New Britain herald., 1926-10-19

coming out of the chaos that has ex.
 isted In Russia something that re.
 sembles a. stable government Il
 may still, even though it's character
 changes entirely from that which its
 originators intended, be called a
 ,Communistic government, but the
 label which is placed upon an ad-
 ministration is of little concern to
 the rest of the world. as long as | that administration Is willing and
 able to assume it's obligations toward
 other countries.
 The truth must be that radical ism is degenerating in Russia, that
 Trotzky's fear that the revolutionary
 movement is gradually slipping to- ward conservative government is
 entirely justified and that he has found himself losing a political ad-
 vantage. Hence his equalization. Not because he is ready 10 sacrifice the cause for which he is a zealot but
 because he hopes to save it. Indi- cations are that he will not be able
 to do so. The first steps have been
 taken, away from his fanatical lead | ership.
 Russia is a land Of vast spaces and of an ignorant populace easily led in nearly any direction, par ticularly when the fanaticism of an
 oppressed people is appealed to and
 promise made that relief will be forthcoming. The revolution proved
 what is possible with a people that think not, politically. and blndly seek relief with the only weapon which they can understand, force. But since the revolution we doubt if there has been any relief from the despotism of czar. They have the despotism of a hysterical gov ernment instead, and probably the rule of the czar would be more ac- ceptable.
 We have it from those who know that the peasant today knows no diff ference between the Red Army and the White. He welcomed the Red army as it uprose, in the expecta- ton that he was to find relief from his abiectness. He was glad to see the White army, representative of an autocratic government which had too often presumed upon its rights disappear before the on- slaught of the new ally. The White army stole from the peasants fields and barnyards, 1t drew its substance from the only possible source, the stocks of the farmer. But the rub of 1t was that the Red army did likewise. It could do nothing else, of course, it's members had to eat and the peasant had to supply 1t. Therefore the peasantry learn- ed, too late, that the promised re- lief was not to be forthcoming from the Reds. It has probably learned by this time that starvation under the Bolsheviks Is just as unpleasant as starvation under the imperial re- grime.
 In all probability it would be a difficult matter to take still anoth- CT group of conquerors, representa- lives of an imperialstic government or otherwise, into Russia and im- press the peasants with the belief that at last they were to be kindly | treated They have probably not the | imagination and deduction necessary ! to act as a body and cease the gov crnment for themselves, it will take several generations to teach that plan. There is little hope for inn l mediate results in Russia.
 Possibly another revolution will come about. If so 1t will be between factions of the soviets, which almost happened recently. and it will not involve the majority in the rural districts. The chances are. however hat sanity and temperance in poll Ics will grow in the circles now in control and that a stable plan of ad- will work out the angle, with an ever increasing -armer influence taking hand in l. seems as if a start las been made toward that very j.,