New-York tribune., 1919-02-07
More Order Now
Found in Warsaw
By Correspondent
Lord Denbigh, Writing to
London "Times,' Finds
"UJnauthorized Robbery"
Checked by Drastic Means
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I'M. n. Jeffries, writing to the Lon
don "Dailv Mail" from Warsaw, says:
sIn Petrogrsd it appears there is to
the outward eye more order than has
reicned for long months" A curious
description of this order is to be found
e. a letter of Lord Denbigh to the
Yondon "Times" telling Of converse
tion he had with an officer who had
been some time in Russia and had
peculiar opportunities for observation.
Lord Denbigh says in his letter:
"Unauthorized robbery is sometimes
dealt with in a summary fashion. My
friend gave me an instance of this,
which he saw himself:
"A man was caught red-handed steal
ing goods from shop. He was tried
in the street and shot, the whole pro-
ceeding lasting about a quarter of an
hour. The only complaint made by a
bystander, who was asked what he
thought OF it, was that he considered
it rather too quickly carried out. He
did not question the guilt, and consid-
cred that the crime deserved death.
but he rather took exception to the
- trial and execution not lasting more
than fifteen minutes, though, when in
vited to do so, he could not exactly ex-
plain how long he thought they ought
to have taken.
Case of Hall Porter
"a we'll known lady had a dvornik,
or hall porter, who had been in the
service of the family for years, being
we'll treated, fed. clothed and paid
One day for no reason whatever he
fatty refused to carry out some trivial
duty in the way af preventing a leak
where melting snow was coming
through the caves of the house, and
tcld the lady to do it herself, adding
that in three months time the house
formed her that the committee had de-
cided that nobody could be dismissed
from a situation without their per-
mission. On his continued refusal he
was dismissed, but he refused to 60
When last heard of this particular
lady was earning q precarious liveli-
hood in low class restaurant as a
waitress and the Bolshevists occupied
her house.
Estate is Burned
"a lady of eighty-four, rela-
tive of hers, who had been the owner
Of an estate near Reval, had her es-
tate burned and a safe containing her
money and jewels confiscated. On a
demand being made to her for more
money and jewels she explained that
into the Fortress of Peter and Paul,
where she vas last heard of as not
being expected to live another fort
night.
"Prices of food for the ordinary
population have reached figures which
are almost inconceivable. Inhabitants
Of house are allowed one window
per member OF the family. If house
: has fourteen windows and only seven
~ inhabitants seven others are sent
. therer
: Mr.. Jeffries, continuing his descrip-
tion Of Petrograd, says:
: while Trotzky officially placards
his hatred of capitalism, capital turns
all the wheels in Petrograd, and any
thing can be done or obtained, almost,
for money, provided that certain
amount Of murder and pillage are per-
mitted to the Red Guards. 1t now costs
s4O to have a letter delivered to any
one at prison, and this is a fair
example of the universal scale of
bribery.
Nearly everybody in Petrograd has
got false passport proclaiming him
as manual worker of some type or
other. This is the only safeguard
against arrest, which means the dis
. ooursing of huge sums of money to be
freed, and may mean death. A sort of
J census was recently made dividing the
population into four classes - viz,
heavy workers, brain workers in the
J S2ylet and kindred Offices, the lesser
osurgeoisie and the arch -bourgeoisie. ,
Leagued With Soviets
OF the last only about 5000 are
classified, as the designation is so
dangerous, and their numbers will
steadily decrease as they receive false
. papers from one or other of the recog-
nized purveyors who are leagued with
! the Soviet delegates.
NO one knows how many are in the
I prisons, and executions take place me
: medically among those who cannot