The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1920-10-21


side of the laboring man and the
middle classes It exonerates The
Non Partisan League, the Farm
er and Labor party and the com
mittee of Forty Eight from the
charge of Bolshevism and Of So
ciaism and says, they come much
closer to an adequate statement
OF desirable principles and meas
.ures than the platforms Of either
rof the old parties.
The Catholic National War
Council, which represents the
Catholic Hierarchy in the United
States, has recentlv issued very
importan pamphlet, ''Bolshevism
in Russia and America, " which
can be ordered for 5 cents from
the Paulist Press, 120-l22 West
60th street New York, City, or
also a limited number be had
gratis at the Catholic Rectory in
Nezperce, Idaho. This pamphlet
clearly exposes Bolshevism, what
it is and what it is not. 1t shows,
that "Bolshevik Russia appears
to have far less industrial democ-
racy than even political democ-
racy; that by it's disregard Of
property rights, its subsection Of
religion and the profligacy Of it's
marriage-laws, it has offended
previously against the moral
law. Bolshevism has confiscated
property at its convenience. Ii
has placed the practice of religion
at the discretion Of men, who hate
religion, fear it and despise it as
a superstition. And finally Boil
shevik Russia has blested away
the foundations of marriage, fam
lily and the home, it has dealt a
death blow at social and indivi-
dual welfare. ("
But in the second part, the
pamphlet shows, that here in the
United States organized Bolshe-
vism is Of insignificant proper
tions, that the united labor move
ment here in this country is free
Of Bolshevism. The Plumb plan
for the railroads and Mr. Plumb's
later suggestions for all industry
are examined, and they are found
to be free from the taint OF Boil
shevism the Soviet idea, and
even Of Socialism.
Government ownership Of
flew industries is also declared
not to be socialism In connection
with this an outline is given OF
the programs. of the Labor party
the Non-Partisan League and the
Committee Of Forty Eight, and
the conclusion is reached, that
they are neither Bolsheyik moi
Socialist.
Capitalism is explained, and to
oppose this system, is not to op-
pose private ownership. For
capitalism is only one very mod
ern kind Of private ownership.
"In the United States, { the
pamphlet says, "social unrest is
wide and deep, but people have
not turned either to socialism OF
to communism. But if a threat
now Of a revolution cannot be
taken seriously, no one can be GER
tain of. the future. For our SO
cial unrest can easily grow to re-
yolutionary proportions, unless
concerted and far-reaching action
IS taken to right the economic
wrogs, which are the soil from
which revolutions spring. -
Last week, the writer OF this
article addressed a letter to the
editor of a paper in Oregon, that
| has a very large circulation.
informed him about this palnph
Ilet. and expressed my hope that
| n liz future he would carefully
a,tia to cast ary suspici n on me
Nvn | artisan ] eague alli on tnt
| i a ncr ac i-.;for party, etc IN
| his very friendly reply, the editor
thanked me for drawing his at
tention to that important panph-
let. Beyond all doubt" ne SAID
.sThe two old parties have out
lived themselves, and unless they
me IL reason, whilst il is not
,G.,,t,. hey will d. =. iac". by
a t',od party, saill to bp gal,
,zed Fl sarl. he never warned
.,oainst the N,n-Partisal LeagIe
as he had been urged to do from
al sides But he could not make
nropaganda for them, because III
the State of Oregon, the whole
government from the governor
down to the most insignificant
sheriff were so bitterly opposed
ta the Non-Partisan League, that
anyone who would show h1mseif
fayorable to this party, would be
considered and prosecuted as a
Rolsheyist. / ask any one, who
can think a little: is not our coun-
try at the rim of danger, II a pa-
ner r,' Of a very large circulation
bv m fear Of persecution and OPP
ssoss;on - ;e forced to submit its m