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EVENING PUBLIC LEDGER PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, NOVEaLBEIt 10, 1010
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BURN, KILL, STEAL!
PLANORIS. REDS
Manifesto of Russian Union
Urgos Destruction of State
and Privato Property
GODLESS COMMUNISM AIM
Washington, Nor. 10. Aln1utr de
nial of the Inwt nf (toil nnil mnn, de
struction of prlvnto ownership nnrt the
state permeate every line of the mot
remarkable document of the Ited move
ment that lias i-rt come to light the
manifesto of the Union of Russian
Workers, nutitisncil this year in New
York mado public yesterday by the
Department of Justice as the result of
the nation-wide raid on the locals of
this organization.
Movements that heretofore have been
considered radical are characterized as
idealism and T'toplan dreams by the.--n
self-styled anarch-communists, who
advocate the merciless destruction of
everything that has been built up
through centuries of civilization, so
that the world mny return to the condi
tion which hns not existed since bar
barism, when there was no authority.
The preachments of the Union of
Russian Workers may be summarized
in the following quotation from the
manifesto:
"The direct purpose of the struggle
will be social revolution nnd the pro
gram of the day will be the destruc
tion of private owners 'p in all the
means of production. Hut communism
in the economic Held must Inevitably be
crowned with anarchy in the field of
politics. Therefore, along with the
complete destruction of private owner
ship must go complete destruction of
the state."
Dream of findless Nation
The manifesto says its members are
atheists, communists and anarchists,
and adds:
"Deyond the blood-covered barri
cades, beyond all terrors of civil war,
there already shines for us the magnifi
cent, beautiful form of man without a
(Sod, without a master and free of
authority."
That is the creed set up for the
guidance of 7CHK) persons in the United
States, of whom only 215 arc still under
rrest, threatened with deportation. Of
ficials of the Department of .lustic
were unable to say to what extent the
manifesto hntl been circulated, but it is
almost certain tlint at least one copy
has reached every local of the Union of
Russian Workers nnd from there dis
seminated nmong possible converts of
the movement. It is to stnmp out the
advocates of such a course that the
department is bending its forces, for
should the day of which its members
talk come to pass here nre the tactics
that nre to be followed :
Urged to Hum and Slay
"At the time of this revolt we must
at the first favorable opportunity pro
ceed to nn immediate seizure of nil
means of production nnd all articles of
consumption, nnd make the working
class the mnsters, In fact, of all general
wealth. At the same time, we must
mercilessly destroy nil remains of gov
ernmental nuthorlty and class distinc
tion, liberating the prisoners, demolish
prisons nnd police offices, destroy nil
legal papers pertaining to privnte owri
ershlp of property, all field fences and
boundaries, and burn nil certificates of
Indebtedness in n word, we must take
rare that everything Is wiped from the
earth that is n reminder of the right to
private ownership of property : to lilmv
up barracks, gendarms nnd police ad
ministration, shoot the most prominent
military and police officers, must be the
most important concern of nil the re
uniting working people. The work of
destruction must be merciless, for the
slightest weakness on our pnrt may
afterward cost the working class a whole
sen of needless blood."
This doctrine is made easy for the
followers of thp Itusdnu Workers, for
the manifesto says further:
"We are atheists. We arc com
munists. We nrp anarchists."
Worker Is Attacked
The worker today is attacked in the
manifesto for the quiescent nttitude that
lie has assumed toward the wrongs In
flicted upon him.
"It is quite clear," says the mani
festo, "that the idea docs not enter
their heads of forming nny sort of labor
organizations to protect tlieir interests;
you see, they hnvc the haziest sort of
conception of these Interests. Iu order
to remove this or that 'abuse' by the
master it seems sufficient to punish well
the guilty party, the factory must be
burned, machines broken, the muster
murdered, but a permanent organiza
tion Is superfluous.
"The time hns come for mass strikes
or partinl ones. Then will be burled
the naive. Utopinn view of capitalism
and social conditions; then for tl.e first
time will mature the idea of the soli
darity of the workers, or at least of
their' professional solidarity. Klemen
tnn strikes will give way to thorough
ones. Workmen's battling professional
ionizations ill be created."
The argument leads on from this
theorv to that of the universal strike,
whicli will bring together the workers
of all the world for the ultimate revo
lution. State Hitterly Denounced
The most vituperative chapter of the
manifesto is devoted to the titntc.
"The crowning feature of the state,"
It says. "Is Its executive authority in
which is vested the material power
which, day In and day out, forestalls,
fights off and punishes. It is govern
ment with police, spies, gendarmes nnd
armies.
"The history of the state is the his
tory of the enslavement of the toiling
masses; the history of oppression,
plunder nnd violence. The state has
always crushed every phase of human
activity with Its heavy paws. Under
its poisonous brenth, art has withered,
poetry has died, and noble nsplrntious
to liberty and light have fruitlessly
perished.
