Evening star., 1924-01-07

controls a country oil l26 900. 900 IN
must. first of all. be realized that the
Russian communist party, although
numerically insignificant In compari-
a most highly organized group. The
communist party Is not political
party In tho ordinary sense Of the
word. 1t can in no wise be compared
to party organizations In the United
States or In western Europe. 1t is q
closely organized. rigidly disciplined:
military corps of tried and trusted
men. picked with great care from the
general body of protesting COM
only after. years probationary
period, during which their loyalty Is
put to every conceivable test"
Calls Rule Tyrannical.
Discussing the Russian government
as pictured by him. Senator Lodge said ::
1--WE are dealing with an oligarchial
organisation. which is Of the highest
efficiency. II Is needless to say that
II is q tyranny Of the most absolute
kind. Russia has never been governed
by anything but tyranny and never
by tyranny more thorough ,. or more
ruthless than the present one"
Senator Lodge gave In detail the fig-
| ures showing the preponderance Of the
communists in the congresses Of the
Russian soviet governmentmranging in
three such congress from SO to 81 per
cent. A similar high percentage is
found. ne said. in the higher local gov
srnmentai organizations Of the Russian
government.
I'm my Judgment" said Senator
Lodge in summarizing his argument
government Of Russia the official
| recognition and approval OF the
United States and invite official repre-
| sentatives 10 come among US and
break up our own labor organizations
1 attack American laws and American
freedom and kindle the flame OF riot
| and disorder throughout our country
| Active ENEMY" of United States.
"'Obsta principiis' Is an ancient and
| wise rule never more needed here at
| this moment, when we are asked to
give ognition not to a people or a
| country, but to a government-an
| active and insidious enemy working
| under our flag against all the beliefs
and institutions which Americans hold
most precious"
Reading a carefully prepared ad-
| dress of upward of 10000 words. SEN
| ator Lodge announced that his argu-
| Aent conla ned mo secret Of annoy
| nous reports of any kipd," and that
| he addressed himself solely to the
| proposition contained in the resoiu-
| ton Of Senator Borah, republican
| Idaho, that the Senate declare in
| favor of the recognition of the pres
1 snt soviet government,
Evidence was presented to show
| that the same group of men, chief
! among them Lenin, Trotsky, Zin-
,-iss. BuKharin, kai:nIn and ka-
| nenev, control the Russian govern
| ment and play a predominating role
| IN the congresses and conferences o!
\ the Communist International.
] Interiockins Apparent.
Aside from this interloeking. Sen
stor Lodge asserted that the inter.
dependence OF the soviet government
manifests itself in many other ways
hat the proceedings Of the communist
International. its proclamations and
| oropaganda appear In the offlcial or
| sans of the soviet government; that
the use OF the Russian wireless and
telegraph has been granted TO the
! communist international and tina,
| meetings OF the congresses OF the
| International and of the executive
committee are held in governmental
! JuildIngs.
| documentary evidence also was
Produced to show that the communist
| International Is the creation of the
| Russian communist party. which was
| .ecIared to be the controlling force
throughout the Russian government
Control of the international has been
etained by that party, Senator Lodge
aid. through the support by the
oviet power of many Of the So
allied foreign delegates and through
ne financial dependence of the. In
.smuch as it has no resources OF its
jown.
Reviewing In detail the makeup o
ne various branches OF the Rus
san government, Senator Lodge OF.
tered a table to show. that the higf
party. the Russian soviet republic
and the federation Of soviet rupublic:
and the communist internationa
practically are one and the same
"A system of interlocking directo
| ..ates, which would be accepted a
once by any court or any jury II
this country as demonstrated without
any further inquiry"
Constitute Real Government.
These interlocking directorate
constitute the real government o
Russia" he said. IAN power il
theirs. In the presence Of these fact
IT is, to my mind, absurd to say tina
the Russian soviet republic reall.
governs Russia That is merely on
Of the divisions and not the most i'm
portant.
opportunity to say that things whicl
are done and controlled by the othe
land dominant branches Of the gov
ernment are not done by the gov
ernm ent Of Russia Everything tha
l branches Of the Russian governmen
t--the federation of soviet republics
the Russian soviet republic and tn
communist party, and the greatest o
these Is the communist party-ha
been. done by the government of Rus
sta. There Is no escaping that fac
II think I have shown who the me
are who control all these organiza
4 rions and who control Russia an
swho are the real governors of Rus
sta Their names are PRACTICAL
summarized in the political bureau G
the Russian communist party. 1t
y very formidable and highly organ
lied system OF government arbi
trary, gnscrupulous and efficient"
1 Cites Intentions Here.
Asserting that he could go on al
most Indefinitely in giving example
of their work and their intention~i
regard to other countries, the speake
; said he would content himself with
few examples, first, as to their gen
eral intentions and activities !
countries other than the Unite
States. and. second, with q few ex
amples Of their intentions and activi
ties in the. United States
AS an example Of the latter, h
: read from q letter written by Trotsk
+ to an American communist" MacKa,
, Moscow I5vestia on February II
1923. 1t said, In part: