The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-10-04
TALES OF TERROR
 FROM REFUGEES
Neventy- six Britishers from Moscow Reach Home After
 Narrowing Experiences.

Narrowing Experiences. London, Oct. 4.-After 16 days of ar duous travel 76 Britishers from Mos COW have reached London, bringing aphic tales of the Red Terror of the Bolshevist rule. They set out IS strong. but at the Russian frontier two--a man and A woman-were D stopped by the authorities.
 A member of well known London business house. who practically had charge of the party and who had been resfding in Moscow about year, speaking to a newspaper representa- tive, said that passports were refused to men between IS and 4S, the impress sion being that these were to be in termed, as the Bolshevilli have a great idea of holding hostages. He himself was under orders to be arrested, but managed to escape. Passport troubles delayed their way via Finland, Swe- den, and Norway.
 Most of the party were women and . children, people who had lost every penny they possessed," he said. "One was a woman of 75, who had not been in England for 30 years, and, having no friends, was dependent, like many of the others, on philanthropic as- sistance in meeting immediate neces- stiles and getting home There were also some Italian soldiers escaped prisoners out of Austria
 "LAfe in Moscow had been crowded with incident There had been great destruction of property, especially when the Bolsheviki bombardcd a number of houses where the anarchists were, blowing them to bits. I have been shot at several times. All of us have. You cannot expect anything else in rough and tumble State. had been thrice arrested without a charge, but each time my release had beer Dromnt-
 Amid all the turmoil and turbulence even at the moment of arrest, the Bol- shcviki showed their faith in the word of an Englishman. Once, for instance they accepted my assurance, given fl reply to their inquiry, that had nc discriminating papers nor any revolver fin my flat, and left without searching 1t They had to take me to the police station and afterward to the Cover nor's house, but declared that the, were very busy and relied on m! promise to go there alone T have had to go before a tribuna against speculation tos explain a bus 1nees telegram which came to my pri .vate address, and on that occasion twas arrested at o'clock in the morn ing. The president of the tribuna was an ex-caretaker. and his col
 
 whose request I told them what tt write in their report.
 Arrests were made in A capriciou fashion. often without the slightes explanation.
 "A group of people watching the re moval of a statue of Alexander III 2 included Establishment. and all wer, taken into custory on the ground tha they were engaged in anti-Bolshevis propaganda An elderly EnglishmaT on his requesting an explanation, wa --l told that he was a capitalist
 There are now between 25 and ; Eng1isnnlen in various Moscow pris ons, some of whom have been bai1l treated, and the position of those wh cannot get away from the city is ceI tainly precarious Numbers of me have been executed. I cannot spea about the fate of the women. In re cent months executions have run int 100 week, for no reason except tha the victims sent to their death witt \ out trial were formerly officers ( NBealthy people.
 What Bolshevist rule means that land of massacres it is difficu for people at home to realize Banl are, in my opinion, gone; investmen in goods are contiscated current a, counts are taken. safes opened, notl ing is left You cannot close vol business on the ground that it dot not pay, lest the officials hand it ovt to your employees to keep going.
 you discharge an employe, you hay to give three months notice and pa three months money into the Unen ployed Fund.
 There is no law nor reason in u taxes. They may tell you to- D; what you did before. and repeat u demand month later You cam speak in the streets without risk
 trouble. There is no free press 4 the papers have been taken over the government and confscated,
 has been trade after trade. Hous 2pd flats are requisitioned on vario /pretexts or none at all. Especial s.Ff have educated people been victimize Though there are hundreds of fla empty in Moscow, expensive furr ture is dumped in the main stree and left there because the owne have nowhere to take it.
 Women are in a. pitiable pliel Thousands whose husbands have be- shot in the war or are way on servi are stranded with their war pensio stopped their investments conGscate their icwelry confscated. and ev their stored furs appropriated for { working people. Hundreds of educs ed and refined women have asked I for work for a merep ittance.
 The government workers had tn
 wages raised 100 per cent. and tn
 get preferential treatment in the :, of bread cards. The educated m; such as the doctor. is bottom dog. a