"Examine the history of mankind;
if you come upon some bright oasis you
are nt once convinced that it was n
time of the absence or weakening of
the state nuthorlty.
"The state kills human personality
anil thereby tears up the noble roots
of Intellectual nnd moral life. There
are no free people in the state they
nre nil officials and subjects. Its ideal
is to mnke subjects even of its of
ficials, in order that alt tuny be bound
to its Infamous chariot, nnd to extirpate
every possibility of a social revolu
tion, "Wc nre asked: Does n universal
strike have any chance of success?
How can the entire laboring class be
fed, even if but for a few days? Would
not such n strike Inevitably end In n
complete defeat of the workers? Un
doubtedly a general strike system of
'folded arms' would have to suffer n
complete failure. Hut we will not sum- I
mon the working class to n social revo
lution in order to strengthen in them
a respect for private ownership of
property created by their bloody toil.
"On that day, when nil workers go
forth upon the street, we will sny t
them ; 'Sec how all productive nnd
commercial llfel? stilled, how dark nnd
dlsmnl stand the silent mills, mnnu
factories, workshops and warehouses
from that minute when we stopped
work? Who created all this wealth
If not you workers? To whom should
C0NFL1TT0 UNO
LA IM BRUME:
Una Dello Solite Notizie Ten-
denziose Provenienti da
Fonte Sorba
T'n telegrnmma rlcevtitd tin Tagrod dice
che vl e' molto malcnntcnto tra I sotdatl
ill D'AnuunzIo a causa dclln senrsitn'
del fvorl c die si vcrificn poca rls
clpllnn mllltnre." ,
(II telegraminn di'rul soprn, data la
provcnlcnza, ad evidenza rnppresentn
una delle solite mannvre del nemlci
d'ltnlln c molto probnbilmente si trnt
tein' ill un Incldente Isnlntn che per
nulln spostrrn' lo stato delle cose rl-
guardo 1'ltallanlsslmn clltn di Flume,
N. d. II.)
Flume, R novembre. D'Annunzio in
un rnpporto, reso piibbllcO dal suo uf
ficlo Mnmpn, propone che l'ltnlln lie
cllnl dl rlstornrc 'orillnp iielln situa
Hone di Fiume, II rnpporto, tra l'nltro,
dice;
"1m via fuorl e' largn, chiara, di
retta. I.a stessa per la quale no en
trnmmo pelln clttn' II 11! scttembrc. Io
ho gia' dlchlarato, II 1!U settcinbrc, per
la terzn c l'ultimn voltn In nccessltn'
dclPnnncssione, dichinrnndo che Flume,
II suo terrltorlo, il porto o 1c ferrovie
nppartcngono nH'Itnlin,
"Io renllzzo che II (Soverno Itnllano
perslstc nel suo crrnto gludlzio che
vleno nggrnvnto per l'necettazionc dal
Hitpremo C'oncilio dl un mandnto per
rlstornrc 1'ordlnc In Flume, lunntenuto
da me, qunndo lo ho cercnto tut 1 1 mezzl
per mctterc In situnzlonc Innimzl nl
Publlrhri! nnrt WMrlhiitM Under
n;mtiT jjq, u.
s Authorised by the nrt nf October fl.
1017, nn fll nt the romrtloo of Thltl
Uclphtit. fa.
A. R. ntmt,E80J,
PnfitnmMtir Ofnernt.
Oovcrno nclla sun vera luce. Non uuo
ptio' nccus'arml di mancata fennczza e
lenltn'.
"Ora usando tutte lc mlc froze ed
Interprctntido I sentiment! del clttadlnl
itnllnnl c snldntl. propongo che II Go-I
verno Itnllano restltulscn il mnndnto alia
Confercnzn della Face per II probletlia
di Flume, die non potrebbe espletarc
senzn spnrglmento dl snngue fraterno
e senza il perlcolo di una guerrft clvllr
nttraverso In nazione."
Helgrndo, H Novembre (rltnrdato)
Un contlltto e' avvenuto tra le forze
regolnrl del CJoverno Itnllano e le truppe
dl (inbriele D'Annunzio. con del caduti
it belong, if not to you, the proletnrlatVfda ambo le parti, secondo un comunl-
ii. ui-miiK, II iiiil III .inn, ill li wii-i, ii mi .
What then? Is It possible that you will
suffer nnd starve In the midst of this
sen of products created by your toll?
Throw awny your slavish respect for
the law ; tnke everything you need.
"Feed all the hungry! And every
body put on clean holiday attire !
Destroy your dirty cellars and move into
luxurious palaces of the idle rich I
Whoever shall hinder you remove him I
from your until as n foe of your free- i
ilom! As is evident, wc anarchists
have beautiful means of feeding the
working clnss who stop work.
