Show I i Other Points of View 11 1 TIn THE lI OP OF The rhe second Sparta Spartacus us rising in Berlin BerHn seems to be departing dep de- de parting arting p more and more in Its outward form from a civil war 1 between two parties and that nt of ot a n struggle struggle struggle gle between or organized society and criminals Not ot that I there hero is anything vcr very surprising about this Bolshevist doctrine may Ignore operation co-operation with the rogues' rogues gallery but ut Bolshevist practice encourages It When hell the first article of your our political theory theor is that all policemen are Cossacks of ot capital you 1 0 may expect to find eager allies In those hose who have hold held that view Jew all their lives So we have a picture of ot guerrilla 3 fighting in the tho Berlin BorIn Bor- Bor lin Hn In streets of ot women omen of ot the lowest classes parading In infine fine ino clothing looted from stores and residences of or neutral correspondents buying the tho privilege to enter the districts under rebel control b by purchasing g somo some of or the tho plunder of ot looters and along with this the ruthless ma sacro of or policemen po- po a assassinations sas and everywhere women walking wallIns- about carrying severed sC heads on pikes Doubt Doubt- less Jess ess nil all this would havo horrified Karl but It springs not unnaturally from the tho attempt to carr carry out Ideas In tho the Paris commune the professional lonal criminals had an nn Influence somewhat disproportionate lonate to their intellectual eminence and the they seem to 0 have a a. good deal leal to say ea- about what happens in somo parts of or Russia Enthusiastic magazine editors who admire admire ad admire ad- ad mire the theories of or Bolshevism are aro likely to have havo somewhat somewhat somewhat some some- what less Jess Influence in the revolutionary councils than titan gunmen from tho the slums New slums New York Times te foj ta MILITARY DECORATIONS r The returning ers o overseas as soldier who during man many p months of oC service has been wounded and decorated wears a 3 varied assortment of or decorations which Is a welcome relief ellef from the monotonous olive olivo drab of or tho recruit Some ome soldiers the wear unauthorized American overseas ribbon rIbbon the thc unauthorized allied arm army ribbon and unauthorIzed unauthorized un- un authorIzed combinations of or blue and gold old or silver or gold and nd silver service chevrons but tut ut this only adds to the distinction of the thc hero whose decorations arc are easily recognized rec- rec as genuine The soldier wears authorized decorations not because ot of f an immodest love of or display l pla but mainly because the they are re part of or his uniform The They set Mt him apart not only as a a. 1 soldier sailor or marine who has seen active service In n this war but as ns a soldier sailor or marine of Olar illar lar accomplishments They mean mean in fact a great t deal more nore to men who have been in the tho service than to civil civil- fans lans ans for at t one glance tho the service men can read the entire enIre entire en- en tire Ire stor story told by the decorations For this reason if It for tor or no other they should hould be worn especially at this time when it ris Is ls necessary that the full story of our forces overseas bo be told In the Interest of oC the Victor Victory loan In duo time the government will doubtless publish the citation acco accompanying the tho award of ot American decorations by states in which case each state will have havo opportunity to o recognize in some special way the men who have havo distinguIshed distinguished dis- dis themselves In some special way For I or the present pres pres- ent ent a a. town can hardly do Itself tacIt greater honor honor than to honor onor somo favored son somo son who wears weara a decoration for for braver bravery There aro are not such many sous and they thep are easily Identified There are enough of ot them in Indiana to o make a a. showing worthy the states state's part in the war I Indianapolis News |