Show KATHLEEN NORRIS NORR S communist paradox beu bell syndicate features by KATHLEEN NORRIS AMONG THE YOUNG persons I 1 I 1 love and perhaps among those you love too there are a few who have given their hearts minds and bodily ser services v to the promotion of communism they live along pleasantly and comfortably enough blessings g and advantages of 0 being blessin A americans er is but they feel small admiration for their own country and quiet but passionate confidences in the russian ideology when I 1 suggested suggest e d to two of these young crusaders that they go at my expense to spend a year or two in russia and study communism in its workings they regarded me with that kindly superior amusement that is so characteristic te of their attitude toward those who differ with them take the children to russia they exclaimed incredulously of course they and take small babies over to the restrictions strict ions shortages and biscom forts of a great country in the throes of getting itself bom deep snow unheated houses bouses transportation difficulties complicated and ramified laws in every direction and both mother and dad working they knew too well how bitter a contrast this would be to the freedom they know today what Is the answer but despite the shock that this suggestion gave them they went right on an addressing envelopes addressing meetings quoting the red propagandists with pride citing our american ways with scorn why does any bewildered parent of deluded children know the answer any educated person and almost all our american children A citing america with scorn have had high school if not college training knows that we americans started as russia did less than years ago and that in that short time we actually have demonstrated a way of living nearer the ideal than that of any other country the young people in america shouting in the defense of the communist party know that there are few laboring men or women tn in the world who jump onto a ship and come to america if they could and turn tum themselves into americans with all due speed once they got here my own brief visit to russia included the journey from the tar far east coast right through to the western border I 1 saw happening there something like what must have happened in france in 1793 1 I saw a wealth 0 oppressed p p r e a s e d nobility oppressed church oppressed people trying to throw oft off injustice and want and gain what to us in america is primarily right liberty life and the pursuit of happiness same goal wrong approach they are seeking what we all need and desire but they are some years behind us new abuses as was inevitable have sprung up in place of the old their leaders have grasped power but they dont know how to use I 1 it t they went in hastily some 20 years ago for tree free marriage tree free divorce almost universal and quite legally recognized abortion A relative of mine met one moscow professional man who had been married 22 times in less than four years well yes and in paris some years ago they tried to abolish god too and put a naked woman up on the altar of notre dame yet paris came to her senses eventually the bells rang again and the broad steps of the madeleine are never empty now russ russia I 1 a needs time we dont help ter ler cause over here with fear criticism rumor abuse and espe dally those youngsters for young or old they are immature dont help her cause when they grasp half baked marxian theories and go about babbling them all the time quite safe and happy under a different sort of national life 6 Rus russia sias rulers will be changed dussias Rus sias development will ripen this Is inevitable russia will discover has discovered indeed that a splendid constitution is one thing and and getting poor humans to live by that constitution is quite another weve had an infallible guide tor for 2000 years weve not lived up to it weve done less than halt half of what we might have done in the way of forgiveness service and sharing yes we could have lived up more fully to th the e ideals of christianity ti |