The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-04-27


inSncible hereirm OF The advance
guard And both numerical strength
aud horoism will be needed in Tho
future. iiul Ne must equip them
with training and technique
IHE RUSSIAN
PROBLEM
These are tho two main channels
along which our efforts viii be ~
rocird Ia the second five yeam
Individual and collective military
Thinning and military technique
We have decreased the army 10
600 600 Hers arises the problem
OF raising this army 10 the level.
for example. or the former trained
non.oomminsionsd officer. adapt
able 20 the new conditions and
The new form OF military orEanist
ton.
This h not At ali utopian ldea
Tho city workers. and The peasant
youth both come 20 the army with
awakened rscepiiYeness The
awakening ~ The thimi FOR know
edge and the developed mental ac
ilviiy ~ the great mafaes are n
present the Erraisat victory 81 the
revolution properly established
system - the pr..eonscrp,ion prop
apiion WIN guarantee us IN the
near future radical Improvement
81 tho qualifications ~ the whole
army and n corresponding ability
20 absorb mobllized millions IN time
of necessity.
The second problem Is that or
technique what arr the prospects
h.ref Tsarism recruited It's army
largely with the aid ~ foreign
technique. This vas natural for
,aaflsm itSelf was part q the
groupings os the so-eailcd European
balance OF power. We. however.
arc looked upon BY the bourSrolsle
az wedge. impeding and under
mlninF every balance Of capiialis,ic
peace. Consequently. We canno, DE-.
pend upon help from eapiiaiistie
Europe or America. For this IRA.
son our own efforts In this direction
are % great importance. Military
technique depends upon the tech,
niaue Of tho general economy This
means that miraculous progress IN
matters Of armament and general
saulpmen, n the army j. oct %
the question. Only Systematic n.
forts and gradual improvements are
possible
Hu, this does not. ~ any means.
exclude Ercat victories In a short
period o. time In iniportan, special
fields The sntire economy % thc
soyis, republic. after periods Of ~.
we're 6islntrEra,iun. IL ruylyinE and
advancing Our problem consists
In placing the military Industry In
especial favorable conditions. with.
on, dstrimsnt. Of course. 10 the srn.
rrai economy and TO adyanoe those
branches in thr military industry
which arr row OF particular i'm.
pnFisnce 70 Us.
Such undoubtedly = AVIATION. This
kind ~ military equipment and this
branch OF Industry ws maAt, dur
Ing the coming year at least. make
'hs center Of attraction of the en-.
Tire country, This Ia powlbls IN
view Of the fact that In the field
Of aviation purely military require
ments arr more closely connected
with economic and cultural inter.
cs,s Of the country. Aviation Il an
advanced. modern uirshoi OF over
coming distance. ils future n In
caieuiabla. and Il Ia necessary that
our youth should be more widely
absorbed In the IDEA Of the growth
and development OF Hispians. In
his work our ,echnlclana. our
teachers. our poets and our artists
should be interested.
We are considering the problem
Of the army for the second FIVE
years. doubt whether anyone will
accuse VI Just nov OF attempting
10 look too far ahead: because al
- obvious that We shall nerd the
rcd army next year. and two and
five years later.
The revolutionary development Of
Europe may. II Ia trac, after the
present relative lutl. take on nil
AZ once a more turbulent bearing.
( But Y "a undoninbic that the period
of imperialistlc wars and rcYoln
tionary uphenyals viii continue. not
for months. not for years. hut for
decades. selling tho world after
short breathing spells with ncw and
more painful and more serious
spasms. II this rs true. serious
and durable preparation ia noccs
sary.