Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1933-03-23
Moscow Makes An Appraisal

revolutionary movement.
More revolutionary activities are urged. Disap-
pertinent ! frankly expressed because the world
eyoaemie crisis has failed to bring about the long
heralled downfall Of capitalism.
Tie sterilization Of capitalism is Mt an end, =
resolutions adopted declare, but there is still no d-
rect rvo.atH'Islry situation in The most important
countries.
Tie communists have not been alone in marking
Ills situation. Il is equally apparent TO those who
SHARPLY disagree With Ill their theories and all their
te4eLA4s u 10th Communists and those opposing
them il should larry ] lesson.
Intelligent Communist leadership may well stop
aH4 consider whether it Is getting REM returns for the
zaear e1feading. and whether its whole pro-
sraM !. 80 10 biz. is well is TOO revolutionary. to be
interpreted tt the mediocre type OF hireIings it is
AsW able u command.
These who fear Communism may be treasured
when they read Tie detectives established for the
Increment " she Communist International in the
Ihiel >Fate~- They are quite simple and are frankly
stated a. follows.
-Ite Communist party of the United States
must mobilize the masses to fight for social in
snr4aee against wage reductions. for immediate
relief q tie unemployed, assistance to the far
ner. lie rights Of negroes and the self determ--
nation u the black helt and for the defense of
lie Chinese masses and The Soviet union
IN faet seems 10 be Rite overlooked that to
accomplish these net wholly unworthy detectives
there ~ more Fes5urceful influences ut work than
the coMnanlst plriy N the United States will ever
he. Tie Lass II organizing the worlds underdogs to a
Hoint where they will violently gesture, is not pro-
<resshe satisfactorily. To solution Of The wrongs to
which Communism points the constructive effort Of
nase re~eareefal organizations is directed. The soclal
an ssasme theories u Communism are making dis
tae5 TF0-sesS- rs revolutionary program meets with
a>1inef and diSAeartening reyerpes.
se4l loans public aid. Red Cross relief, are all
rEMA5nIssTe n principle. N some instances they
- ~ working out a. expected an 4 are creating
lew problems
III tie national scene Communism bulks as a
r4Ffs annoyance. Tie sum total Of its actual prac-
fIrai achievements il not far from nothing. 1t is still
N effective sAakedown racket on which a great deal
= money i being spent ineffectivey.
Communism loves martyrlom. 1t is not achiev-
lag ID glat regArl IN accordance with the blueprints
rens oHr from Moscow. Meantime it has not been
veEE effectively challenged The general policy has
feen To tolerate and endure. 1t has been justified by
th@ results alta mel. | may well be continued.
IT tie challenge Of Communism should not be
ignored especially ii there Is ever any indication
that Ii begins to progress beyond the status Of a
sHakt4eTvH racket There are answers to this chal-
lenge when and II il becomes an actual challenge. A
4gciesy obviously suffering the effects Of ~maladjust-
mrnt must expect sharp challenges and must be pre-
Jared to meet them Communism in the abstract,
when il remains outside Of purely speculative fields,
= not a total loss. since il has made all the world
Thizk On manifest social ~iniustices. But the trouble
with Communism il that 1t has its %grafters, as have
III political groups. The only difference is that the
ZrafferS Of Communism are the outcasts of older
groups now ia serious trouble themselves and a bit
morr desperate and arfTculate than our more refund
III equally effective political g%rafters. The Commu-
nist erafter passes the hat. The refined CRATER en-
tiers the public Strongbox with nicely developed, plan
nei and timed finesse-
There i too much s~huddering when the term
Communism i mentioned and not enough effort to
EF4IlE4enfIy understand il. Saving the underdog is a
thorough. worthy objective. In time it will be ac-
nAmEliShe-i. Tie world will breed better men and less
1T them. perhaps. III will turn to the question Of
achieving 4 greater measure of social justice more
sincerely and more resourcefully than it is turning
Today. Certainly that most worthy objective will never
~ achieved ~ Illuminating exhorters who always
sind up with the time-honored religious rite of pass
Ing the haf- while defyfng man, God, princes, poten-
tales and powers. not to mention the operation Of all
economic law as we understand it today. Ajax defy
ing the lightning WAS not more impressive or impo-
tent than The average Of our pre- ent Communistfc
leadership. But il is NOT of record that Ajax passed
the hat, though most evidently he had a good racket.
Sweet are the uses Of adversely perhaps, but
one easily gets fed up on this particular brand Of
sweetness
The President says folks must quit specializing
with other peoples money-and it looks as il they
have.
Anyway. the bank holidays didn't make much
difference to those of us who are accustomed to
doing without money.