The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-07-30
THE TRAGEDY OF SOCIALISM IN PRACTICE.

tragic failure Of Socialism in Russia II should be borne IN mind
that the economic system which the Bohevsts have tried 10 es
tabsh nothing but MARKHAM Socialism pure and simple the
identical that has been preached by soapboSers in Am
erica iot years.
Mr. Schwarz was born in Russia and lived there thirty y,e
years lie America in 1900 living most OF the time mi
San Francisco lie married American girl who was graduate
Of the University OF Wisconsin. Socialist for years Mr.
Schwarz finally became radical alang with the eommunis
tic wing OF the party and his wife who had long been interested
IN Socialism, went with him.
Mr. sehwaz and his wife went to Russia delegates el
Third ntcrnaiona the great congress OF Socialists OF all lands
His book reoics his experiences and leaves doubt in the
mind of the reader as to why he no longer Socialist It Isl
said that telling his story the platform in England
and will later be heard in this country He he and his wife
Russia with the sincerity OF pilgrims. filled with The
great hope that would find the secret OF the future happiness
Of mankind and that in spite OF us would the be
ginning OF social order OF brotherhood and Justice the
Utopia OF which philosophers had dreamed for centuries We
had hoped bring back message TO people in America
which would help in the urherance of the great aim for which
we had both labored for years
The trouble Of the Swarzes began soon after their arrival in
continued till Mrs Schwarz after spending several
days prison. succumbed the hadsp she endured and till
Mr. Schwarz also imprisoned made escape Reva OIL
the last night which he spent in Reva he writes follows
"On bitterly cold night walked outside the city limits for
several miles to the cemetery where Jessie had becnbued
carried candle and matches with around the
erv alone walking around the with the candle IN my
hand until found the cut in the frozen earth which marked
her resting place took my hat off and down my knees
and prayed Dear little mother you but will work for
YOU for myself and for the world Everywhere will try to
spread the OF the Russian that has taken
your life"
than touched here In the OF it he relates inter
estng incident in connection with his visit to Emma Goldman
OF the radicals who deported from America whom he
found in Petrograd lie quotes her as saying would rather
live prison America than be free Russia Himself Rus
under almost constant surveillance before he cast into prison
Mr. Shwarz had opportunity to come in personal contact with
the people and learn first hand what Socialism has done for
Russia Writing of conditions Moscow he they found
shattered shops which, proved the death of the
and women walking rather shufing down the streets the
parks populated by people who had not found place ior them
selves under the dictatorship the proera motoness abect
hopeless The compilations of of them unpeasanly
yeowish and they seemed slightly boaed And here is curl
thing many both in Perograd and Moscow, had their
bandadged the government food affected their teeth and there
dentists money pay them with if there had been
Here in these quarters you could that civilization
dying The stencil OF its decay was everywhere,
To quote from reviewer of the schwaz book "Thcy found
people living among broken and pipes
and through basement windows saw them living in foul lakes Of
black water with refuse garbage and dead To these chill
dren bon who died from foul atmosphere because there
were no medicines and no doctors and because there gaunt
starved mothers Swarms OF beggar rushed at them everywhere
and blessed them their knees for the worthless paper they
1t was insueraby painful and there pleasure in
giving for it would take hundreds of ubes to buy pair of
shoes
Talking to group Of natives at railway station Mr.
Schwarz told him that he had been robbed Of every
thing but his life in his home village Soldiers had descended
day and had taken his grain burned his house killed
his brothers and had taken him with them Another man
army said he would freeze when winter as
all OF his clothes had been taken and that impossible
him to enough to buy he had to buy bread with
yumg ne had or see ms we starve railroad worker told
him that he used to get $50 ubes month and he received
e allowance OF common laDoer ooOO rubes or about the
equivalent OF dollar IN purchasing power and his family
on the verge of starvation
Going to Russia the beginning OF social order
Of brotherhood and justice Mr. Schwarz completely
dlusioned With his eyes he had how socastic
theories work when they put operation
soviet socialism, bent the destruction of capitalism the
instruments Of production and he had how the sooazaon
Of industry had left starvation in its wake he had the die
taorsfp Of the poetariat masquerang democracy in its
true light hartess autocacy which had destroyed the last
vestge Of real liberty The Schwaz book written months
and all reports indicate that conditions Russia
lily In this book have the testimony not
unfriendy unbiased Investigator but of who
ardent Socialist andt who will doubt that he is telling the
truth? In the light OF his revelations is any wonder that the
soastc rulers OF Russia today calling loudly relief APP
peang to the world to their people from
tiul in theory holding Gut urng promises of ideal social
state wherein all will be happiness justice and plenty Socialism
in practice leads to the destruction of all things which up
civilization The object lesson presented by Russia should be
valuable to the peoples of all lands,