Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-04-17

10. Masaryk nj TIE new Czacirp als
vakisn republic 1Ie is a Slay. Hs
knows Russia. He was 10 Russia dur
ing the revolution and al the begin
ming Of the counter-revolutiOn whick
put boisheYism In the saddle. He has
written Of Russia and IS accepted as
an authority on the subject. asked
him. What IS boishevismY' His an
swer was: "Bolsbevism Is consistent
socialism
B0IsheYiSm Is an old. untried
theory Of government It's object is TO
secure q greater production and a
more just distribution. Socialism says
that men are without motive for eff
cient work today because they do MOI
get q fair share Of the things they
produce: that the way TO stimulate
production IS to adopt common owner
snip Under such q plan, they say,
every man would 5e working for him
self iB the sense that all would be
working for the state, and that as all
are an equal part OF the state their
mutual The socialist says that by
working and doing as macn as he
could h would be helping to shorten
the workday. because II all the people
Of the world weEs al work they could
produce an abundance Of everything
necessary for the worlds happiness
and comfort, every one would have
all ne needed, uo one would have
more than another and il would be "a
the interests OF each indiysiual 70
work 20 shorten his own workdsy.
The program OF socialism promises
to destroy all private ownership
There viii be no such thing as private
property. No one will own land Tbs
land. the factories. the railroads. the
mines. everything. will be owned In
common The state will hold the tltls
10 every liliug. manage everything and
distribute tie product. This plan
abolIshes profits. rent and private cap
nalism.
Money ana Capital.
To understand this doctrine It is
necessary 10 clearly know the mean.
ing Of the word Capital Many peo-
pie confuse the word capital" with
the word money" These words have
totally different meanings. Money Is
the metal " paper used by govern I
ment t. make easy the exchange OF
products. without money the world
would 90 back to the barter system,
ia which the man who had cOru
traded it for meat. clothes. and the
others things be needed. Capital is
the unconsumed product Of tabor. 10
other words all Of the food. cloth
clothing. machinery. etc, in the wOrlc
is It's capital. just as mans capita
is the food he has 10 the cupboard
the clothes ne hasn't worn out. thk
money In the bank which represents
power 70 buy. II is the surplus. II
Is the reserve.
Plato. the great Greek philosopher
was one Of the FIRST Of the socialists
In the republic Of Plato We find g
defense Of tate socialism. From
Plato n Lenlne men have been urging
communism as q cure for the Ms 81
the world. as q remedy for wrong. Is
q means Of realizing exact justice
Modern socialism dates from the
Communist Manifesto" publiSned in
ISIS by Kari Marx and Frederick
Engels Their outline Of the socialist
vlau seized upsn tie thought Of the
world Since thar day IL has been
gathering The dissatisfied of the worl6
and grouping them ID o class. develop
Ing what they term class con
seriousness Back of il has been an
insls,eut. uninterrupted propaganda
which has reached every corner Of the
globe Billions Of leaflets pamphlets
tracts and books have been circulated.
Millions q speeches have been made.
Drawing r00m> have beeG thrown
open To- ID. highhrowS have professed
the faith l0Wbrovs have Numbered
tbe creed from soaphoxes on tie
street corners II has hourished best
ia Europe. II has furnished prime
ministers. It's voice today In the par
Hameurs Of Europe IS not q whisper
1T is 3 shout In the new govera-
meuts which have come out Of TIE
war it is militant. dominant factor.
The bolsheviSm Of Russia is pure
socIaiism-li:eral communism. Al th's
moment / am nor writing Of the meth
DDS ~ the boisheviks First, want
to make clear and simple their plan
BolShevism Is en- effort TO put mo
practice the doctrine preached rs
Plato. programmed by Marx.
Copyright lszo. Western Ns~spapsr Uuiosi
Advocates Trial Of Hun Leaders.
n Hiudeuburg and Ludeudortf are
guilty Of ofeuSe~ against humanity
No. ana NOT snme OF lheLr nnder-