The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-06-02

dicted a revolution with ten years
Of tho most frightful anarchy
We shall" he added see days Of
PuRatchev again. and perhaps worse. -
a striking prophecy. verified with APP
paliing accuracy.
Faithful Unto Death
II is not pleasant TO recall these
dreadful episodes which reveal a be
trayal Of a devotion faithful unto
death. But this story is essential to
a right appreciation Of events. There
is no savagery like that Of a trust
full people which finds its trust was
being imposed upon the whole time
/ Here the retributon has been hldeous
in all its aspects. But the provocation
I was also revolving from every point
Of view. To Judge Russia fairly that
( must be taken into account.
/ THINK TIE BRITISH GOV
EMINENT Is THEREFORE TAX
/ ING THE RIGHT VIEW OF ITS
! X + : 20 \ ) IBILI TIES WHEN.
! THROUGH THE FOREIGN SEC
! RETARY. IT OPENS NEGOTIA-
/ TONS WITH 4 REPRESENTA-
/ TIVE OF THE SOVIET GOVERN
MENT IN THIS COUNTRY. YOU
CAN EASILY EVOKE RESOUND.
ING CHEERS AMONGST THE
THOUGHTLESS BY DECLARING
INTERCHANGEABLE THAT
YOU WILL NEVER SHAKE
HANDS WITH MURDER" IN
PRACTICE THIS POLICY HAS
ALWAYS BEEN 4 FAILURE.
If YOU decline to treat wit h Russia as
/ long as it's present rulers remain in
/ power, then you ought to place Tur-
/ key in the same category. The mill
( ta1y junta that governed Turkey has
| been guilty OF atrocities at least as
vile as any committed by the Bolshe-
visits.
But at lausanne we ostentatously
stretched the friendly hand Of Britain
to the authors Of the Armenian mas
sacres. And France and Italy-yes
and Amertca-also rendered the same
warm handshake.
on Your Visiting List
am not CritiCising the offer Of
amity made as n condition Of peace.
We must make peace in the world, and
E
tons off your visiting list because Of
the misconduct of those who govern
them.
In these cases the innocent suffer
most \ refused TO trade with Russia
would not deprive the Soviet commits
sioners of a single necessity or com
fort of life. The communists are quite
strong enough to take care of them
selves.
But the peaSantS-WhO are not com
munists-would continue to suffer. and
their suffering would increase as their
reserves of clothing and other essen
tails became completely exhausted.
And the people of this country who
need the produce of Russia for their
own use would also suffer to GER
tain extent.
America can afford this exalted
aloofness She does not need Russian
grain and timber She is exporter of
those commodities. But-We cannot do
as we'll without them and we also sad
" need Russian fax for our linen in
dustries, which are langmshing for
want of It. Last year there were
quite considerable imports of Russian
produce into this country.
Imports Greatly Needed
This year, owing to the prospects
of an improved harvest, these imports
will be- much larger They are greatly
needed here for our own consumption
and they pay for exports of machinery
and textiles which the Russian on his
part badly requires.
Beyond and above Sal these material
considerations the world needs peace
It is time we made up our minds
that the SOviets hsve come to stay,
whether we like it or no, and that
one or other of the formidable men
who rule Russia are likely to rule it
for some time to come. The sooner
we have the courage to recognize
this fact, the sooner will real peace
be established.