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get up before dawn to search
lor provisions for myself and the
children. Once I managed to obtain a
Attle flour through the Writer'S So
clety,' which was founded by the Writ
ers Union for obtaining provisions.
VI. o. Guershenson "a writer and nub-
hclst) Is chairman and H. E. ETros "a
publlcist) secretary. I myself do all the
housework, cooking and washing. The
zhlikins are in the same position.
John ON. J. 2hilkin was a Socialist
member Of the first Duma) washes his
own clothes. The other day l sent NV
little girl 20 get some -four at the
writers shop on the smolensky
Boulevard. We thought we should be
the only ones, but there were quite q
lot of our literary friends. We saw
Marina Tzvetaiev (an author and
even the sun-God Balmont Ga we'll
known Russian poet) himself.
Our dear friend DR.. K. has died Of
starvation, his mother dying the dav
before. We have also learned of the
deaths Of Professors Vesselovsky, A. F.
fortunatoP and the lawyer Sakharog
Our turn will probably come next On
the other hand, the Futurists Maiakov-
sky, Tatlin, c. D., and others are rean-
ing a golden harvest Their works are
purchased by the museums at fabu-
lous prices; and, moreover, Tatlin has
received half million rubles from
the Bolsheviks for encouraging the
arts; Of course, no one will control the
expenditure. My dear friend, do not
wish to return TO Moscow; that citv.
as we'll as Petrograd is doomed to per-
ditlon. BETTER wear sackcloth, wooden
shoes. and live in some dark corner
than endure the tortures of famine we
are suffering from. Our souls are
filled with despair. for there IS not a
single ray of light, no hope Car tho
future, and 1t seems as If our eaeNly
existence must end in darkness"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

Beaumarchais. Chekhov, at tho end Of
the nineteenth century, wrote artistic
short stories, In which, at any rate,
there Is no laudation Of the Czarist
regime. Among the books to be con-
flscated as 'corrupting the soul of the
revolutionary proletariat' are the
works Of Dostoievski. The Possessed >
and The Brothers Karamazov.' This
decree reminds ono Of the medimval
lnqulsition. with It's Index Librorum
Prohibtorum. At the same time the
Bolsheviki very cleverly pretend to
be the most advanced reformers. Hold
Ing stone and a sword In their hands.
they have managed to persuade the
whole world that they arc proffering
bread and the palm branch Of peace"
"The London Daily Telegraph"
publishes two extracts from letters
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19


Bernstein. Bernstein consented to
explain its workings. He said that
there are about $50 students. some
Of whom are women, and that the
school is open five nights in the
week from to 10 o'clock. The pupils
pay 10 cents q lesson. The lesson
lasts an hour, and the teachers, four
in number, are paid $3.50 an hour.
The pupils elect committee Of
three, who supervise the school in
general, but, since elections are held
every two weeks, their authority is
short lived. The teachers have no
authority, and are "invted' by the
students to teach. There are four
classes in all, and the most elemen-
tary subjects are taught. Bern
stein explained that there are no
entrance requirements, as most of
these men are illiterate, and that the
two subjects generally taught are
>he reading and writing of Rus
sian, and simple arithmetic. Ad-
vanced students are taught a little
geometry and algebra, sometimes
elementary history and literature,
and "even culture"
"This is democratic school,"
said Bernstein seriously. "and the
pupils are taught what they want
to learn. When ten pupils decide
that they want to learn a certain
subject, let US say history, we get
teacher for them. That's how it
works in this school-the pupils de-
eide for themselves and are not
dependent in this regard upon their
teachers"
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Since the Bolsheviki Are Determined to Pair
Everything Red, Russian Art Is Doomed

