The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-01-09
ABANDONED RUSSIA

Premier Lloyd George has thrown up his hands and an
nouuced that Great Britain undertake the ranquizg
and rehbang OF Russia without bankrupung herself and the
work has been abandoned This that the battle go
between the Boshevd and the tBohevk The forces
OF disorder directed by Lenne and 1ro and the ants
two camps each led by Russian general The outlook
encouraging
Soviet Russia like any other country impossible
and the people OF Russia would clean out the Reds they
the only disturbing element Unfortunately the adhercnts
OF the old regime while nBoshevik hated much are
the Reds and these hereditary rulers seeking get back into
power either under king OF their choosing
For generations they had easy time OF IT. The masses were
s who oed and out and the fruits OF their labor
absorbed by the ruling class leaving the people ignorant
md destitute They their lands titles and dgnties restored
them that they live in denss and luxury off OF the
labor OF the This the will not tolerate and they
kept in OF uncertainty They are between two evils
struggling for the mastery, and they do not want either to
succeed
There need OF real Russian democratic party unite
the people and take control of the country but the possible leaders
either Bolsevi monahists and bad the
other the concerned In the meantime
culture and industry standst The people naked
and starving and have security for life property There
incentive to labor when the products OF that labor sure
to 60 to one band OF parasites another.
1t took centuries throw off the CALLING yoke of the Romano
dynasty and there to be of getting rid of the Bos
ck excepting by restoration OF the ancient rannica regime
but there is jumping Of the frying pan into the
fire the fighting goes without any objective The soviets
live and thrive disorder and have patriotism Neither have
the monarehs Each maastic and governed by selfish
ness,
What is become OF the country easy conjecture
there millions people TO deal WIN
the contendng factions have each other out until
they fall exhausted into the OF strong France
fell the arms OF Napoleon under similar circumstances The
strong nowhere in sight and there is little hope OF his
appearing.
The rule OF disorder last and the people do not
to go back the old tyranny which to be the only
alternative.
Some outside power with organizing and governing capacity
must in and the allies do not feel called under
take the upendou task might be better let Germany have
free hand II would any other nation many billions to do
the work. and the people of other country including
do not feel like is their business foot the bill and bring
OF chaos The Russians home and without
other than eapponted government Famine and pestence
carrying off millions of them annually and il they have
the political genius to organize stable government they must
savagery and begin their civilization all again
Help is useless at the present conjunctue 1t merely
longs the horrors OF existing conditions The Germans could
organize the country they organized every other country
Europe without much expense They would take the people
and teach them how and what do Other European countries
would not relish the idea OF German ascendancy Russia 1t
will make the Hun strong and OF proportions
in the future
What be done The Russians cannot save themselves
and the allies refuse them from themselves arguing that
OF their business build governments for other people
it is logical cruel that people who have the
structve build government for their guidance and
benefit not worthy OF national existence Distress and
calamity may open their and teach them that they de-
pend themselves and upon their neChbOrs bring about
order The Russian nothing but force and governed
bv but fear When things become ntoeabe his onv
remedy is TO destroy-he has genius for Improvement
Russia be ped but who help her. Who change
her people?