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TIIE MOItXIXG OREGONIAN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1919. 'IS "Red Bible" Reveals Plan for "Super Government." WORLD CONTROL SOUGHT Cold-Blooded Teachings Urge Seiz ure of Power in All Xatlons by Outrageous Methods. ' BY CARL W. ACKEBMAS. (CopyYight by the Public' Ledger Com pany. Published by Arrangement.) NEW YORK, Oct. 28. The oldest of the world revolution, which the ' bolshevist leaders of Russia are at tempting to bring: about today, is the establishment of a "super-government" under, the dictatorship of a "universal czar." Protocols 9 and 10 of the secret guidebook or "Red Bible" brought to this country from Moscow by an American intelligence oficer, some excerpts of which were published for the first time yesterday, proved be yond any doubt the ultimate goal of bolshevism, while protocols- 8 and 9 frankly acknowledge that "from us emanates all-embracing terrorism." The document which. I am quot ing is the translation of 24 protocols written by one of the members of the inner cabinet of the soviet gov ernment. It was given to me some ten days ago by an American dip lomat of years of -experience in Europe, who vouches for its au thenticity, and I have in my poses soin the name of the official who brought a copy of the protocols to the United States. His name, for obvious reasons, cannot be disclosed. Boole Brlleved Authentic. From the investigation which I have made in this city, and in Wash ington, I have found nothing which would cause me to doubt the exist ence or accuracy of the booklet. I make this explanation because of the amazing frankness of the writer, his astonishing understanding of mass psychology and his ruthless, cold-blooded plans for overthrowing existing governments. In protocol 8 the Russian writer declares: "We must provide ourselves with the same arms our enemies can employ against us. We must seek the most subtle expressions and evasiveness of the legal dictionary to justify those occasions when we will be forced to announce resolu tions apparently unnecessarily auda cious and unjust, for it is important that the form of such decisions re semble the highest moral rules of legal character. ,Our government will be surrounded by all the forms of civilization, in the midst of which It will have to function. "Worldly 'Wine to Be Used. "It will surround itself by publi cists, practical lawyers, adminis trators, diplomats. These people will know all the secrets of social exist ence; they will know all the mean ing hidden in political letters and works; they will be familiar with the seamy side of human nature, with all of its sensitive chords, upon which they must know how to play." In protocol 9, where advice is given to those who are working for -the bolshevik! in foreign countries, this statement is made: . "In applying our principles turn your attention to the character . of the people in whose countries you will be resident and active for a gen eral similar application of them to the early re-education of the people according to our plans. By advanc ing carefully In their application you will see that ten years will not pass but that the most obstinate character will change, and we can then count another nation among those already conquered by us. Control Held Dictatorship. "In reality there are no obstacles I . 1 ueore us. uur super-government is under such extraordinary legal condi tions that it is advisable to call it by an energetic and strong word, dic tatorship. I can state honestly that at the present time we are law makers. We create the courts and jurisprudence. We punish and we for give. We, as the chief of all our armies, sit on the leader's horse. We rule by the force of will because we hold in our hands the remnants of a once strong party, now subjugated to us. nl our hands lie uncontrolla ble ambition, burning greed, merci less revenge and bitter hatred. "From us emanates all-embracing terrorism. People of all opinions and of all doctrines are in our service, restorers, monarchists, demagogues, socialists, communists and Utopians. We have to put all of them to work. Every one of them is undermining the last remnants of authority and is trying to overthrow the existing order. All governments have been tortured by these actions. "They are begging for peace, but w6 will not give them peace until they recognize our super-government openly and with submission. The mass have begun to demand the solu tion of social problems by means of international agreements. The division into parties has placed them at our disposal. To be able to conduct a rival struggle money is necessary, and that we have." Cprlsinff la Considered. Considering the possibility of an uprising against the bolsheviki, the writer says: "You state that matter will be an armed uprising against us if the sit uation is discovered before the time (for a World revolution) is ripe, but against this we have such a paralyz Jng