Arizona republican., 1920-08-17
The Newer Aspect of eoIshevism


 Whatever may have thought in the beginning the bolsheviki movement in Russia must con- de that made progress. Trotzky and Lenin ere regarded by the world dreamers scound- sls or both but must also concede that so far leir dreams have true, and they may be looked pon, statesmen. They have this advantage Ter the statesmen other countries. they of themselves at least, for short distance. ritish and French leaders uncertainty feeling cir way in the dark. Lenin and Trotzky know what icy do; they have program. No other ation has one.
 Bolshevism has been securely established in Rus a and that benighted country it be main ained for many years It is form of force, the lost hateful form. yet in country of that kind. here ignorance prevailing there can be no her than a despotic government by whatever name may be called if sembance of order is to maintained.
 It was a despotism. in the then guise of re- subc that kept Mexico in order through the long biaz regime. It is of intolerable that order hould always be maintained-that a country hould always be crushed under despotism that it mould forever remain in the night. And no country as yet so remained All have emerged and so too III Russia but it cannot emerge in day or in a eneration.
 It is the widest folly talk of constitutional overnment or of a constituent assembly in coun- ry where the great of the people are groping ignorance. By ignorance do not mean mere literacy but that groveIing bestal which ssts upon land like torpor.
 The war will perhaps be the making of Russia. is at least. stirring the people and putting them touch with the of the world. Out of it may ome an honest sensible intelligent leader to direct billions learned in the struggle that they re more than brutes. Then Russia may have a titutional government. And then the monstrous octrine Of bolshevism be discarded.
 It can make headway doctrine in Vest m Europe It may sweep over Germany and prob bIy will do so. accepted by intelligent Germans not a doctrine but weapon to be turned effective against their late conquerors. It may be made the subjugatng France and of disrupting the sritish empire by alienation India Egypt. put can hardly survive long enough in the west accomplish an invasion of the British Isles.
 And as for the invasion America, that is ,ot to thought Now. that the few fools in hs country the -inteIlectuels," the parlor bol- hevsts the I. W. w. the radical labor agitators. he anarchists and those socialists who have taken the futile sporadic disturbances of the past vo years have seen what bolshevisn really is gov rnment its tyrannical and oppressive form hey want none of it.
 The outbursts had the of boi- hevisrn all that said in favor of bolshevism ave products of ignorance of it. they have cen local origin and of propaganda originat- ng Russia first suspected Trotzky and enin have recently shown themselves to be too clear beaded have time melting half baked fools America hopeless uprsings.
 That they hopeful of spread Of bolshevsm aver the world is another matter, and begin Aing how they hope to accomplish it's spread from point progressively another in a kteady movement from Moscow like a tidal wave
 They are counting of upon the unrest and dissatisfaction in the countries they approach aid hem. There is already serious disaffecon in Italy and France-there is in Great Britain. but Trotzky knows that there America that n energetic government backed by the people would instantly crush