Vernon Parish Democrat. (Leesville, La.) 1917-193?, 1921-12-15
THE COLONY DIARY
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with US or we want your support in
this great movement Be a sub-gettel
for our publications; take member
ship with us; buy some of this lanc
and be a real booster Tin action) for
the ideal you think and talk about,
You will some day be proud of the as
sistance you are now giving. Lenine
said to one man: Il know you helped
what are you doing for this revoIu-
tion?" Not what you did in the past,
comrade. but what you do now, is the
thing that counts. Every day we work
in and for cooperation. Our people
are working for the cause. Their en-
tire time is devoted to it. How much
can you give? Don't you want home
among us? If so, now is the time to
start it. Action counts and only ac-
ton will do the job. Comrade REQ
Johnson, of Indiana, sent in box Of
apples, which was much enjoyed by
all the colonists. Apples are scarce
here this year as compared with last.
Thanks, comrade, from us all. The
psychological meeting was not as we'll
attended tonight on account of the
rather stormy weather, but those who
did attend were well-repaid for COM
ing; for many useful points were ex-
Iplained as to our self-control and our
actions towards each other in order to
bring about real cooperation. Is it
an easy job? No, comrade, it is not;
but it is worthy of all the efforts it
costs, and nothing could induce most
of us to give it up.
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Friday, Dec. 9. : Nearly two thou
sand years ago, so | have been told, a
man was forced to wear a crown of
thorns and carry his crucifixion
cross; he was nailed upon it, and when
he cried for water he was given vine
gar. At last he died, died for a cause,
crucified by whom? His enemies ?
No, indeed-by his own people, those,
SO it is said, whom he came to save,
Since that time, and | dare say before
| it, too, all forward movements in the
world have been made through cru
clflxions of one kind or another. Deb:
is IN Jail for cause, and after his in
generation read his crucifixion by
his own people. printed in the paper:
that were fighting for the same cause
Russia to-day is being crucified by
those whom she is trying to lead oui
OF the wilderness. And throughout
the two thousand years we hear the
statement made forgive them, they
know not what they do" And to-day
we are called upon to repeat it over
and over again. Some of our com.
rades who came to join us in carry
ing forward our work to a grand sue
cess, become discouraged, dishearten
ed or dissatisfied and leave us (some
times even stay among us), and, a
OF old, try to force the crown of thorn
upon the brow of those who struggl
on, carrying the cross of the workin;
class; they even hand out the vinega
instead of the water, and, in many in
stances, have done their utmost to cru
city those who have braved the storm
OF capitalistic criticism to prove GU
theories to be true. If, in the future
one of these misguided souls writes t
you telling of the terrible wrongs h
has suffered at the hands of the loya
colonists, just forgive him; he know
not what he does" Ever since til
Colony has been running we have ha,
these good persons to contend with
Yes. they are, as a whole, comrades
mighty poor co-operators. That's all
They have spent lots of money on DOS
tage stamps to warn you of our move
ments; some have practiced the bas
est OF treachery towards us; but on
Colony is always here ready for 20
to visit and inspect, and we Away
figure that those who are scared ava
by such tactics would be very wea
co-operators if they did come. Ye.
we know about them and their me
thods; but each knock is a boost. W
have known of their selling their Co
ony stock to others. and after the
were unloaded, trying to break u
the Colony and cause a loss to the
. supposed victim. When people l.
their imagination run away with the
they are as apt to be wrong as RICH
and any one who fights against h
ideals-well, you know where he
We can't eat our cake and keep
too; and, if people can't co-operat
they should not blame others. No,
we don't blame these people for n
] agreeing with us. but we fail IN unJa