The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-03-15
BOLSHEVISM A FAILURE IN
EARLY VIRGINIA


In the early days of the old colony
of Virginia, the deal condition which
the bolshevists are yelping their heads
off for existed. The fields of Virginia
were the common property Of all and
were cultivated by tho joint laDors Of
the colonists. Their products were
carried to the common storehouse and
distributed weekly TO every family, ac-
cording to the number thereof and
their needs.
But the results were not these happy
conditions of harmony and universal
well being which the socialists would
say must exist under such circum-
stances. People had no incentive to
labor diligently under this system.
They would not exert themselves.
There was no inducement fol- the
brain to contrive better ways of work
ing, or for the individual to work hard
with his hands. The idle and i'm
proyident knew that they would fare
we'll out of the common store, or
would at least fare as we'll as the
other fellow and the Industrious and
intelligent soon relaxed, when they
saw that the unworthy reaped the
harvest of their toll.
The results of this communlstic
theory was so disastrous, that finally
the land was divided among the colo
nists and eacn one was given clear
title to his own property From that
day the colony went ahead with rapid
progress. The supplies needed were
then raised without difficulty and
projects of improvement were encour-
aged, as a result of the incentive Of
fered by allowing people to hold priv
ate property.
Human nature is the same now as
it was then. A socialistic scheme of
living would deaden individual enter
prise and would bring any country to
the same pass as Russia.
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THE PEACE OF WASHINGTON
Had there been no conference called i
for the discussion of naval arma
ments, or worse still, had the con-
ference called failed of agreements,
we should have continued race for
control of the sea, with the expendi-
lures increasing as steadily and rap
idly as did military expenditures in
the European rivalry which culminat
ed in the great war.
Had the conference failed of agree
ment upon the limitation of arma
ments, it must have failed of agree
ments upon the other anxious ques-
tons of Far Eastern policy; for japan,
expectant of war, would not have re-
leased it's hold upon Shantung, upon
Chinese railroads, upon Siberia.
Had the conference failed England
would be in military and naval ALI
ance with Japan, constant threat to s
America.
Had the conference failed we should
have had war with Japan
The peace of Washington is the
triumph OF ulplOHldCy DeCduSe SdHe 81
last the triumph of common sense,
he triumph of democracy making its
felt upon government.
We are too close to it to realize its
'uIl nurport There is promise, how
ever, that this peace will stand as the
mark of new epoch in world history,
or what it accomplishes and for the
xample it gives the world.-Syracuse
N. W Post Standard.
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SOCIAL RECLAMATION
Governor D. w. Davis Of Idaho has
ecently declared that the reclama-
ion of the American home has be-
ONE the center-stage issue of the
merican people. He rightly puts the
where it belongs of the
ocial errors of young and old, espec-
lily of the decentralization in many
avs Of the youth of the land.
He properly points out the evils
owing from the extravaganza of the
ar period, but indicates that respon-