The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-25
|B0LSHEVIKI
REAL ENEMIES
OF Democracy and Of Lin
coins Ideal of Govern
ment By People
ATTEMPT TO SET UP
PRIVILEGED CLASS
Sir Auckland Geddes of
Great Britain Made Adj
dress at st. Louis


were pictured as enemies of democracy
OF Lincoln's ideal of government of the
people, by the people in an address by
Sir Auckland Geddes, delivered before
the American Bar associations annua
convention here to-day The British
ambassador declared that the bolshe
wiki were the real reaetionares en-.
deavoring to establish privileged
class called the proletariat; to force
on society great idea, regardless Of
whether society wanted it.
Sir Auckland declared that Great
Britain and the United States ARE CO.
trustees for humanity that the theory
and practice of democracy shall not
suffer distodtion or diminution in spite
.of avalanches of assault loosed upon it
by its enemies" He said that democ.
racy should be protected from the at
tacks by AL who desire to benefit hui
manity through some great idea of in.
caleulable good, by all who as individ-
uas seek for themselves privileges
over their fellows and deny the equali-
" of men before the law"
Sir Auckland defined the idea of
government that constitutes the pre-
| cious heritage for which the two ma.
tons are co-trustees as being: First,
that the revelation of the divine will
is made to man through the under
standing of all men; second, that this
can be expressed in laws made by the
people for the governanee of the execu.
tive officers whom they appoint as web
as for the maintenance of national
| discipline among themselves"
Sir Auckland said that Lincoln best
epitomized the best form of govern.
ment the human race had been able to
devise as by the people, for the peo.
Pile but, he added, II wonder how
many realize what a tremendous reyo-
luton this relatively new idea is pro-
ducing in all human relationships, or
even How new the idea itself is and
how little il has been tested. Only a
trifing minority of the people of the
world understand it. | doubt If even in
Europe th.re is a majority which sup
ports it, certainly there is not ma
lority which understands IT, | would
like to be convinced that there was
majority really Understandings in
favor OF. it in the British Isles.
, iii the idea is to continue without
serious setback, we people who be-
lieye in il will have to stand firmly to.
gether for there are powerful forces
opposed to it. So far as we know, the
millions of Asia have opposed the idea
throughout all their history, although
a small number of Asiatics are now
loud in its support Islam necessarily |
is opposed to it, The bolsheyiki are
naturally violently opposed to it. so
too is everyone who has what he re.
CARDS as big idea or great principle |
OF incalculable good which he or she |
wishes to force upon the people wheth-
er they wish il or not.
"Theocracy and autocracy, forceful
application of the big idea. inevitably |
lead TO inequality before the law and /
SO To tyranny, resolution and chaos
or to decadence conquest aud chaos.
That way lies no hopt Let the bolshe.
wiki and their supporters in all lands
prate as they will or reactionaries and
imperialists. They themselves, are the
resctionsries. Their admitted doctrine
is to establish a privileged class, which
they call the proletsriat, but they
mean by that term a select body OF
their own supporters. Their whole creed
u to force on society great idea
which has been revealed to them and
to them alone; aud, like it or dislike
it. society is to swallow il whole and
that is nothing but pure theocracy.
we have TO. maintain the heritage
Of freedom great assault from within
and without, the priceless heritage Of
a great idea now in danger from its
popularity. Even its enemies try to
conceal their actions behind its phrases.
Whatever difficulties might arise
between our nations. ! believe nothing
Is more important that this. that you.l
and We stand together to defend the
hard won hope Of mankind that
through law made by the people for
their own disciplining. man viii at I
last escape from the tolls that have
shared the feet Of his ancestors and
will have taken = great stride toward
solution OF the problem how he Shall
i've IN communities in peace and or.
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