Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-06

showed, for Trotzky 10 make the peasant.
do anything he asked "after he had prom
iscd them universal peace after four
gruelling years in desperate war; wealth,
a thing they had never had except in
dreams, and the fultlmcnt Of glow
ing vision-the ownership of the lands
on which they had worked as scrfs for
generations
TEnRipI.E RED GUARD.
But, YOU ask, isn't it an astounding
thing that the Bolsheviki who are really
only onc-tenth of the Russian population,
could so firmly rule such a great land?
How are the Bolsheviki able to prevent
the remaining nine-tenths of the Russian
people who, Mr.. Mapp claims, are Just
as loyal to the Allies rs ever before, from
even turning finger to cause the Ieuton-
ic downfall?
Roth uuestions are answered by that
desperate organization, the Red Guard.
As soon AS Trotzky and Lcninc be-
came leaders their first step was To IN
crease the strength of the Red Guards.
At the same time they took every gun,
sword, al other weapons from the people
and turned them over to their Red Guard.
A more terrible organization would
be difficult 20 imagine than these Red
Guards, MS pictured by Mr.. Mapp. Con
victs of all Glasses, murderers, robbers,
the vilcst class OF men, pcnt up for years
with most vicious and brutal desires, are
now handed full rein to do as they pleasc.
The Red Guards are paid from $25
to $50 n day But this dwndlcs rapidly
when it Is explained that boots cost 800
n pair, rubbers cost $50. pound of tea
costs SO, and So docs pound of cheese;
meat is $40 pound, and - suit OF clothes
sets one back $500.
pOBnED PEOPLE or CLOTHES.
"At the most desperate time in winter
the Bolshcviki made the people in every
household turn over m article al warm
clothing" Mr.. Mapp said when it ~
realized that often there was only one
warm piece of clothing in home, and no
coal or wood nothing could have caused
more suffering In case of refusal the
Red Guards ranSackcd the house and
often turned out inmates in the cold
Every day I saw the Rod Guards
loot banks. and then. yelling madly,
wreck other buildings Clothes were
stripped from women on the street IN
daylight There r. no police. There III
no respect for anyone
"a Princess in we'll known Russian
family sent for me once To speak with
her about the Salvation Army asked
her If she had been annoyed by tho Red
Guard She began to cry. ~ midnight
The princess, who was young and heauti-
ful, was sitting IN the parlor of her home IN
Petrograd The other members of the
family had gone to bed About fifty
Red Guards, with bayoncts, extended,
tore down tho front door and demanded
money They rushed IN the house and the
princess tainted The house was then
completely devastated and sacked by the
rufiians
The Allies are insultcd by the Red
Guards every night. The rooms of ttr
War Hotel, which are occupied ny the
Allies arc raided nearly every night by
the Red Guard But the Germans arc
treated with the greatest consideration.
There is q strong force Of them, with which
the Allies Will have 10 contend.
There is enough food in Russia to
provide for all. but there Is no way 10
distribute it. If \ tralnload comes IN,
the Rcd Guard ScizCS IT. The bread |
ate was 50 per cent chopped straw. When
reached England my doctor told me that
nv condition was already serious, but
that If had remained IN Russia another
month | would have been afflicted with
such complicated disease from the diet
that would never have recovered. Dls-
cases Of every kind are rampant IN Petro-
grad There arc no schools opcn. Every
thing is IN a deplorablc state