Evening star., 1923-10-07
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN.

IiTH eyes upturned -and' face
Avf" drawn long. in exempiifi-
cation of benefcence and
piety, sotto voce Inurmur-
ing -beatitudes regarding love for all
mankind, the soviet government Of
Russia has proclaimed to the world
its most: pacific of intentions.
The. Russia of today is good
Russia" =.
We would never deign to strike
At the tenets of other govern
mcnts."
I'VE would but live at peace with
the world"
Suspect US not, for We would re-
new old relationships. respect you
and yours, and enter into an era of
peace and progress"
These are but epitomes of the many
messages that have emanated from
Moscow and reached the various
chancellories of the old world and
cars of statesmen of the new.
And the gullible-those pretending
liberalism, those demanding interna-
tional Brotherhood of man to the ex-
''usion OF national purpose and pres
"rvation. those beguiled by the soft
those witnessing staged "demonstra-
lions of Russia's great reconstruct
i've processes" well-meaning but mis-
guided peoples of the world who have
nevertheless insidious propaganda of
bofshevism-all have hardened to
the dulcet tones of the clever leaders
in Moscow, and have placed the So
Wet regime in the role of martyrs
70 reactionarytsnn and pictured them
IS whited angels representing the
new and coming order in human re-
lationships.
Statesmen Not swayed.
But the hard-headed statesmen of
the world have not been so readily
:Swayed by the sweet nothings erpa-
mating from the craftiest school Of
intrigue that has made itself mani
fest In two centuries.
England has demanded to be shown
practical evidences of the reform so
necessary IL the soviet regime can
ever take it's place beside enlightend
government. came near making ALI.
Iuces. but, during the period Of
barter. felt the deadly sting Of the
communistic serpent only to drive
host OF Mussolini tn thing apparent
ly destined to leave Italy cold In po-
litical and economic death. France
in many ways has felt the treacher-
GUS currents that have been stirred
by the Russian soviet school OF polft-
ical endeavor. Hard-headed states
men OF the United States, though al
ways prone to take the leadership
in recognizing advanced forms and
LIBERAL governments. likewise nave
not been swayed In the least.
All neutral governments OF the
old world likewise have bartered only
10 be convinced of the absolute flu
tility of attempting to reach accord
with Russia SO long as political dog
mas are permitted to permeate the
woof and warp of the economic and
financial fabrics. of the nation.
Governments. as such. have means
Of obtaining facts and these facts
have been cold and brutal when ap-
piled to the character and purposes Of
the soviet government of Russia.
Great Plot In Revealed.
They have revealed IN recent days
the fact that when. nations still cling
to their determination to see even
greater evolutionary processes con-
summated in Russia before aligning
themselves with the soviet they are
but acting with prudence. =F.
For. 1t has been learned, the soviet
regime during the month of Septem-
ber planned q series of red revolu-
tions in Europe, which eventually
were to place the communistic stamp
OH all endeavor and at the same time
make Moscow the dictator over the
old continent. It was the old dream
Of the internationalc revived. 1t was
tho outcropping of the principles OF
the first soviet revolution. 1t was
exempllficatiou Of the dreams OF
Lenin and Trotsky after they first
pcriod, initiated the bloodiest and
most cruel system OF government in
stalled In centuries.
With France and England at odds,
with the Ruhr having reached an i'm
passe with enlargement to the very
life of western Europe, with Italy
and Greece quarreling and Bulgaria
restless, with the whole Of the con-
.inent in fact at a danger point, psy-