UNDER THE RED FLAG.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 15465, 9 March 1921, Page 4

UNDER THE RED FLAG.

WIIAT BOLSHEVISM ENTAILS. . The United States Senate Committee, in ‘reporting upon Bolshevism last year, after making a thorough inquiry and calling witnesses from both the friends and tne opponents of the Soviet system, thus summarised “tho' salient features of Bolshevism as it exists in Russia today, and is presented to the World as a panacea for all ills”: 1. The repudiation of democracy and the establishment of a dictatorship. 2. The confiscation of all land and the improvements thereon. 3. The confiscation of all forests and natural resources. 4. The confiscation of all live stock and aIL agricultural implements. 5. The confiscation- of all banks and banking institutions and the ' establishment of. a btate monopoly of the banking business. ' 6 The confiscation of all factories, mills, mines, and industrial institutions and ’ tho delivery of tho control and’ operation thereof to the" employees therein. • 7. The confiscation of all churches and church property, real and personal. 8. The confiscation of all newspapers and periodicals and all mechanical facilities and machinery used in the publication thereof. 9. Tho seizure and confiscation of all oublic meeting places and assembly, falls. - ■ ’ < . < 10. The confiscation of all transportation and communication systems. 11. The confiscation of the entire estate of all decedents. 12. Tho monopolising by.the Stale of all advertisements of every nature; whether in newspapers, periodicals, handbills, or. programmes. 13. The repudiation of all debts against the Government ‘‘all obligations due to tho non-Bolshevist elements of the population. 14. The establishment- of universal ?onipulsory military service, regardless of religious scruples and conscientious objections. 15.. The establishment of universal Jompulsory labor. 16. The abolition of tile .Sunday school rod. all-.other schools and institutions' that teacli religion. 17. T 1 io absolute separation of churches I jnd schools. 18. The establishment, through niar •itfge arid divorce laws, of a method for die legalisation of prostitution, when lie same is engaged in by consent of he parties.

r y. 19. The refusal (o recognise tho existence of God in its Governmental and judicial proceedings. , 20. The. conferring of tho rights of. citizenship on aliens without regard tc length of residence or irltelligence. 21. Tile arming ,of all so-called “toilers” and the disarming of all persons who had succeeded in acquiring property. 22. The discrimination in favor of residents of cities and against residents; of the rural districts through giving residents of cities five times as much voting power as is accorded to residents of rural districts in such elections as are permitted. • .; - 23. The disfranchisement of all' persons employing any other person in connection with-their business. 24. The disfranchisement of all persons receiving rent, interest, or dividends. 25. The disfranchisement o? all mer? Giants, traders, and commercial agents. 26. The disfranchisement, of all priests, clergymen.’ or employees of churches and religious bodies. . ! 27. The denial of flic existence of anv inalienablo rights in the individual citizen. *' " • ,28. The establishment of judicial system exercising autocratic power, convicting persons ‘arid imposing penalties in their absence 'and without opportunity to he heard, and even adopting the deatli penalty for numerous crimes and misdemeanors. 29. The inauguration of a reign of terrorism and violence. >