Evening star., 1923-12-22

God reigns, and the government
at Washington still livesv' exclaimed
a patriotic American, when, with evil
dences OF a great conspiracy, the
assassination Of Lincoln shocked the
nation,
Confidence of a mighty patriotism,
In infinite Providence. is sublime.
Blind imprudence Is never bravery.
Bravery trembies. but determines.
Thou trembiest, carcasr?" soiiio-
quised a great French general who
had never lost a battle. 'If thou
knewest whittier / shall lead thee,
presently. thou mightst we'll trem-
ble." Then he led his army into the
ferry carnage-to victory.
Orators may not tremble-not
knowing the needs of the crisis
and sometimes their show of ridicule
measures with their absence of know
ledge of danger.
The State Department, under Sec
retary Hughes, has made one of the
boldest charges in American diplo-
macy. 1t has accused the rulers of
a great people of conspiring to over
throw the United States government.
The alleged conspiracy would bring
revolution. array class against class,
socialize the industries and confiscate
and nationalize the investments of
productive property. 1t would incui-
cate murder and wholesale executions
OF citizens.
The constitution of the republic of
soviets-not Russian but interna-
tional, combining now White Russia,
Georgia, Armenia. Azerbaijan and the
Ckraine---contains this statement:
THE. very strength of soviet power.
which is essentially international in
US class character, prompts the mass
OF sovereign republics to seek closer
un1on by forming themselves into
Access to this federation is open
TO all socialistic sovereign repub-
lics-those existing now as well as
those bound to spring up in the
future.
The new federation will be a re-
liable rampant against capitalism
and a new, decisive step towards the
union of all countries into one world
socialistic republic"
X x So
The above quotation is the key to
among workingmen throughout the
United States, seeking to alienate
their loyalty from our republic and
tie it UP with world socialism. Ofhciai
orders have come from Moscow, is
sued by Zinoviev, president of the
!Communistic Internationale and also
president of the Workers Party of
America tcommunfstfc) commencing
the last years progress Of the Work
ers' Party here and directing the
organization Of units OF ten" among
Workfngmen. in factories and upon
railroads. Further, this order states:
Each of these units of ten must
have its own fighting unit, of not
less than three nen, who are appointed
by the leader of the unit, with the ap-
proval OF the central committee of the
party. The members of the fighting unit
in addition to all other matters, must
once a week, be given instructions In
shooting and receive some instruction in
hope that the party will. step by step
embrace the proletarian forces OF
America and in the not distant future
raise the red nag over the White House"
y v -
In a book written by Nikolai Lenin,
dictator of Russia, entitled 1.-The Soviets
at Work" (publishsd in New York city,,
he boasts:
page 49, "In a few years We have
overthrown the bourgeoisie and crushed
her open resistance in civil war. :
We established the dictatorship of the
proletariat. supported by the poorest
peasantry. ." (Page 42) THE
more firmly We now have to advocat te
merctless and firm rule, and dictator
ship of individuals for definite processes
of work, during certain periods of purely
executive functions, the more diverse