maneuver in the west (presum ably America) that the bravest soul will shudder. Underground corri dors will be established by that time in all cities, where they can be ex ploded with all their institutions and government documents." in protocol 10 the Russian writer, in discussing the world state of un rest, remarks that "we have opened the arenas on different governments where revolts now occur and disor ders and bankruptcy will shortly ap pear everywhere. The abuse of au thority is definitely preparing the downfall of all institutions and ev erything will be overturned by the infuriated mobs. People's Rights Abstract. "All so-called rights of the people can only exist in abstract and can never be realized in practice. What difference does it make to the labor ing proletariat, bent by heavy toil, crushed by destiny, that the talkers receive the right to talk and journal ists the right to mix nonsense with business if the proletariat has not other gain from the constitution than those miserable crumbs thrown to him. "We will present ourselves in the guise of saviors of the workers from oppression when we suggest that they enter our army of socialists, an archists, communists to whom we al ways extend our help, under the guise of the rule of the brotherhood. The aristocrats who benefited by Ue la bor of the people by right were inter UNIVERSAL CZAR BDLSHEVSTS 1 ested that the workers should be well fed, healthy and strong. "We, on the contrary, are con cerned in the opposite their regen eration. Our power lies in chronic malnutrition and in the weakness of the worker, because through this he falls under our power and is unable to find either strength or energy tc counteract it. Through need and the resulting jealous hatreds we manipu late the mass and eliminate those who stand in our way with their help." Can anything be more terrible than this careless confession -of bolshevist source of strength? "The word 'liberty' pushes all human society into a struggle against all authority, be it that of God or of nature. Owing to this, during our reign that word will be eliminated from the dictionary as an inciter to brute power that turns the masses into bloodthirsty animals. It is true these animals go to sleep every time they have drunk of blood and during that period they are easy to enslave. But if blood is not given them they will n sleep but will fight." Frontier to Be Abolished. To those who are advocating a revolution in the United States these words of their Russian leader should be inspiring. "When we accomplish our govern mental revolutions," article 10 ex plains, "we will ba.y to the people 'everything went oadly. All have suffered. We wiy now abolish the reason for sufferings, nationalities, frontiers, differences of race; of course you are free to pronounce sentence over us, but how can that be just if you do so before giving a trial to that which we will give you?' Then thtey will glorify us and carry us high with unanimous de light of, hope and expectation. "The recognition of our autocracy may come openly before constitutions are abolished, but the moment for this recognition will come when the people, tortured by desertion and the inactivity of their rulers and incited by us will say 'take th'.m away and give us one universal czar who will unite us and abolish the cause of quarrels, the frontiers of nationality, religion, government and accounting, who will give us the peace and quiet which we cannot find with our au thorities and representatives." In protocol 11 the Russian leader speaks of plans for the establishment of Soviets in foreign countrijs. Revo lutions abroad are to ' be brought about by a "government coup d' etat." People to Be Squelched.' "It is necessary for us," remarks the writer, "that from the first mo ment when the people are still dumb- 5 founded by the accomplished revo lution and are in a state of terror and surprise, that they should realize that we are so strong that we can not be attacked, that we are so powerful that we will consider them in no case, and that not only will we ignore their opinions and desires, but are ready and capable of squelch ing their expressions and manifesta tions with indisputable authority at any moment and in all places. ,"We will grasp everything we want at once and we will not divide our power with them under any circum stances. They will then close their eyes in fear to everything, and wait for what is to happen. ' "The people are like a herd of sheep and we are the, wolves. You know what happens to the sheep when the wolves get into the fold." The pro tocols which I have quoted deal with the general world revolutionary movement and indicate the diabolical cunning of the Russian leaders whose agents today are active in every part of the world. The soviet government has its "official envoy in New York. William B. Haywood, secretary of the L W. W., told me in Chicago that he was in direct communication with Russia. It would be