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THE BICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, FRIDAY, NOV. 14, 1919.
WALLING, NOTED SOCIALIST, WRITES SCATHING INDICTMENT OF BOLSHEVIKS
BY WILLIAM E. WALLING ' , la a previous articles Mr. Walling ttitcussed degrees of pro-Bolshevism tend 'spoke of the Influence of sympathizers making a show of criticism of some aspects of Bolshevism as being more dangerous than that of out-and-out near-Bolshevists. He analyzed at length the position of Raymond Hobbine, who favored an "economic alliance" with Lenine, as being of this dangerous character. Raymond Robbins merits attention because he is the most influential of the friends of the Soviets and because he is typical of a dozen others who are putting out the same arguments on the same slender basis of fact. His group is undoubtedly the most valuable to the Bolsheviki, if we expect the dominating factions of the Socialist and Labor parties of Europe only the extreme left wings of which are out-and-out communists. But there is another group in England and America that is rendering important assistance to Soviets; that is, those who propose a policy of benevolent neutrality. Especially in academic and literary circles there is a considerable number -who not only find about as much to say for the Soviets as against them, but go further and decry all strong or
effective opposition. Leading scientific publications have adopted an attitude that gives the strange "evidence" of the pro-Bolshevists as much
space as their most scrupulous and
competent critics, thus causing the uninformed to remain in doubt as to
their position. The Annals of Ameri
can Academy and the Political Science Heview give an amount of snace to
these apologists that Is equivalent to
uoerai contriDutlon to the pro-Bolshe
vist agitation. A writer typical of
many or this kind is R. M. Story, Ph.
u., wnose mam tnesls is that the Bol sheviks and the Soviets are two dif
ierent tnmgs an idle statement in view of the fact that the Soviets were placed In power by the Bolsheviki and
mat xenine publicly defends and practices the exclusion from the Soviets of all elements that endanger Bolshevik control the 300,000 Bolsheviki being the masters of an organization which embraces several million members. Renounces But Then Defends. Like Robbing, Story renounces Bolshevism briefly and defends it at length. He says. "It mocks international obligations and revels in intrigue. With audacious impertinence it seek3 to override existing democracies, and voices its claim to world dominion," But he takes away all practical value from this denunciation first by applying equally strong language to the anti-Bolshevists and then by praising the Bolshevik Soviets. "Unutterable infamies" have been committed by both 6ides. So tho entire reign of terror, though instituted by Lenine, and by Lenine alone. Is disposed of. The educated Russian Socialists and liberals, victims of the terror, who have been calling for help, are all lumped together with the worthless refugees of the old regime, as the "soulless vulture creatures, who from their emigre havens outside of Russia, have been calling the world to rescue their prey for them." The entire opposition to the Soviets, voiced by half a dozen parties, nearly all democrats or revolutionists, is referred to as the "misery and wallings of former oppressors." The Bolshevists, we are told, saved the social and economic character of the revolution from the mod prat a So.
cialists. The Russians do not want democracy as America and the rest of the world have evolved it; their desire is for the Soviets! The average Russian peasant and workinjrman trusts the soveits, but would not
trust a constitutional aserably! How Story came to know tho opinion of the average resident of this great empire in a few months he does not say. But. what is certain is that it is less than two years since all Russia expressed its confidence in a constitutional assembly in the only real election the country has ever had. Apology for Soviets. Story is concerned to find an apology for the fact that the Soviets are but creatures and tools of the Bolshevic party as they were intended to be when the Bolsheviks endowed them with sovereignty and gave them the political power. Ho by no means denies the glaring fact of minority control, but feels justified in assuring us it is only momentarily. "For the moment the party in power may even resort to the suppression of minorities in the soviet." He admits further "executive usurpation, legislative perversion and the substitution of in-
czarism and not of American presidents. The power of life and death is held theoretically, but is little exercised by our presidents; it was the power that governed Russia in war and in peace under the czars, and it is the power that governs Russia in war and peace under the Bolshevist dictatorship. Why does such reasoning get any intelligent hearing among us? Because Russia is so far from America. Russian human nature is much the same as ours, but Russian conditions are vastly different. We are ready to hear about the Soviets because they have "succeeded" for two years in the sense that they are still in existence. Success in America means nothing, as a rule. In poor, backward, anarchic Russia, plundered by the czar and literally pulverized by the kaiser, it means little. Under such
