anaheim-gazette 1921-12-15

THE PROLETARIAT— AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN After the lapse of three years the American people might read with greater interest than they did in 1918 the letter written by Nicholas Lenin to American working men. Since practically all Americans are working men, whether on the farm, in the shop, in executive offices, in professional positions, or behind the counters of banks, the letter of the soviet leader intended to be addressed to a particular class and to appeal to class prejudices was in reality an appeal to the American people as a whole. Mr. Lenin rejoiced at the opportunity to send a communication to America, "for the revolutionary proletariat—in so far as it is the enemy of American imperialism—is destined to perform an important task at this time." While acknowledging that under the leadership of developing genius America has taken the first place among free and civilized nations, he asserted that "at the same time America, like a few other nations, has become characteristic for the depth of the abyss that divides a handful of brutal millionaires, who are stagnating in a mire of luxury, and millions of laboring, starving, men and women who are always starving want in the face." That was written three years ago by a man who pretended to have established the rule of the proletariat in Russia. Nowhere else on earth today is there more want and suffering, more starvation, than in Russia. Probably nowhere else on earth are the people as a whole, and on the average, more comfortable and better fed and housed than they are in "imperialistic" America. The "handful of capitalists" in Russia has been destroyed; capital has been annihilated. Pretense is made that the proletariat are in the ascendency. It is interesting to compare the ascendency of the proletariat of Russia with the ascendency of the proletariat of America. Lenin has been in power in Russia ever since the revolution, and, judging by all press reports, he has maintained that ascendency by the power of arms. If the proletariat has any power at the ballot box in Russia—any right to choose its leaders and its rulers—that fact does not appear. Two years after Lenin wrote his address to the working men of America we had an election in this country—in November, 1920. In every state in the union we have a secret ballot, and, except in a few southern states, there is unquestioned freedom in the exercise of the electoral franchise. Lenin admits that there is only a "handful of millionaires" in the United States, yet at the election in 1920 the American people threw out of power the political party which then controlled their government and by a plurality of seven millions put into power another political organization. The political party which was in power from 1913 to 1920 had shown close sympathy with the Soviet movement in Russia; 16,000,000 of the American people voted to turn that party out of power, while 9,000,000 voted to keep it in. Assuming that all of the "handful of millionaires" voted for the Republican candidates—assuming that there were a million of the millionaires, which, of course, is preposterous—there was still a vote of 15,000,000 of the proletariat in favor of throwing out the political organization which had manifested sympathy for Lenin and his governmental ideas. As the American "proletariat" hear the appeals that come from Russia for the appropriation of millions upon millions of dollars from the federal treasury for the relief of the ill-clad and starving millions of Russia, they are not likely to regret the stand they took at the election in 1920 for the Try Dresser's BREAD It is the best bread you can buy anywhere in Northern Orange Co. 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It is admitted on all hands that the failure or success of the conference depends in a large measure upon whether Japan's delegation at the conference adopts a conciliatory or belligerent attitude in the settlement of these issues. In other words, Japan is a world power to be reckoned with from now on in the settlement of international problems. Men are in Washington who remember when Japan was opened to the world by Commodore Perry, of the United States. That was in 1854. In 1860, six years later, the Japanese government sent a special delegation to the United States to repay the visit of Admiral Perry. In the grill room of one of the prominent Washington hotels, which is now housing one of the delegations to the armament conference, in which Japan is such a prominent participant, hangs a collection of pictures of the visit paid to Washington by the Japanese delegation. One of the pictures shows the Japanese delegation in their native garb. Another shows the official reception and ball held in honor of the delegation. Another picture bears the title, "President Buchanan Inspecting the Japanese Gifts at the White House." No one 61 years ago, when the first Japanese official delegation that ever visited America was in Washington, would have been bold enough to have predicted that in less than three quarters of a century the nation which had just been opened to international commerce would have another delegation visiting Washington for the very serious purpose of assisting the United States government