Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-01-10
|. [.EN|N|SM IS
SOCIALISM
AT WORK,
CLAIM
David GoIdstein, Knights of
Columbus Speaker, Quotes
From Constitution of the
Russian Soviet.
RED TERROR WORLDS
GREATEST MENACE
System Makes "DivOrce As
Easy to Obtain As Cup of
Tea" Audience At High
School Auditorium Told.
BY H. p. MALKUS.

D. II. T. NlALNOO.
Bolshevism is socialism put
into operation. 1t is the
achievement of atheism and
free love; the destruction of
private rights; the renuncia-
tion of christianity; the die
tatorship Of the proletariat.
David Goldstein, Hebrew
Catholic and onetime men,
ber of the socialist party,
thus defined the RED Ter
ror" in an address at the
high school auditorium last
night under the auspices Of
the Knights of Columbus.
For more than an hour and a
half the noted lecturer pombarded
bolshevism with an artillery of
facts, quoting from the writings of
the recognized socialist leaders and
from the constitution of the Rus
sian federated soviet republic to
illustrate principles of the dogma
that he asserted is "the most seri-
Gus confronting the world today"
A Threat to Individua1ism.
1t threatens not only the gov
ernment of the world but the re-
ligions and the morals as we'll. he
declared, and would eliminate the
individual. making him mere
'cell in the social organism"
The attitude of socialists he IL
lustrated from the so-called "St.
| Louis platform of the party"
| adopted at an emergency conven-
ton at the Mound City on April
Z, 1917, the day following the dec
| laration of war against Germany
| by the congress of the United
States. This platform. he said, put
socialism on record as Opposed TO
the government in the war" and
pledging itself to give mot a dol
lar or a life to the war"
| And in the same platform So
cialists pledged every life and
every dollar to the socialist move
ment," Mr.. Goldstcin declared.
| Declares Leaders Inconsistent.
| "And while this platform pledg-
ed the socialists of the United
States to resist by mass action an
effort at military or industrial con-
| scription' not a single socialist
leader has raised his voice or his
pen against these same things In
soviet Russia today" he declared.
Socialism undermines the found
ations Of civilized society. the fam
lily, Mr.. Goldstein declared. He
| quoted from the soviet constitution
whereby only civil marriages are
recognized and whereby marriages
are effected through the simple
| process of notifying the resigtrar
verbally or in writing
And divorces, he said, are OBJ
tained with the same ease, upon
the application of either or both
parties"
| He quoted from the writings OF
Louise Bryant, who after six
months in Russia. stated approv-
iEgly that sit was as easy to obtain
a. divorce in Russia as a cup of
| tea"
"McntaI and Moral Disease"
| "Bolshevism," he declared again
'is mental and moral disease due
to irreligion and lack of moral
training"
1t is being taught today in
| seventy-one universities and other
educational institutions of the
United States. he pointed out. More
than 1000, 900 persons in the Unit
ed States voted in the last election
| for Debs, the socialist leader in
the United States. who declared
himself in sympathy with the ideais
| of soviet Russia--a man in prison
for, treason to the United States
he declared.
| He quoted Seymour Steadman
vice presidential candidate of the
| party, who In defending the ousted
socialist members OF the New York
assembly, stated that II the burg.
lars Of the country wished to or
ganize political party for the pur.
pose of obtaining legislation tc
legalize burglary. this would be
proper in that 1t represented the
will of the majority.
Fundamental Laws Abandoned.
This Is the fundamental weak.
ness Of the movement for it recog-
nizes no permanent principles Of
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