interesting to know what the candid expression of these men would be toward the secret confession of this leader in Moscow. Preaa to be Controlled. The details of the ."new worlddlc-5 tatorship," which the bolshevists plan, need not be given, but the methods of "handling the press" after the in ternational revolution are typical of the methods to be employed in other lines, such as finance and business. "We will handle the press in the following way," to quote a part of protocol 12: "What is the role of the press? It serves to rouse passions of antagonistic partisanship. It is empty and inaccurate and most people do not understand what ends it serves. We will shackle it and keep a tight rein on it. We will do the same with other printed matter, for what use is it for us to rid ourselves of attacks on the part of the press If we are open to criticism through pamphlets and books? "We will make the present ex pensive conduct of publicity more ex pensive by censorship, thus making it a source of income for our gov ernment. We will affix a special stamp tax. When a newspaper print ing shop is being organized bonds will have to be deposited, which will guarantee our government from all attacks on the part of the press. We will stop all attacks. Such measures as stamps, bonds and fines will bring a big income to the government. It is true, that party organs might not fear the loss . of money, so we will close them after a second attack upon us. Nobody will touch the glory of our govern ment and remain unpunished. The pretext for stopping a publication will be that the publication in ques Hnn pxeited the imagination withou"t cause or reason. Among those who attack us with impunity will be or gans organized by us, but they will attack exclusively those points which we plan to change. Not one notice will be sent out without our control.' In this way the bolshevists of Rus sia are planning the establishment of the millenium under a "super-government" dictatorship of the proleta riat by a "universal czar." WAR EXPERIENCES OF CAR DINAL, MEBt'IKR. With other leading new spapers of America, serial rights to the pub lication of Cardinal M e r c i e r's own story of t,.3 -j the world war have Cardinal Mercler. been ob tained by The Oregonian. An; nouncement of the date of pub lication will be made in an early issue. Foremost of the heroes of the strife against German aggres sion, men who would not recede from the position of right and humanity, stood the figure of Cardinal Mercier of Belgium, the great militant bishop to whom his country turned as to a beacon in darkness. The story will tell, how he quarreled with the German au thorities, how he uttered Iris pronunciamento against the usurper, was placed under re straint, confined to his palace, threatened and made to suffer indignities. The text will carry many hitherto unpublished doc uments, which will be invalua ble contributions to the history Of the world war and its dlplo . matic aftermath. Beginning in The Oregonian at an early date. Watch for announcement. i PERSHING ID MAKE TOUR OF COUNTRY Trip Wilt Extend to Pacific ' Coast, and Include Home. DATE AND ROUTE UNFIXED Plans for Army Prepared Report as Chief of A. E. F.t Xearlng Completion, to Be in Detail. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. General Pershing announced today he was planning a tour of inspection of the war industries built up during his absence in France for the purpose of formulating recommendations to Secretary Baker as to what portion should be maintained against another national emergency. His trip will take him as far as the Pacific coast, and while away he will visit his home in Missouri. The route and time of departure have not been fixed. General Pershing expects to appear before the congressional military committees during the current week. He said today he preferred not to discuss military matters in advance of the hearings. The general has already prepared recommendations dealing with the re organization of the army and other phases of the military establishment. Including the question of increased pay for all ranks to meet the high cost of living. General Pershing's report as commander-in-chief of the American ex peditionary force is nearing comple tion. It will be an official history of the war, taking in not only all actual military operations and movements from the departure of General Pershing from Washington in April, 1917, to his return, but also the hun dreds of inter-allied conferences and diplomatic negotiations conducted overseas. ' The report will be very detailed as to military information. General Pershing said, including reports of regimental commanders. U.S. SOON TO BUY H-38 WORLD'S BIGGEST DIRIGIBLE TO BE TAKEX FROM BRITISH. Xavy Department to Use Part of $2,500,000 Appropriation in Training of Pilots. