Evening star., 1928-03-26


Another thing l could not help not
ing was the endless propaganda i'll con-
nection with the schools and the chill
dren. what and haw and why certain
things were being taught and their
general effect.
Positively apart from that which
went on during the World War, l have
never seen props ganda more thoroughly
devised or effectively applied. You
know the old saw about giving you the
child until six or seven years of age,
and then letting any take him who
would. Well. obviously the Communists
in Russia understand that,
Having taken the child out OF tne
hands Of the religiOniStS and virtually
out Of the hands Of his PARENTS since
they began with him in the pubic nur~
series and kindergartenS, they have de-
cided to inCulcate not only the primer
pies Of communism but a hatred OF
capitalism in all its forms from inc
cradle up
Red Flags in Nurseries.
And to this end. in the day nurseries
all over Russia where parents can, ana
taS in the instances of the vast num-
her Of working men and women VINO
GO into the factories at 7:30 or am,
and do not return to their homes until
nm or after must. you will md in
ali nurseries where children are lying
in cradles or still crawling about on
their hands and knees. not only red
flags hung upon the walls SO that the
color and form will become familiar
and therefore a memorable thlng, Dut
pictures of Lenin with q red factory
chimney behind him. his working cap
awry his solid square-toed WoEhIile
shoes firmly placed upon the nara Coo-
bIestones paving the square around
hir1-his attitude that OF man ABOUT
to make an address.
And with that as a beginning, the
good work goes on-in ever-increasing
Volume and yariety-for these Com
nunists believe themselves TO be politi-
cal scientists who have made an
infallible analysis of all historical
processes up to now and at last nave
found the solution for all our social
and economic life.
Naturally the nurseries. kindergartens,
schools. become little mills for the
grinding out of reds. The inculcatlon
Of sound ideas is the great and first
thing in connection with all this, and
the principal sound idea is that capi-
talisrn is an evil and communism the
perfect way. as we'll as the truth and
the light.
Sound Teacher Needed.
But to get this over requires first
and foremost a teacher who IS COM
munistically sound himself or herself.
and after that. If possible one who has
an understanding OF and a way with
children. After that nothing in con-
nection with it is very hard, for day
after day here comes the child. and day
after dav here is the teacher, and there
are songs TO be sung maxims TO be
learned or copied, little books and pic
lures illustrating the theories and ways
Of Communists as opposed TO those OF
individualists or capitalists, and then
bits of history. news Of and stories con-
cerning prominent Communists who
have done this and that in connection
with the great cause.
For indirectly communism, its theo-
ries and doctrines. permeates every
public phase Of a child's training and
education from the cradle and kinder
garten up. Not a spelling or a reading
or q writing or geography or history
or grammar lesson or q class exercise
or diversion but is connected In some
way, and that as directly as possible,
with Communist theory and practice.
For how easy In connection with the
spelling Of words and the inculcation
Of their meaning TO spell and explain
a few words directly bearing on COM
munism and It's aims. The word com