Imperial Valley press., 1922-05-22


situation depends upon Russia.
It is not Germany, though that nation has tremen-
Cous burden imposed in the payment of reparatons in
making financial amends for its dabocal deeds 1t is not
Austria for, badly demorazed that old empire 1T
not condition to upset pacs to menace the universal
peace extent At least France does not stand
in fear of Austria as it does of Germany.
1t is strange say of the nations that nomlnay
helped to win the and did help in the earlier stages
Russia not stand for it Internally convused
trouble with Russia is that has fallen into the clutches
of conocasts and theorists who disregard all human
perence and fout tie that binds nations together
And there comparatively few of this kind of men IN
RUSSIA small minority misleading the vast who,
blindly and gnorany walking in darkness being led
Russia permit themselves exploited by the rejected of
men they hopeless. We understand here some
notorious Big Bill" Haywood putrd fame in America
fits into the scheme of government administered by Lenlne
and Trotsky He Is there lieutenant In the work OF
wrecking Russia.
When the Russian delegates Genoa they went
representing that altogether unprecedented
that necessarily tentative that absolutely revolution
airy, that is positively impossible. The present seltap
pointed leaders of Russia have historic background no
pride of achievement to sustain They opporun
lists who likely to be whitfield into oblivion in moment
for institutions and customs and the of human exper
fence much more enduring and much greater than men,
Russia has repudated the doctrine of private owner
ship of the rights of property That Is the revolutionary
leaders Of Russia today and the absurdt
Of their enets have not yet been perceived by the Russian
1t is clear that while Russia is thus groveing in the
mre and cropping in the dark cannot be restored to de-
pendabe relationship with other natons-wh the % w9rla
family What Russia stands in such dire need of is indus
trial stability 1t and the other European nations are be-
eechng the United States the holder OF the purse strings
of world to the of Russia and the rest OF
warorp countries The latter insist that only Rus
sa could for they could contrv for them
selves So they are ockeyng to get the united States INTO
the embroglio.
Failing it into the Genoa conference effort is
now being induce it the Hague, where
there to be another clinic held to diagnose European
troubles adjourned session of the Genoa conference
But the Harding administration guided largely by the
sturdy cearheaded courageous staesmanke Secretary
Hughes notice all concerned that there is
fundamental why the United States cannot enter any
while Russia still amuck AT bottom
trouble is that Russias present NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. will not
business the world has been doing business for four
thousand years.
When they repudiate property rights SO long as they
insist there such thing capital should not be- they
are the parahs of the world and they not give capital
any of dealing with it in good faith How can
social and industrial fabric when they be expected to
repudiate their obligations? President Harding and Sec
Russia the whole caboode of European ntrguers
informed in plain language such Secretary hughes en-
plovs in diplomacy as we'll as in ordinary affairs that
Russia is undertaking function wrong basis The
United States cannot be induced to its money into
hubble without anv hope or guarantee of getting back
Secretary Hughes has hard he has horse sense
that Russa handful of Red leaders are right
then all human experience must go Tor naugnt tha 1our
thousand years of struggle toward the light have been Ut
tery wasted that black is white and that what IS not
Who America can advise different than that
laid down by the administration at Washington through the
hand of Hughes? If there who would take
different path they the Reds and the orchghters the
anarchists and who are thank God comparatively
few in number.
When the Russian masses rise IN tner mgnI anu re-
pudate those who letting them the precipce the
great solvent nation of the world be able to take up
the "whie mans BURDEN
The organization of Rotary clubs in several Of the
towns of Imperial Valley encouraging Rotary is
great organization 1t has for its purpose the betterment
the community It's members accept Service as their
The organization has ritual is bound by no oaths
has signs grips 1t merely proclams the practlca-
blity OF Golden Rule. 1t seeks to establish higher
plane of business ethics inspires its members to fuller
conception Of their obvious duties citizens It
them greater effort in community building With Rotary
clubs in all the towns of the valley there will ultimately be
more completely amalgamaed citizenship. Preudices,
eaouses petty chickering's will diminish. That is one,
of the prime objects of these CLUBS 1t is good sign to wit
ness them multiplying.
An Omaha Indian maiden eloped with her lover the
other day night. They made their getaway in an