Evening star., 1926-10-30
BACKGROUND OF EVENTS
BY PAUL Y. COLLINS.

of the Supreme Economical Council,
declared: 1.-THE destruction of our
country progresses in all branches or
its economical life. The industrial
machinery is thoroughly shattered. so
much so that every intelligent man
must realize that an energetic inter
national initiative will be necessary
for its reconstruction
Soldiers used to hear something like
that appeal summed up in one word.
"Kamarad." But it was accompanied
! with simultaneous dropping of weap-
ons, If it was ever acted upon in good
faith.
It was this same Stain, now dicta-
tor of sovietism, who, while he was
secretary of the political bureau, said:
THE advent Of the Soviet Republic
has split the world into two camps
the Anglo.American camp, which is
attracting to itself the bourgeois
government, and the Soviet camp,
| which Is acting as center of grav1ta-
ton for the workers in the West and
the revolutionaries in the East. These
two camps must eventually come into
conflict with one another, since 1t is
impossible for both of them to exist
together"
Later (within the last two years.
Stain announced:
"The theory and practice Of the
Corpmunistic International Is the Or
ganfzation Of a mass revolutionary
movement against capitalism. In or
der to organize this revolutionary
movement, the Communistic Interna-
tional must now carry on propaganda
and must participate in all subversive
activities in the rest Of the world"
~
The claim that there is a dfstinc-
ton between the Soviet government
and the Third International Is offset
by the fact that practically all Off
cials of the one are officials of the
other-a sort Of "interlocking direc-
torate."
In Great Britain the Third Interna-
tiOnal has a membership Of 5000,
working with the left wing" of Brit
ish industry.
In Germany 1t has membership of
$50 900, with Cells" or units, in $500
industrial undertakings, and it con-
trolls the Union of Red EX-Service
Men," who, according to Zinovieff,
are the nucleus of the forces Of civil
war"
In France it has $4,000 members,
who work closely with the "Revolu.
tionary Confederation Of Labor"
whose membership is 100000. 1t also
has many "cells" in factories and
army units.
In Italy 1t has $4,000 members, in
spite of the fact that it's existence is
in conflict with Fascist laws. The
trade unions of Turin and Bologna
are controlled by the Communistic In
ternational of Sovietism.
Czechoslovakia has membership
Of 100, 900. with 300 "cells' in fac
tories, $500 in villages and 2,795 in
other local organizations.
How many cells exist in the
/ United States cannot be stated.
The profession of Premier Stain
that all the program of a world revo-
luton Is abandoned will be convinc-
ing when the Cells in foreign coun-
tries are abolished and propaganda
ceases. News from both Moscow and
Leningrad, according to eminent au-
thority, is that everywhere the So
viets are 'feverishly preparing for
war" With whom? All youths are
required to train in rife teams and
military drill. Freedom of speech and
Of the press does not exist Persecu-
ton of the church continues, as shown
by the recent arrest of the Metropoli-
tan Peter, head of the Orthodox
Church. Corruption by officials is
measured by $4,000 complaints last
year by workmen and peasants ac-
cusing them of extortion, bribe taking
and embezzlement.
But Stain "a saint would be" until
he feels better, or in better credit
with capitalistic nations.
Former Secretary Of State Hughes
laid down these conditions precedent
to our recognition: First, Russia must
acknowledge and agree to pay our
loans to the Kerensky government;
second, 1t must settle for American
private property seized by Russia;
third, 1t must stop all its propaganda
here.
Secretary Of State Kellogg stands
on the same uitimatum.
tocpyright. 1o2e. b. Paul v. Cel1ans.)