A BOLSHEVIK BLUNDER

The bold attempt of an unknown Boston Bolshevik with Black Handish leanings to put a stop to the Hasty Pudding Club's preparations for "Crowns and Clowns" is but another instance of the almost unbelievable lack of ordinary foresight for which Soviet supporters are traditionally famous. Frankly, we have been perhaps somewhat diffident when the delights of Bolshevism have been described to us. The whole thing seems too tame, too common-place for words. The frantic mobs in the streets of Moscow cannot compare to the lunch hour at Jimmie's. The pools of blood in the public squares at Patrograd are nothing to one familiar with Harvard Square slush. Even the wildest extremes of Bolshevik art fail to stir those of us who have gazed upon Memorial Hall. On the whole, the case for Bolshevism has thus far been presented in an unfavorable light. Now, however, the Hasty Pudding seeks to portray for us the glamor and charm of Bolshevism, while tactfully avoiding the unpleasant technicalities of the subject. And what, pray, is the result? This Bolshevik advance agent commits the crowning folly of his clown-like career by politely declining the aid of the Hasty Pudding's marked dramatic talent. Although our faith in the efficiency of Bolshevik methods is badly shaken by this incident, we nevertheless still wish to be convented if possible and we are pleased by the announcement, that in spite of the unknown Bolshevik's veiled insinuation as to the bourgeois character of the Pudding, the club will not desist from its determination to present "Crowns and Clowns" for our edification.