The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1919-05-23
STARVATION and
CHAOS IN RUSSIA.
Terrible Conditions Prevail Under
Sway Of Reds DE-
FOREIGNERS SEEK SAFETY
Refugees Tell Of sutferinus and Pri-
vatlons That Seem Almost unendur-i
able-steady Stream OF Refugees
Has Flowed Through Finland TO
Sweden for the Last Ysar--FaetoFies
Close, Industry u Dying and Trans
portation Conditions Are peplorahis.

Close, Industry u Dying and Trans.
portation Conditions Are peplorahis.
; Terrible conditions In regard to food
are reported BY refugees from bolshe-
yik Russia arriving at the Finnish
port Of Abo.s The correspondent there
Of the london Times writes that the
Intermittent stream Of refugees from
Russia which for the last year has
been flowing through Finland to Stock
holm stu continues-French, Belgian,
British, American. Italian, Swedish,
Swiss and Norwegian-all being COM
relled to seek safety. Al
s.rhe suferings and privations which
these people have endured in Russia
are indescribable." he says. .'They
only become fully apparent to them
selves on their arrival In a country
where civilized methods prevail. and
although In Finland food conditions
are considered most serious, the reftl-
gees look upon It as land flowing
With milk and honey. ,5.i
: AT first, on seeing the condition Of
tbsset people, one wonders why they
IeEnained SO long In Russia, but, as In
~ majority of cases, leaving Russia
meant leaving home and the results Of
the work Of lifetime, they chung on
in tho hopes that, things would turn
Tor the better, while in many cases
they were prevented from leaving by
the bolsheyists until they were able,
to procure a doctors certificate stat
ing that they were physically unfit.
: .5:-, Russian Money Worth Less. III
ION arrival in Finland these people
suddenly md themselves as good az
paupers. as the Russian money they
have with them is practically yalueless
and can be seldom changed to Finnish
marks, and then only at ruinous rates.
Thus the various consulates have 4
considerable amount OF work thrown
on their hands in repatrIating these
people.
II can personally certify to the
gratitude displayed by the refugees
for the slightest help, and In many
cases they are people of a position
capable of paying their own expenses
as soon as they can telegraph for sup,
plies from England. 81
5 f According to the refugees, the con
dillon Of Russia defies description. AT
Petsograd the streets are deserted and
food Is understandable. Dogs and cats
are being tievaHreti. while wooden
houses are being demolished To pro-
vide fuel. as also wooden fittings and
furniture from houses whose owners
have left. a -.. ,fs4r H.. 81. a4.
4 Sin consequence Of the natiOnaliza-
z ton Of The factories and The. suisse
quent Inability of the bolsherisls to
manage, them, industry is dying. The
factories continue working until avail
able stocks OF raw nlnteral are nsed
mp, and then, much against the Will OF
the workmen, are closed down. In
y Pelros"ad alone during the last .nlpnth
81 factories We're brnlghi TO 4 stand
still ana about 60 per cent Of the
workmrn have already lcft5tle town :
tiiS despite the fact tlEtt wages have
advanced some ten tinies. ga
, "TrnnSrort conditions are deplora-
bic. and through The nbSclice or capa-
Bile technical assistance no repairs to
locmiotiyes aud rolling stock are car
rie.ltenrs. ,.s y Il is}.|, f.
.ss Grain Harvest Ample.
q
starving. the grain harvcSts Of 1913 II,
the t,r;il.' Tamhnif. Penza and Sara.
taff governments are stored and in
such quantities that practically the
Whole If bolstrviSr Russia could be
feb and sufficient left over for export.
! "a member Of the Society nf Friends
war victims relief committee stated
tliat the Ho!Shcvilti were doing their
best for the children. and That -four
reaFrf colonies had been established ut
,tEunnh. This is said To be- done with
the object Of imnrintlng on the minds
of the growing generation that they
Mt least We're looked after during the
reign Of TIN, bulsleyiki. Children are
HiloNct ~ t''ke- t'stIl III titf fiistiiiSc
nient Of the schools, with results best
left TO the Imagination. ST.. -. 49,. 4
. "The educated classes are slowly be
ing eSterminsted. and without theii
help the future reorganization and aid
ministration Of the country will prove
enormously difficult.
"rhe Germans are fully aware OF
the possibilities in Russia, and as every
Russian with any pretense of education
speaks either German or French this
Germans have great advantage ovei
the Britislt, and viii not be slow t.
reap the benefit. Many Austrians are
becoming Russian subjects, as are, II
Is stated, also Germans, in order TO BIZ
prepared for the competition for Rus
sian trade which is bound TO come
The Norwegians, too, are planning ant
preparing for the future, while thu
Swedes are not far behind"
Moonshining Increased in Tennessee
Marked increase in Illicit distiilins
In the Appalachian mountain territor.
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