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Show SOCIALIST LEADERS. Socialist revolutionists and other raji-caVs raji-caVs have controlled the Kussian government gov-ernment for months and the country is in deeper chaos, than ever. They have overthrown the s.n stem " which their soap-box orators have been denouncing -5 the source of all human woes, and they have been able to brine; only 0- e:i:er tToes upon their country. Secia'ism, as a form of government. could not succeed unless all men possessed pos-sessed ail the virtues in the hiirhest perfection. per-fection. The leaders of Socialism have ;old us that the system" was responsible respon-sible for man's viciousnes.-. and that nine the "system" v as abobsiicd all men would become kind, oenerous. faithful, faith-ful, as industrious as need he and, in a word, perfect. The drift toward per-:'e, per-:'e, tion in Tetiograd may be apparent to the microscopic eye of a Socialist, bet no one else can detect it. Not the slightest capacity for govern-n govern-n crt has been displayed by any of their representative?. Kcrcnsky was thrust forward to leadership becvese of his jilt' ,,f eloquence and be ause he rnvM o take the social's!'.- id-'as of the- relations of man to man seriously. Tor a time he appeared to be fitted in ,-ve-v way to be a leader, especially espe-cially when he placed himself a! the - head of the troops in Oali. ia and in-si-irc-l them to vn-torv. He won admiration admira-tion ex.rywlicre, and pean of praise were utteie-I in his honor. He was hailed a.- ore who not only could 0M.ro-- the ,,,.-.;-,-.; sentiments of revolution and th-i'l men with Hie i.ea! of " ialism. but as one who a. liieved tlie croate-t re--aits when a-ticn w.is de'ran.'cd. His act in ("talici.t was really nothing more than a. or is. It v as an apt eal to the soldiers to fight, and for .1 little time they forg'it well. Put "hen Keren.-', y wa eaile.j i.j.on to d'hl w it'll hi? own rpvwd in Pctro-ra-l lie failed. Pecans" he thie.ii.ht that tho-e who preached ret'orm and piogres? wore honest, inteliignt r,il irtuou and genuinely ai-iie to -nle t hemsej ves an-t their cor.nfiy. When lie shouM In' e eyrrel-,- 1 loi-e he -eli.-.l on housed v. 07.K An, the afrits- i'f Yon 1 1 : adenburg Lnj-h-'l him 1- i-ie as a ;,oke. Th other 1-ad-r the ,-,ii- r."'.v in .omman l is Lenine. He is not p.---.ff,i.i ,,f all th virtue-, unless the orld has mi'con-trued the meaning ol fvh!i tirtues- Her as pi--"! through ;rm.iny mro v- ce-'an 1 to I'etro crad in order ti.at Lr ni ght cavtaia t!ie 'all al-. Hi'- fir't rio'. e fa- t'nat of a t-ai'or to his eointry. LYr'titii-- that j-?. j-?. Socialist virtae. A'ti.o'igh he wa a-'-cu-e I of Prin-J in the pay of ermaiiv. he was taken to the h-iirt? of the ra ilea'., il-ea'., and Kerenskv wj. afraid to anest him. I.enine shoni-1 liave hern arretted rin-1 hanged h'fg ao. Pnt Keren-k t-e,it al.-et pieltiae S'eetlv a 11 -1 eliding I i -ii ail irt'i-ais ra in al? to rally to the :o:e of rr,o! g rr em in r nt . Ill-tead of i -in g ma. idle- ;.,k, on trait. o . lie f; .. .. to tro in a- it" t (. had l.e'ti ; atriots. And v.l.en the-.- ,.;,!. 1. Ke-.-n-i v 11, ev robabpc ill drink hr- biood if h- trie" to o ; . ; i - - e 1 h r n i . l.'- al at iii.-n a.-, ep! iti'il a" ill'-'-;.r.-. They- i'eit),, r iiuniini'e tp.-ir ui tur ti'o- oei tl-.-ir .. e.. pot gf.'. ertm -nt i-- not inei.-i;' n o,. nation f.f -i r - I. ie. It i- a 'in.-tion of ,-om-thing e-.en rare,----.' -dolu Lad . ' ailiion --Ml"-. A S-O. Ill ie ' ' ' ' I . . 1 1 1 ' ' 11 ''t ' 11 i ' i 1 e.ll.ld ll'd - 0 .' , .-,-.1 if ii.. a a wa- a - i rt id-. a,J It . oiii-l tod ii 1 il - . iv man v. a- a- .. r il in Pirno-d and i,s i a' .: !.. t aa ! ;.. K,. a-i . It . onld d ..i.l- .1 l:. I,', We;,, tl... P,-:,., - , , . J-...-,.,. , m. 1 , : .- r . it -.- ot v . 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That system will last a lew weeks or ;l few months, and when ignoiiiiwe! and incapacity greater in Kussin than i in any other eiyili.re.i country have I done their worst, the Russians will look about for w ise men w ith executive abil- j ity to rcM-ue them from their bedlam. rin se men w ill come up out of the same social strata as Kerenskv and I.enine. They will he self-made men, not cr.ars, grand dukes or princes, but they will be as diiferent from the Kerenskys and the T.enines as Lincoln was from the forgotten leaders of the draft riots in New- Yoih ' |