The Washington times., 1938-02-26
The Nightmare

The Nightmare
THE publication of the imaginary Washington
story in this column yesterday meant to illustrate
the basic differences between American democracy and
Russian autocracy, msnamed Communism.
1.- 0, The imaginary news story re-
S0 ported that two of most dis
story IeSteFdGy tinguished Navy men, Admirals
Leahy Woodward had been executed for treason along
with eight of most distinguished Army men-MaJ.
Gems Conley, Reed, Brown, Bihbirs Reynolds, Lynch,
Westover and Birne That said the kind of news
Americans would be reading this country the ter
rors autocracy the Reds trying to persuade it to
become 1t the kind of the Russians have often
read this year about their high officers and officials
We know of no American Army or Navy officer who
vas ever executed for treason and know of only
who should have been That Benedict Arnold who
-. made his escape to his British friends after
I'S't0 discovery of his plot to betray West Points
Our Loyal Notifications to them during the Revou-
ton. Arnold, unique in history, has taken place
alongside Judas Iscariot in the American mind.
In our own civil the choice fer each man was be-
tween loyalty the Union and loyalty to his State None
who left the Union Army and fought for his State was
executed when captured plenty of them after the war sat
in Congress with full approval of Northerners
Why the Russian army and navy are riddled with
treason by the Russian Governments frequent ad-
mission is question has to according to ones
n. beliefs.
""OO'W Our belief is that the executed fighting
1reGSOn men did not believe themselves disloyal to
Russia but that they could not stomach Stain; that II
thew plotted against Stan they did with the convc
ton that they were working for Russia
Stain, like Ivan the Terrible and other Cars, has
fastened ruthless autocracy Russia-just as Hit
ler like Wilhelm II before him. has clamped mailed
fst-andshining- sword tyranny on Germany There is
no Communism as described by Marx in Russia; Stains
old
but the labels and the faces.
The Russian and German always did stand to
be kicked around. Russian and German liberals always
did fight openly underground against whatever yrant
happened to be in power Such breeds such
treason" Stalin Hitler and Mussolin are much more
opposed to freedom of action word and thought than
were Nicholas H. Wilhelm II and the former constitu-
tional monarchy of Italy.
We wonder whether Stain hasn't asked for more
treason than the Cars did, by taking away the Rus
sian peasants
PROPERTY RIGHTS
such as they were in farmands and coectivzng those
lands under state ownership.
normal mans fiercest loyalty is to his wife, his
,,,, ,1, 1,. children his house. his land.
''"' A''o 0O00' Possessing such things, he
And What Breaks 1t can see reason for fight
ing for his country Deprived of ownership of land, will
the Russian peasants fight any invader whoeheartedy
as if they owned the lands they live on?
That question hits home to this country.
FARM TENANCY
is on the increase here
About 4OG6 of all our farmers tenants now many
others places mortgaged.
This may sound like city jay pontifcating about
farm problems he knows not Of but if want to keep
the boy on the farm after the old dies instead of
turning it to tenant, must somehow make farm
ing easier and more mental than it is
Daily
Mandate of the People
m HE THOUGHT comes to mind: Would Chair
l. Jack Nichols of the tax committee have told the
Federation of Citizens Associations that it was
''wastng its tme'' in advocating a sales tax if the
chairman had been elected by Washngtonians instead
of by Oklahomans?
Maybe yes and maybe
After the first experience of the Citizens Fedora
tion, sales tax advocates before the congressional
committee bit hesitant and slightly apollo
in nuttinU their onnostion IN