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Lcnin was rnerciless, attributfng no value either to human life or to in- dividual personality. He constantly charged his agonists--simperial- ists', the bourgeiosie, the landown- CTS, and the Tsarist regime--with att rocity in dealing with other people. What was the character of Lenin's own actions?
 If the number of people killed at the direct instigation of Lenin be taken into account, also the number of people who died from famine in consequence of his economic policy,
 the result is a staggering figure In explaining Lenin's hatred for religion, Professor Vernadsky writes that Lenin considered religion the Fundamental basis of human individ-
 ualism; that it creates a place, if
 only 8 small place. in the individ-
 ual's soul. as an unapproachable re- fuge, a shelter from the supervision
 min considered the reverence of a
 Supreme Being outside the pale of the Church even more dangerous tthan the organized church, since a visible church could more easily be fought. Lenin, however, believed 1t
 disadvantageous for his purposes to
 combat religion by too violent
 means. Direct prohibition to ad-
 here to any religion or church Le-
 min imposed only upon members of
 the Communist party. In relation to
 all the rest of the people, Lenin
 judged 1t necessary to move step by
 step. kro combat religious prejudices.
 it is necessary to be extraordinarily cautious, Lenin said. But he consid- cred this combat one of the chief
 tasks of his government, placing in
 charge of the direction of anti-re- ligious propaganda none other than
 Trotsky."
 | Professor VernadslSy writes that Lenin was not blind adherent of
 Marxism, for he adapted certain
 Marxist doctrines to fit the special political conditions that had arisen
 since Marks time. developing what
 is known as Leninism. "He made es-
 sential contributions to the study Of
 Marx, in the field of political tactics.
 One example of this is Lenin's | teaching in regard to imperialism las new phase of capitalism. the
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Yale Professor Writes Political Biography Of
 Lenin, Red Dictator
First Objective Account In English of Famous Bolshe- vik's Career, Written By Professor George Vernad- sky, Was Published To-day By the Yale University Press.