conditions those who have the machine guns, the food, the railways, and the newspapers can hold their power with a very moderate exercise of Intelligence and organizing capacity. We are ready to give attention to tie soviet written constitution because we have a written constitution ourselves, the result of the long deliberations of a body of practical men, basing their work on the experience of centuries. The soviet constitution is largely the hasty work of one ultra theorist with a few other ultra theorists as assistants. It does not come from political experience, has not been tested by practice since its
promulgation, and will not be so tested. Not a clause stands for a moment against the dictator of hi3 party. Lenlne Ego-Mania. Then we ask how can Lenine be an evil genius it he is so unlike our evil characters? In America the only egoism we know much about is the egoism of the individual. Through swarms of adventurers, criminals and desperadoes have gathered into Bolshevist party as is inevitable in an
unsettled, desperate, and violent movement Lenine and several of the other leaders are not to be suspected of this form of selfishness. But in countries like Russia the most frightful and destructive form of ego-mania is that of parties and sects. The leaders identify themselves with their group and are devoted to it as long as is follows them, but are ready to kill or enslave
all outsiders or even rivals for their
leadership a spirit that breathes forth from every speech of Trotzky and Lenine. America is a practical nation; the chief vice we find in our rulers usu
ally is not practical Incapacity but
lack of vision and breadth. So we ap predate broad-minder men of ideas
The Bolshevik leaders, like other fchool-educated and self-educated Russians, are men of ideas, even if they have taken these ideas from books. They have been used to discussing however theoretically other countries than their own. Hence the Bolshevik pronouncements are well and fluently worded and by no means deficient in genuine Ideas of one kind or another, though they p.rg mostly of a destructive character. They furnish food for discussion, if they provide no basis for applied statesmanship. Appeal at Safe Distance. These qualities in the Bolshevik literature make a strong appeal even to seme relatively conservative Americans who. from a safe distance can afford to forget that these soviet pronouncements are meant not only to be lived by but as a substitute for all other laws. Such glib, plausible abstractions, which will not bear analysis, are standing between the Russian people and all possibility of real political education for the immense work of reconstruction that lies
before them. Moreover, the soviet constitution and the Bolshevik pronouncements for foreign consumption are the least harmful parts of the Bolshevik literature. We must follow the speeches of the leaders and their daily editorials to -see what a monstrous system of fabrications they are offering the Russian people instead of the information and common sense reasoning of which they are in such desperate need. The Soviets have become the rallying cry of ultra-radicalism in Amer
ica as in other countries. But this is
not the real danger here. The danger
is that a great many who were net ultra-radicals have been brought
gradually and subconsciously to that
position by their championship of the Soviets. --and many of these are still unaware of the full implications of the
moral aid they are giving the Bol shevik movement and Bolshevik prin
dries. Socialism is the wedge by
which these people are being separ
( Mostly Personal
- NEGRO IS INJURED John Porter, employed on the construction of the Cadillac building, fell from an elevator shaft and suffered slight injuries about eleven a'clock Friday He was taken to Reld hospital MRS. AUSTIN DELEGATE. Mrs. Mary E. Austin, National road eaat, left Friday for St. Louis, where she will attend the National convention of the W. C. T. U. Mrs. Austin will attend the convention as a delegate from the Wayne county branch of the Union. SCHOOL RESOLUTION RECEIVED County Superintendent Williams has received a copy of a resolution, adopted by the state board of education, which would make hygiene, and health a separate subject to the branches now taught in the public schools. According to the communication received the question will rest with local school authorities. SOUTH EIGHTH FRIENDS MEET South Eighth Street Friends church will hold its annual social and supper at the church tonight. A large attendance is expected.
JAPANESE COUPLE BRING TO U. S. NEW RELIGIO-SCIENTIF1C SYSTEM
WILLIAMS CALLS MEETING A meeting of the executive committee of the state teacher's association has been called for Saturday at Indianapolis by County Superintendent Williams, permanent secretary of the organization, he announced Friday. A.
H. Hines, of Cambridge City, Is a member of the executive committee from the Sixth district. FOOD SHIPMENT ARRIVES The final shipment of government foods arrived at the Richmond postoffice Friday morning and was prepared for distribution. Money paid for orders which were not filled in this final shipment will be refunded
by the postmaster upon application at
the postofflce. Postmaster Beck announced Friday afternoon that the
food may be received immediately if buyers will call at the postofflce.
I that they are abandoning our demo'
cratic principles and ideals and intrO'
duclng a perverted form of reasoning ar.d a habit of playing with truth that
is likely to be used for the next bad cause that comes along. That cause
may come soon and it may be neither
so hopeless nor so obviously anti American as the cause of the Soviets.