them SEQ tho world through Bolshevik
eyes. For this purpose all obstacles
must be removed. Tho first obstacles
to this spiritual enslavement are books,
the thoughts given TO mankind by
great men. And, with their usual di-
rectness, tho Bosheviki have decided
to withdraw from circulation all books
that are harmful from a Communistc
point Of view. Naturally the Gospels
were the first to suffer. Tho basic
principle of Bolshevism being Man
Is an enemy TO man. they fear the
Gospel as the devil fears holy water.
But they did not venture to abolish
the Gospels at once. They first pro-
hibited the Issue Of new editions. In
number 1870 Of the 'Zaria,' socialistic
paper. published in Omsk, there 10 a
notice to the effect that the Council
Of the Peoples Com mmssaries has
passed decree that all religious and
moral books should be withdrawn from
libraries and private houses and burned.
The decree goes on to say that tho
same fate awaits books that are coun-
ter-revolutionary and represent the
Ideals Of the bourgeoisie. including the
works Of Karamzin. Krylov. Griboje.
dov. Ostrovski and Chekhov. Karamzin
was an historian of the beginning Of
the nineteenth century; Krylov Is the
Russian Lafontaine. who hourished
about the same time: Gr!bojcdov and
Ostrovski are two OF the most cele-
brated drumatsts Of tho flrst half OF
the nineteenth century. Gribojedov's
famous comedy. 'Cleverness a Misfort-
une, Is a satire as brilliant al any Of
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

lea
Mopping his face. which was per-
spring very freely from the effort
which his speech apparently en-
tailed, he led the way into a small
room filed with small tables around
which sat some fifteen or twenty
men eating chcesecake and drink
ing tea. A fat, stoid looking fel-
low sat at the far end of the room
behind large, rough table, on
which were grouped in an attempt
at artistry various species Of doubt
full cake and cigarettes. He refused
to talk, but motioned significantly
to his wares. Asked number of
questions, he refused to answer, ex-
cept to say in cultural tones
Dunno" dunno"
"He what you call stupid" said
the writer's guide, "he only know
eat"
The men at the tables were clad
in shabby clothes and wore their
hats. usually awry, on their heads.
and conversed in loud tones. One
fellow, Il type found usually In the
books Of the famous Russian nov
elist, Maxim Gorky, was, according
to the guide, telling tales Of his
"hoboing" experiences and sneer-
ing at the city people. The others
listened intently, never missing a
word and the looks of awe and
wonderment on their faces as the
hobo" between bites Of cake and
long sips of tea, told of his travels,
were more than amusing.
On the second and third floors
the guide showed the writer the
classroom in which the "tavarischi"
received their schooling. and the Of
flee Of workman and Peasant" !"
which was, just now, quite deserted.
This paper, the writer learned, Is a
new propagandist sheet, extremely
radical in its contents and said to
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
H1LE the apologists Of
Bolshevism maintain that

Russia offers hitherto undreamed-of
possibilities to the development Of
the liberal arts, their opponents
strive to adduce proof that Lenin-
ism either stiles altogether the
manifestations of the human spirit
in the literary and artistic as well
as the political field, or else de-
grades them into mere tools Of its
own propaganda. The following
article printed In recent number
Of THE New Europe" the British
weekly of international politics,
sheds light on the literary side of
the question from the point of
view of anti Bolshevists. 1t Is en-
titled The Bolshevik Crusade
Against Russian Literature" and
runs:
Tho Russian Liberation Committee
In No. 22 Of Its bulletins, published a
specially Instructive note upon the at
tltude Of the Soviet government toward
Russian literature. The Spanish and
Roman TnQuisitions used to be regard
ed as tho supreme instance Of intel
lectual intolerance, only rivalled BY
tho destruction Of the library Of Alex
andria- Future historians will demon
strate that, In this respect, the record
has passed TO tho proletarlan dicta-
tors Of Moscow
"Tho Boshev.h want to remodel
people after their own fashion, TO make
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Ho,c 1T Came Abous

