Evening star., 1923-10-28

centrate on trade-union work and,
as a result. 1t had collapsed in the
first test. Therefore. he said. he was
glad to see the communist party was
preparing to build on trade-union
foundation. He told the convention,
he said. that there had been too
much talk in the radical movement
in this country and not enough prac-
tical leadership. II also told the
convention about the power of
"There is an opinion in some circles
that the Gompers machine is very
strong. 1 told them this is not true,
and the machine is strong only be-
cause the progressives and radicals
in the unions are not organized. 1
thousands of strategic Offices in the
unions going begging because we
have no one prepared to take them"
Do you see the point? Fill the Of
fees that are going begging" with
trained radicals and then bore from
within" in the work of political ex-
ploitation of the unions.
Foster made the frank admission
that he wished to see the American
government supplanted by dicta-
of the Russian soviet He was not
sure, he said, whether an armed in
surrection would be necessary to
bring this about. Fosters testimony,
in addition to his admission that he
believed in a revolution to overthrow
this government, included the state-
ment that he accepted the communist
doctrine that the revolutionists are
not bound by the existing laws of
capitalist countries. The witness said
he believed the present state of CIV
iltzation was only a milestone in
long road that would surely lead to
a proletariat dictatorship here, as in
other countries.
Favor Soviet Recognition.
1t is my impression that the great
bulk of the organized wage earners
favor recognition OF the Russian
soviet republic. This does not mean
that they approve of that govern
ment or its methods. They are of
the opinion that il the fear of outside
interference with Russian affairs.
which might result in the restoration
Of the autocracy, can be removed
from the minds of. the Russian peo-
pie, that If they can thus be left free
to give their attention to their own
government, they will speedily bring
about reforms that will result in q
great republic whose conduct and
form OF government will commend 1t
to other nations and other peoples.
Under the present government the
people Of Russia have that for which
they have dreamed and yearned for
the land they are no longer serfs or
bondsmen; they are free. But, being
free, they want more freedom, they
want direct representation in the gov
ernment Of their country. Take away
the menace of war. and this enlarged
freedom they will demand and obtain.
On the other hand, our working
people resent the attempts Of the
Russian control to interfere and
proselytize in this republic. They re-
sent the attempts at propaganda, as
represented by the activities Of the
communists party in this country.
acting under orders from Moscow, to
sovietize America, The desire for
recognition Of Russia is tempered
and halted by this braxen effort, to be
propagated through one big union, to
center political control of the world
in Moscow.
That our communists are the ac-
credited agents OF Moscow was made
plain in the Foster trial at Bridgman.
1t will be recalled by the readers of
these articles that Ruthenberg was
the principal witness for the defense,
and that this same Ruthenberg is the
master mind and impelling force of
the communist movement in this
country and on this, continent. The
regrettable thing about this trial is
that It Gavo this suave and plausible