The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-06-03
WOE IS PORTION OF
ALL WELL-TO-DO
PEOPLE Of RUSSIA
DAUGHTER OF FORMER RICH
DIPLOMAT TELLS OF TER
ROR CONDITIONS.


whelmed the well-to-do and Official
classes in the Russian revolution
are vividly portrayed from the
standpoint Of Russian woman in
letter received by her former
classmate in this country. The
writer is a daughter OF a Russian
diplomat who was connected with
the Russian embassy in Washing
ton about twenty years ago and
a widow of an officer in the Rus
sian army who was killed early in
the war.
Russia crushed by exterior and
interior enemeis, justly despised and
abhorred by the great countries that
once trusted her, is ruined and dis
appearing" she wrote. My coun-
try is ceasing to exist. 1t was bad
enough before the March revolu-
ton, when our unhappy, halt-witted
emperor, under the influence of his
German wife, seemed to do every
thing possible to make people lose
patince. We have a thousand anon
ymous potentates, the top ones paid
by Germany, and the lower ones
lured into supporting them by
money, money, money. q"
THE present government has
abolished all laws all courts, the
police. land ownership, all private
real estate in towns, all distinction
of castles and grades in the army
and navy. They have seized all the
banks, are opening all the private
safes and confiscating all gold and
silver found therein, though it had
never been said before that it was
criminal to have it.
"Of course everything they de
cree is so mad that it is quite sure
not to last forever. but the chaos
they make will take centuries to
forget. The country is going back
to savage state, And we will not
live to wait for better times.
Into the Grave.
"All Russia IS SuftOCatlng- every
day brings new surprises that show
that there is but one way out OF it
the grave. On the ground of lib
erty they abolish all laws, judges,
and substitute for it 'peo-
pies courts of Justice with only
workmen or peasants, Oft
en- quite illterate and always with
out the slightest knowledge of
court proceedings, taking the places
of the former judiciary.
con the same ground they abol-
ish all police, let loose all the Grim
inals from the prisons, arm them,
constituting from their number to-
gether with workmen. descrterS and
the hooligans 4 red guard and fill
the prisons to their utmost with al!
those. who crave for order and will
not side with them toward the total
ruin of the country.
"On the prctense of equality they
abolish all grades in the army and
iavy and make all posts elective by
he simple soldiers. In most places
it is understood as complete eXter-
lynching OF the officers,
who, for being better educated, are
under suspicion of being counter
The highest posts
are occupied by elected soldiers.
who very often can hardly sign
heir names, and the former Off
,ers are made simple soldiers with
soldiers pay OF $3.50 month and
ordered to the lowest tasks; clean
ng Of the barracks, cooking food.
aking care OF the horses.
Loot, Anarchy and Treason.
"Our great country could only
.Nist when all the wheels of the
were working in har-
nony. Now everything is perfect |
haos. Everybody was willing to
hrow over the czaristic govern
nent, hut not in order to change |
. for this one OF loot. anarchy and |
reason toward our allies! oh, the |
hame. the disgrace and the folly |
II it,
"The army which now consists OF
ouths (the regular one is long ago |
illed) without any sense OF duty, |
Morale and discipline. use their ac-
uired freedom in the freedom to
% home when they want to. And |
O all the trains, all the stations
re attacked and destroyed by this
orde OF savages. who kill engi-
GERS. il it seems to them the train
oes too slowly( who martyrize the
ailwav agents who tell them OF the
npoS ..bility Of starting their train.
or there is another one coming
5ward them in the same time. As
his human flood goes home with
ut organization everything Is loot
i and destroyed.
"Some months ago ! was believ-
lg myself 20 be quite well oil.
ave a house in Petrograd. Last
princ / was offered Sl25OcO for it.
nj was advised not TO sell and go
yer to America to have my little
irl become a happy American
Now-I have on hand
bout 5000 and no other resources.
he house. like other private prop
nv. Is being confiscated. the reve-
ue going to The government. that
to saw to the private pockets OF
he usurpers. The government
onds - annualated (repudiated) |
nd even If ! had more money-be-