The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-11-08
The Bright Star" of BolsheUism


cities in this country Socialists ceebrang the
third anniversary of the Bosheyist revolution Russia The
for these celebrations clearly understood when remen
beed that Socialism as taught BY is German autAc Kari Marx
and oheNsm proclaimed and pactced by its great high priest
leninc and the 1t surprise therefore to find
the establishment workers republic Russia the
bright IN the political heavens which shall light the Of
the world
Poor Ieluded De4s, poetic soul Deeloule y mysticism
clngs the notion that there real ''wortcrs republic in
Russia despite the overwhelming testimony the contrary Even
the radical Of German Socialists after personal Investigation
and failure Of the kind OF the effects of this bright star
the welfare of the the British Labor Delegation to Rus
sa reported
Various methods have been tried stimulate produc-
ton which has fallen to almost catastrophe owing 70
~ the of qualified workers and ecnicians; -
weak labor discipline of the workmen and ~ the a3oli
ton of piece work And in another place: W. certainly
did witness widespread breakdown in the transport sys
tenn with dciIorabc economic consequences and we saw
terrible evidence of underfecling and suffering
Writing in the November of the Of Reviews
Richard Sly social reformc and of the American
economists commenting the findings of the British labor Gce
gates says
Naturally the apodg for explanation
Iohevsm itself and emphasize the the nuio policy
of Intervention and blockade but all reports friend foe
alike show that the first chief fatal
defects the organization of industry and i'll the suppression
capable leadership by the removal of the incentives and Of
talent furnished by modern capitalism Other nations have suffered
blockade and territory
md far fewer gifts fallen
efficiency We cite Germany example Can any
man magNe sue collapse OF civilization if Russia with its vast
area and natural riches had been inhabited by the Germans and they
had been in the stage of modern cpiasmeyen with blockade
and Intervention operating them All of explanations
may be given some Of them containing elements Of truth but his
IRE OF MARKHAM Socialism in Russia rightly called by John Spago
The Greatest Failure in All History and by another writer
review of William English Walmgs ''Sovietm Super
fraud OF the ages is worse than wart he'll beyond com
pare!
Failure after failure marks the successive steps in the downward
of Russia under Boshevism wanted
ceve property land and collective management They
the old sand stopped very remarkable land
reform then in but by turning land peasants
tey have merely strengthened the class that adhee
eshp Yet the propreors do enjoy full blessings of
private property land because rightly they feel insecure
titles When the peasant bcomes rich will
to disposc hm When robbery begins where will it
Sop9 But that all Bolsevsm having parayzed industry
the the cities have nothing what the
peasants produce worthless peasant
has had enough So have forced acquisitions supplies and
materials by the that peasants
and we have illicit trade and the widest profeerng contrary
law and the fundamental principles of Boshevim thing has
broken down. and
The Boshcviss praed liberty. breaking the shacke Of
aocrary They have destroyed the of
which cried high heaven But after old ntocrc
there freedom of for the majority of peo
pie What have MOVE Auoeracy has followed autocicv nd
the worst autocracy the world has he dictatorship
Of the proetarat
Strange is that those who pafists in nterna
tona affairs who stand aoof and even voices If Protest
when fighting for choicest possessions against aien
attacks find many who look with compacency upon the mos
cruel OF modern civil strange that those prae absu
Tree speech when atoous talk home suppress ae a. mv
conpacent and full of when uslers of authority
entessy hunt down mprson and shoot dare differ
from the official views of the daors Terror regns in Russia
but our own utraradicals raise no voice of protest