Evening star., 1922-06-18

ESTINIES of the land of mys-
terry, misery. famine. pesti-
lence and political knavery-
Russia-soon may take deh-
mite courses. Within Russia herself
a new epoch is about to be ushered
in and it hardly will be through the
scheming of western European poll
ticians. Grim circumStanceS-call 1t
destiny if you will--chisel in hand to-
day is hewing and carving Russia's
fate. ard whether or not Russia
energies to once more take her place
in the galaxy of great nations, or Is
to be thrown into d period of chaos
and despair. depends upon events of
the next few months.
In the chancelories of Europe and
even among statesmen of the United
states there always has existed the
view that fNISSia eventually would
shape her ow>. course and that the
reign of bolsEGvism would last as
!ong as its guiding spirit, Lenin. To-
day Lenin. mental wreck from the
HrduouS duties involved in attempt
ing to bring some semblance of order
rom the heartrending chaos which
he and his disCinles created in their
mad endeavor to establish a Eutopia
dying condition.
Icnin Broken Mai<
Way Never Rule.
The frt that once led Lenin on with
ftuaticism and crue. ruthlessness has
PISSED. The mind that fashioned COM
munist doctrines and laid the ground
work for their introd. .'ction in Russia
WandeIs in a haze in fruitleSS en-
dsavor to once more take up the
skeins which have been SO tangled.
y strong physique has broken under
the ruthless driving of former appar-
emily unlimited energies.
And. as one revisualizes the terrible
orgy of bloodshed, arson and rapine
that followed swiftly upon the heels
of the Russian revolution, one Won
ders if conscience is not bringing
retribution to the broken old man.
who. it is declared from reliable
sources. has fled from Moscow with
physicians for quiet retreats, that ne
may once more emerge and continue
to impress a personality and false
doctrine upon tens of millions of re-
luctant peoples-the last mad enort
TO maintain and sustain principles
which have disemboweled once
great empire.
Lenin has passed definitel-. the
chancellories of Europe havL been
advised Instead of the bold leader
that overthrow Kerensky and eradi-
Gated from all Russia the last
vestiges of Romanoffism. trium-
rirate will rule during the period OF
convaleScence. But that death will
close the chapter of Leninism in Rus
sian history is being admitted even
by his closest friends and advisers.
Whatever Lenin may have been.
no matter how he may have betrayed
world interests for the elevation of
himself and principles. no matter
how far he may have gone in break
ing Russia to pieces, the fact never
theless remains that under his guild
ance Russia. even communist Rus-
sia, has taken tangible form. Through
slams long used to bombastic and
ofttimes cruel domination have re-
Spected him in measure.
Has Been the Force
binding Commission.
1t is openly admitted among COM
munists and Russian leaders of all
political persuasion that Lenin has
been the force that has held COM
munist Russia together. for the eddys
of jealousy and rival socialistic
theory have been running strongly
counter curr Mt in Russia within the
past year an. only by Lenin's efforts
has there been semblance of unity in
governmental activity.
With Lenin gone, Russia will face
two futures. Either the conservatives
represented in soviet officia ldom will
take charge of the destinies of gov
ernment, or the extremists. who still
cling to the first enunciated prin-
CipleS of communism, those who would
implant communistic will upon the
entire world will obtain control and
once more wave the bloody sword
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