Polk County news. [volume] (Benton, Tenn.) 191?-1983, 1920-07-01
Shall Chaos or Reconstruction
in Europe Follow the Great
World War?
BoLSHEvIK RULE OF FORCE
People Are Helpless While the Army,
Privileged, Keeps Lenine in Power
by Its 5ayonets-Freedom is
Thing Forgotten.
Article XIV.
BY FRANK coMEREoRp.

Inc eHoft 10 SOcldllZe pOllIlcS Ql
not democrauze politics.; it was no
intended TO. In practical operation, /
fulfilled its purpose. it created a polit
ical autocracy
The greatest power in Russia today
is the Red army. Without an army {
minority government cannot exist
Force is the strength and security OF
minority rule. Bayonets held the czal
on his throne. the same power holds
the Lenine-Trotsky government in au-
thority. Every inducement has been
offered men 10 join the army and the
navy This is the best and ALMOST
the only job in Russia today. The
soldier and sailor is at least guaran-
teed good food and warm bunk He
escapes the danger of cold and starva-
ton Living conditions are better in
the Red army than in any other occu-
patton.
Section 10 Of Article of the consti-
tuition is interesting:
For the purpose of defending the
victory Of tie great peasants and
workers revolution, the Russian So
cialist Federal Soviet Republic recog-
nizes the duty of all citizens of the
republic to come to the defense Of their.
socialist fatherIand and it. therefore,
intrr dlaees un sssfshI Iitary tfalnsng
The honor of defending the.fevolution
with arms is accorded only to the
workers, ana the nOn-working ele-
ments are. charged with the perform
ance Of other military duties"
Only "Reds" Allowed Firearms.
No one else in Russia is allowed to
have or carry arms. This rule is
strictly enforced, and searches have
been made almost weekly in search of
arms. It is serious matter to have
a firearm in Russia if you are not
member of the army. As a conse
quence, the one armed force in Rus
sia today is the Red army. This is
the backbone of the bolsheyik govern
ment. The people are utterly help |
less. AS long as the army is well fed, !
warm and we'll clothed, ii will con-
tinue to be the most popular occupa-
tion in Russia.
Carrying out the general plan of
socialiZing, the bolShevik government
stripped army officers Of rank. In do
ing this they tried to live up to the
forbidding the bourgeoisie
the army, However this
theory, like many others, did not work
out in practice. Skill in military di-
rection is indispensable to an effective
military machine. Facing civil war.
with the Red, army alone between the
government and disaster Lenine. and
rrotzky found it expedient to turn
heir backs upon the constitution. 1t
vas necessary to have trained men as
,fticers, and the bourgeoisie to whom
hey had denied citizenship and the
Ionor of defending the republic, were
allied upon to advise the army.
Albert Rhyse Williams is devoted
riend of Lenine's. He was so enam-
red with the bolshevik movement that
e offered to join the Red army. He !,
as written a biography of Lenine,
rom which l quote: I
HE Uenine) sent an automobile (
nth Red guards to the fortress of I
eter and Paul to fetch part of the
ounter-revolutionary staff in prison
here.
Gentlemen, said Lenine, as the ]
enerals filed into his office, 4 have [
rought you here for expert advice /,
etrograd is in danger. VIII you be {
ood enough to work out the military
lctics for its defenseY They as !
ented I
Generals Denied Better Treatment. {
"'Here are our forces resumed I
enine, indicating upon the map the 7
cation of the Red troops, munitions y
1d reserves. And here are our latest 4
ports upon the number and disposi- =
on Of the enemy troops Anything I
sc the generals desire they will call 4
r. I
'"rhey set to work and toward eve- "
ng handed him the result of their G
alterations. Now, said the gen.
ais, ingratiatingly will the premier n
good enough to allow us more com. q
rtable quartersY e
" My exceeding regrets, replied
mine; some other time, but not lust
w. Your quarters, gentlemen, may
t be comfortable but they have the al
erit Of being safe The staff was
turned to the fortress of Peter and