The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-10-22
RED PARADISE
WAS A FAILURE
Jacob II. Rubin Tells Ke-
nosha Rotarians of
Trip to Russia.
FOUND NO UTOPIA

Revealing how visit to Russia dis
illusioned him Of the idea that social
ism or bolshevism would create "red
paradise" Jacob H. Rubin a former
leader of the Socialist party in Wis
cousin, but now lecturer, author and
traveller, gave most interesting adj
dress at noon today before the Keno
sha Rotary club at their regular week
ly dinner meeting in the Pompeiian
room at the Elks club. Mr.. Rubin, a
most brilliant thinker and interesting
speaker. brought q frst-hand report
from Russia showing how the "red
Utopia" which he had hoped to find
had failed far from reaching its goal.
Explaining how he was native Of
Russia, how he came to America and
settled in Milwaukee, where he became
imbued with Socialistic tendencies, Mr..
Rubin told how in 1920 he went to
Russia, confident that he would find
that applied Socialism had proven sue
cessful.
Made Study Of Country.
Reaching Odessa, he found Just the
opposite. Within a few days he had
been thrown into prison, was deprived
the right Of trial by jury and SEN
fenced TO be executed. He was saved
from this fate only by the interyen-
ton of the American Red Cross and
the American consul. After that he
mingled among the Russian people and
his study there convinced him of the
many fallacies Of the bolshevist move
ment.
II learned more in five months study
OF conditions in Russia as it was un-
der Socialistic control than twenty-five
years of the study Of MARKHAM nhiloso-
ply had brought to me-" ne declared.
Socialism is a wonderful dream, but
does not work out in practice. Karl
Marx, as great thinker as he was,
forgot to take human nature into con-
sideration. 1t is better to be exploited
by a group Of capitalists than by a
group of politicians"
Warns Against Recognition.
Mr.. Rubin warned against this coun-
try recognizing Soviet Russia, claiming
that thereby it would recognize the
international movement which that
country represents. He declares that
this in time might lead to bringing to
America all Of the ills to which Rus
STA has fallen heir under the bolshe-
visit regime.
In dealing with the report of Sena-
tor Brookhart and the late Senator
LaFollette, he declared that these men
had merely seen the bright life of
Russia and had had their minds "poi-
soned by the reports of interpreters
and guides furnished to them by the
bolshevist government"
Mr.. Rubin was accorded an enthusi-
astic hearing by the Kenosha Rotar-
ians, who unanimously declared the
address one of the. most interesting
given here in several months.
Start Attendance Contest.
Announcement Of teams in the at
tendance contest of the Rotary club
was made today. 1t was also announced
that the thirteenth district, Of which
the Kenosha club is a part, had en-
tered into an attendance contest with
the twenty-sixth district, with head
quarters in Alabama, this to extend
over the months of October and No
vember.
A feature OF the meeting today was
the singing of the Michigan Uniyer-
sity songs, in keeping with the friendly
agreement reached last week that the
Wisconsin men WOULD join in singing
the Michigan cheers in the event that
Michigan won over Wisconsin Univer-
sity at Madison. Afterwards all joined
in "0n Wisconsin"