The Cordova daily times., 1922-10-30

open season on politicians in Eur ope which would permit business men and the peoples of politically antagonistic countries to get to- gether and settle their difficulties would do more to restore peace i than all the panaceas suggested by dozen conferences of the powers, is the belief of Major Philip H. Carroll, who has just returned to the United States from Russia.
 "No one can conceive of the po- litical hates of Europe unless he has travelled from nation to nation, crossing armed boundary lines and finding bitterness on both sides" said Major Carroll, in an interview in the New York Times. "The Yer sailles Treaty not only split up the l Balkans worse than ever but it ere ated Balkan States to the Baltic. On my trips through them l became more and more impressed with the conviction that some small nations need a stronger nation to rule them. When they are broken up their mu- tual antagonisms breed hate and war"
 Major Carroll was with the A. E. F., and after demobilization spent some time in Europe as a civilian observer When the Riga conference of the American Relief Administra- tion was held in August, 1921, he was in the first small group that entered Russia in September to or ganize the feeding stations. He has seen Russia, Poland and Germany in the last last year, and finds that in all three countries there is a more critical situation than a year ago. In his opinion, this is due in part to Bolshevism, as well as to the "eye for an eye" policy of rep arations, and partly to the industrial and civic demoralization which has proceeded so far that it is harder than ever to check.
 Why BoIshevism Lives
 Russia probably will have enough food for her own needs next year, but in every other way she is worse off than a year ago." he said. q am convinced that communism and capitalism cannot exist on the same planet. If the other nations would stop flirting with the 'Bolos.' the question would settle itself very quickly.
 But under the surface there is little communism in Russia. Money | talks there, as it does everywhere, and, whereas a few of the leaders and some of the rank and file may be sincere, and undoubtedly are, most of the Communist officials fail to show the idealism which they talk of so gibly. They have abolished the intellectual and bour- geoisie, abolished them thoroughly, but they are forming new white collar bourgeosie of officialdom, and fail to see the contradiction of their | professions and acts. They sip their cognac and spend a lot more than their salaries.
 "No matter what the Bolsheviki say, I have not seen a single con- structive thing they have done in Russia. They cannot be construc tive. The whole country is disorgan- ized to an inconceivable eYtent. What government they have does not function well. An order may come down from higher office, and if those in the locality where it is re- ceived choose to obey it, they do so; if not they pay no attention to it. Departments are not able to work together-they are indivdualistic | any attempt at a revival of industry or business was seen in the year was in Russia. And that, mind you, in face of the fact that many of the communistic ideals with which they started have been abandoned. When I first went to Moscow there were few shops open, but soon after the A. R. A. arrived there shops be- gan to swing back their shutters all over the city They did a good business for a time. and then began to close again Why? They were taxed out of existence.
 "The Soviet cannot last; of that I am sure. What will take it's place nobody can tell. As for the