The Bienville Democrat., 1922-05-18

enact Legislation WHICH VIA "'p0
most of the means Of defense whlc"
the country has against future poss'D'e
aggression by an alien enemy VI
against insurrection or an atlelnp, 80
co,nmunize this country from "'''''h'
Now 1t must not be understood '"a'
the kind of petition which congress-
men receive Is expressed IN "o''s
which would lead them to know what
the real object of the petitioners 's'
The plea is simply for "high patrlo''c
and peace endeavor." Hundreds oi
thousands of Americans are pe'ns 'e
ceived today in this matter OF so-ca''e'
disarmament endeayor. Ihere - !"
Washington an organization when
represents thirty-tive or forty asS'e'
atiops and which is doing what 1t can
to "Chinafy" the United STATES: l.
has propagandists at work throughout
the country as well as In washington
Congress seems to believe that DE-
cause the number Of organizations
which are at work in this matter ~
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 u
votes.
Letter From Radical Leader
Here is photostut copy Of iettef
written b; one Of the leaders OF thls
movement, OF course letter OF TINS
kind is not sent to members OF con-
gress have the address and the
name of the writer. The letter 1oI-
lows:
my dear:
81 have your note of Feb. 18th ask.
iny my opinion Of Ida Tarbells af'lc'e
backing the use of Poison Cas- De'
twoen the silence of despair at such d
nositjon on the part of woman ana
lengthy discussion answering bliss
TarbeIl point by point, there remains $
little to be said. ! am a radical i
believe war rests on our present eco
nomIc falsities. ! believe that tue
competitive system means commercial
| and industrial war inevitably leaolhs
to bloody war. Until we nave es'ao,
)ished cooperation in the making ano
distributing of the worlds production
which includes both the necessltles
and luxuries used by man, we sha''
have intensive activity on the part ol
nation against nation to gain lraoe
centers and spheres of influence uhl'
finally the activity is carried TO lhe
military struggle. l have no 'cohD
dence in anything short Of revolution
peaceful by all means, If possible
bloody. If necessary, in every lanu' re-
sulting in the establishment OF tht NJ
communistic idea in some form' to a'
away with war. When production Il
FIR Use alone and not, for profits
when the earth belongs to all mel
rather than a few men, there Will b'
M hone of contention resulting III
bloody contests. Until then war IS III
evitable and as nothing stands sui
is bound to change in its manner o.
being waged. One might as we'll talt
Of beautifying hell as civilizing war
fare. II poison gas were aboiishe'
somethin; more devilish would be us
covered.
Would Follow Russian Example,
"The pathetic part Of Ida Tarbelf'
attitude as expressed in the article Il
not SO much her advocacy or polsol
gas on scientific grounds as it is tina
as we'll trained mind as hers shoul'
NOT be more interested in the science
that underlies the uprooting of TIT
causes of war rather than in the SCI
ence that promotes this or that weapon
Of warfare. Women should stop shor
tof nothing but the full abolition o
war. They give life at the creates
cost. And this life can only be pre-
served by the greatest wisdom whic
Is TO see on what foundations wa
rests; pull the support from under
and go about the building Of the ne'
world as Russia is painfully trying t
do. War and economics are 50 boun
together that they cannot be consl(
cred apart. And Ida Tarbell Is SUI
Dosed to be an economist or a spoll(
gist or an investigator along thes
lines. Why then does she not let tn
use or abolition of this or that metho
Of warfare be the concern of the sha
low.minded mob who always c0nfus
cause and effect, rather than stan
with the philosophers and wise fe'
who would kill the Monster with a
her litter by destroying the force thu
gave War Birth.
"Very truly yours,