The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1919-04-17

BOLSHEvISM REVEALED.
(From Boston News Bureau Of Febru-
airy %, 1879
There are too many people who are
trying to convince themselves that the
Bolshevsts are ut heart good people
who are endeavoring to help humanity
and are saying that the violence and
bloodshed in Russia is merely an I'M
fortunate incident in the progress of
noble cause to be attributed to the
natural reaction of an oppressed and
ignorant people after centuries Of deg
radiation.
Their number find recruits from
otherwise intelligent people who con-
stitutionally like to sympathize with
what they are pleased to consider the
under dog, and they are swelling the
usual company of "long-haired men
and short-haired women" who are
flirting with parlor socialism.
Within the week women of the high
est social connections have taken their
places on Boston platform before a
large gathering where the deportation
of alien anarchists was condemned,
and every mention of the I. w. w. and
the Bolshevists was wildly cheered.
There are some subjects into whose
exact details the American press is
naturally reluctant to go. Probably
for that reason the testimony this
week of R. f. Simmons before the
Senate committee investigating Boil
shevism has not yet become generally
known.
Mr.. Simmons was formerly a repre-
sentative Of the department of COM
merce in Russia who left Archangel
for this country last November.
These are days when it is necessary
to call spade spade, and every
word of his testimony should be known
to every woman as we'll as every man
in this country. Mr.. Simmons read to
the Senate Committee DEGREES of var
ious Bolshevist Soviets which we re-
produce from the New York Times.
A decree issued by the Soviet of the
City of Vladimir follows: Vladimer
is the capital of the province of the
same name, rs miles from Moscow.
! "Any girl having reached her eigh-
teenth year and not having married is
obliged, subject to the most severe
penalty, to register at the Bureau of
Free Love of the Commissariat of
Surveillance.
Having registered at the Bureau
Of Free Love, she has the right to
choose from among the men between
the ages of 10 and SO cohabitant hus-
band
! "Remarks-D The consent of the
man in the said choice is unnecessary.
! 90 The man on whom such a choice
falls has no right to make any protest
whatsoever against the infringement.
The right to choose from number
of girls who have reached their eigh-
teenth year is also given to men.
"The opportunity to choose hus-
band or wife is to be presented once
a month
"The Bureau of Free Love is auton-
omous.
"Men between the ages of 10 and
SO have the right to choose from
among the registered women. even
without the consent of the latter, in
the interests of the State.
"Children who are the issue of |
these unions are to become the prop
erty of the State.''
The decree states further that it has
been based on the excellent example
of similar DEGREES already issued at |
Luga, Kolpin, ETC."
A similar project of PROVISIONAL
rights in connection with the socialza-
tion of women in the City of Hvelinsk
and vicinity, has been published in the
Local Gazette of the Workers and
Soldiers Deputies, Mr.. Simmons said.
| At that the Bolshevists of Vladimir.
Luga, .Kolpin, Hvelinsk, ETC., are con-
servatives as compared 18th those of
the City Of Saratov Saratov is the
tenth largest city in all Russia, with
a population of $4,000.
Mr.: Simmons read decree dated
March Is. 1918, issued by the Anar-
chlst Soviet. which was charged by
Lenine and Trotzkv with the govern
ment of the city of Saratov. The Of
fetal translation of the decree reads:
"This decree is proclaimed by the
Free Association Of Anarchists in the
town of Saratov. In compliance with
the decision of the Soviet of Peasants
and Soldiers and Workmen's Deputies
of Kronstadt, the abolition of the pri-
vate possession of women"
Motives.
| Social INEQUALITIES and legitimate
marriage having been condition ir.|
| the past which served as an instru-
ment in the hands of the bourgeoisie,
thanks to which al the best species
OF all the beautiful women have been
the propertv of the bourgeoisie. have
prevented the proner continuation of
the human race. Such ponderous arr
guments have induced the present or
ganization to edict the following de-
cree:
81. From March / the right to
possess women havine reached the
ages Of II to 80 is abolished.
"2. The age Of women shall be de-
termined bv birth certificate or pass
norts or nv the testimony of witnesses.
and on failure TO produce documents
their acn shall be determined bv the
Rlack Committee. who shall Judge
thew, according to appearance.
%. This decree does not affect wo-
men having five children.
The FOREVER owners NAV retain
the r'oht 1T using their wife w;thout