By persistent questioning the
writer was able to learn later tina.
same evening from one of the off,
cials of the Federation how the Rus
sian Peoples House came 10 be OF.
ganized. 1t appears that two years
ago the radical groups in the local
Russian colony called d convention.
This was the second convention Of
its kind, as one had been held pre-
viously. 1t was called to discuss tho
relationship of Russians in this coun-
try to the conscription act, and also
means by which they might-thoss
who so desired-return to their na-
tive land, Russia.
The convention was composed Of
clements representing all forms Of
radical opinion, chiefly revolution
ary, and also anarchistic, but with
out defined or clear policy on any
one subject. Individual Russian So
cialists left the convention because
they thought it too radical and were
unable to control it. After mum.
ber of sessions were held an organl-
cation resulted therefrom which was
christened the Russian Workers
Soviets."
Now, the elements that formed
these "Soviets" are not at all partl-
sans Of L. c. A. K. Martens, the head
of the Russian Soviet Bureau in TINS
country, known to some as the Boz
shevik Ambassador. They are IN
no way connected with Martens or
his bureau, and do not approve OF "
because it is not sufficiently radical
1t was explained by officials Of the
Soviet Bureau that they knew noth'
ing of the workings of the Russian
Peoples House and were not ac'
quainted with its leaders.
The writer also learned that the
Union of Russian Workers donll-
mates these "Soviets.' The officials
who explained all this said that the
programme of the Russian Peoples
House is purely educational in us
scope. Further than that he would
say nothing.
As the writer made his way down
stairs he passed the same large room
and glanced quickly within. Ih'
time another person was at the
piano, feeling out with one finger .
simple Russian folksong. Two OF
three others sang loudly and Win
&reat fervor.
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box Of vermin,' while they took our
fiat. They ordered me to gather up
my things and move in two hours
time. So the children and | were COM
PEELED to live in a dark cellar with
leaky walls, down which the water
streamed continually. while the dry
places were infested with bugs and
wood-lice. The price of wood being
excessively high and the cold intense,
we were obliged to heat the stove with
our furniture, manuscripts and even
books. 1t is impossible to find suitable
words to describe this nightmare exist
ence. had to get up at daybreak and
run off to market to stand in. queues
to get our rations of frozen herring.
potatoes or salt fish. Then I would
come home to make the coffee made
out Of the sunhower-see husks, which
we took without any milk, sugar or
bread. After this l was at my Office
till about o'clock. then hurried home
to cook our food, wash up, etc, and
finally, toward 8 o'clock, felt so utterly
done up that / could neither speak nor
move. On Sundays, by way Of q holi-
day rest, did the washing for myself
and the children. BY December be-
gan splitting blood, and in the mornings
my hands and feet used to get so swol
len from cold and starvation that |
could scarcely move. I got 80 weak
that my mind could only dwell on the
desire for rest, no matter how or where.
and did not even care If it we're for
ever"
The second letter, from Moscow,
received at Paris, was written by
we'll known authoress, k:
81 cannot describe what life in Mos
COW means now. not only to children.
but to grownup people nlso; 1t Is not
life but agony, continual obsession;
ono Is pcrpctually haunted by the
dream Of piece Of bread and butter,
OF bread and salt, Of u glass Of milk.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Inmates Do Not
Approve of
Martens and
His Bureau.
Because They
Aren't Radical
Enough!

day and in a country where !, !.
not spoken.
Because" he explained, eths,
intend to go back to Russia vhos
the blockade is lifted. They wor.
to be prepared SO that they will
not have any difficulty getting into
the swing of things when they %,
there. You see, although they speat
Russian, they can neither read ror
write it, and they want to be prs
pared"
'It is said that anarchism and s,m.
liar doctrines are taught in III.
schools that true?" he was asked
tits not" he replied quickly
This is a non-partisan school. and
these men are not anarchists, Thes.
men may hold certain political be.
liefs, but they do not get them hers
Most Of them are machinists who
work all day and sacrifice their
nights to the study Of their nativa
tongue"
The writer was invited to visit
q few Of the classrooms. The room,
are very small and low ceilinged
filled with long, low and very worn
benches. On the benches sat tbo
students, closely squeezed together
with their hats tightly drawn over
their heads, listening eagerly to
the teacher. At the front Of the
room stood the teacher, explaining
the lesson slowly in Russian. Now
and then one Of the students would
rise and debate with the teacher as
to the accuracy of his explanation
in this case it was a mathematical
problem-but he was hUshed by the
others, who would glare angrily at
him for interrupting. Often they
would be called to the chalked-up
blackboard to demonstrate prob
lem in simple mathematics, and,
though some went readily, the ma
jority were either hesitant or re-
luctan, and sometimes ashamed to
stand before their mates as being
erudite and learned. On the whole
they looked like simple, credulous
fellows who were learning with dif
ficulty and with much more effor,
than they spent IN doing their day.
work.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
HeaYtbYOken?

