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THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE giving the Russians peace and trade, out of which will come prosperity with a consequent dimunition of fanaticism.

Dr. Bertrand Russell Against Both "Big Business and

Moscow.

Replying to a capitalist cor- respondent, Dr. Bertrand Russell presents his views upon Com- munism in the following terms

Government University. Pek- Your view is that "we only be fog the issue by trying to evade the fact of class-war." and you

elieve it useful to clear thinking."

ing.

timulate

I have considerable symnatby with this view; I merely find it impossible to understand how anybody who follows your advice

on this point can come down on the side of the capitalists, except on grounds of simple egotism.

It is this point, among others, that I should like to see you ex- plain ia book.

end

tion.

barut down and his children shot |

children before his sya, VA A

·What, “liberty“ hán a' man of unpopular opinion in the United Statas? The "liberty” of being] shot in his home, or trampled to death by a hired inh

What "liberty has a moderate Socialist in France? The "liberty" of being publicly assassinated, and baving his assassin noquitted. What "liberty has the Hindoo, or the Korean, or the Japanese Trade Unionist ? ·

What "liberty." in any country,{ I as the intellectual who can only! live by selling, his brains to capitalists, whom he hates and despises, for whom he must do work that he knows to be evil, until esxical despair destroys whatever good his nature once contained?

THE POSITION IN RUSSIA. And what of the restrictions on liberty in Russia ?

True, there are political re- strictions due to the state of war, and of the same kind as those ira- posed by your own Expionaga Law, or our Defence of the Realm Act. What of other restrictions?

In a climate much. colder, in winter, than that of Peking, it is impossible to obtain warm cloth- ing because of the blockade; it is impossible to obtain coal. because of the blockada and Denikin's reckless destruction of |the Donetz basin; it was possible! to obtain wood, and fast piles: were brought to Moscow during last summer, but they were burut by incendiaries-Polish, French, possibly English-bat certainly agents of capitalism. The result is that, because capitalists dislike a threat to their income, the inhabitants of Moscow have to endure the winter insufficiently clad and is unwarmed bours.

It is impossible to obtain medicines, disinfectants, or soap (5) If the class-war comes and (except of very bad quality sod is as prolonged as I fear, the only in very small quantities), becaure men who will bring into the new of the blockade: consequently of Russians bave world the seeds of progress and millions

will be those died of typhus and other diseases, reconstruction who take no part in the struggle, because the comfortable pluto- but retire to whatever refuge is crats of other countries consider available as the monks retired every inhabitant of a Com-

to their monasteries at the time manist country deserving of of the barbarian invasion of the death by slow torture.

When operations have to be Roman Empire.

My disapproval of Bolshevism, performed, it is impossible to in so far as I do disapprove, is oo obtain, abaesthetics because the ground that I do not think it capitalists are of opinion that can achieve the end at which the zoguish endured is deserved less rich. Meanwhile aims. Iregard the Bolsheviks by those who threaten to make as "Knights of the Impossible." them and the whole development of education is starved, vitality Russia during the last three years lowered, and civilisation im- perilled throughout European confirms me in this view.

It is as a practical man, not as and Asiatic Rassia-not by the an idealist, that I object to them. fault of the Bolsheviks, but I think the capitalists sufficiently by the fault of the rich foreigners strong, safficiently bestial, and who cause Russia to he blockad sufficiency reckless to make the jed and exhausted by civil and ex- quick success of the communists ternal ware. in the classwar impossible, and I sherefore hold that if the ends which I desire are to be achieved, locger period of peaceful pro ganda and industrial develop men is essential.

I do not think the capitalists,

All the graver restrictions of liberty in Russia are due to this state of affairs, not to any inherent

vice of Communism.

I note that you personally oppose the blockade. But it is an inevitable result of the capitalist

Again, as to "clear thinking" if we are to embark upon it, we hal better carry it through to the If the class-a b'comes world-wide, the issue will be neither the establishment of Com- munism nor the re-establishment of capitalism, bat the ruin of industry and education, and the downfall of our whole civilisa-even now, sufficiently strong to system, and whoever supports preserve their own system by that system is in effect & supporter victory in a class-war, but only of the blockade, however much he sufficiently strong to rack may regret that other capitalists civilisation. I therefore support are less far-sighted than himself ought to try and avert it so the British Labour Party long as the chance is uot nilagainst both Moscow and Wall! and in view of the uncertainty of Street. And no one can accuse human affairs. the chance will the British Labour Party of

'tilting at windmills." not be nil until the disaster bas actually occurred. I find that those who desire the class-war. and also those who prophesy it without desiring it. are helping to bring it on.

I therefore consider that, how. ever small may be the chance of averting the universal class-war.

if it comes ROOD

THE SENSE OF INJUSTICE.

You object to my speaking of the capitalist sys em as unjust," and the Commaning system as **just." I grant that the logical

of

terms these

THE DAVIS CUP.

Will Japan Provide a Sensation.

The inclusion of Shimidzu in is Japan's Davis Cup team.should

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I disagree with your attitude definition for the same reason for which d theult, but, as you yourself make the debut of that coantry a matter in the internationel arena a disagree with that of the Third po ut out, politics is

It is International, osmely, that it of sentiment rather than of logic. sensational

& sentiment. the tends to hasten the advent of a las

feel-believed that it will ensure Cataclysm which may not being of injustice is immensely Japan's reaching the foal round inevitable. but will probably potent politically; indeed, where after defeating France in the produce utter and total collapse it arises strongly, no tolerable so semi-finals.

Last year' Shimidzu beat Andre cial syster is possible. I am anxious that my own It is evident that, now-a-days, Cobert. France's leading player, position in the matter should be the feeling of injustice is strong-at Wimbledon on a grass court. clear, since I find that it is ly aroused in working men by the The finals will be played on grass widely misunderstood. I believe spectacle of the rich, not only of court, upon which the French themselves justice. the following propositions. the idle "rich, but also of those never do

(1) If the class-war becomes who work, perhaps very hard, at Moreover, it is stated that Tiltep world wide, the quick victory of purely predatory labours. I be considers that Kamagae is in a the proletariat would be a very lieve that a Communist syete.n. class ahead of Sbimidza.

after it had existed for geners- great good.

(2) The quick victory of the tion, would not produce this sense capitalists would be a very great of injustice, and would be, to that evil, but a far smaller evil than extent more stable and desirable the prolongation of the struggle.than the present order.

(3) The most probable result would be a warfare lasting for many years taking the form of unprecedently bloody and brutal civil war in all civilived coun-

What "liberty" is there now white glare. Amber lensES-878 tries, involving universal starva- tion and ferocity, destroying the except for rich members of power-especially recommanded to those whose work takes them in the means of industrial production, fui nations?

Army officers find thei What "liberty" have German sun.

on: the range, reducing the population of the world by about fifty per cent, mothers had since 1914? The indispensable

"liberty" to see their children persons contemplating- and leaving at the end an un- civilised peasant population ter- die of starvation or grow upstoot- voyage will find these glasseS ed and diseased, because rival almost a necessity. Amber lenses rised by robber banda.

(4) The class-war is not yet by groups of rich men bad decided of any prescription in either any means certain; there is still that proletarians should kill each regular or Toric forms are manu- factured by The Hongkong a considerable chance that it can other.

What "liberty" has the Sinn Optical Co., Successors to Clark averted by making both

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** WHAT IS LIBERTY?

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