New Haven, Conn. April 31The first objective account <n English of the career of Lenin, ''the genius of Bolshevism, will be published to- morrow by the Yale University Press. "Lenin: Red Dictator is the title of this political biography, which was written by Professor George Vernadsky, of the University of Petr0grad, now Research Asso- ciate in History at Yale, and trans lated by Malcolm w. Davis. Pro- lessor Vernadsky says: eff judgment is to be based on the number of hu- man lives destroyed by the govern ment of Lenin, then 1t is impossible not to list Lenin among the most fearful tyrants history has known"
 On the evening of April 16, 1917, an immense crowd of workers, sail ors. and soldiers thronged the square of the Finland Station, Pet rograd, to welcome an exile back to Russia. Lenin stepped from the train and was whirled in an armored car to the palace fromerly occupied by the ballet dancer. Kshesfnskaya. The second stage of the Russian Revolu- ton began.
 In eyaluating Lenin as a political leader, Professor Vernadsky says that Lenin was unique in possessing at the same time qualities of a fam atic and of an opportunist.
 Cases are not rare, in political
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life, in which radical socialistic lad CTS. achieving power, have lodged their abstract theories in archives and given heed only to facts of daily life. But in distinction from them. Lenin remained fanatic to his ideal even after complete political power had fallen into his hands. Only at the very end of his career, during the period of hte New Economic Policy, there began to sound more weakly in his mind the voice of an ideal on which his whole political life had been based upon to that time, as 1t yielded to the new con- cepts arising out of the actualities of life around him."
 "In the struggle for power Lenin did not falter at the use of any means" Vernadsky says. Among them were slander and willingness to stir up the ignorant masses against anyone else in order to avert responsibility from himself. For the purpose of attracting people to his side, Lenin did not stop to think twice about playing on the darkest passions of the mob-envy and hat red. The official slogans that he pro- claimed at the time of the Revolu- tion in 1917, were: "Peace'-to at- tract the soldiers; Land'-to satis- fy the peasants; Workers Control ito gratify the workers.
 Tn carrying his plans into effect,
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communism, which began fo rise at the end of 1917. has led to fresh intensification of conflict within Hus- sia, both in the villages and the cities. The communist government thought the time appropriate fo start new drive both on the cco- homie and on the 'apirituaf front. This new communist wave surges across the practical program of the new economic policy, that is to say across the practical conclusions re- sulfing from Lenin's will. Yet this wave swelIs up from the intellectual depths of Marxism, and consequent- ly of Leninism. The movement IS not contrary to Leninism, but pro- ceeds out of it.
 The. future role of Leninism in Russia and throughout the world therefore, depends upon the fate that awaits the communist government in Russia. and on this also depends history's estimate of the personality and political leadership of Lenin himself"
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on condition that absolute unity he preserved with the party, and came out definitely against Gtalin in the codicil of his will, which was fn- terpreted by Trotsky to mean that Lenin meant for him to become the leader of the cummuuist party. Pro- lessor Vernadsky explains Lenin's thinking at tihs time, saying that Lenin was afraid lest the unity of the party be impaired in the strug-- gle for leadership between these two men, and "endeayoring at any cost to forestall a dictatorship by one person in the party, Lenin had to declare himself against Stalin as soon as he understood definitely that Stalin had a better chance than Trossky to become dictator"
 According to Trotsky's statement, Lenin tried to bring the removal of Stalin as general secretary. Lenin also tried to break up the triumve- rate of Stalin. Kamenev and Zino- viev and bring about closer asso- citation between Trotsky and Kame- nev. "Trotsky drew from this the conclusion, stated in his reminis- cences," Vernadsky writes, that Lenin was ready to entrust to him the chief direction of the party. In accordance with the tendency of his ideas, Lenin naturally had to endeavor to begin to withdraw the most important party affairs from Stalin's supervision and to entrust them to other persons, particularly to Trotsky. But it by no means fol- lows that Lenin considered Trotsky fully and generally qualified for the sole guidance of the party cause"
 Professor Vernadsky in giving his opinion of communism in Russia says: "At the present time it is still impossible to say whether this system has been nrmly established among the Russian people, not to speak of it's extension throughout the world. The new wave of militant
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changes that he introduced in polit- teal tactics. Thus the idea of the indispensibility of union between the proletariat and the peasantry was developed and emphasized by Lenin in the evolution of Marxism as ap- piled to Russian and then to colo nial conditions"
 Who would succeed him, Stalin or Trotsky. was the problem that ''sore1y harassed" Lenin as he lay paralyzed during his last days. Pro- lessor Vernadsky attempts to clarity the course of events leading up to stalin's ascension, and although he quotes extensively from Trotskys E memoirs, he accepts neithe Trots- ky's explanation of Lenin's motives nor of his interpretations of var ious acts on the part of Cta1in.
 "Trotsky was the more prominent and effective revolutionary figure. Professor Vernadsky writes. "His talent as an orotor had made him known kidely both inside and out side the party. His triumphant and ostentations role during the days of the November revolution and the years of the civil war also, it would seem, ought to swing the balance in his favor. But further develop ments showed that in the decisive moment Trotsky had neither the genuine ability to hold power nor the readiness to risk himself.
 "Stalin was much less in the forefront than Trutsky. Outside party circles, at that time his name was little known. But party mem bers knew him well. Moreover around his head was theaureole of an old active party leader, who had carried on his own shoulders no small share of the burden of under ground work in the darkest days of party life under Tsarism. Trostky had comparatively recently become a Bolshevik, having adhered to the party only since 1917. From the
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phase of monopolistic capital. His theses compiled for the communist international concerning the role of colonial and Eemico1onial countries in the world revolutionary move- ment, were derived precisely from
 ,n4: .tacl:ing. La.7ilr also supple mented Marxist thought important ly in relation to national problems. And TO less essential were the
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NOT so TOUCH

Father is pleased to hear you are poet"
 "Is he?"
 Rather. The last of my sweet hearts he tried to throw out was a wrestler."-Tit-B Bits.
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moment that Stalin was elected as general secretary of the party, at it's tenth convention, he held in his hands all the threads of control"
 In his will, Lenin wrote that the communist party could stay in power
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-04-03
THE PENALTY

