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THE NOME TRI-WEEKLY NUGGET. MONDAY JULY 21, 1919 I
TIME TO KNOW THE TRUTH
"The time has come when we must know the facts about Bolshevism.”
declared Raymond Robins, former head of the American Red Cross Commis
sion to Russia, in a recent statement to the Bolshevik! investigating committee
of the Senate. “Not to libel, or slander, or defend." he continued, ‘but to
KNOW. Only by knowing c m America meet this challenge.”
The monentous and remarkable effects resulting from the strange new
doctrine bred so suddenly in the Moscovite realm must suggest to even the
most superficial observer of world events that Colonel Robins' declara
tion embraces a truth which should not go unheeded by those who hold the con
trolling hand in the direction of American destinies or that portion <>t the
American people who possesses a loyal regard for the principles upon which
the American government is founded.
Bolshevism is plainly a thing which is nol to be overcome by journalistic
diatrihes or the simple process of pooh poohing its manifestations. As Colonel
Robins further informed the senate committee. ".Mere passion and resentment
w:il not take care of it.” Whatever is to be done to prevent the doctrine
teat ing down the present days structures of government must be done through
an intelligent understanding of what Bolshevism is and the application ->f reme
dies which will tend to circumvent its insiduous influences. And to find the
remedy we must first find out the true character of Bolshevism by studying its
cause®. Thiit it possesses and almost superlative nttiaetion for cer'ain orlers
«*f mankind has been so well illustrated in Europe that not even the run*: un
thinking can escape the conviction that the remedy miirt he found in some al
ternative of the present day forms of government and society.
A* pointed out by Robins. Bolshevism, like I. W. W.ism and other ii'tra
radical movements, finds Its inception ; nd growth in economic wrongs. Its
dissipation is. therefore, dependant on the removal of the conditions i-espon-iM.
Tor its being.
"Take the fear of unemployment, accidents and sickness fro.n t! o work
man's home." Colonel Robins told the committee, “and you remove tie- m od of
Bolshevism."
This necessarily involves a wide change in the present social and indus
trial system which is in no degree compatible with the ideas of those who con
trol the vast mass of the world's industrial and political activities. It is prob
ably due to an understanding that such an alteration is the only appreciable
remedy for Bolshevism that the capitalistically controlled press of the world
is so industriously seeking to i-ender it innocuous by the futile process of con
cealing whatever virtues the doctrine may possess under a torrent of villiflca
1i -n and abuse, which is palpably based on no definite understanding of what
Bolshevism actually means to humanity.
Even Colonel Robins, himself, has come under the displeasure of the
mighty by daring to say that the Rolsheviki doctrine had its inception in the
same brand of evils as afflict our own economic and industrial life and can be
successfully combatted only by telling the truth about it and altering the condl
• ion which will enable its propagation in America.
It is clear, however, that Col. Robins has sounded a note of warning
which must he heeded if we are to escape the alternatives presented in the ex
amples of Bolshevist influence in Russia, Germany and Austria. The American
people must be shown what Bolshevism really is. If it is bad they are of too
sensible mould to permit its insiduous influences to master their good judge
ment, It it is not bad, it will at least do them no harm to know it and may
become of some benefit in the future. If the doctrine is actually the sore on
the world’s body politic it is represented to be, it cannot be cured by covering it
up with a swathing of lies and misrepresentations.
Good or bad, Bolshevism undoubtedly represents a protest by the mass
against the economic evils prevailing under the present system and must he
reconed with from that point of understanding. Neither, press denunciations
or platform fulminations can conceal that It possesses qualities which make it
attractive to those who are the worst sufferers from the system and who are
the least qualified to direct its activities, while at the same time possessing the
power to use it to misdirected ends, in the same manner as has occurred in
Russia.
It is much bettor to attempt to forestall its influences by giving the
Basses a full and truthful knowledge concerning its principles than to at—
•impt to cure its manifestations with rifles and bayonets. The first method may
be effective but the other would be futile. To quote again from Col. Robins’
pertinent remarks on the subject;"Government cannot expect to suppress a de
sire for a better life with force."
GOVERNMENT GEOLOGIST REPORTS GOOD
LIGINITE COAL IN NENANA FIELD.
Special to the Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
WASHINGTON, July 21—The published report of G. C. Martin, of
the Geological Survey, says lignite coal of good grade Is found in the Xenann
coal fields in the vicinity of Fairbanks and provides an excellent source or
fuel supply for common use in interior Alaska.
Geologist Martin asserts that the coal may be used for locomotive
fuel on the railroad and steamboats, as well as for general power and thawing
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AMBASSADOR SAYS
FIFTY AMERICANS
MURDERED IN 3 YRS
Special to The Nome Nugget by The Associated Press.
WASHINGTON. July 21—-'Ambassador Fletcher, American representa
tive in Mexico, announce to the Rules Committee of the House of Represen
tatives today that he is in possession of conclusive evidence showing that fifty
Americans have been killed in Mexico since his appointment without :i single
prosecution by the Mexican government.
Fletcher said there were also evidences showing that other American
nationals had been murdered by the Mexicans during his incumbancy but no
definite proof was available to* support prosecutions.
Accorling to the Ambassador, the Carranza government has not shown
a disposition to either apprehend or prosecute those who were involved in tlie
killing of Americans in Mexico at any time since It came into power.
PHONE STRIKE ENDED IN CALIFORNIA CITIES.
Special to The Nome Nugget l>y The Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 21—The coast wise telephone strike of the
past two weeks has been called off in California as a result of the vote of the
striking unions Monday on the question of returning to work or continuing j
the strike.
Following the announcement that a majority of the unions had voted i
:•» return, the central strike committee ordered the California unions to resume j
v ork. I
PROPOSED INTERNATIONAL STRIKE IN EUROPE FAILS.
Special to ihe Nugget By the Associated Press.
PARIS. July 21—The proposed international labor strike, planned to !
involve a majority <>f the nations of western Europe, has been a complete j
failure, only u small percentage of the workers of any district participating
Tlie strike was scheduled to • oinmence yesterday. The laboring ele
ments of Paris paid no attention to the call owing to the recent postponment
by the !a)>or federation as a result of action taken by the Chamber of Deputies,
regarding demobilization.
POLICE AND STRIKERS AGAIN BATTLE IN BERLIN STREETS.
Special t > Hu Nome Nugget by The Associated Press:
PARIS. July 21—Another street battle between government troops
i-I strikers occurred in Berlin yesterday, according to German advices reach
ing local newspapers.
Th»- reports say considerable tiring occurred between a company of
troops and a large procession of striking workmen, many of whom were carry
ing red (lags in token of revolutionary tendencies. The troops attempted to
disperse the crowd and precipitated a lively battle, the casualties of which,
if any, are not given in the dispatches.
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