The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1920-05-14

roHGs 2nG cities. Measured by his |
words, Lenine is the friend Of the |
poor peasants :" by the constitution. |
their enemy.
AS we have seen, the constitution |
specifically declares that the supreme |
power Of the government In vested In
the All-Russian congress. OF course
this is true only In theory. for we have
read how the All-Russian congress
turns the supreme power over to the
central executive committee, which In
turn surrenders the power to the IL
peoples commisSars.
The discrimination against the "posr
peasant" runs all through the consti-
tuition; the bolsheviks are at least con-
sistent. Paragraph "B" Of section So
of the constitution furnishes addition
al evidence Of the conspiracy against
the peasants. 1t reads:
THE provincial sovists are com
posed Of representatives Of the city
soviets and the rural soviets, one rep
resentative for 10000 Inhabitants Of
the rural districts, and one represent
alive for 1900 voters In the city"
In the regional congresses II is the
same, one representative for $4,000
| inhabitants Of the country, and enc rep
resentative for 5000 voters Of the city.
Aim at DisfranehIsins Peasants-
The governments OF the nation. Of
the regions. Of the provinces, are based
ON the disfranchisement OF the poor
peasants" am wondering IL there
is any significance In the fact that the
people OF the city have one represent
alive for q certain number Of votes,
and the people Of the country have
one representative for just ave times
the number. You will note the ratio
p always the same: For congressman
1t is $4,000 In the city, as against
125,OOO in the country; In the regional
congress it is 5000 voters Of the city
as against $4,000 inhabitants of the
country. In the provincial congresses it
is one representative for 1900 voters
in the city, one representative for
10000 Inhabitants from the rural dis
tricts. Why this Eve to onef am
wondering how Lenine hit upon the
ratio Of FIVE to one; is there any con-
nection between this 6ve-to-one dis
elimination against the poor peas
ants" and the ratio Of population in
Russia between city jewellers and
poor peasants" which Is about five
to one? It Is not difficult to guess the
reason for this action. Any American
ward politician could furnish the ex-
: PLANTATION In a minute. All political
experience proves that q political ma
chine is best controlled, easiest or
ganized In the cities. Political ma
chimes have never been popular In the
country districts. The soviet form OF
. government is a political machine. The
. control Of the machine In insured by
, DISTINGUISHING the poor peasants
The men who designed the bolshevii
constitution knew one thing about
6 practical politics, and knew that one
| thing thoroughly, and that 10 that cit
, les are accessible to political control
= amenable to political influence, idea
for the political machine.
/. The soldiers and sailors are gen
t orally stationed In cities. This give
4 them the power Of city voters. The!
s are not discriminating against, the
= are favored. Soldiers and sailors ar
d not free agents In the sense the civil
r ians usually are. Civilians have
= freedom of thought and action tina
= the military do not enjoy. The sol
il dier's occupation prevents It First, h
8 is an employee OF the govern
+ ment; second. he Is under disc
n pline; third, the peoples commissar
e fix his pay, determine the Quantit
and quality Of his food. arrange 70
@ the comforts Of the barracks; tn
y votes and the bayonets Of the militar
!" sustain and support Lenine as trul
! as the military force held the car o
r. his throne.
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