Evening star., 1921-03-31
LENlN BRANDED AS WOLF
!, MASQUERADING AS LAMB
Reader Cautions Americans Not to
Be Misled by "Arch-Crim-
inal's" Overtures.
TttAe Editor of The Star:

T6'the Editor of The Star: -
read with a great deal Of appre-
henaton your editorial in the Sum-
day Star of March 81. entitled
Lenin Recognizes the Limit be-
cause It is quite apparent that in
the great kindness of The Stars at
titude in all questions. whatever they
may be. there is already an inclination
TO accept Lenin's apparent tendency
to q reversal of position in his COM
munfstic principles. 1t is very diff
cult indeed for the average person to
realize that one who makes such pre-
tensions as he is now could possibly
do 50 without being sincere.
4 would be well. however, to re-
member that Lenin has thrust hts
theories upon helpless Russia in the
eruelist manner ever known in his
toFyx sacrificing the lives Of its best
Deopla. reaching by this time proba-
bly, Into the millions. with as little
eomp1nction as though he were de-
strgying inanimate objects. The only
ognfze would be that. for the present.
his mad career is in danger Of being
temporarily curtailed.
Il is to be supposed that this
his communistic theories upon the
enffre world. even at q sacrifice Of a
greak portion of its population.
through world revolution or any
other means to accomplish this end.
can possibly have reversed his basic
principles in SO short a time? Is it
PROBABLE that the man who, dating
back to the revolution in Russia Of
1906. and previous to that time, has
preached the doctrines of destruction
Of capitalism and the private right
OF ownership, can have supplanted
that 80 quickly by any milder the
ory? Is 1t likely that the man who
has robbed every Russian who has
fn ha F,,Yl@
with his terroristic regime, subject
ing the major part of the population
to the most horrible suffering ever
known, could submit in so lamb-like
right order Of things, without having
underneath the mental reservation
that it is but the means to an end?
The International group of COM
munists with which Lenin is so prom
inently affiliated is only recognizing
that the present grip which they
have upon Russia is being weakened
and Knowing as they do that the So
called bolshevist movement there is
out secondary to a great international
which they. hope to institute the
dictation Of the proletariat every
where, they are, through the mouth
OF Lenin. the subtlest propaganda
PROBABLY In the world today. en-
world into believing that they are
changing front and admit that their
economic theories are inapplica BILE,
sut they are only doing SO in order
70 obtain the necessary pause to en-
able them to turn their forces in the
same direction in another country.
for they not only have one of the
most efficient organizations existing
In the world today. but they are de-
rtrmined to destroy the whole fabric
OF civiiizat1on in order that they may,
through the chaos thus resulting. OBJ
tain political control throughout the
world
sincerely trust that that part of
tie press of the United States which
Mas shown even the slightest indica-
ton OF taking any other view than
the one expressed will soon reverse
the position. in order that the people
of this country may not be misled by
those arch criminals who have ruled
Russia for several years into belIey-
ing that they are anything but what
their acts have shown them to be.
H r BURTON