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. An early closing of the contract for the pur chase by the navy of the British rigid airship R-38, the largest airship in the world, now under construction in England, is expected, it was said at the department yesterday. Two and one-half million dollars were appro priated by congress for the purchase of this airship and for the training of pilos. "The success," said the statement, "of the British in building and oper ating rigid airships is proved by the trip of the R-34 to the United States and its return to England. While the Germans had many years' start of the British, the latter have made wonder ful progress in the last few years. "The R-38 to outward appearances will look like the R-34. but her di mensions, horsepower, .-speed and radius of action will be much greater. She will have .-. 2,724,000 cubic foot capacity, which is 15 times that of the C-5, the United States naval diri gible that blew to sea and was lost last spring on the eve of an attempt to cross the Atlantic." The R-38 is 694 feet long. 86 feet in diameter, 93 feet 6 inches high and carries a useful load of 45 tons. She expected to have a maximum speed of 60 knots. E USES NO TYPE LITERARY DIGEST'S 3IETHOD IS IMPROVED ON. Special Typewriter Equalizes Lines and Recently Patented En- graving Process Is Used. NEW YORK, Oct. 28. For the sec ond time in the history of the modern publishing industry, a magazine was published yesterday without the aid of compositors. The experiment was first made a week ago by the Literary Digest, one of the scores of periodi cals forced to suspend typesetting by the lockout and strike in the local printing trade. Nugent's Weekly, a national maga zine devoted to the interests of manm- facturers of women's garments, fol lowed the example of the Literary Digest yesterday with the announce ment that publication, would be main tained by the same process every week until the strike is ended. The trade magazine claimed to have made considerable advances over its literary contemporary in methods. The same process of typewriting and then photographing the pages was used, but by use of a special type writer the lines were "justified" or equalized in length. A special process also was used in the electro-engrav ing, said to be a method recently patented. MINE CONFERENCE TODAY X (Continued From Flrat Page.) should the tribunal's efforts come to naught. " ' ' Direct negotiation with the mine owners., however, would be welcomed by the union. Vice-President Lewis, Secretary Green and such members of the executive board as had reached here tonight, were unanimous in de claring that they stood ready "as be fore, to negotiate a wage scale with reservations." They emphasized the last two words and charged that the employers would not negotiate ex cept on conditions which the union men were powerless to fulfill. Authoritative forecasts of the ac tion to be taken tomorrow were al most totally lacking. There was a well - defined impression, however, that a reply to President Wilson would be outlined, at least, if not fully drafted, and adopted by the con ference as a whole. Much doub was In evidence as to the power of the executive board to postpone or other wise modify the strike order. Leaders Are- Arriving. Upward of 100 leaders of the United Mine Workers of America were en route to or arriving in Indianapolis I today for the meeting tomorrow. The conference will embrace 24! members of the executive board: an equal number of district presidents, 22 members of the scale committee and about 20 national officials of the big organization. These men face the task of direct ing more than 400,000 members of the union in the first general strike ever called in the bituminous mines, and the first big strike of the organiza tion since the general anthracite strike of 4902. There were no illusions among them today as to the magni tude of the effort or the adverse cir cumstances which probably will sur round them If the strike goes into ef fect. The pressure of the national and state governments against the strike order was being felt, but the few of ficials ehre were frankly puzzled as to means which they might employ to meet the wishes of the administra tion. Hope Put on Meeting. WASHINGTON, Oct. 28. Officials today pinned their hope of averting the strike of bituminous miners called Saturday on the meeting tomorrow in Indianapolis of the executive board of the United Mine Workers of Amer ica. Study of 'Union by-laws, officials said today, revealed that the execu tive board has power to call off the strike or at least to order a post ponement. Should President Wilson's appeal to the miners be heeded to the extent of a postponement, offi cials here are of the opinion that the strike will be averted, for a postpone ment would be certain to bring with it negotiations fora new wage agree ment. Steps to be taken by the govern ment to deal with the strike, if it takes place, wil be considered finally today at' a meeting of the cabinet. Meanwhile the railroad administra tion continued its efforts to expedite movement of