and the other great powers of the world to effect a settlement of oriental questions that would enable all countries to reduce armaments. The tremendous development of Japan in the last three quarters of a century from a hermit kingdom, counted at that time or no consequence commercially and no influence politically, to one of the acknowledged five great powers of the world, and the one great power which holds the key to Asia and the orient, should give pause to those who think they are able to foresee events and make any definite plans which extend very far into the future. The question naturally occurs, at the end of another 70 years what nations will be the ruling powers of the world. Will those which now hold that distinction remain puissant? Or will they become decadent? And small nations which are just coming into being—will they occupy the seats of the mighty two generations hence? Will Spain have enjoyed a renaissance? Will China have duplicated the rapid, marvelous development of Japan? And what of Russia in 70 years? THE SUBMARINE The clamor that has arisen for the abolition of the submarine as a war weapon is the outgrowth of the misuse of the submersible against merchant ships, and the consequent slaughter of non-combatants, during the war. The same complaint could as justly be made against battleships if they had been similarly used to as great an extent. The submarine is an American invention. Robert Fulton successfully experimented with such a vessel in the harbor of Cherbourg more than a century ago. Lake and other inventors made use of the submersible as a warship practicable. The undersea boat is most useful as a defensive weapon, and its use is most important to a country like ours, separated from all possible enemies by the breadth of an ocean. The elimination of the submarine, while naval Gift Corner FROM JAPAN come pretty Gift Baskets, Trays and other useful articles for gift giving. 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EIN'S - ANAHEIM CALIF. the question nature end of another 70 will be the ruling will those which function remain puis become decadent? which are just will they occupy eighty two genera Spain have enjoy Will China have marvelous development And what of Rus MARINE has arisen for the submarine as a war growth of the mis-sible against mer- the consequent combatants, during the complaint could against battleships similarly used to as is an American in-fulton successfully such a vessel inbourg more than a and other invent- of the submersible usable. that is most useful upon, and its use is a country like ours, possible enemies a ocean. The elim-marine, while naval armament of any sort is retained, would be particularly prejudicial to the interests of the United States. The suggestion has been made by Secretary Hughes that the steaming radius of the submarine be reduced. This would be a practical reform, because a vessel which could not safely leave its own base for a distance of not more than a thousand miles, could not engage in an offensive campaign. To such a plan any nation not contemplating offensive warfare could readily agree. The complaint is made that the submarine is a treacherous and cowardly weapon. The truth is that it requires a far greater degree of courage to man a submarine than to operate any other kind of war vessel. As for the deception involved, deception becomes a virtue in war; hence camouflage, spies and surprise attacks. The submarine is "murderous," as has been said. But the business of war is murder. The pretense that there is any more manliness or mercy about a battleship than in a submarine is without justification. In fact, the whole talk about "civilized worfare" is a little far fetched. There is nothing civilized in human slaughter, no matter what the method used, and the improved methods are promoting peace by making war so destructive that nations are beginning to realize that in modern warfare there are no victors. Recent inventions make it certain that if the next war ever comes, it will mean destruction to peoples as well as armies. Poison gas has now been invented with such an absence of odor and such a spreading radius, that the entire population of a big city could be wiped out in a night. The ending of war, and the causes of war, is not merely desirable; it is absolutely essential to the existence of civilization. It cannot be abolished by discarding one deadly weapon and keeping another, in the interests, perhaps, of some one nation or group of nations. The plan of equalized and gradual disarmament proposed by Secretary Hughes has the essential virtue of justice and practicability. MILITARY PROPERTY SALE Secretary of War Weeks has announced that military forts, reservations, arsenals and other property no longer needed by the army, a list of which was recently published, cannot be sold, as recommended by him, without specific authorization by the congress. In event the congress does authorize the disposal of this property, in all cases where the sites are of historical interest or of value for local recreational and park purposes the interests of the community where such property is situate will be given preference in disposing of the property. Strange, but when o woman is "dissolved in tears," she is more visible than at any other time.