DROKEN hearts are being mended
~ In Russia now-not the hearts
shattered by unfortunate romances.
but the valvular organs pierced by
knives. Time mends the first kind
and the skilled surgeon Zelder can be
depended on to operate successfully
on the knife-torn heart.
Dr. Zelder has q little hospital a.
Obuchow. Thirty-onc persons brought
to the hospital with hearts pierced
and slashcd by knife wounds have sue
cessfully had their organs repaired
and have recovered entirely, to all ap-
pcarances, from their remarkable ex-
periences. Ono patient has lived seven
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

years and shows no sigma Of having
been affected by the heart wound and
subsequent sewing up.
Tho patients were all put under the
influence Of ether very soon after the
injury. part Of the chest wall was re-
moved, the heart lifted from its bed
and stitches quickly introduced be-
tween pusations. Tho bony chest
wall over the heart was not put back
into place, that organ being left pro-
tccted only by skin and muscle. This
was done to give the heart room to
expand and to prevent adhesions from
embarrassing the hearts action.--Topeko
Capitok
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there is true translation filed with
the postmaster Of New York on
October 8, as required by the Act Of
October, 1917" Evidently the Fed
eral authorities are acquainted with
it's contents.
On the fourth floor are q few
rooms used for storage purposes
books and pamphlets-also as the Of
fees Of the federation. These were
vacant at the time, and the guide
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

then signifed that there was "no
more see," as the school was in ses-
sion only in the evening, and then
led the way downstairs.
Asked on the way down what kind
Of school it was, he said: "Good
school--Soviet run-very cheap"
And much more impossible Of tran
scription, for English letters are In
capable Of transcribing his language.
He kindly showed me the way out
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

have fluctuating circulation Of
from 5000 to 10000 readers.
In the issue the day following the
clash with the police on lower Fifth
Avenue it carried a picture of
the Russians parading up Fifth
Avenue, and leader in which the
police were compared with the Co.'S
sacks Of the old czaristic regime in
Russia. At its head, printed In
English, runs the assurance that
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Ran,shackle II

The house itself is an inconspic-
uous, ramshackle, four story affair
and stands opposite the huge Edi-
son Company building on the same
street. The dirty stone steps are
dusty and unswept; the entrance
hall is incomparably filthy, as Is the
remainder of the building; the air
within Is smelly and close. and the
light exceedingly poor.
Suspicious glances greeted the
writer as he entered a long, barren,
barn!ke room immediately adJoin-
ing the entrance hall. A number Of
camp chairs were scattered care
lessly through the room, on which
sprawled roughly clad men. one Of
whom was snoring; and in the cor
ner a very worn upright piano at
which sat large, bony Russian SOL
ernnly pounding out funereal
Slavic melody.
"Tavarisch7" demanded alight,
baldheaded fellow who darted
quickly toward the writer with sus-
picion.
The writer explained that he was
not "tavarisch." which is Russian
fer comrade, and that ne just wanted
to Ind out what sort Of place the
Russian Peoples House is. The man
looked blankly about him for a mo-
ment, and then motioned to a tall
ewarthy fellow who had been watch.
Ing curlously. "A whispered consul
tation was held by the two In Rus
sian. the word "bourgeoisie" being
frequently spoken by them. Th,
-"7iter was evidently suspected Of
being an enemy of the "proletariat.
Il spik English" announced the
tai fellow finally. what you want7'
He was told. and, as a gracious
grin slowly spread over his face. the
man said that he would be glad to
show the "comrade" around the
houge- Just then a noise arose
toward the front Of the room, and
one oY group Of five men who had
been titting and talking together got
mp. and, accom- panied unconsciously
On tho piano by the musician, who
mad played all the while, declaimed
dramatically in Russian. The volun-
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

w s'rafi0' on lower Fifth
Avenue on Wednesday
October s. was brought to a dra-
matte climax by the clash between
the mounted police and the Rus
sian aliens Of revolutionary ten
dencies who took part In the parade
1t was very plainly hinted by the po~
lice and the prosecuting attorney
that their belief was that the whole
affair had been originally planned
in and had emanated from the Rus
sian Peoples House, situated at 1873
East Fifteenth Street.
1t was not the first time that this
Russian Peoples House had re-
ceived the inqusitive attention Of
the police and Federal Secret Ser
vice~-the last notable instance be-
ing the time of the sending of dan
gerous bombs-but with all the at
tention it receives no one, not even
radicals. seemed to be cognlzant Of
what went on within its walls.
The natural question then was:
What Is the Russian Peoples House
and who controls it?
One day last week the writer
journeyed to Fifteenth Street to
ascertain, if possible, the answer to
that question. and found the Rus
sian Peoples House to be an Ill
kept building, containing the office
OF w orkman and Peasant" a Rus
sian revolutionary daily; q coop
eratlve school maintained and con-
trolled solely by the pupils through
Their "soViet' "a cheap-both in
price and content-cafeteria and d
large social room IN which members
of ,he local unions IN the &uSsian
Federation Of " orkers-the organ
izat.on apparently in active charge
Of the Whole building-spend their
off hours. Since all who were ques-
toned admitted that no one person,
or set of persons, has exclusive au-
thority in the building, it was quite
impossible to learn whether the
property is owned or only leased.
1t may be said with fair degree
Of certainty. however, that the Of
hcials in control of "W orkman and
Peasant" are also in control of the
building These officials are NJ
KorneeH, president, and S. A.
Youmshanoff, treasurer.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

