Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-04-17
Shall Chaos or Reconstruction
in Europe Follow the Great
World War?
SOME LIGHT ON BoLSHEWSM
@ovement Not Ansrchistic as Sc
Many Seem 70 Think--P'roosbIy
Is Best Described as Con
sistsnt Socialism"
Article XIII.
81 FRANK coMERFoRo.

By FRANK coMERFoRD
II l were asked 10 name the princi
PAL cause for the growing unrest my
answer would be bolsheyism The al
most universal attitude Of big business
toward Russian bolshevisrD-an atti-
tude adopted by most Of the govern
Fnents Of Europe-has been. and Is,
Xii "a; don't waste time examining II;
II Isn't worth trying to understand; no
good can come out Of IL; 1t must be
fought; fl Isn't entitled 70 a trial
Reams Of paper have been used 10 as
sail fl. Captains Of industry and gov
eminent officials have WED with each
other IN making assault on it. Many
% those who oppose bolsheyism are
indignant II you ASK them what it is
and why they oppose IL. They charac-
terite It. attack Il. resent Il. Great
heat has been shown in discussing IL,
without throwing any Light on the sub
JET. Absurd lies have been told
about boishegism Later these unuec-
essarv and stupid lies have been ex-
posed. with the result that suspicion
las been bred. unrest fed. The effect
upon the workers has been to increase
their hate for their employers and de-
sfF0y their already weakened faith q
government
Whether boishevism is right or
wrong whether ii is a good thing or 81
bad thing, ii Is az least a dehnlte po-
lI!cal plan. capable OF being examined.
measured. weighed and tested. 1t *
few % the things it has been called.
/, Is entitled 70 3 hearing Oh It's mer-
IT'S. Il cannot be howled down 10
abuse
solshsVlsr1 Not Anarchy.
Those who lead the campaign
against il frequently and confusingly
define Il as anarchy II there is one
thing that bolshe, >lu is not. il IS an
srchy. Much controversy viii be
avoided many differences OF opinion
dissolved II We come 20 a fair and
open understanding. Of the bolsheyik
progc2m. one Of the great misfor-
fanes is that We form opinions without
Information, rush 20 judgments with
our understanding, then sfubborniy
close cur minds Much IF The isC0rd
uud strife % life in big things as Wei
as To ljtt'e matters lis due to this
habit Anarchy is uot criminal iaW-
leSsneSs, Notwithstanding the tact THAI
thls IS lhe popular ~coaeepti0u %
the term. Say ~anarchis. AMI the av-
praga man or woman 70 whom sou say
b looks frightened. thiuk, Of s. bomb
f,r0Wer. dynamiter a trebrau0.
Sn"h man It's not au auatchts, he is
Il terrorist. a criminal, destruction
ist. q murderer Let US cali e spade
q SPADE and be sure We know what q
spade Is. and We VIII understand each
other better.
AuGrchism is an old and respectable
philosophy The anarchist Is an indi-
sldualIst- He is ia favor u free life
FOR The individual He is opposed to
turning over the individuals power 70
the state. he argues that great
power delegated 20 government limits
the eroxrh aud freedom of tie Ind
vidual He dreams VI an ideal state ia
which human beings wlN be So perfect
they need Uo laa,. HIS doctrine Us an
enlargement, an exsgceratioa OF the
Idea that the government which gov
erBs least governs best lie ISN'T o
}swbreager. He IS q law abotisher. H.
reasons that wbeu murder leaves the
human heart there stIl BE- no occasion
for laws against SlliinE ttst the
statute against murder is only printed
words on The page ~ g law book. Ut
ssrlE and entirely without meaning. or
existence. 20 the man who is Incapable
~ killing bis felton, man he says
shat w. should develop our artistic
and moral sides and by evolution
gradually repes one la0 after an
other unrl ain law disappears. II IS
pure 5lea sm--It is "a movement to-
GARD perfection. Il is TIE millennium
J. i- pae'ry. k.p.D- arete IFS CON.
srtu,.eu @4en Die mra'-.
Auc ~. is tE- Master srals praise So
and aat ta+ Master -.a1 H.a-
Ard no one sNa ao-S tar money.
Ana na one saa.s w"rs Cor Fame.
Eut ea-1 fer ,te tav af ~orktae
Eaet r. l,s seiA.ate star
Etat draw t.e T-lag as be sees Il
Tor lie SOD ot tt#ass 90 It., Are
Merely = Beautiful Dream.
Few people VII. contend that THIS
theory Is anything more than . neauti