Mrs Woode: Does you husband remember the anniversary of your marriage?
 Mrs Wise: Never: so remind him of it in January and June, and get a present each time.--Passin Show.
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South Africa expects a boom in gold mining stocks.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
AFFECTED BY STOCK
MARKET WEAKNESS,
GRAIN PRICES DROP
indications That Drought Period
Is at Hand Also Works
Against Cereals

Chicago, Feb. 5.-(P)-Grains sag
ged Thursday, influenced by stock
market weakness as we'll as by indica-
tons that the end of the drought was
at hand. Farm board announcements
relative to possible abandonment of
wheat price maintenance and as to
danger of wheat imports having
passed were without apparent marke.
effect. Russia was reported as again
offering wheat abroad on a large
scale. and as having shipped 1892, 900
bushels in the last week.
Wheat closed irregular sc off to
81 to 67lsc, corn n to &c down, May
(old) IS to IS &c. July 66ls to NC,
oats at &c decline to nc gain, and
provisions showing 2 to zoe setback.
Weather developments dominated
wheat trade the greater part of the
time, but the market had mere Of a
two-sided character than Of late
Under prospective breakup of domes-
tic drought conditions, though, price
rallies failed to hold we'll. Some buy
ing was associated with Winnipeg
reports Of scarcity of moisture TO,
2 1-2 months back. Reduction of the
Argentine exportable wheat surplus
was attributed to a wet harvest.
Advices from Germany said change.
in milling requirements would permit
use of a larger percentage of foreign
wheat. Further buying of Canadian
wheat for France also was noted
Corn and oats were governed largel,
by wheat action.
Provisions scored gains owing tt
temporary dearth of offerings, bu
subsequently reacted.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05

are familiar. In the winter wheat
area Nebraska, Colorado and Okla
homa have gone further than the
spring wheat growers: Nebraska and
Colorado paintings showing a reduc-
ton of IL per cent. Oklahoma be-
tween 6 and 7 per cent.
I'VE are daily receiving reports
from the growers located in territories
where they did not respond to our
appeal to the effect that the further
decline that has taken place In
wheat prices since the fall planting
season has convinced them that our
position was sound and they assure
us there will be no hesitation on their
part in going along with the move
ment in the future.
"Our export markets not only have
been limited by competition from
Canada, the Argentine, Australia and
now Russia, but some of the principal
importing countries have erected high
tariff barriers against wheat Is a
means OF protecting their own farm
ers and encouraging increased pro-
duction at home. In Germany the
duty on wheat for bread food is $1.62
a bushel; In France IS cents :. bushel
and in Italy 81 cents a bushel.
TN addition to the tariffs, many
of the European countries have re-
stricted the percentage of imported
wheat that could be used. Most OF
them have also enacted anti dumping
or 'anti-subsidized exports legisla-
ton, which in practice means that
products cannot be imported to those
countries at a price level lower than
the prevailing price in the country Of
origin"
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
SOCIAL WORKERS
TO CONVENE HERE
Meeting Of State Conference
Will Open Monday Morning
at Masonic Temple

Addresses by prominent social serv-
ice workers of the state will feature
the ninth annual session of the North
Dakota State Conference of Social
Workers, which opens in Bismarck
Monday, according to a program re-
leased Thursday by Harold H. Bond,
Fargo, conference president. Sessions
which will be held at the Masonic
temple, will continue through Tues
day.
Governor George F. Shafer will
, welcome delegates in an address at
$50 Monday morning. with Justice
A. M. Christensen of the state SUI
preme court responding. Rev. Walter
E. Water will give the invocation and
the conference president will extend
greetings. DR.. r. w. Allen of the
state health department. will speak
on public Health's Contribution to
the Social Field"
The Monday afternoon program
will be devoted to mental hygiene,
with DR.. H. J. Humpstone OF the
department of psychology, University
of North Dakota, presiding. Other
speakers will be DR.. j. D. Carr of the
state hospital at Jamestown and pr.
A. r. T. Wylie Of the state schoo!
for the feeble-minded Grafton.
Nelson Sauvain, president Of the
state board of administration, will
preside at a dinner meeting set for
$50 o'clock Monday evening.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Farm Lands

