Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-25
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the working classes of the rest of the
world. Labor everywhere. would get
closeup view Of what Lcnine's par
adsc is really like. And out eNtre-
msts would he sadly disappointed.
Workers from England and Germany
have been through Russia recently.
The impressions that the Germans
got are especially valuable. because
they understand Russia better in Ger
many than elsewhere. Well, they all
came back Indignantly protesting
against Communist tyranny as somc-
thing thousand times worse than
| slavery under capitalism. In front
of n closed door anybody can paint
glowing picture Of the beauties hid
den inside. Open the door and people
see for themselves. The best anti
Bolshcvik propaganda the nations of
the west can make is to introduce
their people as soon as possible 10
actual conditions in Russia. | stick TO
my point. Instead of sending men
and supplies to back up some react
ionary adventuror in an attempt. to
restore Czarism, the Allied nations
ought to send free excursions of intel
ligent workingmen to Russia to sec
exactly what the country is doing un-
Ger Communism.
When outside intervention ceases,
ID -. ,,,;1l irl- Il
ensly. Lenine would like the Rus
sian isolation to last long time: for
it gives him an excuse for all the
troubles it would be hard TO explain
II there were no invaders or block
aders around. Kerensky commended
the attitude of the United States-re-
fusal of recognition OF the Soviets, but
careful abstention from any direct
action against them. Further:
When Russia don have to resist
Polish invasion or white raid i'll
the interests OF reaction, they will
cease rallying TO the Moscow govern
ment, which taken at its worst, is still
the representative Of Russian inde-
pendence and the defender Of Russian
territory. Then it will become appar-
ent how few friends Lenine really has.
The whole country will be ready to
restore the democratic republic voted
by the Constituent Assembly in 1917.
In short, let the rest Of Europe get
ont and keep out Of Russia, and then
let the blockade be raised and give
the country {; chance to get in contact
again with the rest Of the civilized
world Then all of us people who have
been forced to inaction can take up
our work again. and start the decisive
battle against Communism. While
the present situation lasts that is i'm
possible. Leninc knows that better
than anybody else. He has the people
Of the town tied to his regime by their
stomachs. He is the only one who
can feed them at present. He feeds
them badly. but, after all, he feeds
them The problem that confronts every
Russian is how to get even n plate of
insipid soup 10 cat. Friends of mine
in Russia write mo: "Yon ask us
why We don't start something. The
fact is we are too busy keeping body
and soul together to think Of rcvou-
ton. Weeks go by without our getting
any food that is really nourishing.
This for the inhabitants Of towns and
cities.
Then there are the people in the
country ninc-tcnths of the whole pop
u,atinn. The Russian peasant has
enough to eat. He is the only one who
is getting enough 10 eat. He has gone
back pcrforcc 10 the simple life that
Tulstoy prcahccd is the ideal one.
He is doing without ell the products
Of modern industry.