The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-06
ERROR IN MEETING MENACE
Allied Governments Can Not se said
% HAVE comhated the BoishevIk
Movement In d Wise or
Prudent Manner.
Article xxx.
By FRANK coMERFoRo.

fhR Ntutu1& OF the allfeS tnNaFu tue
soviet government. and the attitude
OF fhe conservative press and the EN-.
ployers OF the world toward the work
ing class.
President Wilson summed the stu
alton up III statement made In the
Office of At. Pichou at the Quai
D'0rsay, Paris, on January 10. 1919.
The conference was called for d pre-
liminary discussion regarding the sit
uation III Russia. The notes OF the
conversations OF the conference par
ticipatea In by Mr.. Lloyd George, Mr..
Balfour, Mr.. Pichon and Baron Son
nlnio give the substance of the presi-
dents position In the following words:
lie tthe presidenn did not believe
that there would he sympathy any
where with the brutal aspect of boil
sheTlsm. II 1t were not for the fact of
the domination OF large vested inter-
ests In the political and economic
world While II might be true that
this evil was In process Of discussion
and slow reform. II must be admitted
that the general body of men has
grown impatient at the failure TO
bring about the necessary reform. He
stated that there were many men who
represented large vested interests In
the United States who saw the neces-
siiy for these reforms and desired
something which should be worked
out At the peace conference, namely,
the establishment Of some machinery
10 provide for the opportunity of In
dlviduals, greater than the world has
ever known. Capital and labor In the
United States are not friends. Still,
they are not enemies I'm the sense that
they are thinking of resorting to phys
teal force to settle their differences.
But they are distrustful, each of the
other. Society cannot go on ON that
plane. On the one hand, there is a
minority possessing capital and
brains; on the other. a majority con.
sisting Of the great bodies of workers
who are essential to the minority. but
do not trust the minority, and feel
that the minority will never render
them their rights. A way must be
found to put trust and cooperation
between these two.
President Wilson pointed out that
the whole world was disturbed by this
question before the boIsheviks came
into power. Seeds need soil, and the
bolshevik seeds found the soil already
for them"
Unrest and lite Causes.
There was unrest before the war.
II was due to the fact that the few
had more than they could use, while
the many had less than they needed.
The complaint against conditions was
taking form. Unrest was tending to.
ward action. There was a class con-
seriousness. II vas more than I'm.
friendliness. II was growing into DOS
tive hate. The war depression crys-
tallized II. and the war shock from
which the world suffered auickened
the eaeeFness for action. The desire
for "a change WAS more than agitation.
Il had grown into determination and
resolution. Once the people had
doubts about their ability to get free,
decent lives through political action. |
After the war suspicion OF the work. |
Ing class that the powerful interests
would and could defeat them on the
political field became positive conyIc-
ton.
The great mass Of totIers of the
world coming out OF the war in this
frame Of mind looked with sympathy
upon the Russian experiment with |
bolsheyism. II was the kind OF sym.
pathy one has for the under-dog IN a
bght, and Russia had been an under.
log In the struggle for life and lib.
srty through all the ages.
Definite Policy Lacking.
Unfortunately for the world today
.he Allied Governments Of the world
cave been without a definite policy 10.
ward the soviet government IN RussIa
Their attitude has been one of uDcer-
aihty; a purpOseless antagonlsm Of
From the beginning the
allies have opposed the soviet pre.
ram and the bolsheyik methods, but
heir opposition has taken no con.
tructiye form; II hiss led to nothing.
has amounted 10 a dlsorderjv
chens Of interference, a general MAN
Z annoyance. At first the paapIe az
be world were told that the Allies
,ould intervene and save the Rms.
Iang from the rule Of violence i'm
osed BY the "Red" army under the
Of Lenine and Trofzky. The
lilies did not intervene; II was well
lat they did not, but they did what
as worse. they intermeddled. Worst
aiI, the Allied governments failed
keep the public fully. freely and
enLIy advised as TO what the Dol.
leylk plan was, and the methods
ing used 20 govern the great
issian people. The world, in It's
sorance at shs real plan, tbs mean