HOW 70 GET a GOOD RRIGAT-
ED, DIVERSIFIED FARM HOME
on the Sun River Project, near
Fairfield. Montana, regulated by the
United States Reclamation Service
-35 miles from Great Falls, q large.
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come independent.
Forty-two thousand acres OF level to
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small grains, vegetables, alfalfa,
sweet clover. Dairying. cattle and
sheep raising successful: poultry
and turkeys do well. Big crops Of
grain, alfalfa, seed peas and vege-
tables harvested under unfavorable
1880 conditions prove the certain
results from Sun River lands n
der irrigation. Good roads. mar
kets, railroads, good neighbors.
churches and schools happy
home community.
Improved and unirnproved lands Of
fered generally on easy terms at $50
to $50 an acre. Gibson Dam In
sures plenty of irrigation water OF
your land at very low cost Of $1.O0
to $1.5O per acre for maintenance
and operation. Very favorable
Government plan guarantees that
SO of average yearly crop values
will pay all irrigation construction
costs. This amounts to very little
per acre.
Write us for illustrated folder, Gov
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swered. Our Agricultural Agents
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FARM FOR SALE-Easy terms. In
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living springs. Located between
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Bismarck or Mandan city property.
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Phone l4O5.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
MARKET RECEIVERS
LOSSES PARTIALLY
IN TARDY RALLIES
Some Of Erratic Issues Rebound
Sharply as Short Sellers
Take Profits

New York, Feb. 5.-(R-The stock
market recovered partially in the last
hour Of trading Thursday, after its
early trading. Some OF the cratic
issues rebounded> sharply as shorts
took their profits, but the list as q
whole closed lower, with q heavy. tone.
Transfer aggregated 100000 shares.
Case and Auburn completely regalned
losses Of 2 and 4 points. and declines
Columbia uoS Carbon, Allied Chemical
and Eastman were about half recov-
cred.
Meagre advances of the last three
days were largely lost, as prices skid
ded back 2 to 6 points. The market
remained merely a professional trad
ing affair. however, for bears were no
more successful In dislodging general
selling, than bulls had been able to
inspire any extensive buying.
U. 8. Steel slipped back 3 points
to its low point of the new year.
Westinghouse and Columbia Carbon
lost about as much, and shares losing
2 points or so included American
Telephone, Bethlehem Steel, Ameri-
can Can, Macy, Underwood Elliott
Johns Manville. Atchison, Norfolk and
Western, American Waterworks, and
Byers. Issues showing wider losses
averaging from 4 to 6 points, included
U. S. Industrial Alcohol, Auburn
Eastman, Allied Chemical and Lam
bert. A few specialties were higher
Crucible Steel and Curtiss Publish
ing gained about 4 points in a few
transactions. and Baldwin moved uE
more than one.
Most of the selling seemed to be fol
short account, and while it was in
spired by the lack of encouragement
for bulls in the weeks trade news, !
was also prompted by the weakened
technical position of the list. A pro
minent bear trader was reputedly al
active seller.
Credit conditions were unchanged
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK

South st. Paul, Feb. 5.-(AP-U. $.
D. A.)-Cattle 1900; slow and about
steady; killing quality very plain:
best fed offerings late Wednesas.
s~.75-1o.5o; run today mostly short sto
feds selling at 800 down; tat she
stock slow; few yearling heifers 7.5O-
$50; low cutters and cutters mostly
2.75-3.75; a few down to ESQ; Did
ding 400 and down on bulls or weak
to Is lower; feeders and stockers get
ting very little action. Calyes-2,OoO;
market so lower than Tuesdays aver
age: good grades mostly 500; choice
Hogsw1, 900; 1920 higher than
Wednesdays average; l50-23O 10
weights 7.25-7.5O; better 230-25O 10
butchers .6.75-7.25; 25O-35O 10
weights 6.35-6.75; sows largely 5.oO.
SIS: pigs mostly IT'S; average cost
wednesday 6.72; weight 237.
Sheep 5000; opening slow; PACK,
crs bidding around Is lower on best
lambs. or 7.75-8.OO: bulk fed Offer
ings late wednesday 8.25-8.35.
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Farmers Warned
In Legge Letter
CONTINUED from page one)

