Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-09-06


tional salvage.
But the story of Archangel will be
a new reminder that obstacles and diff
fculties dwindle in proportion to the
courage with which they are con-
fronted. Large events are usually
described in general terms that cover
developments converging from various
quarters. In this narrative, however,
Allied cooperation will chiefly be
focused through the control of Consul
General Poole Bu first let us glance
at interior conditions.
Repugnance for Bolsheviki
Long months went by and the sway
fthe ,Bolsheviki engendered a rAbel-
ious repugnance in all classes of the
population, in all, at least, save the
clAss which is suffering from a pitiful
lack of property. General knowledge,
self-resract and moral culture found
itself on fraternal terms with the most
effective elements in the disorderly,
Lettish and criminal elements.
| Broadly speaking. the principles Of
domination were three in number:
First. Instead of fostering produc-
ton and taking toll of increase after
the manner of conventional govern
ments, the Bolsheviki, that they might
be in a position literally to feed and
fee their soldiers and agents. forcibly
entered warehouses and banks, and
helped themselves to food and money,
thereby paralyzing industry and
destroying the foundation of security
on whioh the fabric Of civilized society
rests.
Second. All newspapers were Sup.
pressed save one official organ. which
published the Bolshevist mandates to
the people of Archangel, and indus
triously sought by erroneous state
ments, to breed enmity with the Allies,
especially the British
Third. There was furtive killing of
influential opponents. Within the town
no shot was heard, and no blood seen.
The victims were merely missing, a
fact of no significance save to an
inner circle Of intimates, for most men
and women of the better classes re-
manned voluntary prisoners within
their own dwellings. They and their
children seldom or never ventu-ed out
of doors, and only, trusted servants
of the household went into the streets,
| chiefly to purchase food that ever
tended to become scarcer. coarser, anG
more expensive; for in that topsy-
turvy world, the well-to-do had be-
come the submerged class and only
persons in rags and humble ralment
could hold up their heads and breathe
the air of freedom.
Leading Citizens Missing
Considerable is the number of lead
ing citizens who We're missing before
are missing still, and will forever so
remain. Their groups of graves out
side the town are every now AMI then
coming to light. have looked upon
certain of such graves, crude mounds
| formed of clods, built clumsily over
the shallow excavations; for the Boil
sheviki are hasty and inartistic sex
tons.
So much by way of introduction.
Now for the story proper.
1
| Having besought aid from the Allies
the responsible citizens of Archangel
naturally accepted their aid. During
the period of waiting, preparation and
restraint there occurred certain stir.
ring incidents which resulted not only
in. five English sailors being, cast into
prison by the Bolsheviki. but in the
terrible penalty which a gallant Rus
sian officer had to pay for his attempt
to aid them.
Near the neighboring stretch of sea-
shore the Bolsheviki came upon and
promptly seized a Canadian and Serb
who were just having a look around
1t was by no means an unlikely area
to be visited by individual allies, and
rKedroff, the commissioner who had
come from Moscow to lead the Arch
angel Bolsheviki, at once embarked on
a tug and made haste thither. Ar
irving off the beach, this Suspicious
commander spied little sailing yacht
for which nobody could account; SO
he assembled his armed men on deck
as a preliminary to overhauling her.
! But an jnaptitude for concertsd