The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-09-12
By JOSEPH sHAPLEN

So. coward. traitor and drunken off-
Ger.
The stories of the two men bring
out so clearly the equality OF mercy
OF the bolsheviki. that | relate them
|togeiher:
Capt Schastny was brilliant young
Russian naval Officer He was so
riallsse ereyolutlonist OF the conserya-
tire,ns When the Germans landed
troopY in Finland and began their
advance on Helsingfors where nearly
the entire Russian Baltic fleet was
stationed al the time. Capt. Schastny.
with the personnel OF the fleet re-
duced TO 1-S and rome OF the ships
being ready TO put TO sea. WAS given
command and requested by the sail
ors to do his best to transfer the
fleet to Kronstadf and thus save It
from falling into the hands OF the
Germans. For a while the sailors
thought they would be unable 10 move
the fleet from Heisinsfors in time
and had begun to make preparations
4
heerd OF their plan they published a
proclamation stating that the blowing
up of the Baltic fleet by the Russian
sailors would mean the execution of
as many of them as may be captured
The Germans wanted TO seize the
Baltic fleet and thus make good all
the naval losses they suffered thru
out the war. The only thing left was
Under the able and brilliant command
of Capt Schastny this was accomp-
lished in time. When the Germans
reached Heiingsfors they found most
OF the Russian fleet gone.
Some three months later Trotsky,
bolshevik war minister. called Capt.
Schastny for an alleged conference
20 Moscow. As the captain entered
Trotsky's Office. the latter walked out
summoned two red guardsmen and
ordered Shastny put under arrest.
Tro;sky accused Schastny of engag-
Ing In counter revolutionary conspir-
aeies against the bolshevik govern.
Ltent. OF attempting to rouse the sail
ors of the Baltic fleet. among whom
Schasiny was very popular. to revolt
against the Dictatorship OF Lenine and
save Russia from German and other
foreign domination
Sehastny was put on trial. Krilen-
ko. former commanderinchief OF the
bolshevik armies" was prosecuting
attorney. Trotsky was the only wit
ness. In dramatic three-hour speech
he demanded the execution OF Schast-
NY Among other things he said;
Capt. Schastny has performed a
brave Jask. but like every counter rev.
oiutionist, counter revolutionary con-
spiracies against the Soviet govern
ment. He had no right to play with
the fate OF the fleet"
A sailor In the courtroom could not
stand for the latter.
How about your playing with the
fate of Russia?" he cried. Capt.
Schastny. Russian patriot. republican
and saviour of the Baltic fleet. was
executed. His last words were:
"Onc must know how to die brave
ly in revolution
A few weeks prior to the execution
of Capt. Schastny another man. high
In the councils of the Bolshevik gov
ernment, chief commissary OF the Bal
tic fleet. was also on trial. His name
Is Dibenko. He was accused OF cow
ardice. drunkenness and conduct un-
becoming revolutionary leader. AT
the trial IL was proved that when sent
at the head of detachment of 1000
Baltic sea sailors TO stop the German
advance on Narva, in February. he
got drunk and ran away leaving his
MEN In the lurch. Such cowardice is
,iocrthin,y punishable by death. es-
peciaily by any self respecting revo.
iutionary government. But Dibenko.
the coward. and drunkard. was boil.
shevlk. He was found guilty and sim.
ply expelled from the bolshevik party.
He Is alive today and is engaging N
silly braggndocio and in robber raids
up and down the volga.
Thus does bolshevik justice work
Capt. schastny performed brave
task. He Is dead.
Dibeuko was a coward and ran away
surrendering Narva to the Germans.
He is alive and free.