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6 THE REMNANT OF ISRAEL co e—
This phsychology of the war is an inviting field for the
bolshevist and in the profiteer and pacifist he is finding
powerful allies—the first is formenting suspicion and hatred,
the latter is obscuring the nation’s view and lulls her to
safety while destruction and desolation is threatening the
great country that has been spared the terrors of the war
and has become rich and prosperous, the leading nation of
the world!
Shall the warning of the Scriptures remain unheeded,
perhaps be made an object of ridicule? How grave and
threatening it sounds, leaving no doubt as to the final out
come!
“And thou shalt say, 1 will go up to the land of un-
walled villages. I will go to them that at are at rest, that
dwell in safety, all of them dwelling without walls, and
having neither bars nor gates, to take a spoil and take a
prey, to turn thine hand upon the desclate places that are
now inhabited, and upon the people that are gathered out
of the nations, which have gotten rich in cattle and goods,
that dwell in the midst of the land.” Ex. 38.
The time ‘‘of trouble, such as never was since there was
a nation’ is at hand!
We witnessed a well organized and united effort of
certain publications throughout the world to conceal the
truth from the people and to discredit the motives of the
Russian people in their struggle against their bolshevik op-
pressors. lhey have succeeded in sowing disagreement
and indecision among the allied leaders as to their Russian
policy.
In the face of the discovery of a nation-wide plotting
of bolshevist emissaries in this country there comes the
alarming rumor from Paris that the allies are about to lift
the blockade against bolshevik Russia and to recognize
it as the de facto government since its growing successes on
all fronts must be taken ‘‘as proof of popularity.”
The all Russian government under Kolchak has made
many mistakes, no doubt, but a proof of its soundness is
that wherever it succeeded to liberate the country from
the soviet, law and order has been re-establishd and state
building has already begun. The recent reverses cannot
change this fact, for a healthy cause, a setback is but a step
toward improvement.
Russia, that so gallantly sacrificed more than 8,000,-
000 of its best sons on the altar of the allied cause, has been
deserted and left to its fate. Can we remain indifferent to
the sufferings of our great sister nation that more than any
other people contributed to the peace and liberty, which
we are now able to enjoy? Can we, who entered the war
under the solemn pledge ‘‘to make the world safe for de-
mocracy remain indifferent when the European statesmen
are about to shake hands with those murderers and hang
men that have trampled upon the rights and freedom of
the Russian people and are threatening to bring about gen-
eral anarchy?
Kolchak today is not fighting an enemy of Russia
alone, he is fighting a common foe, an enemy of social free-
dom and order.
Shall we, like Russia, unprepared, fall a victim to those
dark forces that are undermining the nation's foundation?
The great majority of the people seem to be indifferent to
the growing unrest and feel satisfied when one or the other
of those self-styled “‘one hundred per cent American’ prof-
iteers themselves, give a lesson on ‘‘the high cost of living
and patriotism.”
We all, whether natives or foreign born, who have
found liberty and protection under the American flag have
a sacred duty—to keep it unstained. Neither radicalism of
the left nor of the right can be tolerated, for they both would
destroy law and order, the very foundation of the freedom
of which the American has a right to be proud. We must not
remain idle while our enemies are active and are sowing
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broadcast the deadly poison of communism.
We hear of a strenuous effort of our government to
rid the country of the foreign agitators, thousands of whom
have been caught in the dragnet that has been cast from
coast to coast. Many believe, or try to make others believe
that with the ejection of these elements the safety of the
country will be insured!
The deported emissaries of the bolsheviki have accom-
plished their aims openly, sowing the seeds of communism
of speech and literature while some of their followers are
spreading and furthering their ideas cowardly hidden under
cover of the national flag. A part of the popular press has
been made their weapon. While we find their editorials
over-bubbling with self-praise of patriotism, their pages are
decked with the emblem of the national flag, they are carry-
ing on their shameful, unscrupulous work of sedition, class
and race hatred. They represent our most dangerous enemy
and if we want to destroy the evil by the root we must do
it here and now.
Later Movements.
New York, March |3.—News of the overthrow cf the
German government by a peaceful revolution and the set-
ting up of a new government representing the monarchial
idea of the German people is not in the least surprising.
It has seemed for some time that the revolutionary ov-
erthrow of the present government was a strong probability
but it was difficult to judge whether that overthrow would
be the right or the left wing, by the monarchial party or the
extreme radicals.
The German people have long been trained to firm
political leadership. They have been profoundly dissatisfied
with their present political position and | am inclined to
believe that a majority of the nation will look with favor
upon a re-establishment of a firm government.
Ludendorff to Russia
To my mind the most significant piece of news in some
weeks prior to this news of the actual overthrow of the gov-
ernment was the cabled report, which, curiously, has attrac-
ted very little attention, that Ludendorff and his staff recent-
ly left Berlin for Russia.
Russia today has a large and in part efficient army.
Trotsky has developed a genius for military organization.
Russia and Germany almost perfectly complement each
other in points of strength and weakness.
Agriculturally, Germany has sterile fields. They have
yielded comparatively large crops, but at an enormous cost
of fertilization and labor. The German people are the
strongest in Europe in modern industrial organization.
Russia has unlimited agricultural possibilities, is almost
wholly composed of a peasant population, having no sym-
pathy with communism and with its greatest desire to attain
legal ownership of land represented by definite land deeds.
Russians Lack Leaders
The Russian nation is lacking in industrial leadership,
and, indeed, in political leadership, outside of a very small
group.
The develnpments of today have tremendous signifi-
cance.
If they result in a coalition of military strength: if they
loan the granary stores of Russia to the hungry population
of Germany and if they bring to Russia the German genius
for organization and German industrial capacity, Germany
will be furnished food and certain greatly needed raw ma-
terials and in turn may be expected to put Russia's trans-
portation system in order, furnish Russia greatly needed
manufactured products and give to Russia a certain amount
ot political direction. Such a combination would be a
menace to the world. Great plans are being worked out
for the future by the nations of earth. The wise will not
be found sleeping on such vital fulfillment of prophecy.