The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1922-01-08

their going. At Riga. too, they foun1
a small group OF deportees. sent out
OF the United States and pledged to go
to Russia. The thorny .Latvian gov
eminent had set a narrow time-limlt
upon the departure of this group Of
deportees also. They had been in
structed to Move on For a time,
1t was doubtful that Russia would
receive them. II Russia had refused
entrance, this group would have Joined
the Goldman Berkman troupe Of in
ternational hoboes. But the Soviet
government. which had not refused
its comfortable heaven to Miss Gold
man and Mr.. Berkmann, was no less
kind to the later deportees. They
were admitted and. with them, all
was well.
But the Communicating COM
bination did not wish to return to
Russia. They preferred (and doubt
less. still prefer to return to the
United States. Probably they feel
the urge to come here. not because
OF base material comforts and con-
veniences, but because of duty. There
Is such a field, so much reform-work
needed. here! But the American gov
eminent is very harsh and unoblig-
ing. So, they made the rounds of
many consulates in Riga, only to
find no country willing to let them
within its boarders. Even Germany
in which they seemed to have some
hope, was obdurate. Their time-limit
in Riga had nearly arrived. Shortly.
they would be in the position of hav-
ing no place in which to go, but
g.
obtained permission to move on" to
Reval. capital of Esthonia, for only
a few days.
Then their plans were interrupted
by the Latvian authorities who, hay-
ing come to suspect them OF being
Bolshevist agents, threw them into
Jail for a week.
According TO the last dispatches on
these Reds without a country had
started for Reval a second time. They
said they were on their way to Stock
holm, but no announcement has been
made that Sweden Is willing to do
any more than let the pair pass
through its territory, in another phase
of moving on
Several years ago. the governor of
one of the States of the Southwest
ton very cleverly by packing a great
flock OF /. W. VS. into a railway
train and shipping them into the ad-
Joining State. Memory fails to state
definitely whether it was New Mexico
shipped the troublemakers into Ari-
IONA. or Arizona into New Mexico
At any rate. there was. then, a whole
sale transmigration order, an inter-
state Move on" This statesmanIike
solution Of a troublesome situation.
by bequeathing it to someone else.
must have reminded thousands. who
read OF it at the time. of the equally
statesmanlike course of chiefs of
police Of many cities who solve social
problems and protect their communi-
ties by causing undesirable persons
to hit the rails" to move on
In the case of Emma Goldman and
Alexander Berkman. governments are
taking the familiar role of chiefs of
police and the command to move
on" is not intercity. intercounty or
interstate. but international.
Odious Comparisons.
Last summer. it was apparent to
observant visitors in Europe that
Bolshevism had lost its case. This
in the countries bordering on Rus
sia-neighbors of Bolshevism. Al
though the governments of Poland,
Czecho- Slovakia. LiAnuania, L,atyIa
and Esthonia. were, and are, tinged
with Socialistic doctrine. these
couatries, by the summer Of 1921
had passed the danger of going
Bolshevik." To go BoIshevik" a
nation must be desperate; a large
percentage of its people must be
convinced that no condition couI6
be worse than the one they are in
and. therefore, they have nothing to
lose. Partly on account of relief
activity of American organizations
partly through a measure of eco
nomic recovery due to other causes,
a majority of the people of these
countries near TO Russia were in
such a condition that they believed.
decidedly, that they did have some
thing to lose. Besides, they were
In a good position to get a view OF
Boishevism in Russia. They were
a bit too near to Russia to go Boil
shevik." Now, that Russia's con-
dition has become such that IL calls
for charity from the rest of the
world. 1t is more than ever nm
likely that other nations will adopt
the form Of government which RUS
STA has been trying. The famine
is due only in part to Bolshevism.
but it has become a bad advertise
ment which has been published
most fully. free of charge, through
out the world
Bolshevism no longer threatens
world-revolution. Even in Russia
It is changing its course. America,
Of all nations, does not fear Boil
shevism and does not want Boil
shevtsm. There are certain features
OF Bolshevism which are contrary
to human nature and particularly
contrary to the characteristics of
Americans. Yet, when one reads of
the occurrences in certain places in
America, one may think that those
places have serious defects tn cor
rect. They will not learn how to
correct them by studying. Bolshev-
ISM but they may be melted to a
sterner attempt to correct them IL
they are compared to Boishevik
Russia.
Crime and Liquor.
compare Chicago and Moscow.
We are told by many observers
that Moscow is the most orderly
city in Europe. Perhaps, the good
order is due to fear. America
would never consent to preserve
order by means of a Cheka. But.
at any rate, apparently, Moscow
enjoys order. In Chicago, during
the year ending December Is, 1921,
there were 352 murders. That was
almost one murder a day.; We are
not told how many of the murder
ers were brought to justice-not