Today General
fIngern Sternberf. chief lieutenant OF
General Semencff, the antibolshevik
Cossack leader IS reported to be
gathering insurgent leaders in 81
IBERIA, and this movement appears TO
be general
Such anti.bolshevik movements are
to be expected Under the bolshe
visits Russia has been going from
bad to worse. Sympathizers with
bolsheyism who have gone to Russia
to observe conditions have returned
convinced that bolsheyism is a fail
ure or that it has been badly applied
The Italian Serrau, for example, who
for years admired bolsheysm, having
seen i at close quarters aifirms that
the greatest Russian tragedy has
been the institution Of the workers
soviets in industry and the dismissal
OF all technical stats. Serrati also
says frankly that a minority is IN
power in Russia, that they arc I'M
pc sing their will over hundred mil
ion people and that this Is possible
| only through the apathy OF the Rus
S an masses. 81 t4osop 4l.5ts4H a.
Such a condition can endure only
to certain point before apathy
turns to blind movement. What vii
precipitate such a movement? Rus
STA is said. to be still living on the
accpmu ated stocks of the Gear s.
regime; even those accumulated
5tocks W. uld by now have been de
troy ed or consumed but for the dlf
ucui,.es Of transportation But It's,
accumulated stocks are almost ex
nauSted and when thai point l.
reached and exhaustion ensues, thu
world may expect something to hap
pen in Russia. 1t may already b,
eginning to happen.
But even if the kusslaa masses arr
aady u re at cga nst the Lenne
rpotzky government. may we expec
ov.etism to be followed immediatel.
a genuoine democratic reg me
Great political, social and industrial
upheavals. whereas they are suddel
and violent, leave a country in tuI
mol that requires years Tor il t
emerge theretrom 1t will take tim
o create something tangible AM
workable out of the actual chaos tina
NV reigns in Russia Itis a mistak
: to think that a simple charge of guJ
eminent will work a miracu Gu
change u the life Of 4 people. Tn
bolsheyists thought that and wer
mistaken; BY oyerturning r'Czarisr
they merely turned Rms STA topsytul
w Once. Russia rids Itself OF tb
tyrannical rule Of the soviets, 1t vii
iced all the cooperative sympathy
an reeve from the outside word 4
enable it to recS YER from the w0w
tsdlsheyism has inflicted upon it an
70 utilize again its vast resources. II