The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1920-09-17


land, Europe will blaze and bleed from
revolution. Poland stands at the gate,
guarding the pass. She is not fighting
Poland's fight; she Is not fighting for
territory or war spells. She is trying
to hold back the threatening terror
1t Is the duty Of the world to come tc
her support generously. 1t is not
enough to help her with munitions and
army equipment. To keep up the
morale of the Polish army 1t is neces
sary to help the home flank. Poland
does not want charity. She asks fol
her due. She is morally entitled ia
support. II she is not given 1t. she
will crumble before the onslaught OF
the Reds; the world will pay the price
She Is starting her life as nation.
By her position in Europe she is called
upon to hold back the revolutionary
horde, the bolshevik terror. In the
meantime she must build her house
and organize her life. She needs
credit to do this. 1t Is her crying
need. 1t must be Forthcoming. Dol.
lars and pounds and francs will be
worth much less than they are today
IL Poland, the keystone of the arch, is
allowed to fall. This is a question the
allies must answer. America is vital
ly Interested and should lead in the
response.
II we can hold the bolsheviks in
Russia and keep Europe free from this
menace, bolshevism viii die natural
death. In the meantime we should
adopt policy and bend our energies
to carry out that policy. Russia is
made up Of cooperative societies. ]
believe 200000O0 Russians are en-.
rolled in these organizations. The peo
pie trust their own cooperative so.
cieties. They do not trust the Dol.
shevik government. The majority In
Russia are against bolshevism; they
are victims Of it. Why should not
we arrange, If possible, to help the
starving people of Russia through
these societies? Without recognizing
the bolsheviks 1t is entirely possible
to make an arrangement under the
terms of which allied help can be
given to the majority Of the people In
Russia, the people whom it is the in
terest of the world to save. II such
an offer Is made and the bolshevik
government does not agree to it, an
uprising In Russia, increased Opposi-
ton to the bOlshevik government,
would weaken its power. Such pro
posal was made at one time, and
believe President Wilson favored IT,
but because of the lack of team work
at the peace table and the absence of
definite plan it failed to get beyond
the discussion stage.
Let Russia Find Herself.
Let us take our troops out Of Sibe-
ria; let us leave Russia alone. She
will find herself sooner If we do. Let
us convince the Russian people that
we are their friends. Let the nations
of Nations compel japan to keep her
hands off Siberia. Let our friendly
cooperation make unnecessary and
impossible further German penetra-
tion of Russia. Let us not encourage
Denikines, Tudenichs, Petluras and
Kolchaks, Let us, by our acts, con-
vince the Russian people that we want
them to have elf-determination and
that we are not planning to put upon
them reactiOnary government. With
IN of mil in
Russia inspired from the outside, there
will be no reason for the RED" army.
The people will compel its demObiliza-
ton. The soldiers who make up the
"Red" army will be eager to get back
| to civil life. There viii be no In
vaders in Russia to give morale to
troops and reason for big army.
With the passing of the army the
soviet government will crumble.
The majority in Russia want a free.
democratic government. They will get
1t il left to themselves. Russia is
| rich. The establishment of order in
Russia, the reorganization of its life,
will contribute much to making Eu-
rope solvent. do not mean that Rus
STA is to be exploited. What l have In
mind is that productive Russia will
help feed the world and furnish 1t
| with raw material. Russia In normal
times before the war exported more
| grain from Black sea ports than the
| United States and Canada combined.
We should not be afraid of bolshevik
| propaganda. All we need do is to
abandon our policy of calling names
and abusing our own people by calling
| them bolsheviks when they are not.
! We have the truth on our side. Why
| not use our resources to get the facts
about bolshevism to the people? There
is no occasion for secrecy or mystery
| Few people In America would enter
tain bolshevik leanings IL they under
stood the program of bolshevism and
knew the methods adopted by the boil
sheviks. The press, the pulpit, the
| platforms are available. Open the
schools, the churches, the lodges, the
labor meetings, the community centers
and expose the crime against the
world The getting together will do
ms good