The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1922-05-20

most Of The means OF deyeESe when
the country has against future possible
aggression by an alien enemy, or
against insurrectiOn or an attempt to
communize this country from within.
Now it must not be understood that
the kind of petition which congress-
men receive is expressed in words
which would lead them to know what
the real object Of the petitioners Is.
The plea IS simply for high patriotic
and peace endeavOr." Hundreds OF
thousands Of Americans are being De
ceived today in this matter OF so-called
DISARMAMENT endeavor. There Is In
Washington an organization when
represents thirty-fve or forty associ-3
ations and which is doing what it can
to "Chinafy" the United States. It
has propagandists at work throughout
the country as we'll as In Washington.
Congress seems to believe that be-
cause the number of organizations
which are ut work in this matter Is
so great, they represent the majority
of the people Of the United states'
and congress, always timid, perhaps
is willing to yield for the sake OF
votes.
Lette: From Radical Leader.
Here is a photostat copy Of a letter
written by one Of the leaders or lhls
movement. or course letter OF ulis
kind is not sent to members or con-
,,gress. l have the address ard the
name Of the writer. The letter fol-
lows:
!. My dear-:
II have your note Of Feb. 18TH ask
ing nv opinion of Ida Tarbell's article
buckiEy the use Of Poison Gas. Be-
tween the silence Of despair ut such
position on the part of woman ano
Il lengthy discussion answering MISS
;Tarbcll point by point, there remains
little to he said. l am radical.
believe war rests on our present eco
monte falsities. l believe that the
competitive system means commercial
and industrial war inevitably Leading
to bloody war. Until we have esfab'
lisllcd cooperate in the making ana
distributing Of the worlds production
(which includes both the necessities
and ;uxuries used by man. we Shall
have intensive activity on the part OF
nation against nation to gain trade
centers and spheres Of influence until
finally the activity is carried to the
military struggle. l have no conh-
dence in anything short Of revolution
peaceful by ali means, If possible,
bloody, if necessary, in every land re-
sultipg in the establishment OF the
communistic idea IN some form, to do
away with war. When production Is
for use alone and not for profits;
when the earth belongs to all men
rather than few men, there Will he
no bone of contention resulting III
bloody contests. Until Their war is In
evitable and as nothing stands still
is bound to change in its manner "f
being wagetl One might as well Talk
of Identifying hell os civi!izing war
fare. II poison gas we're nDoIisHed
somethin:; more devilish would be u.s.
covered. .,
Would Follow Russian Example.
1.-THE pathetic part Of Ida Tarpcl.a
attitude as expressed In the article IS
hot SO mudl her advocacy OF poison
vas on scientific grounds as It Is that
hs4Well trained n mind as hers should
not be more Interested In the acisnce
that underlbes the uprootlng Of the
causes Of war rather than IN the scl'
ence that promotes this Or that weapon
of warfare. Women should stop short
OF nothing but the full abolition VI
war. They give life at the sreates:
cost. And this life can only be pro
served by the greatest wisdom which
Is to see on what foundations war
rests; pull the support from under It
and 20 about the building Of the new
world us Russia Is painfully trying to
slo. War and economics arc SO sotud
together that they cannot tie can:id.
cred apart. And Idn Tarbell is sup
posed to be ian economist or spo'io-
gist or an Investigator Moug these
lines. Why nhen does she 10. let the
use or abolition OF this or That methol
of warfare be the concern Of the shall
low-minded mob who always confuse
cause and effect, rather than stand
with the philosophers and %:sc few
who would kill the Monster with all
her litter by destroying the force that
gave War Birth.
Every truly yours,