Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-11-13
Here's fhe Story of Trofzky as Told by His
Former Pals in Their New York Cellar!
Special Dispatch from
FREDERICK NJ. KERRY.

Special Dispatch from :
FREDERICK NJ. KERRY.
NEW YORK, Nov. 49, have Just
come from the cellar at II st. Marks
place, in the heart OF New Yorks East
side, where Leon Trotzky, the man
who has overthrown the Kerensky gov
ornment in Petrograd. for three months '
edited the little Russian revolutionary P
Socialist paper, Novy Mir, the organ OF /
tho Russian branch Of the Socialist par |
~ in America.
Surrounded by three OF the men who !
have shared exile with Trotzky In 81 !
IBERIA, and later were his associates in
Vienna. Berne, and Paris. sat at the
desk In the dlngy hole at the rear OF
the cellar that Trotzky used.
In the intervals between the olank
OF tho presses behind the wooden par
tition that separated the pressroom
from the editorial sanctum, l got his
comrades story Of the man who is
now the leader Of the sBolsheviki in
petrograd. on whom tho future Of Rus
sia may depend.
"a wonderful man." said Alexander
Nenshoy, now editor OF Novy Mir.
"Tau. commanding, about 40 years Old,
with wonderful personality and
winning smile, Trotzky Is not a driver,
but a leader.
"IIe Is one OF the very best speakers
In Russia. I have heard him speak
many times and he Is eloquent. 4
writer, too, he Is, and so powerful
one that the German government passed
a sentence OF six months Imprisonment
AGAINST him, although he was not In
Germany at the time. because OF his
book attacking Prusslanlsm and kais-
crism
You must not say that Troizky is
pro-German; he hates kaiserism ana
mllltarism with an enduring hatred
Corrected now and then by his two
assistants. who seemed anxious that !
should get all the facts, Menshoy con-
tinued:
"Trotzky was born I'm southern Rus
sin. in the province of Kherson; his
father O poor farmer We do not know
how he got his education but when ne
WAS IS years old he was already con
uected with the revolutionary move
ment-the Socialist-Democratic party
nurlng the first Russian revolution in
1905. he was in Petrograd as chairman
of the Council OF Workmen's Delegates.
NVhon tho revolution was crushed an
members OF that council were arrested
-Trotzky with them. Tie was sent 70
Slberla-his second sentence, since he
had already been deported there Wleh
20 years old because he was soclSlis.
he escaped from siberia to Swltzerlano,
when the present war broke OUT Ie
was in Vienna publishing hussian
Socialist newspaper, ana conliiDulins
10 the German paper New lelt' ana
80 ] fIIfHmNmIfn
.He was expelled from Austria be-
cause he had written a book against
l,aiserlsm. and went back to Switzcr-
land and from there 20 Paris. where
h. became editor OF the Russian news
paper. our Cause.
.That paper was suppressed by th'
French censorship, and Trotzky or
dered TO leave France. He went e
spain. but on request OF the French
he was aeain depOrted so he saile'
for New York, arriving last January
I'm New York he helped organize IN
Socialist Propaganda League, became
member of the Russian Branch OF IN
American Socialist party, and temper
arnv. while our editor was away on
lecture tour. he edited the paper her
for three months.
= "Aprli gT. after the Russisn .revol,
ton. he left New York for Peuogra
nv ,yav OF Canada aud Norway, bt
was arrested at Halifax, with a ley
others of his comrades. ON the intel
cession Of Mlmkon, he was release.
and arrived in Petrograd IN May. u
was almost Immediately elected e. men
her Of the Council Of WOrkmen an
Soldiers Delegates.
"Ue Is Identified with the Bolshevh
group. and was elected chairman
Inc Bolshevih convention recently mel
in Petrograd. A.. -.
"He was arrested IN July by the Re
ensky government after the uprisin
in PetrOgrad, but was released 1u
took a prominent part In tne soceil,
democratic convention about a nlon'
sgo lie was the leader Of the left win
IN that convention. NIL.
"Trotzky. as a leader Of the Bolsh'
INF stands for three things; Firs
,esce. but not a separate peace; a ger
raj neace under the familiar formu
- no annexatiOns and no indemnitie
An these men are against a separa'
neace with Germany. Why do the
vant a general peace2 Because the w.
,as ruined Russia. and she cannot /
rebuilt until peace comes.
"The second demand Is that the lar
shali bo given Immediately to q
peasants. Without this, nothing can
lone for the reconstruction OF Russ
"The provisional government co
sented 10 the distribution Of land, lol
ago. but they want 20 wait until q
constitutional assembly shall sol
hat problem. The Bolsheviki want =
assembly 10 convene at once, That
their third demand. The land owne
want tho constitutional assembly
,aved until the war Is ended.