"We may therefore rorniulate our
tactics thus : Hy participating In the
struggle of the working class, guiding it
nnd uninterruptedly widening nnd deep
ening the struggle, kindle nnd maintain
the conflagration of civil war until we
have torn up by the roots capitalism nnd
government."
The final exposition in the .manifesto
is :
"We hate religion because it lulls
the spirit with lying tales, takes awny
courage nnd faith In the power of man,
faith in the triumph of justice herei on
tin- real earth and not in n chimerical
heaven. Religion covers everything
with fog; renl evil becomes visionary
and vislonnry good n reality. It has nl
ways sanctified slavery, grief and tears.
And wc declare wnr upon nil gods nnd
religious fables. We are atheists.
"We hate authority, that eternnl
preserver of slavery and foe of free
dom. The lords having been destroyed,
why leave the whip of the lords; the
power of capital having been destroyed,
why nllow its safeguard, the state, to
remain? Does giving tnnn bread mean
depriving him of freedom? Even pigs
in their sty have food. Not to the hnp
piness of citizenship do we call the
workers we call them to liberty to
absolute liberty. We lue anarchists.
Shore Excursionists Have Walk
Ocean City. N. J., Nov. 10. The
Reading Railway's excursion train
from Philadelphia to Ocean city yester
day morning struck n washout nt Thirty
fourth avenue, nnd the "00 passengers
got up town ns best they could. Some
used automobiles and motortrucks to
convey them, but most of them had ti(
walk the three 'miles. The washout was
repaired in a short time and the train
arrived before the people.
cato oggl pubbllcato daH'Ufficlo Stnmpn
tserlio.
II comunicato dice :
"In un sangulnoso scontro tra truppe
del (inverno Itnllano c le forze dl On
brlele D'Annunzio lc prime nvrebbero
Miffcrto conslderevolt perdlte, compreso
un rnpitano. I.e truppe dl D'Annunzio
ebbero un uomo ucciso c pnrecchl feritl.
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Article X in full
"The members of the League
undertake to respect and pre
serve as against external aggres
sion the territorial integrity and
existing political independencs
of all members of the League.
In case of any such aggression,
or in case of any threat or danger
of such aggression, the Council
shall advise upon the means by
which this obligation shall be
fulfilled."
XJhrniAcJf
A year ago, immediately after the signing of the armifirice, we
announced to our friends that we did not believe it would be
possible to build in 1919 all the Cadillac car the world would want
This prediction has been strikingly fulfilled. Our distributors hare
been unable to accept many of the orders offered them during the
past several months.
Under these circumstances, we fed that we owe it to the public to
give the facts concerning the present demand for the Cadillac.
We are convinced that this demand is based not upon current condi
tions, but upon a widespread and wonderful realization of Cadillac
value intensified by its remarkable record in the service of the
American army in France.
We do not believe that the extraordinary eagerness to secure the
Cadillac arises from the general shortage of motor car. '
On the contrary, we are convinced that it represents a natural, a
normal, and a permanent market which is almost certain to increase
as time goes by.
Therefore, it is our sincere conviction that the fullest capacities of
the Cadillac plant will continue to be taxed all of next year and
indefinitely thereafter.
In the light of these facts, those who wish to own this car the
Cadillac and no other, any time next year, will almost inevitably be
courting disappointment if they delay in placing their orders.
Not in our own behalf, but seriously and earnestly, because we wish
to guard our friends against disappointment, we urge them to consult
their Cadillac distributor and get from him the facts concerning his
earliest ability to book and fill their order.
Surely, the pleasure and the satisfaction that arise from the owner
ship of a Cadillac are worthy of being safeguarded, even if they
involve placing now, an order to be filled months hence.
CADI LLAC OTO RC.ARCjOAeAKXi. IET.R.OJ.XAA I C.H.I G A Nf
Neel-CadiUac Company, 142 N. Broad Street
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Tfie Logic of Lodge
TfieWsdom of Wilson
I'VE read Article X but I don't know what dt means. I
wish the statesmen would talk like business men and
say something the common man can understand.
Lodge thinks Wilson will get us in Dutch. Wilson accuses
Lodge .of disturbing the Peace. Lodge says Wilson is
' reading between the lines. Wilson claims Lodge is mis
interpreting this clause.
Just as a plain, ordinary citizen, born in U. S. A., 1 should
like to know if a Committee in Geneva can send my boy to
Shantung to fight the Japs if they don't get out of China,
or give him a job as a policeman in Turkev if thev begin
cutting up.
If They Can, I'm for Lodge
If They Can't, Vm for Wilson
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While tliis discussion is going on, the H. C. L. is
going up. Let's stop them both. If you'll straighten
out Article X, I'll flatten out the H. C. L.
Tn the meantime, a hat is more comfortable than a
helmet, and it doesn't make ajiy difference whether
you are a Democrat or Republican you don't
have to wear last year's hat, or pay a luxury tax on
top of this year s price, because I have every shape
and shade in a soft hat or derby, and
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