Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-21
HAYWooD's SEED SOWING.

Having been taken in the act in his own
country against which he proved himself an
enemy, big Bill" Haywood is sowing seed in
Russia in the hope that there will sometime come
to fruitage a crop of mischief and evil in the
United States. Having been convicted, then allow
ed bond finally sentenced to term for lawless-
ness and law-breakng here, he showed the yellow
streak, away from the law, forsook his fellow
criminals who had followed his bad leadership to
the penitentiary, and fled to Russia. There, de-
fiant and adding insult to his other crimes. ne
seeks to foment trouble that he hopes Will be In
time felt In this country. ~.
Haywood in interviews and speeches in the
Russian cities is mendaciously nisrepresentng the
country against which he sinned and Is picturing
the United States land of a great capitalistc
conspiracy. He is telling the hungry Russians that
in America there millions upon millions of food
products stored away and rotting because merct-
less grating profiteers desire to corner the mar
ket and cause enormous rises in the prices of
these necessities.
He is skillful in the kind of lying he does; he
knows that the Russian is interested in his
ration than in the wage paid him in next to
worthless rubles He hopes that there will be many
who will come to America, and that when they
reach these shores they will have been inflamed
to pitch of hatred against the capitalistic con-
spiracy" that they will be ripe material for the
ranks of the anarchists which the world-wreck-
ers hope to send in invasion Of all the peaceful
lands
Two observations on this situation appeal to us.
One is that the people of America should arouse
themselves to realization of the fact that there Is
q modcum of truth in what Haywood says. There
is too much financial control by few in America.
They the real breeders of Boshevism In this
country for they provide just cause for complaint
against conditions. But change in government
is needed to the evil. An alert and insistent
public opinion bring about the needed reforms
in two years This public opinion would be as
necessary under communism under our demo-
cratic form of government The whole bolshevst
appeal is to prejudice and bitterness instead Of to
the judgment and good sense of the people
Our other suggestion is that Haywood Is new
in Russia. He Is not "up with the tines" Lenine
has tried his anti-capitalistc theory and finds 1t
will not work. Even the poor peasant refuses 1t.
Lenine has surrendered. He is compromising
with necessity and is flirting with that awful thing,
Capitalism.
Only a little bit Of sense is needed to that
capital and labor teammates. Both essen
tial to any people. Neither should have the long
end of the double-tree. 1t should be balanced in
the exact middle and each should draw its share
of the load.
Wisdom, not prejudice fairness. not Partially,
the qualities needed by the average American
citizen. These, and then the courage to fight for
the convictions which result from such state of
mind.
We need honest and insstent public opinion
and only that to solve our problems in America