The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-02


 | whose aim 1t is to deprive them O. this land. The workingmen of Russia want freedom of organization and { 1 legislation that would protect theil elementary rights. They will not fol l low the reactionaries whose psychol l ogy and treatment of the masses i. much like the bolshevist autocratit and intolerant psychology. The va rious nationalities comprising Russis want full equality before the law ant | freedom of their national develop ment They will not follow the reac- | tionaries whose aim was and remains oppression of the national minorities l Finally, Russia, all Russia, wants DO. 1 litical liberty and self government Neither the perpetuation of the rec l autocracy of bolshevism, nor a return | to the black autocracy of Tzarisn will satisfy the nation already born 1 to freedom.
 Thus, should the reactionaries by any chance succeed in siezing the ma chinery of the Russian state, fortu- nately, there Is little chance of that their stay in power would be short because their aims are In direct con- tradiction with the most elementary interests of the large masses of the Russian people. They have, there fore, no following among the people The old regime, it's economic and so- cial foundation, as well as It's psych- ology, have been destroyed comp1ete- ly by the revolution. Were there an in- | ternational trend toward reaction, the Russian monarchists could count upon support from outside. But, the in- ternational tendency is definitely to- ward development of democratic prin- ciples both within the nations and in the international relationships. and therefore the endeavor on the part of the reactionaries of Russia, Aus tria, Hungary, Germany, etc., to build up a "monarchist internation- ale" is futile. Their endeavor to re- establish thrones wherever they were overthrown during the past four years is much beyond their strength. At the same time, without a success full monarchist coup d'etat simulta. neously in Russia and in central Eu- rope the Russian monarchists would be able to stay in power but for a very short time.
 Their endeavor to bring Russia back by force to the situation that is re- sponsible for her present misfor- tunes would meet with the opposition of the democratic nations through out the world, and Russia under the rule of the reactionaries would re- main as isolated as she is now under 1 the bolshevist rule. At the same l tune, Russia's resurrection is unthink l able without extensive foreign cred 1 its and support. The monarchist rule | in substance, would be continua- tion of the bolshevist rule, with the same oppression of the people, the same lack of constructive ability, and 1 the same isolation of Russia from the outside world. It is clear that such rule could not continue, and thai it's speedy downfall would be brought about by the same factors, by the same masses of the Russian people ! whose opposition is now undermin- ing the bolshevist regime.
 Russia's Innate Strength
 l The inevitable downfall of bolshe. vism opens another theoretical possi- bility, and that is the possibility ot further degradation and anarchy be. cause the bolsheviki themselves, and i especially their sympathizers. are now advancing this theory. They say We agree with all you say about ! 4bolshevism. about It's faults and ever crimes. But. the bolsheviki are the | only element able to rule in Russia If they fall, chaos is inevitable" 1 It must be said, first of all, that bolshevism. or least its practice. is In itself anarchy and chaos. It is impossible to imagine that Russia car | go much further in the development | of anarchy after bolshevism, unless we are prepared to consider as a pos sibility a thorough destruction of the ! Russian nation. But aside from the general impossibility of such a catas- | trnnhA hA 1xv, tt l.. ..- 1 tory of Russia, knows well that this is not the first crisis in the life oi the Russian people, and that the Rus sian people have always managed noi only to survive their critical times | but also to emerge from them stronger than they were before Turn i ing to the present situation. it must be said that efficient as bolshevism is in destroying human lives and human 1 efforts, 1t is unable to destroy life completely. It is true that the masses of the Russian people are suffering terribly. and that millions have per. ished and other millions are destined to perish in the near future. But. al the same time many millions are sur. 1 viving this terror. and more thar 1 this, due to the cruel lesson, the sur. l viving masses are developing a po-
 
 nope for Russia's resurrection.
 Russia's population before bolshe- vism was above 1s0.OO0, 900. Exclud- ing Finland, Poland and the new bor- der states we mad count upon l. l O0o,0 The years of the bolshevist rule may bring these 150, ,00O. .OOO down 1 to 120,000.000 or even 100000 Still we will have anation in numbers equal to the United Statesrepossess- | ing territory three times as big with resources almost limitless Russia is now broken power" said Prime Minister Lloyd George, ad- dressing the House of Commons IT London on May l4, this year "She is exhausted and in the hands, ] think, of a hopeless despotism." But | try with inexhaustible resources peopled by very gallant race. and that country Is not going to remain as it is. 1t is going to be a power i full country. It is going to be a dom inant country. and it is going to have d say in the future of Europe and o1 the world"
 The bolshevist government, upoI its downfall. may not be replaced i'm. mediately by a new central govern. ment. but local. regional governments will appear, composed of people trust. ed by the local population, and these l governments will function during tn, transitory period. It is clear to ev eryone who follows the Russian de. velopments carefully. reading tn, i bolshevist press and the numerous re i ports coming from Russia, that tn. clements of which the tissue of tn. future Russian administration win b, T ~t.-~.< A.. |
 appear throughout the country. es