The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1942-08-28
BY LEVERNE HAMILTON

| by LIE ILIllNG liam YIN
The overthrow of the czarist gov
eminent by the Bolshevic revolution
in 1918 put the fear of God in the
hearts of the capitalist leaders of 9th
err nations and contributed largely to
the early conclusion of World war
number one.
Prior to the Bolshevic revolution
this capitalist leadership was not en-
thusiastic for an early ending of hos
tilities, and indeed why should it be?
Capitalism thrives on profits and is
not too particular as to the manner
| in which those profits are derived.
Industry was booming, all workers
were employed, or in the army, money
albeit borrowed money, was in rap
id circulation and profits from govern
ment contracts were rolling into the
Golfers of the corporations of every
nation. But the Bolshevic revolution
put different aspect on the situa-
ton and chilled capitalistic leadership
to its very marrow. If Russia, a ma
ton over eighty per cent illiterate,
nation that had been held in virtual
slavery for generations, could over
throw such powerful capitalist re-
gime and establish national coop
erative during the stress of war, what
might happen if workers of other ma
lions attempted to follow suit? The
possible answer to that question sent
aIi11c nf oh
down the capitalist spine. The emo
tional stimulus of war must be ended
else capitalism itself would perish.
Perhaps this thought will answer an
unspoken question which has been
troubling many regarding the sudden,
unheralded and unexpected armistice.
No prior information as to peace nego-
tiations had been given out News of
the armistice broke on the public like
bomb shell. One day hostilities in
full swing, the next utter cessation of
hostilities. Was Germany defeated?
Events of the last twenty-four years
and her present powerful war ma
chine definitely indicate that she was
not. Her territory had hardly been
invaded, and her resources were by
no means exhausted. Then why the
sudden capitulation? The answer is
fear of revolution on the part of lead
ers of both the allied nations and |
tho Entente and that answer also ex-
plains the remark attributed to Mar
shall Foch when informed of the arm
icfi lox n
men, the war has been postponed for
20 years"
1t was not the defeat" of Germany
which brought peace, but the fear Of
revolution in the more literate ma
tons. Reports, suppressed, but grad
ulally coming to light, indicate that
'The Old Lady of Threadneedles
Street." backed by arguments and
pressure from the old man of Wall
Street, prevailed upon the Reichsbank
to induce Kaiser Wilhelm to abdicate
rs the quickest solution to the prob
EN- of ending the war and with the
war the threat of world wide social
md economic revolution which threat
ens the very existence of capitalism
But even with the ending of hostil-
ties this threat was not averted
.enine and Trotsky, two confirmed
md sincere socialists were in control
n Russia and had openly announced
heir intention of spreading their So
;ialist revolution throughout the en- I
ire world. So great was the capital {
st fear of this possibility that even
It the Versailles conference Sub !
osa" discussion of prevention meth {
IDS were discussed 1t has been re- {
'orted that when Woodrow Wilson I
vas asked at Versailles how much t
money and equipment could be raised {
n American to fight the "Bolshevic /
he replied, mot a man and t
ot dollar" When the proposal was i