The pro-soviet "liberals" are laying
the foundations in America for a per
manent anti-democratic and revolu
tionary movement o nthe European
model.
PRINCE VISITS MRS, MARSHALL.
finisitinn jirtr! trroHm fnr in'rl
procedure, and that even the Soviets' I ated from democracy. The point Is weird 'principles" are jiot sale from not tha.t th?y favor Bolshevism, for ih-, i,r,n wow,, a r.i o I the Soviets may soon pass away, but
archie violence. Wanton violations of
soviet principles have been serious. In order to gain time and the appearance of unity tbe ruthless suppression of minorities, and every immorality fcnown to statecraft have been employed." Is this not enough of an indictment? It troubles our witness little. Though the sovieta have been under the rigid control of the Bolshevik party from the moment they were given supreme power, we are assured they offer "immediate, effective and constant opportunity for party change," and that "there is and can be no assured tenure of party control to long as the soviet as an institution continues to function!" Wo can only conclude then from S?ory'ri own previous statements and from tho fact of continued Bolshevik control that Story's Soviets have never functioned, and probably never will. False Analogy With President In spite of the "popular" Soviets, Story admits that the power of Lenine, the chief commissar, is absolute and that "the word tsar was never more authoritative." How is this czarism to be reconciled with popular control? Very easily, it is the same as in the United States! "The position and power of the chief commissar in Russia has been actually as strong as that of an American president during the war, perhaps stronger. Of course. Story's first aujuaq auo otuj am SB.. deraaBjs is following the precedent of Russian 9)7111 RMZ X3SKS&
Earlham Notes
V ' Neal Newlln was given first place in the Extemporaneous contest held in chapel Friday morning. Amelia Ruger was awarded second place and Sumner Mills, third. The five persons taking part were selected from '20 students who tried for places last Tuesday. Those taking part Friday morning and the subject on which they spoke follow:
Neal Newlln, "The Strike Situa
tion"; Amelia Ruger, "Government Management of the Food Prices":
Sumner Mills, "The Peace Treaty :
John George Baker, "Compulsory Arbitration In Labor Dispute," and
Romaine Brown, "What shall we . do with the railroads?" All Earlham students will take part In the parade to be staged in town Friday evening at 7 o'clock by the high school pupils, preparatory to the 2 football games to be played on Reid
field. Earlham students will march
from the college to the high school
this evening, where the parade will start. The band and drum corps will
accompany the college pupils. Prepara
tions are being made at the college for
the large crowd expected. Many alumni will come for the game, which
is to be held on the day set aside for
Homecoming Day.
At 10 o'clock Saturday morning two
picked teams, from the girls, will stago
a hockey game on the school field.
Miss Clara Comstock, girl's physical instructor, issued a list of training rules Friday and all girls playing hockey are expected to comply with them. The teams picked for the game
Saturday morning follow:
E. Ballard, M. Henley. D. Heiron-
lmus, N. Donavan, E. Parker, D. Sher
rill. A. Forsythe, R. Rush, J. Ballard,
M. Baird and D. Llndley. The substi tutes on this team are, L. Johanning
E. Rhodes and R. Jerome. Members
of the other team follow:
M. Nicholson, H. Carter. R. Thorpe, H. Rawls, T. Fisher, G. Edwards, C. Pierce, H. Rust, E. Young. A. Eastwood, and J. Rawls. H. Calvert and V. Fellows are substitutes.
Circuit Court News
The case of Vert C. Connor versus Agnes V. Connor for divorce, was dismissed and costs paid. Judgment for $300 was allowed the plaintiff in the suit of Louise Rogers against the estate of Theodore Fisher, on claim demanding $470. The county clerk has not had a single applicant for a marriage license in the past two days. As a rule rarely a day passes without at least one marriage license being Issued. The county recorder has also experienced a listless spell In Issuing real estate transfers. Not a single transfer has been filed in the recorder's office during the pa6t two days
COUNTESS TOLSTOI DEAD.
(By Associated Press) WASHINGTON. Nov. 14. The only event on the official program of the Prince of Wales today, the last day of his stay in Washington, was a visit to Mrs Marshall, the wife of the vice president Immediately afterwards he was to leave by train for Annapolis, where arrangements had been made for him to inspect the naval cadets Tonight the prince will leave Washington for a three daya stay at a popular southern winter resort
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LONDON. Nov. 14. Countess Leo Tolstoi, widow of the famous Russian novelist, died at Yasnaya Poliana, Nov. 4, according to a dispatch to the Dailw Mail from Helslngfors, quoting the Krasnaya Gazzette. Countess Tclstol before her marriage was Sophie Behrs, daughter of a fashionable Moscow physician. She was married to Count Tolstoi In 1862. The couple had 16 children. Count Tolstoi's vagaries in his latter life which led him to flea from his family in search of a simplo mode of living, were said to have been a great strain on his wife.