the pianist still paying-and invited me to call
later In the evening the school in operation
School
About o'clock that evening the writer returned to
see the school in session. He approached a teacher
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
Why Russian?

Bernstein was asked why the
anxiety Of these men, most of whom
are over twenty-five years old, to
learn Russian in these days when
Americanlzation is the order of the
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19

tary guide and translator was asked what the had
said when he finished
"He say. said this Russian in tortured English. this
free country cause he say what he
think He police they rotten why they break parade
up and hit with clubs"
New-York tribune., 1919-10-19
The Russian
? 60 p | e , S
House on East
Fifteenth St.
A Place of
Color and
Mystery
By Louis Kantor

W r HEN the Soviet demon
wv stration on lower Fifth
Avenue on Wednesday,
Evening journal., 1919-04-16

Men are rushing to their favorite hsb-
erdashery or tailor during their lunch
hour and arranging for their little holl-
day array.
The lessons OF value-buying that the
war imposed on the civilian population
are not being dlsregarded. Department
stores, tallors, fashion shops and mems
furnishers. all reporting a greater vol
ume Of Easter buying than ever before,
agree that moderate-priced garments
are attracting the keen attention OF
although the higher-priced
articles are also in demand
One merchant said that "every ones
old clothing seemed TO be wearing out
at the same time and il is Just one mad
rush for the nearest store.S
Discharged soldiers, looking forward
TO Easter at home, are contributing
their share to the golden harvest. Op-
timism and happiness have displaced
wartime anxiety and once more every
body is preparing for Easter"
Evening journal., 1919-04-16
LACEY CASE B fore
INDUSTRIAL BOARD.
Question is Whether His
Death Arose Out OF His
Employment
MATTER is HELD
UNDER ADJUSTMENT

Mrs. Howard NJ. Lacey, widow OF the
taXicab driver who was murdered Jan
uary 1 has appealed TO the Industrial
Accident Board TO decide whether his
death arose out Of and In the course OF
his employment. Lacey's dead body
was found on the Edge Moor road north
Of Shellpot and the supposltlon is that
he was murdered by some one who
was riding with him as a passenger.
The board reserved its decision. The
board also reserved It's decision In three
other cases.
John Spa, Of Chester, Pa, an employe
OF the General Chemical Company,
claimed the loss Of the sight OF an eye
by chemical fluid splashing in his face.
The question was whether the loss OF
sight is fun or partial. For the latter
there Is no provision under the Della
ware Workmen's Compensation law.
Walter r. Rench. Of Philadelphia,
who lost the sight Of an eye while
by Edwin II. Bare, Inc want
ed decision OF the question whether
he was entitled 10 compensation for
The loss Of tire eye or for dlmlnution
Df earning capacity.
Donate Ciabannatti, entitled to $4,000
for the loss Of both hands,
requested that he be paid the money
IN a lump sum, as he desires to return
10 Italy.
Evening journal., 1919-04-16

c. Higgins, deacon, and the Rev. Peter
Lounay, sub-deacon. The following
musical program VIII be given at this
Evening journal., 1919-04-16
TO RELIEVE CATARRHAL
DEAFNESS AND HEAD
NOISES

n you have Catarrhal Deafness or are
hard Of hearing or have head noises, go 10
your druggist and get ] ounce Of Parmint
double strengthl, and add to II z pint Of
hot water aud a little granulated sugar.
Take one tablespoonful four times a day.
This will often bring quick relief from
the distressing head noises. Clogged nos
trils should open, breathing become easy
and the mucus stop dropping into fhf
throat. 10 is easy to prepare. costs little
and is pleasant to take. Anyone who has
Catarrhal Deafness or head noises should
give this prescription a trial.