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NEXT COUP D’ETAT MAY BE NOURISHED IN GERMANY (.Radicalism Is Reaction From War Lloyd George Fears Democ racy Is Threatened by Undercurrent of Dissatisfaction. Fire Kindled -in Russia * ~ By DAVID LLOYD GEORGE. London, Sept. 22. — The Spanish coup d’etat Is part of the general movement of reaction against democ racy which has arisen since the war. It started with the bolshevik revo lution; It swept over Italy; It has cap tured Bulgaria, and Its latest phase Is the military Insurrection In Spain. In fact, one of the most remarkable products of the war has been the In itiation and extension of movements . throughout Europe bearing the fascist character. In essence bolshevism and fascism are revolts against parliamentary Aethods of government—in other words, against the democratic concep tion of government. In some quar ters there is growing discontent with parliamentarism because of Its dila torlness. Its confusion of aims. Its pet tiness. its costly Inefficiencies. Its constant failure to attain Its Ideals. Ardent reformers are always. In the end, disappointed with the percentage of achievement which democracy yields to the tonnage of oratory. Most of them get discouraged altogether mil either abandon the vain pursuit or^ relapse Into languid support of , | a it ventional programs. ' F Now .and again a man arises who gets angry, and, rudely brushing aside representatives chosen by the people, resorts to direct action. That ac counts for Russia. In other quarters there Is deepening distrust of democ racy because of Its menace to exist ing interests and comforts, its sup posed readiness to make unwise con cessions to popular clamor, its re luctance to govern firmly when firm government gives temporary offence AIlVKKTISKMKNT. RADIUM cleans out every disease, corns to cancers; strengthens every organ; it tiosltlvsly Will do it- honorshle guarantee; free trial; study RADIUM; free litera ture. RADIUM PRODUCTS CO.. !I06 S Vermont Ave.. Dos Angeles. —because. In fact, It Is too anxious to please. That was the complaint In Italy. Cromwell First Fascist. Signor Mussolini would probably claim Caesar as his prototype, but Cromwell was the first great mbdern fascist. Carlyle's description of Pride’s Purge, gives the whole sub stance of fascism: “ ‘Come, come,' exclaimed my lord general In very htgfc key, ’we have had enough of this’—and, In fact, my lord general, now blazing all up into clear conflagration exclaims 'I will put an end tc youi prating,’ and steps forth on to the floor of the house and, clapping on his hat and occasionally 'stamping the floor with his feet,’ begins a discourse which no man oan repeat! He says—‘Heavens!’ he Is heard saying 'It Is not fit that you should sit here any longer You have sat too long here for any good you have been doing lately. You shall now give place to better men " 'Call them In,' adds he briefly to Harrison In words of command, and some 20 or 30 grim musketeers enter with bullets in their snaphances, grimly prompt for orders and stand In some attitude of 'carry arms’ there. Vgtoran men of might and men of war. their faces are as the faces of lions and their feet are swift as the roes upon the mountains—not beauti ful to the honorabl* gentlemen at this moment." There you have the whole attitude of tho fascist In this historical deed of the greatest modern example of the type — Oliver Cromwell — described sympathetically by the greatest ex ponent and advocate of the doctrine —Thomas Carlyle. Started In Russia. The present movement started not in Italy, but in Russia. The first great fascist of today is not Mussolini but Lenin. He was the first to sub stitute force for popular election In a democratic state. Bolshevism was not a revolt against czarism and Russian grand dukes. It was a revolution aimed at the overthrow of another revolution, which had already over thrown the ancient regime. Russia was a republic, the czar was a prisoner, the last surviving grand duke was in exile, the land of Russia had been confiscated and distributed amongst the peasants before Lenin took a hand in the government. He rebelled against the new parliamen tary regime of which Kerensky, the socialist, was chief. He grew con temptuous of the Volgas of rhetoric which flowed from the first Russian revolution. Endless talk which never froze but which was nevertheless not navigable. It carried nothing. It turned nothing, it was all talk. It could not fight and It would not make peace. It undoubtedly had behind it an overwhelming majority of duly chosen represntatlves of the Russian people. But Lenin had Just as great a con tempt for the will of the people as Mussolini. Hg therefore enrolled his followers Into an army which swept away the newly created parlia mentary system and substituted for It a Cromwellian regime, based on organized force. It was the rule of the armed saint* of communism. The soviet system of election is a farce. No man who is opposed to bolshevism has a chance of appear ing at the central assembly. Lenin does not attempt 'to conceal his opinion that the people are not fit to govern He does not believe in democracy and he strangled demo cratic experiment ere it has left its cradle. Bolshevism Teaches Sacrifice Bolshevism Is not a gigantic plundering of propertied classes for the benefit of the impecunious prole tariat. That Is not an exhaustive, even If It Is an accurate definition of its doctrines It is all that, but It Is much more. It teaches the proletariat to sacrifice everything for the bolshevik state and Its adherents readily sacrifice life, comfort, liberty, at the behest of the soviet leaders. All the miscalculations with regard to bolshevism have come from the failure to recognize this dominant factor In Its composition. It Is the spirit that animates fascism In Italy, an as long as It continues, bolshevism will rule Russia and fascism wilt govern Italy. But they are both fatal to demo cratic government. Lenin Rnd Mus solini alike despise parliamentarism The bolshevik attitude towards dem ocratic institutions Is stated unequi vocally by Trotsky In his famous re ply to Kautsky, the champion of dem