The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1921-07-09

common there can be no poverty. They
base this statement on their faith that
communism viii increase production.
They claim that competition shackles
production. They say that the COM
petitiye system takes from the indi-
viduaI the inducement TO work-that
communism would give him an incent-
i've to work; that it would be a stimu-
liant; that under II men would work
better and produce more. They add
that the present system is bound TO
provoke an increasing number of
strikes and that strikes stop produc
! ton, cause waste. increase poverty.
There is no doubt about the fact that
there could be no poverty in the so
cialistic state If communism succeeded
In stimulating men TO work harder.
thus greatly increasing production. be-
cause there would be more to eat, more
to wear, more to use, and as the dis
tribut1On would be controlled by the
state. all Of the people would receive
an equal share of the great abundance,
all woald have enough. For the sake
Of fairness to them, / am conceding
! that the distribution program would
be honestly and justly carried out, but
better distribution, more equal and
just division would mean nothing II
| the FIRST, the fundamental promise of
bolshovism-greater productions not
fulfilled. Any plan which decreases
production causes a shortage of the
things necessary to life. II the boil
| shevEks are wrong in their belief that
Communism win increase production,
/ then bolshevism would make poverty
/ general, universal, and instead OF boil
shevimn curing the cancer on the body
Of civilization, it would make the en-
| tire body Of civilization a cancer.
/ If the claims Of bolshevism are well
/ found@d sound in common sense, cap
able Of fulfllment, communism would
be the greatest blessing ever conferred
| upon humanity On the other hand,
II the bolsheviks are wrong, and com
munisa took from them the induce
ment TO work, then notwithstanding
the good intentions of the bolsheviks,
their communism would be the great
est scqurge the world has known. This
is theNimple issue In the case. II boil
| sheyim is the good thing its advo-
Gates say 1t is, it wiz bring the mil
Ienniunn, and every human being
shoua be in favor Of It; but e it is
not mactical, and VIII not wErk out,
then 4 Is a danger, the red flag IL its
proper signal, and the world should
avoid ne danger signal as an engineer
Il .~@L
would avoid running by a red light
on th0. track ahead.
4 Es@znIne Before condeHnlns-
4 Goinx back to the case Of our friend,
the dqsEer who honestly and sincerely
believes he has a cure for cancer, let
as ccnslder what the scientific world
would demand before offering a judg-
j meat O to the value Of his proposed
cure. First, they would free their
minds Of all prejudice. They would
be reasonable and patient as they
would be thorough in examining the
i proposal remedy from every possible
angle. They would anaIyze the formu-
la, ersmlne IT Ia the light Of expert
ence. Why shouldn't we follow the
same sensible plan In considering boil
shevfmm7 Won't we get farther IL We
dor Hmsn't such course an advant-
age Ger euarreIing about 1T Why
should some Of us accept it without
knowing what II is? Why should
others condemn II without under
standinx? And why should both these
groups get excited and irritated. call
each oG1er names, learn to hate, and
!. add 20 the worlds unrest7
i 1 psspose to follow the method Of
the scientist as nearly as can in ex-
anniniag the patient. Russia the world
cancer, poverty. and the remedy
bolshWism-
Il /. A complete family history, 80
that We may know and understand
the constitution Of the patient
2. ne physical and mental condi-
tion OF the patient at the time treat
ment was begun
3. The formula-the remedy.
4 The theory OF the cure
5. The methods used In applying the
remedy.
8. TIE history sheets showing the
effect Of the treatment upon the pa
; tient-
7. TAe condition Of the patient after
. ! more Nen two years Of bolsheyism-