Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-22
4lbuausraus Morning journal Wednesday December a. 1920

Moscow to live If 1t weren't for her children at
home? If conditions in Bolshevik Russia as
lovely as these two persons describe them, then
neither Mr. Crichton nor any else should hest
tate to defend Bolshevism.
But to return to the blockade, for that is what
seems to worry Mr.. Crichton the most
John A. Gade, another expert on Russian af-
fairs, writing in the North American Review of
January, 1921, says:
las fact it matters little, from a business
point of view, whether the blockade is raised
or not at present. 1t has for a long time
amounted to little or nothing; arms and am
muntion and materials susceptible of mme-
date for purposes" are about all that
have been barred importation into Russia by
the British destroyers guarding the free chan
nes in the Baltic and elsewhere The allies
have recently laid hindrance in the way of
other countries that were anxious to get Rus
sian gold for their exports Esthonia has sent
many small shipment, Denmark has supplied
seeds = Norway has sent fish"
These statements, coming they do from n
writer whose article bears internal evidence of au-
thority and from two advanced thinkers who
certainly cannot be accused of having started out
with any prejudice against Bolshevism, ought to
convince any candid observer that Russia's suf-
ferings today are not caused by the lukewarm al
lied blockade. but by the gross misgovernment of
This brings to our second contention; namely,
that even if the allied blockade--such it is
were lifted the world would have assurance that
the increased influx of food into Russia-such as
it might be-would ever find its way to the peo-
pie for whom it intended.
It has been repeatedly stated that the soviet
government controls the countrys food supply. and
uses it means of getting recruits to it's armies
by refusing any one else "a slice of the pie
On Of nba nf tbn
Spargo says:
1.-The rich could buy from the smuggers
who, for real money would bring things in
from the country villages, sometimes risking
their lives to do this, BUT MORE OFTEN
DIVIDING THE GRAFT WITH THE SOVIET
OFFICIALS"
Again, in the North American Review article
quoted above, Gade asserts in speaking of the Boil
shevik soldiers:
MANY from the cities had Joined to get
better pay and THE LARGEST RATION OF
FOOD AND CLOTHES"
In an Associated Press dispatch from Warsaw.
dated August 8, Sergeant William Cook, of Fay,
Oklahoma, member of the American typhus expe-
dition who had been captured by the Bolshevki at
Mnsk three weeks before, but later released said,
referring to the Soviet army, that che saw many
American automobiles and motor cycles being used
and remarked "that the Bolsheviki fairly we'll
tured."
1t might be argued that the United States and
some of the other civilized nations could enter into
an agreement with the Bolshevik whereby the
latter would guarantee that food shipped into Rus
STA would be cqutaby distributed. But the soviet
leaders have repeatedly declared that they always
expect to break any agreement into which they
enter, whenever convenience or eXpedency dictates
This was the position taken by the United
Ctotp in ire motto IN he Itp1
ment, outlining the American attitude on the Rus
sian-Posh situation In its note, the Washington
government sad
1T is true that they (the Soviet rulers),
have in various ways expressed their willing
ness to give assurances and guarantees that
they will not abuse the privileges and immuni-
ties of diplomatic agencies. In view Of
their declarations, already referred to, such
assurance and guarantees cannot be very seri-
ously regarded.
Finally, Mr.. Crichton deplores the fact that an
entire people should be condemned to starvation
just because their fool rulers believe in a certain
policy"
We too deplore that fact; but history is full of
similar examples The people of France suffered
because of 'their fool rulers until the revolution
shook off the Bourbon yoke the Mexicans have
suffered because of their fool rulers" the Ger
mans are still Commissioning from the wounds inflicted
by their fool rulers;" and if the United States
should ever allow Bolshevsm to get into the saddle
at Washington, the United States too, would have
to pay the price of its folly in not having resisted
the Red invasion,
The Russian people first must shake off the yoke
of Bolshevsm before the United States any
outside nation be In position to help them
With the rest of Europe short of food cannot
afford to ship supplies to Russia with every
to expect that the soviet chiefs will seize it and
as N club WhereWith the common people
to join the Red standard.
AS far the present controversy is concerned
this completes Mr.. Crichton still can have
the last word