The Arvada enterprise., 1920-04-15

G. Masaryk Of the new Cxecho- Slo-
vakian republic. He Is a Slav. He
knows Russia. He was In Russia dur
ing the revolution and ut the begin
ming Of the counter-revolution which
put bOlshevism In the saddle. He has
written of Russia and IL accepted as
an authority on the subject. asked
him, "vhat IL bolshevismf" His an.
swer was: "Bolshevism IL consistent
socialism,"
Bolshevism Is an old, untried
theory Of government. It's object II to
secure a greater production and
more just distribution. Socialism says
that men are without motive for etfi-
cient work today because they do not
get IL fair share OF the things they
produce; that the way to stimulate
production Is to adopt common owner
ship. Under such n plan. they ray,
every man would he working for HIM
self. In the sense that all would be
working for the state. and that as all
are an equal part Of the state their
interests would be common and
mutual. The socialist says that by
working and doing as much as he
could he would be helping to shorten
the wOrktlay. because II all the people
OF the world were at work they could
produce nm abundance OF everything
necessary for the worlds happiness
and comfort, every one would have
NIL he needed, no one would have
more than another and It would be to
the interests Of each Individual to
work to shorten his own wOrkday.
The program Of socialism promises
to destroy all private ownership.
There will he no such thing as private
property. No one will own land. The
land. the factories, the railroads. the
mines, everything, will he owned In
common. The state will hold the title
to everything. manage everything and
distribute the product. This plan
abOlishes profits rent and private cap
itnliSm
Money and Capital.
To understand this doctrine 1t is
necessary to clearly know the mean
Ing of the word Capital" Many peO-
pie confuse the word capital with
the word money" These words have
totally different meanings. Money liz
the metal or paper used by govern
ment to make easy the exchange Of
products. without money the world
would go back to the barter system.
In which the man who had corn
traded 1t for meat. clothes. and the
others things lie needed. Capital Is
the unconsumed product Of labor. In
other words. all Of the food, cloth.
clothing. machinery, etc. In the world
IL Its capital, just AK n mans capital
In the food he has In the cupboard.
the clothes he hasn't worn out, the
money in the bank which represents
a power to buy. 1t liz the surplus. II
IL the reserve.
Plato. the great Greek philosopher.
was one of the first Of the socialists.
In the republic Of Plato we find .
defense Of state socialism. From
Plato to Lenine men have been urging
communism ss 4 cure for the ills Of
the world, a. q remedy for wrong. ~
a means Of realixing exact Justice.
Modern socialism dates from the
Communist Manifesto" published 10
lS4S, by Kari Marx and Frederick
Engels. Their outline NJ the socialist
plan seized upon the thought Of the
world. Since that day It has been
gathering the dissatisfied Of the world
and grouping them In class. develop
Ing what they term . "class con.
seriousness" Rack Of It has been an
insistent. uninterrupted propaganda
which has reached every corner Of the
globe. Billions Of leaflets. pamphlets.
tracts snd books have been circulated.
Millions Of speeches have been made.
Drawing ro0ms have been thrown
open to 1t, highbrowS have prOfessed
the faith, lOwbrOws have Numbered
the creed from soapb0xex on the
street corners. It has nOurished best
In Europe. II has furnished prime
ministers. Its voice today In the par.
liamcnts Of Europe In not . whisper
1T In 4 shout. In the new govern
,nents which have come out Of the
war II In q militant. dominant factor.
The bOlslIevixm Of Russia In pure
sociailsm--litcral communism. At this
moment ! am not writing Of the meth
obs ~ the bslSheviks. First, ] want
to make clear and simple their plan.
Boishevis,n IL mn effort to put into
practice the doctrine preached by
Plato, programmed by Marx.
tcopyrisht. 1890. Western Newspaper unionl
Adveestss Trial Of Hun Leaders.