ocratic socialism: "The path of socialist ideas, which Is visible through all deviations and even betrayals, foreshadows no other of the proletariat at the moment when the latter Is strong enough to carry out such a task.” He quotes with approval Paul La fargue’s view of parliamentary gov ernment: “Parliamentarism Is a system of government In which the people ac quires the Illusion that It Is control ling the forces of the country Itself when. In reality, the actual power Is concentrated In the hands of the bour geoisie, and not even of the whole bourgeoisie but only of certain sec tions of that class.” After a violent attack on the par lianfentary regime as an Instrument of the bourgeosie. the celebrated Russian bolshevlst leader goes on: "The soviet regime, which is more closely, straltly, honestly bound up with the tolling majority of the peo ple, does achieve a meaning, not In The man who carefully builds a | reputation and then stakes that reputation on his goods is the man to look to for good service. We have spent the greater part of a lifetime in building a reputa tion for Roberts’ Milk. Upon every bottle of Roberts’ Milk that leaves our plant we stake our reputation for the integrity of an honest product. Buy Roberts’ Milk by name. It is your guarantee of milk that is made clean, pure, sweet and “safe” by every modern and scientific method known today. Don’t “guess” at the quality of “unknown” milk. 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But for the sacrifice of his followers In the great war, Italy would have been the vessel of the central powers Their valor preserved Italian liber ties, their voices must therefore be paramount in determining how the Italy they had preserved should be governed They could not any longer permit the country for which they had fought and for which 600,000 of their comrades had lost their lives to be misgoverned by a succession of feeble and Incompetent administra tions. If the old-established political ma chines were too skilfully handled to enable fascism to secure a majority in parliament, so much the worse for parliament. The "prating" must, at any cost, be stopped. Talkers must “make room for better men," so 100, 000 armed fascists march on Rome to depose parliamentarism. Mussolini's attitude towards parliament I9 best given in his own words, as sum marized in a reliable report: “The “party was accused df despls ing parliament. This was not the case. Parliament had nearly ceased to have any importance, owing to the death wound dealt it by syndicalism and journalism. Under the new elec toral law which he Intended to give the country, parliament would once more became a living body. Fascism was still strong enough by Itself and, said the prime minister, 'I do not intend to sell my birthright for a mess of pottage—the collaboration of the dregs of Italian political life.’ If col laboration was to be offered, it must be wholehearted and uncritical—. ‘I do not deny the people,’ Signor Mus solini concluded, ‘their Jus murmur andl, but this must not be exagger ated.’ " Real Cromwellian Attitude. There can be no mistaking the meaning of these words. The people may exercise their right to murmur in and through parliament, but that limited right must "not be exag gerated.” Fascism was. "strong enougli in Itself.” whatever parlia ment chose to do or not to do. This is the real Cromwellian attitude. Spain now follows the example of Russia, Italy and Bulgaria. The ex isting Spanish parliament was only recently elected on a basis of uni versa! suffrage. There was a liberal government In power which. Judged according to all constitutional usage, enjoyed the confidence of that parlla-* ment. It did not, however, enjoy the confidence of all classes In the coun try. What party government does? But In this case opposition was power fully entrenched In the army com mand. That is also the case in other lands, and that fact, once upon • time, proved to he a serious menace to the life of the third republic in France. It was saved by Clemenceau. Waldeck, Rousseau, Reinach, Zola and many another etrong man who believ ed In liberty. In Spain the army has successfully arrognted to Itself the functions of parliamentary majority. It has now formed a government. The principle of popular aoverelgnty expressed by parliamentary Institutions Is set aside In favor of the Cromwellian principle that If major generals are dissatisfied with the working of these Institu tion* they can at any moment step in to regulate them. Which will be the next country? These coups have been attempted In Germany by communist* and reac tionaries In their turn, but so far with no success. The enemies of democ racy are still on the watch—perhaps on the pounce. If things go badly for Germany they will In all probability spring their conspiracies. Will they prevail? If so, which of them? Much depends on the answer which the coming months will give to these quea tlons. Danger to Democracy. The spreading reaction against de mocracy Is a serious movement which needs careful watching in all coun tries. It has tli* sympathy of »» tremists on the left as well ns on the right. Only a few years ago the British trades unions were temporarily captivated by the idea and called It "direct action." The extreme con servative wing today doea not con ceal its enthusiasm for Mussolini and his methods. The die hardlsm which brought the present government Into the world Is zealously fascist In sym pathy. outlook, and more and more in expression. y. Conservatism snd constitutionalism work formerly Interchangeable terms. But that was In the days when the majority of adults had no voice In the working of the constitution. It Is no longer so. An Increasing number of conservatives Is looking to wards unconstitutional methods for security against changes which democracy may soon demand. It is a dangerous hope to cherish. For this weapon is at hand for tbo commun ist os well ns the conservative to handle. If General Prlmero de Rivera saved It In Hpaln, I/onln snatched News From the “Want” Ad. New 6-room house, $760 cash. • e • e Cadillac, type 51, $260. 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