Evening star., 1923-12-22
In TODAY'S SPOTLIGHT
BY PAUL y. COLLINS

should be the forms and means of mass
control, In order to paralyze every pos
sibility Of distorting soviet rule.
page 26.l THE slogan of the die.
tatorship OF the proletartat should not
be weakened by too mild proletarian
iPages as-so.) 1.-THE resolution OF
the last Moscow congress OF the
soviets, advocates, as the most impor-
tsnt problem at present the the crsatton s;1Saa
discipline. But that their real
ization requires oompuision. and COM
pulsion in the form Of a dictatorship, ts
ordinarily not comprehended. And yet
IL would. be the greatest stupidity ana
the most absurd opportunism to sup
pose that the transition from capitalism
to socialism is possible without compul-
sion and Dictatorship"
(Page 32.) "A dictatorship is an iron
is swift and nerciiess in the suppress
sion OF exploiters, as well as OF the
thugs-hooligans."
sss as AND ;n%asd today the
OF socialism-demands the absolute sub
mission of the masses to the single will
of those who direct the labor process"
page 3S) I'VE have not yet learned
this, but we will learn this"
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The free press and free speech
must be suppressed, and labor must
be compelled and taught to produce
more, according to Lenin.
"Oh, Liberty! What crimes are
committed in thy name"
The United States Constitution pro-
hibits Involuntary servitude." Soviet
ism - bolshevism - makes compulsory
servitude the very keystone OF it's or
ganization. Americans are free; bolshe-
visits are enslayed. America Is pros
porous. What a contrast with Russia
and her allied bolshevistic nations, look
ing to America for aid!
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The government holds that ultimate
success of the reasonable efforts of
the bolsheviks is not the only evil Of
their activities. All tho intermediat tie
degrees of created unrest, of inspired
class jealousies and Of the lowered
standards of civilization, morality
and reverence for God must be
fought. For these influences, say the
tending toward assassination, strikes
and riots. All this is treason in its
very purpose.
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The State Department and the De-
partment Of Justice with its secret
service are replete with facts and
documents proving conspiracy and
treason. The officials are not scared" ;
they have evidence of a menace, and
they weigh il calmly and deem the
time fit for the exposure OF their
conclusions.
That they are not going to broad
cast their facts. even on demand or
congressional orators. does not lessen
;rt
coveries. When has IL been the prac-
tice of combating forces In war to
disclose to the enemy all the discov-
cries of their intelligence corps?
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Those who belittle the menace as
sert that such bolshevistic program
for America is so impossible as TO
be grotesque. Our ideals of ciyil!za-
ton, they claim. are SO inwrought
into the hearts of most of our citi-
zens that to compare America with
Russia, where SIS per cent of the peo-
pie are iIliterate peasants, is pre-
posterous. Yet quarter of our own
population can neither read nor write,
and the growth Of crime is not less
serious here than in other countries.
Not marching columns constitute the
menace, but secret assassination and
bombing.
why has not the Department of
Justice prosecuted the agitators? Is
not free speech a bulwark Of our
liberties? Would not the very states
men who raise that challenge to the
oficials of justice be the first to ar
ratgn infringement of freedom OF
speech? Public opinion must first be
aroused, to give intelligent support to
such prosecution, lest the same pleas
be heard as those which defended the
political" traitors of the world war.
Copyright 1929 By Paul V. Collins.)