The Elk Mountain pilot., 1922-05-11
SUNDAY NIGHT MUSINGS
BY C. T. RAWALT

legal of 1900 persons and the death by
What of the Russian terror? The Paris Gaulos publishes
figures @ it that would seem t incredible an ii if M it
Extraordinary Commission printed in the soviet newpa
says Caos 2s bishops of the Greek church and 215
priests 67 professors and school teachers $500 phys
officers and 4s500 prvstes in the constabuary forces
$50 land owners s5525o other members of the intel
800 peasants If the statistics trustworthy the
system on the Russians have killed than were
ed in the French army during the entire wa-Youths
Companion
THERE are quite reasonable explanations why
slaughter in revolutions is these days than
tury To begin with in 1884 five before the
French revolution, France numbered 24sO0000 people
Russia has about 2oooooooo So casualties
should be about eight to in the present trouble
destroying life have been greatly improved dur
the past century and that for consider
able increase in Russian casualties. Taking the figures
Companion furnishes France destroyed all told about
6s people in her revolution, against Rusas 1907
11s Multiply the French casualties by eight the differ
erce in population and we have little more than half
mi lion is n way strange that with improved
methods for slaughter the record should have
three times average Then it will be observed that
religious questions apparently involved in Russia
That always adds to the death list mmeasuraby When
people killing for Chrsts sake they invariably do
complete job than when the issues purely
nomc Farther it is quite certain that personal
for killing exists in Russia than did in France
decades fathers had been families and
to Siberia boys had been executed transported by
of the Gar. Bitter hatreds had been smouderng
for generations and needed but the spark of revolution
start blaze of reprisa There is nothing especially
alarming about Russia and her condition She has plenty
of people few. France increased in population
during and Immediately following the revolution from
24s00000 five before the outbreak of to 0024
1885, twenty-six years trouble that
date she took substantial layof reproduction and
only had 3601509 people in 1911 and probably had
to start the World War with Primitive people like
the Russians breed fast and their losses by and fam
inc will likely be entirely overcome in decade
AS was to be expected fraction of the Democratic
County Central Committee in Denver and endorsed
Billy Adams for Governor. And, the crooked press gives
the large space knowing that there is nothing sin
cere in the endorsement. 1t is unlikely that Billy
Adams would for Governor. Billy does not like to
RUN for Office He prefers to walk. But if interested
voters will keep their eye the Democratic woodpile
they will the features of John T. Barnett peep
ing through the chinSs and Julius Aichele will be the
first to observe and him the to
the place turned down by Mr. Adams Those democrats
who want to elect democrat who will be credit the
party if elected need any time debating
candidates suggested by Denver Democrats for
only. Just syndicate your forces for VIM E Sweet,
man who is fundamentally right stick him for keeps
and try to elect him. If we win with him have
great victory. If lose the republicans will have
bear the blame for what happens they do for the
past two And, it is conviction that Mr. Shaw
is wrong when he says This is Republican Year."
j, THE intense fight being made against Senator Reed
in Missouri lead by exPresident Wilson, bids
certain goal for the National Democracy
be beaten it will show that the reactonares in good
trim and leave nothing much to be hoped
cratic Reed of the pronounced
the progressive and who stood teafast against
the band of financial pirates installed dollar day
paytriots by President Wilson, win the They
looted the treasury heaped untold dscomforts
tress upon the people and when.a conspicuous
than senator protested he promptly railroaded
Federal prison. the grounds of obstructng the
cution of the President Wilson is, far
CALL the only American president elected campa
of false pretense He is the only President
we remember who broke the platform which he
was elected to splinters it had served
pose of getting in If he dictate Missouri
democrats the republicans might just we'll con-
tinue to control the state.
ALASKAN coal and oil lands turned over to Sec
retary Fall and his friends exploit The Forest
will likely follow suit the vigorous protests
of Clifford Pinchot and his followers shall embarrass the
administration to point where they fear the popular
indignation However they probably realize that
political days numbered and will prefer get a
plenty while the getting is good Never has this
such universal corruption in high places the
time. handful of and representatives
stand alone in futile effort keep Big Business
stealing the nation. Unless the political revolt
quickly social revolution is surely upon Whom the
gods would destroy they first make mad it certainly
seems that ruling powers Executive Legislative and
Judicial, insane with arrogance and drunk with
power
IN spite of that the allies aided and abetted bv