Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-05-20
Sees Good in Bulgarian Plan to
Make Communists Commune

were working, only to discover that
more than he did In America.
u,,s wish all those who are being be-
would take the trouble to find out
just how much actual work these
communist orators have ever per-
formed. just how much property earn
have put into the common pot. just
how hard they have exercised other
muscles than those of their threats
for the benefit Of their fellow labor
common property Of these Fellows is
the contributions of half-baked phi
ianthropists Of America. that they
never created anything to divide and
never will possess anything to d.
vide save these benefactions.
We formed an -unfavorable opinion
of Bulgaria during the great war.
probably because she threw in her lot
with the central powers. But. again,
Can any good come out Of Naza-
reth" II Is proposed in Bulgaria TO
place all communists in colonies by
themselves, to take all their individ-
ual property and make it common
property. to require all members OF
each colony to 60 to work, and to
make the product OF their labor tho
joint property Of the community.
What a heart breaking condition for
Bill Haywood and his American
Why would 1t not be a good thing
in America to make these fellows
who say they believe in communism
practice a little of their theory so
that the rest Of US might look on and
see how II turns out? Surely, no one
ho In nj "A
seek to evade its precepts. All the
intellectual belief that a man can
stun into his brain Is OF no value
whatever unless he be willing to use
These men who are communistic from
the neck up should be compelled to
bo communicate from the neck down.
Let US have q political census of
America. Let US list the communists
and. Initiating Bulgaria, let US segre-
gate them In a colony by themselves.
that they believe in labor-actual
physical iabor-and are glad TO labor
not for themselves. but for their fell
low men. BY living in an oasis OF
lives and the peace they produced.
they could demonstrate whether they
were band OF real altruists.
munistic principles upon theory: am
for the preaching. In season and out
out Of season, of the old gospel Of
the republic; but. nevertheless. I am
in favor of giving these fellows q
chance to disclose that they believe
enough In their theories to put them
into actual practice. I have not the
slightest doubt that two things would
be demonstrated. Most OF them would
prove to be Bill Haywoods; they
wouldn't work. A few might start
in with good intentions. but even
they would soon grow weary in well
doing. Individualism sooner or later
would assert itself. and the colony
would be a failure. However beauti-
full the theories of communism. they
will wither and die in the adverse
winds Of actuality. There is no
American so humble but that he is
himself. When he has yielded his al
leGiance to God apd his government,
all that is left of himself is himself
theoretically he might be willing TO
to think. to feel. to labor, TO play and
TO hope as the common mass might
say. But. however high. exalted and
mighty his purpose, the time would
come when his ego would assert IT.
nentiy work. We yield much TO So
ciety and to- our brethren through our
love for them, but until new crea-
ton dawns. we are not going to say
that our brethren shall be our guar
dams. The compulsory servitude Of
communism will no more appeal to
freemen than did the compulsory
servitude of the middle ages. Big
Bill Haywood Is right; not even a
communism has the right to make
him work.
Copyright, 1928. 2ist Century Press)