CONTINUED from page one)
maintained through the Sterilization
Corporation which is still carrying in
excess Of sixty million bushels OF the
1929 crop and with every prospect
that at the close Of this marketing
season they will have at least twice
that amount on hand. The farmers
themselves must realize how impos-
sible it is to carry on such a program
indefinitely. The carrying cost OF
stored wheat averages around one
and one-half cents a bushel per
month.
Hope Fer Action
"Our hope is that the American
wheat grower will take the action
necessary to correct this situation. in
which event this accumulation of
wheat could be worked off gradually
without destroying the market for
what he is now producing. However.
II the growers cannot see their way
clear to do this, this sterilization ef-
fort will have to be abandoned. the
loss written off and leave the adjust
ment to the old time principle cf the
survival Of the fittest. -.
1--WE are getting a lot Of criticism
on the ground that we are recon-
mending people to abandon the grow
ing Of wheat, which Is not true. The
surplus production that is causing all
the trouble is approximately 20 per
cent and why should a farmer con-
tinue to grow q 100 acres at q loss
when he could raise so acres at a
profit? But you r Immediately
asked what he is going to do with
the 20 per cent of the land thus
abandoned. This is a problem which
can best be worked out by your state
agricultural college and the extension
service for the simple reason that
whatever substitution is made viii
vary in each locality and each dis
trict problem must be studied locally
to determine what is to be done.
I'm the meantime, let us fall back
on the fundamental principle that Il
the producers can get more money BY
raising 80 per cent Of what they arr
now raising, why should they be *
foolish as to continue piling up q sur
plus for which there is no prospective
demand anywhere in the world? II
other words. even IL the land had II
lay fallow, they would at least b
~conserving the fertility as against tn
time Of future need, and at the SAM
time increasing - not decreasing :
their income from the operation.
Progress Being Made
while we have been disappointe'
in some localities. yet on the Who'll
substantial progress Is being made
Your state was among the FIRST to re
spond to our appeal for Z reducttc
Of acreage b matter with which 70
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Apartments

FOR RENT-Weu furnished two
room apartment with two closets,
kitchen sink, hot and cold water.
gas stove, also we'll furnished single
room with k~itchenette. Hazlehurst
Apartments. All Fifth street. Phone
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Male Help Wanted

The Tribune Want Ad. Department
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
Fails to Authorize
Montana Plant Sale

st. Paul. Feb. 5.-lRHJudge John
B. Sanborn in federal district court
Wednesday refused to authorize sale
of a hydro-electric plant at Poison,
Mont, for $751; 500 to the U. S. bureau
Of Indian affairs.
The plant is owned by the Public
Utilities Consolidated corporation, A.
w. B. Foshay company subsidiary,
now in receivership. The court held
the price was too low and suggested
$3.50 900 might be q fair figure. Judge
Sanborn directed Joseph Chapman,
receiver for p. u. G. c.. to renew
negotiations with the Indian bureau
to try for a better price. :.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1931-02-05
SInIIx CITY LIVESTOCK

Sioux City, Feb. 5.-(AP-U. S. d.
A1-Cattle $500; calves 200; slow,
SLAUGHTER steers. yearlings and she
stock weak to Is lower: bulls SLOW,
stockers and feeders easier; two LOADS
good 1895 pound bullocks 900; deslr-
able long yearlings held above ~
early bulk short feds 7.50 to 8.25; loao
good 625 pound heifers 500; plain
kinds 600 and below; most beet cows
3.75 to 4.50; majority medium bulls
4.25 down; odd lots light stockers
$50 down. ~
Hogs $4,000, including 100 billed
through: very active; butcher classes
fully steady to strong with yesterdays
best prices; packing sows steady TO
weak: most 100 to 200 pound butchers
ITO to 7.35; shipper top TAO; 2lO &c
$50 pound weights $50 to TOO; 25C
to $50 pound weights 6.25 to $50; 290
pounds up 600 to 6.25; packing sows
largely $50 to $50. -
Sheep 1000; seven cars choice 1eo
wooded lambs to shippers 1856 or Is
to Is lower than Wednesdays best
nrices: packers bidding $7.85 down
Fat ewes quotablc steady; load feed
ing lambs 7.85, steady.