The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-01-19
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FIGHTING BOLSHEVISM IN THE
RIGHT WAY.
There are two Numerically opposite
methods of combating the menace" of
Bolshevism in this country. One if the
flush, hushl not world" policy; fee
ing shudderingly from the sight or
mention of the Red Peril; censoring
everything written about it and de-
nouncing and trying to muzzle every
body who would advocate it.
That is the sure way to arouse Curl
osity and interest and to give color to
the charge of the Reds that we are
afraid to face the facts about the para
disc which Lenine has made of Russia.
The other method of approach is
that of Congressman French of Idaho.
Instead of holding up. his hands in
horror and fleeing the pestilence, Mr.
Il iChNb SOCo " WI II tdlhiiy W otooy
Bolshevism as it actually is and as its
theory is propounded by its dovotees.
He gave the house the results of his
researches in a very intelligent and
forceful analysis of the Lenine form of
government and comparison with
that of the United States, and says in
affoot eyTolyo xyo,,, oh ioo
At once it is seen that there is only
one choice-that the American plan is
so much better in every possible way
that only a lunatic or a crook would
choose the other.
The menace" has been met and
overthrow by the mere statement of
the facts. This country is very far
from being Bolshevik in sentiment,
but instead of discussion of the Len
inc doctrine making it more so, an in
telligent comprehension of what that
doctrine is would make it even less so
than it is. 1t would be a poor form of
government indeed which could not
stand a fair and full comparison with
that of Red Russia-Baltimore Sun.
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The Sunday issues of the Spokane
Spokesman-Review and the Portland
Oregonian, each contained SO pages.
The Oregonian's Sunday issue seldom
has less than 90 pages. Yet we are
warned that one-fifth of the small |
country newspapers are in danger of
determination because of the failure |
of the white paper supply. One issue
of the Sunday SpokesmanRevie or
Oregonian, uses more white
try weeklies use in year. Why not
begin economy on the big Sunday edi-
tons?
Kendrick highway district is get
ling lot of unpleasant advertising be-
cause of its failure to vote highway
Improvement bonds. So far as known
Aendrick enjoys the unenviable dis
inction of being the only highway dis
riot in northern Idaho to vote down
| bond proposition.
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OregOn's legislature met in special
session, transacted a lot of needed
BUSINESS and adjourned Saturday
light The legislature lost little time
n 'argufying" but got down to bust
less and did what it was expected to
10 and quit
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What sessions of the Farmers and
week at the University
t Idaho do YOU plan to attend? Sure
Y you are not going to miss all OF :
hese splendid sessions
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Remember the stran gers within our
ates this week. There are many of ,
lem and we want every one to carryl s
ONE good impression of Moscow '
GU are a committee of one to help t
i've this impression.
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How many American citizens are
roud Of the fact that the United
.ates was not represented at the first