BOLSHEVISM AND RUSSIA

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10285, 21 May 1919, Page 6

BOLSHEVISM AND RUSSIA

' To the Editor "N.Z. Times." Sir,—l have beard it stated that your article of to-day on Bolshevism in Ku;sni, has' incurred the condemnation of those who pretend to have no sympathy with the Bolsehvists. But your article with its authoritative evidence shows how ltussia has nationalised women and created a Bureau of Free Love. The details of what the Bolshevik* have done in Russia in this matter were* published in a Press cablegram in your paper in February last. All these are summarised or are made conceivable under the heading "Men have the right to choose women without the consent of the latter." This is how has degraded woman and brutalised man.

There are people in New Zealand, ajo, and even In England who are favourable to Bolshevism all over the world. 'The edict of the Czar that abolished vodka emanated from tho dark counsels of Rasputinism with or without German prompting and its secret design was to precipitate a revolution." That was written by "The Times" Petrograd correspondent and published in that journal on March 14th, 1918. Then Mr J. K. Clynes, that wise, loyal and patriotic Labour Leader in Great Britain, speaking in the House of Commons on March 12th, 1918, said that "The suppression of vodka in Russia had failed to strengthen that country either militarily or moraily. In fact,, it was possible that it accounted in some measure for the discontent that finally produced the revolution." Dealing with Bolshevists in England, Mr Lloyd George is reported as follows bv- the ■•. Manchester Guardian"'of December 14th. 1918: "After citing Russia as an example of

the pernicious system of class govern;ment chaos;! oonfusiuin, people dying by scores of thousands for want of food, massacres all over tho place—Mr Lloyd Ueorge said that there wero no more patriotic men in tho country than many men in the Labour Party, and he found them to during the war. But, he continued, these 'are not the\ men who are running the Labour Party. The Labour Party* is Leing run by an estremo pacifist, Bolshovik group. It was they who pullou Labour out of the Government at the momont when you needed the help of Labour to reconstruct this country. They pulled it out. Why? What they really believe in is Bolshevism. <Cheers.) "1 have named Mr Ramsay MacDonald. Mr PhiliD SnowtHia, Mr Sniillie, and others. 1 have no word of

personal criticism to pass upon them. Thev uro nbie men. Xiut supposo tney had had their way. what would have happened? Wo should havo lost tho war. Belgium would havo been overrun. PrancoX would have been overrun. Germanv would now have had the wholo Continent of Europe right under. Tho whole of Channel ports would havo been in tho hands of tho Germans. Not a single Britis/h ship could have passed through that hishwav of our commerce. We shouLd have been tho slaves and the bondsmen of Germanv if we had listened to theso men. And fcliey aro the teal Labour partv of tho present moment. These are the men who would run the •Government the moment they got in. "That is exactly what happened in Hassia. It is the same thing that would happen hero. Until you find that the Labour party is strong enough to overthrow tho domination of this clique I venture to sav it would not bo safo to entrust fche destinies of a great

Empire to their charge." (Loud cheers.) Tho British elections resulted in the return of the loyal and patriotic Labour leaders liko r.ho Hon. J. K. Clynes, hut tho men of tho type of Philip .Snowden suffered their iust desorts —tho pacifist mom'ber for Blackburn was defeated by 13.000 votes. Another feature of tho election was that the lenders of tho Free Churches were adverse to the Coalition Government and Dr. Clifford's manifesto was distinctly opposed to Mr Lloyd George, and favourable to Mr Asquith. 'J'no result was that, Mr Asquith was defeated after a long and distinguished Parliamentary career. Wo must beware of the lea.lern of Bolshevism in New Zealand. Anv man nr woman who support's nn<l :!flvcrnr<"i i f i-> unworthy of pub'.ie !e;.n'-cl or r-oniid^nc". LIBLTUL. Wellington. Hay 20tK