coal from the mines by ordering all coal not unloaded by own ers within 24 hours to be dumped on the ground so as to release cars for their immediate return to the fields. hTe office of Director-General Hines denied that orders had been issued for confiscation of coal for operation o ftrains. Soldlera Not to Work Mines. Senator Thomas, democrat, Colo rado, explained to the senate today that the bill he introduced yesterday, did not provide for the use of sol diers in operating the .coal mines in the event of a strike of miners, but merely for their use in keeping open the channels of transportation. WINCHESTER, Vt.. Oct. 28 ernor Cornwell of West Virginia, who has been visiting his brother here, left hurriedly today for Charleston, after receiving a message that a coal mine in Raleigh county had been blown up and that the situation there was serious. The governor said the message gave no details. . CHARLESTON, W. Va., Oct. 28. W. J. Heatherman, chief of the de partment of mines, said he had no in formation concerning the blowing up of a mine in Raleigh county. He did have, he added, a report that three mining machines and three pumps of the Pemberton Fuel company at Pem berton had been destroyed by an ex plosion sometime between the closing of the mine Saturday night and the resumption of work Monday. STEEL REPORTS SURPLUS MILLIONS REMAIN AFTER PAY MENT OP ALL DIVIDENDS. Earnings for Three Months Show Increase Over Previous Quar ter Strike Effect Noted. NEW YORK, Oct. 28. Earnings of the United States corporation for the three months ended September 30 last aggregated $40,177,232, an In crease of $5,845,931 over the previous quarter. Net income, according to the state ment issued after today's meeting of the directors, amounted to $29,111,429, an increase of $5,787,323, and the sur plus after payment of regular divi dends of the preferred and common shares aggregated $11,105,167, an in crease of $5,796,680. Earnings reported today are equiv alent to $3.43 applicable to the com mon stock, against $2.29 in the previ ous quarter, and $1 in the third quar ter of 1918. The effect of the strike, which be gan in the last fortnight of the quar ter, is seen n the monthly returns, earnings of $12,880,609 for September being less by $2,279,502 than those of August. C hairman Gary declined to discuss the industrial situation. French Decorate. Two 9 1st Men. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 28. Two California boys who served with the 91st division have been awarded the croix de guerre by Marshal Petaln of France for heroism under fire in Bel gium, it was announced at army re cruiting headquarters here. 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Always ask for SAITUJEpTIf LOTION S For Superfluous Hair ui DELATOriE Th Ldin Seller for 10 Yean QUICK SURE SAFE RELIABLE Use Fresh as Wanted Ask Your Dealer He Knows mm Opens Tooigihifc at 7 Lecture Demonstrations At 2 o'Clock Every Afternoon in the Big Armory Ballroom, Entirely Apart From the Other Attractions and Distrac tions of the Show "by MISS LASSIE LANE Home Demonstration Agent at Large for Ore gon of the United States Department of Agri culture, in co-operation with the Oregon Agri cultural College, Extension Division. PROGRAM for Thursday, October 30, begin ning at 2 P. M. Special Lecture - Demonstration on "Cooking Tough Meats.". Hundreds of the Most Exhibited by Over Stupler, Brawley, and Sergeant Rob ert V. Wilson, San Francisco. Epidemic Plans Discussed. SALEM, Or.. Oct. 28. (Special.) Plans for combatting any possible recurrence of the influenza epidemic 51 yt mm IB Royal Typewriter Co. Ina Iia RAILWAY EXCHANGE BLUG. Phone Main 189 Branches and Agencies the World Over Come and Learn How to Cat Down the "High Cost of Living" THE TENTH ANNUAL of the Portland Grocers' and Merchants' Association Admission Ten Cents - V IN THE ARMORY here this winter was the chief topic of discussion at the annual meeting of the Marlon and Polk County Med ical association. Centralia CItIc Club Meets. CEN'TRALTA, Wawh.. Oct. 28.- o i3him tike Write or phone for a demonstration of the 4Ipyal" exclusive Features Slow TENTH AND COUCH STS. Dancing 7:30-10:30 P. M. IN THE ; Big Armory Ball Room! Dance Music the Best with SOME "Jazz" Inter polated at Intervals, so as to please everybody. Plays in the Main Exhibit Hall Every Day 2:15 to 5:15 P. M. and 7:30 to 10:30 P. M. .Modern Food Products Fifty Manufacturers (Speclal.) An art and literary de partment has been organized by the Women's Civic club, with Mrs. E. S. Wooster as chairman and Mrs. G. A. Barber as secretary. The first meet ing was held yesterday, at which a programme was outlined for the year. Mrs. Barber. Mrs. W. R. Coff- A3 I IAmm srsi P. M, man and Mrs. F. G. Gilbert were ap pointed as a programme committee. The long tails of the ehah of Per sia's horses are dyed in crimson for six inches at their tips. This is a jealously guarded privilege of the ruler and hie on. 19 'Compare the WorIC