Show WHAT BREEDS BEED BOLSHEViSM What breeds Bolshevism 1 The editor put that question up up to William G G. G Shepherd foremost American war correspondent Shepherd saw the tho start of the revolution m in Russia He knows Russians of all political and economic economic views views He understands how Bolshevism originated in in the land of its birth That makes him peculiarly fitted to write on this subject Shepherd is is now attached to The Telegrams Telegram's N. N E. E A. A news bureau in in x Washington His answer to the question What breeds Bolshevism follows I IBy By W. W G. G Shepherd What breeds Bolshevism Hunger Injustice persecution And resulting from these these anger anger Get people mad give them a grouch at something or about something and you have the germs of ot Bolshevism That's the theay way ay It was In Russia Under the czar U literally Everybody literally everybody everybody- was angry had a grouch generally a Just grouch with good cause To mention those who had had grouches grouches r I would have to run the whole roster of creeds parties professions classes races aces races cities clUes towns districts Lets Let's pick hit or miss a few of ot those hose Russians who were mad and andIn Ill In 11 tell you ou why BAPTISTS Just plain Russian members of or the Baptist church In 1913 officials took the notion that Baptists were Police watched all th their lr meetings They wouldn't let preachers read the Bible baptists were only licensed to sing and pray They couldn't even celebrate celebrate cele- cele brate rate Easter CORRUPT OFFICIALS CITY OF ODESSA The czars czar's s prefect pre- pre General had a set of f officials so corrupt and dishonest j I several were arrested by the federal federa government B ut Odessa couldn't get gel I I i rid Id of who had life anc and death power over the inhabitants COLLEGE PROFESSORS They I couldn't talk freely to their classed classe without danger of being transferred to Siberia Spies under an official named Kasso took tool down their every I word spied on their ever every move I II THE TIlE NAVY Kronstadt that dread island off oft Petrograd at the mouth of I the Neva was the scene of wholesale executions of ot officers Sailors rose roseI j I against their superiors superiors who had been guilty of ot extreme cruelties against i I the men Soldiers were not so completely com coin com completely at the mercy of their cruel I masters I JEWS S Lenine and his eleven as assistants assistants assistants as- as are known In Petrograd slang as the twelve apostles This because because because be be- cause all aU except Lenine are members of ot the Jewish church Certainly no noone noone noone one in Russia was more inclined to have Bolshevik leanings than Jews considering the cruel injustice with which their church has been treated I for centuries under the czars There was more Bolshevik sentiment sentiment senti senti- ment 4 In Russia under the czar than there Is toda today under Lenine and I WHEN CZAR WENT As soon as the czar went the more intelligent Russians lost their anger and set to work like sane men and good citizens to make a new Russia They forgot old grudges they cut themselves off the Bolshevik list There were others so unjustly treated so 80 downtrodden so hopeless so O boiling with rage and hate they could not quench their feelings Their grudges lived They responded to the wild call caU of Lenine and They are the Bolshevik of today Had the czar ruled wisely justly these grudges would not have arisen he would be on his throne today Wherever injustice was greatest in Russia wherever people had the greatest cause for anger and the best reason for holding a grudge there the Bolshevik call caU found the largest following fol fol- fol- fol lowing Witness the sailors and the Jews The poorest Bolshevik in Russia is the the peasant In fact he Isn't a Bolshevik at all an He ire hadn't been been- made so angry as ashad ashad ashad had his city brothers the factory workers and miners The peasant as soon as he got his own little slice of land lost what anger he had hall against the former great land owners and settled down to enjoy his new won possessions It wasn't so easy for the factory worker and miner o get et their re rewards rewards rewards re- re wards of ot revolution They are still hungry still uncomfortable sUn still Bolshevik TENTHS NINE REVENGE Bolshevism as I r saw It working out In Russia Is about tenths nine-tenths revenge e for past evils and tenth one-tenth hope for tor a a. better world Food and warm comfortable homes are the greatest enemies of Bolshevism Bol Bol- They are tho the only ones that can rout It People cannot be angry with a government or an employer under which they have plenty under which they have good food and warm homes home Men dont don't leave good jobs warm homes happy families and filled cupboards cupboards cupboards cup cup- boards to carry a black flag rIal shoot machine runs guns and face death in the cause of Bolshevism just for fun The leaders of or Bolshevism never crea create te It Bolshevism Is not bred by speeches and arguments but hut by hunger and Injustice Where Bolshevism Is not bred it I will not thrive |