The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-30

This Manifesto" has hoo,
over the world. It makes ssa'
about the plan of the hoist y o'aa
incite the world to disorder y
contrary 1t boasts that mi, " y
mission. Under the caption ."T, y
TO Victory" the manifesto daa,s W
me revolutionary era comna,.
proietariat to make use Of M
OF battle which will concerns, 80
entlre energies, namely, mass :, -, Y
with Its logical resultant aIrao a'u''
nict with the governmental mae - y
In open combat. ALI other ma,ss
such ms revolutionary use ~ II
geois parliamentarism. will be- Il ~,
secondary significance" ~
The manifesto" further 49,,
the the First International to.' n
the future development and noa,,
the way; the Second Internatla..,s
gathered together and orpon,,.s' Y
proietariat; the Third Interna,ion,r
Is the international Of omen mac Y
tisn of the revolution. the Intsrn.,i...
OF Deeds. The work Of the ,sTsi,s
international" is mapped out IN 4.
Manifesto" in these words.
. 1.-THE task of the internatjonal u,
muist party is now to oyerthrov N,
order (present governments and !.
erect In its place the structure II N.
socialist worlds order. We urge n.
working men and women Of ali c,nD.
tries to unite under the commulr
banner, the emblem under which M
first great victories have ALREADY been
won.
"Proletarians of all lands! In n,
war against imperialIstic barbarty
against monarchy, against the pryt
legged classes, against the bourgeO,
state and bourgeois property. agains
all forms and varieties Of social ami
national oppression-UNITE!
All Urged to Unite.
"Under the standard of the Work
ingmen's Councils. under the bannq
of the Third International. In tn
revolutionary struggle for power AM
the dictatorship of the proIptariai
proletarians of all countries. UNITE!
I have quoted these excerpts from
an edition of the "Manifesto" pFinte
in Chicago. The copy In my possession
contains the name and address Of N
printing company. There is an intrr
duction to this document. It is III
signed. A few extracts from this ID
PRODUCTION are important. COmneB
ing on the "hIanifesto," the introdnt
ton says: sit will soon become til
basis of international working ca'
action, and will become the Hghnn
that will rend the clouds and foe
that now enveloD the workers of tn
world.
Comment on this manifesto wOEl
be useless. superfluous. Its magnf
cent language speaks the message
suffering world is eagerly waiting
hear.
at will assist the socialist NOV
ment everywhere into the path OF u
compromising. revolutionary fctt'
that alone can usher in the triumE
of International Socialism"
If the publication Of this nantes
and the Introductory comment to
is not treason. then Benedict AFno
was a patriot. It is n consNra'
against the peace, health ad hapI
ness. as well as the lives and proper
the liberty and security. of every ma
woman and child in the United STATE
1t is call to Iawlessness. orgahlz'
crime. It might be well for the pc
pie to give less time and thought
partisan political wrangling ana
to silencing Sedltlnh'
should he an easy matter to discoF
the author of this un-Americah'
human and criminal fOreword 10
Manifesto" The publishers U
should be brought 10
bar and made answer. Let US 4
this menace by destroying the see
If we do. we will save ourselves ulu
trouble later. By such a course
will allay unrest.
Lenine has repeatedly saiu l"
written that the boIshevik governme
cannot last in Russia alongside OF
present governments of the WORTH =,
other words. bolshevism cannot u
In a world of democracy. The sres :,
truth is that democracy cannon u
in the same world with boIshe'is
in theory is based on
Ideal OF socialism, communism
methods of the bolshevism OF Lehl"'
gross violence. supreme autocracS'
Copyright. 1920. Western Newspaper o"''
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