The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1920-04-22

| common there can be no poverty TheS
base this statement on their faith that
| communism viii increase production,
! They claim that competition shackles
production. They say that the com
petitive system takes from the tndi-
vidual the indictment to work-that
communism would give him an incent-
i've to work that 1t would be o stimu-
| liant; that under 1t men would work
| better and produce more. They add
that the present system is bound to
provoke an increasing number OF
strikes and that strikes stop produc-
ton, cause waste. increase poverty
There Is no doubt about the fact that
there could be no poverty in the so,
clalistic state if communism succeeded
in stimulating men to work harder
thus greatly increasing production, be-
cause there would be more to eat, more
to wear, more to use, and as the dis
tribution would be controlled by the
state, all of the people would receive
an equal share Of the great abundance,
all would have enough. For the sake
of fairness to them, am conceding
that the distribution program would
be honestly and justly carried out, but
a better distribution more equal and
Just division would mean nothing II
the first the fundamental promise Of
holShevism-greater productions not
fulfilled. Any plan which decreases
production causes a shortage Of the
things necessary to life. If the hol-
sheviks are wrong in their belief that
communism will increase production,
then bolshevism would make poverty
general, universal, and instead Of boil
Shevism curing the cancer on the body
of civilization, ii would make the en-
tire body of civilization cancer.
If the claims of bOlshevism are well
founded, sound in common sense, cap
able Of fulfllment. communism would
be the greatest blessing ever conferred
upon humanity On the other hand,
if the bolsheyiks are wrong, and com
munism took from them the induce
ment to work, then Notwithstanding
the good intentions Of the bolshevks,
their communism would be the great
est sc~urge the world has known This
is the simple issue in the case. If hot
shevism is the good thing it's adyo-
Gates say It is, it win bring the mil
lennium, and every human being
should be in favor of 1t; but if it is
not practical, and will not work out
then 1t Is a danger the red flag IS its
proper signal and the world should
avoid the danger signal as an engineer
charged with the safety of human life
would avoid running by a red light
on the track ahead
Examine Before CONCERNING.
Going back to the case of our friend,
the doctor who honestly and sincerely
believes he has a cure for cancer, let
us Eensider what the scientific world
would demand before offering judg-
ment as to the value Of his proposed
cure, First. they would free their
minds of all prejudice. They would
be reasonable and patient as they
would be thorough in examining the
proposed remedy from every possible
angle They would analyze the formu-
Ia. examine 1t in the light of expert
ence. Why shouldn't we follow the
same sensible plan in considering boil
shevism? Won't we get farther if we
do? Hasn't such course an advant'
age over quarreling about it? Why
should some of us accept it without
knowing what ii is? Why should
others condemn it without under.
standing? And why should both these
groups get excited and irritated, call
each other names, learn to hate and
add to the worlds unrest?
propose to follow the method Of
the scientist as nearly as can in ex-
aiming the patient, Russia, the world
cancer, poverty and the remedy
bolshevsm.
!. "A NblilIA itlhli hlS''Ag ~
that we may know and understand
the constitution of the patient.
. The physical and mental condl,
ton of the patient at the time treat.
ment was begun.
3. The Formidable remedy.
4. The theory Of the cure.
5. The methods used in applying the
remedy.
G. The history sheets showing the
effect of the treatment upon the pa.
tent.
Z The condition of the patient after
more than two years of bolShevism.
Copyright, 1920 Western Newspaper Union)
Monarchs Tire of Switzerland.
Former EmDerOr Charles of Austria