The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-11-28
Tells of Despair Occasioned
BY Great Number of OBJECTIONS

These OBJECTIONS were so numerous that
at one time 1 almost despaired. But real7
lied also that the man who continues until
the end to tell the truth makes himself very
much disliked, not much perhaps by
those who have failed to purchase him az
by those comrades OF his who have been
purchased Hence. the extreme unpopular
ity. during his own lifetime. Of the founder
of Christianity II a man Of exactly the
same principles and practices were 10 APP
pear in the world again he would certainly
he loathed. detested and prosecuted by cler
symen, capitalists, editors, miltarists and
the comfortable bourgeoisie. They would
denounce him for unsettling the minds OF
the workmen and the poor But more like
" they would drown his voice altogether by
refusing to let him write in their papers or
speak in their churches
The proletariat outside Russia has no
idea OF what a monopoly OF all organs OF
publicity IS possessed by the great capital
lists. But our press in Russia is the press
Of the poor. ! see that you have brought a
copy OF the Bcdnotd (Poverty-a leading
Bolshevik newspaper Of Moscow. Imagine
. great capitalistic newspaper in France or
England calling itself Poverty In the
same way, always thought our coat OF
arms a very good idea. (The crest OF the
Russian Republic is crossed hammer and
spade instead Of the heraldic slions and
eagles Of which other nations make use.)
The republic that is built on the poor Is
built on a rock. and its example Is so in
fictitious that | am not surprised at the
bourgeois nations being in such a state OF
sbject terror and making such desperate
attempts to crush us. II we were not the
embodiment OF a new and tremendous truth
the capitalistc world would not make such
frantic efforts 20 prevent our preaching the
doctrine Of Communism to all nations.
Claims Discovery of a New
Tremendous Secret of State
We have discovered new and tremen-
dous secret OF state-to base our Govern
ment not on the rich and prosperous, as all
other governments arc based. but on the
multitudnous poor The rich arc always
few. the poor are many. The Government
If the Soviet will, therefore be more solidly
based than any government IN tho world
The bourgeois States have for many years
past been tending in the same direction and
throwing sop after sop 70 the workers This
only increases their appetite, and you can
work out 10y a simple arithmctcal calcula-
ton the time at which the end must come
IN every bourgeois country
We started. On the contrary. by giving
the workers everything, and they are. there
fore bound 10 support us We can talk "a
them In straight. truthful language which
no canting statesman ~ "a bourgeois state
ever employs towards tho proletarat. Tor
we are part Of them, and the bourgeois
statesmen are flatterers. liars. Judases who
have sold the people and whose whole en-
deavor IL 70 tide over the few years thcs
themselves will remain IN power by mcnda-
cious promises and fulsomc flattery and all
the stock phrases Of democracy
Europe has no liberty now The couscrtp-
ton laws hang over 81 like sword. rs
press and its orators arc absolutely in the
iron grasp OF reaction. though the iron T.
lined with velvet. and the grasp. IN some
countries slightly relaxed SO as TO convey
the impression that there Is no hand holding
the unprotected throat Of the people. New
ertheless. Lloyd George and Millerand are
wodigal Of the old cant phrases OF free
dom" and democracy but these phrases
have deprecated like the Russian ruble.