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Heart and Beauty Problems By Mrs. Elisabeth Thompson
Dear Mrs. Thompson: (1) 1 am a girl of 18 and very deeply in love with a fellow of 20. I live with my aunt and she very seriously objects to my goins with him and I cannot possibly give him up. He wants my sister and I to visit him at his home, which is about 60 miles distant. Would it be proper for us to do so? Golden Hair. (2) My parents wish me to marry a certain fellow, whom I do not love and could never live with. I am in love with another fellow but my paren's seriously object to my having anything to do with him. Shall I marry the first and retain my parent's good will, or marry the one I love? I am 20 years old and would like your mother
ly advice. Heart Broken. .
(3) I am a girl of 20 and have been
and I would never advise you to marry a man Just to please your parents. It would be far better to inarry neither of the men. Do your parents have a good reason for objecting to the man vou love? Wait a year or so and if you still love this man and he Is worthy of you. then you probably would be happier with him than r.t home with the good will of your parents. (3) No, the man should net let his mother interfere if he really loves you. (4) Books make good presents for a man and are always acceptable, and linen handkerchiefs are al;o lovely gifts. (5) Seme of the mc-t regular materials are duvetyn, tricotic
serge, Fi'.vertone cloth ar.d velvet. (6) If she loves another fellow, I am
Mme. Klmura's husband piercing her arm with a needle to show triumph of mind over matter. Mr. Hideo Kimura and his wife have come from Japan to demonstrate to Americans their new rellgio-scientific system. "My religion includes all past philosophy, religion, psychology and art," stys Mr. Kimara, who with bii wife is now in New York. They believe they can overcome the materisl through their minds, and to demonstrate this Mme. Kimura fretjuently permits her husband to make a pin-cushion out of her arm.
LITHUANIANS ADVANCE.
(By Associated Press) COPENHAGEN. Nov. 14. The Lithuanian general staff announces that
the Lithuanians have driven detach
ments of Colonel Bermondt's troops fromPonemunsk and Shabdshkl (about
45 miles west of Dvlnsk.)
Clem Thistlethwaite's, Richmond, Ind.
going with a fellow of 22 and have sure l don t know what to tell you t-j learned to love him. His mother ser-ido. Treat her the best you know Lo.v lously objects to bis going with mo. and perhaps The will love you ajrain. Do you think he should let bjs mother. stand between us if he cares for me.. Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have read so which I think he does? (4) What 'many of your good advices to people
would be an appropriate gift for a j and I want you to help me, if you can
gentleman friend? (5) Vhat are
popular materials for winter frocks? Sunshine. (6) I am a young man, 20 years old
and am deeply In love with a girl in
my home town. She seems to care for another fellow. I am very attractive and have always treated her with ttw most respect. Would like to know what I can do to regain her love. Money. (1) Does your aunt have a good reason for objecting to this man? If so. you should follow her advise as she probably knows. Since you are so young, it will depend entirely upon your aunt's judgement whether yoa should go to visit the man or not. While it would be proper to visit in his home, you should obey your aunt since you live with her. (2) You should never marry a man unless you are truly in love with him.
I have pimples on my arms. Just the outside of my arm. I have used
creams of different kinds and can't or haven't yet been able to get rid of them. The pimples are not sore. G. M. W. I do not feel competent enough to tell you what to do about ycRir arm"?. I would advise you to consult a physician and he will gie you something for your blood or skin, which
ever it is that Is causing these rimpler. Be careful of your diet, avoid starchy
and sweet food, also too much meat.
Men first began to shave in the reign
of Alexander the Great, about r.75 E. C.
Healthy Children, Happy and Full of Joyful Life Do this for the kiddies if you want to keep their tender little bowels open and stop them from getting fretful and feverish. Get an inexpensive package of good, old-fashioned vegetable Celery King at yeur druggist's today. Brew a cup of delicious tea and give to the children as directed. You'll like it yourself, too, for it not only purifies the blood, but keeps stomach, liver and bowels in firstclass shape. Drink a cup every other night for three weeks and your whole being will be filled with the Joy of living. It's simply splendid. Adv.
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