The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-02-08

OTOCk4OL4s Feb. 5-The FinnisA
railway altAoritiss as Ternso have 70.
esivsa . rsDort tAst he aIlieA missions
have been sxpsllsA from Petrogral ana
nat hey have departed. Thsrs II 10
essArnssisa Of sAis.
The American llinistsr ss oesekAolu,
Ira Nsassa Norris. has heard netafpR -
Ssscis, csess DsspsspA to Tns sux from Ms
Lsa1ss Timss.
CeswtsAs. isis: sn ~sAss rsssvrs6.
PnaooRAp. yeb. . (dslayed). .-Condi.
tions Of life here are nerve rackine in
the extrsms and have become alnost IN.
tpassSble. Ths new assssts ef ne Dol-l
shsvsk executive and he ssa guards ars
msre fsarsd than, ,shs ssndarinss and the
pcii6s Of ths old autScraay. They are
All the time on the trail Of fresh plots.
Everybody Is in dread Of arrest and
searches and seisures Of papers At their
homes or the confiscation Of their money.
5ewelry and securities In the banking
safes and strong boxes. which are now
undergoing revision by Government COM
| missioners. who refuse to permit any
diplomatic or consular Intervention for
the protection of the belongings Of for
eign subjects.
Searchers Steal At Vvill.
DomiciIiary arrests and searches for
documents and food are carried out py
nondescript parties OF youths with
rifles, men df tho militia, sailors, SOL
diers. proletarians In general. These
are supposed to be. but not albvays are.
| accompanied by the district commits
sior.er.
| The searchers almost invariably ap-
propriate any odd trifies lying loosely
| about. and II they are not carefully
watched they turn out to be regular
thieves IN diaguise. Whether they are
real servants Of the law or hooligan
maraudsrs all questions regarding their
| authority arc eKectually s,leUced by
their bvolvsrs and bayonets.
| The rough and ready character Of the
new revolutionary and Socialistic meth
| DDS renders It difficult to distinguish be-
| tween the genuine Red Guards without
uniforms and ordinary robbers. When
! the latter are caught their captors often
| are equally rough and ready. few
| nights ago burglars were discovered In
an English magasine companys shop in
| the Nevsky Prospect. When one of
them jumped from q hrst floor window
he was caught by . militiaman. who
promptly killed him and threw the body
into the nearest canal
! Recently o Russian oficer was killed
by his sailor escort and thrown into .
canal when no was on the way from a
| fortress to the Bolshevist headquarters
In order TO have tho cause of his impris-
onment Investigated. Russian &C.
ouaintance was arrested in his house by
. party OF soldiers. conducted to the
/ Duma, then sent to the revolutionary
! Government and put into q waiting room
alone. After while ne was told by an
ofIlcial that no order had ever been made
for his arrest and that he was not
wanted.
Armed Soldiers In Banks.
\ In tho meantime. as he found when
| he returned homo. the same soldiers had
aeain been there and compelled his wife
| TO give them 5000 rubles. which they
said was wanted by the Duma. This &C.
ouaap&ance now goes about with 1000
rublss sswn INTO the lining Of his waist
coat, ~ II y impossible TO keen money
safe either At HE home or in the banks
which are now all closed.
One cannot even get checks cashed
for current living expenses. The in
/ teriorO Of the banks present AtrAng<
scenes. with dirty soldssrs with ride.
lolling about. Amateur and inexperienced
clerks. under . Bolshevtk commissioner
cit At the dealts muddling the accounts
while q few Of the regular clerks who
have not Joined their comrades on strike
stand about struggling their shoulder
In despair.
The bank directors who have MOI
managed 70 sscApe 70 Sweden are being
arrested for refueing to work the statl
bank. All nnaucial end other business
10 practically at . standstill. One o,
the latest dscrees reotricts the amount
Of deposits 70 5000 rublso (nominaiI.
oIS.Seo) and Il ID proposed to require
proof that this sum Was earned b,
honest work.
IAN loans are to BE- annulled and IN,
project u under discsssi0n 70 destroy al
shares % 20 much rubbish. II 10 ain
cult TO believe mat such robbery can b
leSal!sed.H