Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1948-10-15

PATTERSON the people of the
nation. 1t is the bu-
reaucracy that rules, not governs,
Russia.
THAT THE RUSSIAN people are
not satisfied with conditions behind
the iron curtain is evident from the
hundreds of thousands who, in one
way or another, have been able to
escape, and refuse to go back. Some
of them, such as the Russian teach
ers in New York, were part of that
bureaucracy that ruled, but not gov
erned Russia.
They have had an oppOrtu-
nifty to see real democracy at
work. They have seen too much.
death or, at best, deportation to
labor camp in Siberia as
means of preventing their talk
ing of what they have seen.
Siberia is but slow and worse
than a quick death.
THE RED ARMY of World War
II days was loyal to the Russian
homeland, and fought valiantly to
defeat an aggressor. The Red army
of today may be loyal to Stain and
the Politburo. but that has not al
ways been true of all the regular Red
army. A considerable number Of
general officers, few years ago,
paid with their lives for having ex-
pressed vague intimations Of dissat-
isfaction with some of Stain de-
crees.
There is again dissatisfaction be-
hind that iron curtain. We do not
know who or how many but we do
know that others are paying the
same penalty from week-to-week
and month to- month. Thousands
either are being shot to death or de-
ported to labor camps.
Such conditions could lead to
mutiny at any time, and mu-
tiny could mean the overthrow
of the Communist dictatorship.
THE PASSING of Stain, when it
comes, means the selection of an
other member of the 13-man polit-
buro to take his place. That there
are jealousies existing among some
of the Is contending for top place
is known. Such contentious would
improve the opportunity for mutiny
in the Red army. Such mutiny,
should it come, as it can, would
give the Russian people a chance to
assert themselves. Certainly with
the Red army out of the picture,
even if only temporarily, the 81 per
cent of the people could account
for the per cent that are members
of the Communist party.
In World War II the Russian
people demonstrated they were
capable of fighting. 1t was not
the Red army that defeated the
Germans. It was the Russian
people. They fought, not for
Communism or the Communist
party or the Politburo. but for
the homeland.
Give them a reasonable chance
and am convinced they would fight
the same way against that other
invader of their homeland, Com
munism, and its dictators and bu-
reaucrats representing only a small
minority. Any intimations of assist
ance from the outside might help in
starting such revolt when the OPP
perfume time arrives.
WHEN, OR JUST how, such a
revolt will come is beyond my depth
at guessing. I believe it will come
before Joe Stain and his Commu-
comparative safety of "cold" war
into a shooting war for which they
would have to answer to an aroused
Russian people. especially the mill
lions of such people as are inmates
of Russian labor camps in Siberia,
and other millions who would like
to go home but dare not do so under
present conditions.
Joe Stalin's death and the jeal-
ouses inside the politburo could be
the spark that would explode the
worse-than-atomic bomb for the de-
struction of Communism dictator
ship inside Russia and its satellites.
The last report from Senator
Byrd's committee on government
employees shows an increase aver
aging 482 a day since last January
/, total for year of III, $3.50. The
department of government showing
the heaviest increase is the always
politically-loaded post office. 1t now
employs a total of $4,000 people,
with more being added each day
Four votes for each job is a con-
sentative estimate.
Independent voters are those who