The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-03-16
EovIETISM

There good deal Of useless worrying over what may
tries "soves being formed Some pretend to fear that
our form of government in imminent danger
The truth is that devise better than
the living Under it would be the logical the
natural and the correct thing for to dispense with the
have and adopt it. Man striving for perfection There
have been eighteen amendments the federal constitution There
will be Others times change and conditions require them The
only claim that has been made for that
IT is fundamentally sound and that Is OF the
pie for the people and by the people Governments with
foundation like that rising throughout the world but one
has been known to fall where the people civilized
The common assumption is that the soviet is the
people than the republican form OF government and perhaps
is for that apprehension has arisen concerning its spread
and the fear that NAV gain footod the United States
But the contrary is the fact The soviet mper
feet arbitrary and prejuda form OF government 1t has not
the virtue OF fairness and without that claim basis it has no
right to endure.
As example the farmer Russia for his local soviet
member and when he his ballot his power comes
to end The members of that local soviet members
OF the rural soviet the members OF the rural soviet vote to elect
members OF the provincial soviet and the members of the pro-
Nhca soviet vote 10 eject members TO the -KuSan soviet
In other words the of the United States were
removed from the voters when they elected by the
legislatures the members of the ARuan congress OF soyiets
are three times removed from the Russian farmer The city voter
is trusted than the country voter he direct for the
urban representative who in for the member OF the
Al-Russan congress of soves
Compare the selection chief executives OF the United States
and Russia President Wilson elected by the OF electors
voted for by the people and instructed to their or
him. lenine chosen by of POO elected
by the MRussan congress- which elected by the urban and
provincial sovets the provincial oes being BY the
by the local rural sovets enine five times removed from the
votes of the Russian people
Under the Russian constitution member OF the congress of
sove shall be elected for each $4,000 city people and for each
125,0OO country people
In Russia the franchise extends all persons over Is wears
of age who have acquired the OF making living through
manual labor all persons engaged in housekeeping manual
aborers and soldiers OF the army navy and the
named W,en they are 0catac"st"}
The disiranchsed persons Persons who employ labor
who have income without do2 work. private merchant,
and trade and commercial brokers clergy al kinds
and denominations members emo, and agents the
government and persons unfit because mental almeni
nal record
II farmer m Russia should reach 'hc poin, oruncc
would ente him 20 employ hired man he wo;d be .sarcise
There IS no private ownership OF land civil marriage aloNc
legal divorce granted upon application church permitted
to property and inheritance OF all property by will
is abolished
The soviet form OF government 'nanies''y "na d'm
natory, ndefensbfe and unjust
II those who think have real menace government
sovetm will investigate che problem s1le they w find
that they need something else worry about He will :C
when sovetsm becomes greatest problem.
The president says se sitarss Aarc control oi France
and the marsts claim Consrc: Of Germany. Is better have
control and inow than keep slipping an With
out knowing who's boss
An Iowa divorced shrSee snscs sayS The :au a.
whom she married three times hes dsai