Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-04-27
WE DISAGREE.

The Journals editorial OF super governments
drew from a friend whom have a great deal OF
admiration, but whom we fear is "off color in
his theories of government the following retort:
There is some of the most internal lying
ever heard going about this Soviet
government they trying out in Russia.
81 never saw the like of it, From one end
of this 1and5to the other, almost every news
paper and some, that are otherwise very lib
eral in theft, Views, keeps up its yep"
against this Soviet government!
Now ! talni to have at least common
intelligence, ana am sure l have read a good
deal more 1hHh the average man about this
Lenin and Tfptkky government and to save
me / canh6t sec the terrible evil in it that
the propaganda Of the emgres would have
US see in II. sl "'i#
As.t Ate'ltt inc Russians arc making
great experiment. and have kept it up for
over three years, All the other powers. incud-
ing the TILTED States, have made actual
on them. Of have bloekaded them. Even it is
said the, RED Gross has Disseminated against
themti Nov Why not LET them alone and if ?
they tnAket al success of this experiment, good
and Will The rest of the world then
adopt theif bssen or. some part or parts of
It, if In fact Ut is better than other systems"
Messt4. tenihe and Trotzky have probably not
suffered any great Inconvenience from the Journals
lack of sympathy with their theories and prac-
and cannot, let Certain basic theories of these
experimeHtersl alone, for the simple reason that
they win not let America alone. When they have
proven the success of any of their theories would
be TIME enough to agltate them in America. But
even now, In the midst of their own chaos, they
are trying by propaganda, TO draw the rest Of
the world into their whirlpool of disorder,
No popular government can. in Judgment,
reach stable basis the theory of class
government 1t makes difference whether it
be government by capitalisc class o soldier
class or ~ labor class. The majoritys right to
rule must be upon Willingness to respect
the basie rights Of the minority. To deny to any
class the right aUf participation in government is
a violation Of tho, theory of popular government
"of the people, by the pepoe and for the people y
1t il morally wr6ng and that which is based upon
bad morals viii not work out justice and right
eousness:'r ! III ~ = 49,
The Russian experiment is also based upon
hatred ard prejudice whereas mutual goodwill
and reason must be the Ideal of democratic gov
L 1t is based upon force disguised under the
Soviet II IS asAunresponsve to the wishes of the
people al our own American convention system
If tke Russian system were merely socalistic
experiment which the people wished to try, they
would be Elthin their rights The fact that Amer
leans might consider 1t the wrong theory is inn
materiakss2 t st ..t't g:'.'E
But they persist in Tie determination to throw
the world into chaos at time when the old
basic, Virtues df ccon6hiy, industry and stability
are needed to repair OUR depleted economic sys-
tenn Something whlch may work out solution in
generation will not save the babies of today.