Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1938-03-24

a.. >, ;. that are going on
Liquidation in Russia at this
in Russia time and phases
of events right
here in the United States. So much
alike are these things, indeed, that
one hears a great deal of comment
on the circumstance.
Most persons are familiar, of
course, with the fact that the die
tator, Stain, and the clique at pres
ent, and for the moment only, that
is in his favor, are engaged in
liquidation" of traitors. Now, "liq-
uidation" of opposition in Russia
means death at the hands of a firing
squad. 1t means putting that oppo-
sition under the ground for eternity.
This is accomplished in Russia I'M
der Stain by the simple expedient
of a so-called military trial. The
farce that is called a trial is moth
ing more nor less than an exposi-
ton of charges against the accused
who are, without exception, tortured
until they CONFESS" That is to
say, a torture in Jail, a physical
maltreatment, is administered until
the accused would rather have death
than a continuation of the physical
suffering.
This thing is resorted to in Rus
STA wherever and whenever Stain
or the clique then holding his favor
believes it advisable to instill some
more fear into the millions which
fate placed in Russia. That is to
say if, as always is the case with
human beings, Stain makes mis-
take or his plans go awry, somebody
must be the goat. In land where
the government has absolute power
over life and death, the easiest, sim
plest way of solving the problem is
by shooting off few extra counter
revolutionists. Lately the purge in
Russia has been directed at. "coun-
ter revolutionaries" amongst the
army officers. A few newspaper
correspondents and government Of
ficials have been included just to
make the propaganda effective on
the proletariat.
The mock trials and the "liqui-
dation'' in Russia are being carried
on at this time because it is
charged, there are elements in Rus
STA that are seeking to bring back
Leon Trotsky. Trotsky has a diff
ferent type of dictatorship by the
proletariat in mind. He has to hide
out in Mexico, or get shot himself.
Anyway, the Stain group announces
boldly that Russia is going forward
Whatever that means) and will
brook no interference with it's plans
even if it has to shoot off all of
it's army officers and most of its
government officials.
So much for the Russian system.
Now, in calling attention to the
similarity of conditions here, have
=. no notions of COM
And in the pairing them on the
United States basis of the actual
results. I want to
deal with fundamentals, with prin-
ciples. 1t seems to me this can be
done without animosity. We will
start, therefore, with one small and
rather insignificant matter.
A few weeks ago, President
Roosevelt named Stanley Reed to
be an associate justice of the SUI
preme court of the United States.
Mr.. Reed had been solicitor general
of the United States. The appoint
ment can not be criticized in any
way, because Mr.. Reed will lend
dignity to any job he undertakes.
think the country is fortunate in
that appointment l.
But when Mr.. Reed was promot-
ed, the President named Robert H.
Jackson to fill the vacant place..
Well, most people were rather.
glad to see Mr.. Jackson placed in
a job where he has to do legal work
instead of being political mouth
piece. Their satisfaction was short
lived, however, because who should
be named to succeed Mr.. jackson
but Professor Thurman Arnold of
Yale university. 1t is an appoint
ment that is worse, if that is pos
sible, than that which placed Mr..
Jackson in the job originally. For
Professor Arnold is not a man to
breed confidence at any time. Par
ticularly is this true when it is con-
sidered that he manages job that
has to do with governmental rela-
tons with business. Which is to
say that if business could have no
certainty or assurance or guidance
from Mr.. Jackson, it will be like
looking for needles in haystacks to
learn what Mr.. Arnold's ideas are
on business practices. Maybe 1
should say, it will be like chasing
a very small insect that has habit
of biting and is equipped with a
voracious appetite.
Thus we are come to the point of
comparison. What does it mean
that Messrs. Jackson and Arnold
should be given those posts? The
answer is comparatively simple,
albeit quite significant. 1t means
that President Roosevelt has taken
control of the Department of Justice
out of the hands of Attorney Cen