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Show GORKY'S OUTBURST. Maxim Gorky, an overrated Russian novelist, who was benevolently adopted by the literati of the world after old ago had begun to eclipse the glory of Tolstoi, is threatening the arrest and violent treatment of foreign envoys. He defends the utterly inexcusable arrest ar-rest of the Rumanian minister, and urges that tho 'diplomatic representatives representa-tives of other countries bo seized if they "take liberties" with the revolutionary revolu-tionary soldiers. What he means is mado clear when he calls the envoys "spies and helpers of Korniloff, Kale-dines Kale-dines and Savinkoff. " The excuse he puts forward is that the envoys represent countries which have not recognized the Bolshevik government gov-ernment and remain in Petrograd simply sim-ply to obtain information. But the real explanation is that the revolutionists revolution-ists do not believe in the accepted traditions tra-ditions and usages of international society, so-ciety, and are ready to violate them whenever they can gain an advantage for themselves. And yet these same revolutionists pretend that they are striving for an international organization organiza-tion of society. Here again they are unmasked. Trotzky, who declares that might is right, is simply seeking to make tho "working class" dominant and all other classes serfs. In place of Prussian despotism he puts "working class" despotism. He does not want peace on earth and good will, but a struggle which will make the working class masters of government. In our own country practically everybody every-body belongs to the working class, if the term be used in a broad sense everybody except some thousands of I. W'. W., an army of tramps and a few' idle rich. In European countries coun-tries the "working class" is always al-ways contrasted with the "ruling class," and a more or less just distinction is made, but in reality the "working class" of the revolutionary societies is a special, limited class who believe in a certairf narrow doctrine and hate all who do not. Eor the religious re-ligious fanaticism of older times they .have substituted the fanaticism of class hatred and the "class struggle." Hatred will not carry the Bolsheviki far. 'The doctrine that "might makes right" has brought enough woe upon the world through the medium of Prussian Prus-sian militarism without its beiug made the vital, moving principle of society everywhere. . If the "working class" in Russia becomes a ruling class and dominates by might, in what way will society have been benefited? Does it make, any difference to the people generally gen-erally whether they are enslaved by "junkers" or "Bolsheviki?" It is the doctrine of hate which inspires in-spires Gorky. To him the old humanities humani-ties do not appeal. Honor and fair-dealing, fair-dealing, justice and mercy and liberty-are liberty-are words that awaken no response in his envenomed spirit. At present the Bolsheviki are engaged en-gaged in robbing the weakest nation with whicJi they have been brough't in contact. After arresting the Rumanian minister and stirring up revolution in Rumania, the Bolsheviki have stolen Rumanian official funds in Petrograd and have seized the Rumanian queen's jewels. Similar excesses marked the French revolution and were justified then, as they are to-lay in Russia, by a philosophy. philoso-phy. But deeper than the philosophy in the French revolution was the hatred '.vhich had been aroused bv centuries of oppression. And iu Russia there has been the same oppression, and we see the same 'evidence of ingrained animosity. animos-ity. But the excesses of the French revolution gave way to order and to a reign of comparative justice, for men saw that society would be kept in a constant state of agonizing turmoil if every man lifted up his hand against his brother, or if one class assumed to crush all the other classes of society. And finally the doctrine of hate and of the working class's privilege to establish es-tablish right by might will give way to saner teachings. When the world has defeated the Prussian hosts of night it will not long endure the Slavic application of the same doctrine, even though it be applied in the name of the people. It will be necessary for the nations to establish an international eginie, but it must be established upon the principles of the French rather than the Russian revolution. It must ue established, upon the principles of justice, liberty and brotherhood, and the Prussian doctrine, as applied by tho Prussian-minded Trotzky, must pass away. We have enough faith in the Russian people themselves to believe be-lieve that they will not allow the revolution revo-lution to be guided for long by men who think that civilization cau flourish under a regime of class hatred. |