Norwich bulletin., 1919-12-30
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
American ism and BoIshevism.

FNhiOt 'Nei iStit anu lSIShSfiSihs
 MT. Editor: would like to correct the opinion which seems to be preva- lent at the present time in regard to bolshevism and Americanism.
 In the first place. the word bolshe- wiki simply means the majority, while the menchevikS, the opposite, or minority. But in these days the name bolshevisn is applied to anyone and anything which does not conform to the rules laid down by the conserva- tives and certain reactionaries who are still dwelling in the middle ages. The communist party which is the power in soviet Russia, is what is usually referred to when the word bolsheviki is used. Now the great fear which is abroad i'll the land is that nsidious propaganda is about to overthrow the government of the
 United States and place the rule of the soviet in it's place. If the people who are fostering this outcry against
 holshevisrl were honest and t'eally wished to be informed on the subject,
 they would investigate before they be-
 gin a campaign of misrepresentation
 and fraud. Give the people the truth and there is no danger of a terror of any kind in the United States.
 Bolshevism has no place in America and any thinking man knows it. Bol
 shevism is an outgrowth of oppression and for that reason is peculiarly Rus sian. Because it has been, and is, successful in Russia, few Russians in this country, being elated over the fact that it had freed the people of Russia from the yoke of the cZar, and not understanding the psychology of I America, may. have imagined that it would be possible to initiate the soviet fIir ha ina ! possible of accomplishment nearly 1 everyone knows. so I can see no cause to worry on that score.
 l William c. Bullitt, who was chief i of the division of current intelligence ] summaries connected with the peace /, conference, was summoned before the 1 committee on foreign relations on
 Sept. 12. 1919. In the course of his
 remarks before the committee he
 stated that on Feb. is, 1919. he re- | ceived an order from Robert Lansing 1 sia for the purpose, of studying condi- 1 lions. political and economic, therein, for the benefit of the American com ! n1iesioners to negotiate peace. Nr Pullitt left for Russia on Feb. p anf about the first Of April made his re- port to the president. The following
 are a few extracts from this report:
 "Fxecutions are extremely rare
 Good order has been estabIished Int
 streets are safe. Shooting has ceased
 There are few rohT,eries. Prostitution
 has dfsanpeared from Sight. Farni', life has been unchanged by the revo,
 lrtion. the canard in regard to nation 71izafion of women notwith hstabdinp . F'loe theatres opera and ballet are per forming as in peace. Thousands O new schools have been opened in al rarts of Russia, and the soviet gov e-nnent seems to have 5ene more fo the edncatien of fha R1ssian neonl In a wear and g half that czardom di. } in 50 wears. E > FvervGne is hunPr' in Moscow and Petrograd, includin l the peon7es commissaries themselves . The daily ration of Ieniae and tn 7 ether commiSsaries is the same a 7 that of soldier in the army or of
 workman. at hard labor. Tn , Red terror is over. Durine the perio nf it's power the extraordinary com l mission for the suppression of th
 nounter- revolution, which was the in
 str,Innent of tn eterTor. evecutad aho,l | 800 persons in Petrograd 5nh in Mos 5 cow and 20ao in the remainder Of tn 1 eolintrv-5.0tI0 in all Russia. Genevs e Mannerheim at the head of the Whit f terror in southern Finfand alone exc 3 etited without trial 72000 werkin rme g and wonnen.''
 3 Space forl,ids my quoting any n1or ,. from this report, but it is worthy ( e note that none of the Deace cornmis e sioners was ready to take the resnor . sibility for publicity i'll the fnatter an t it was referred to the president. I'll s president received it and decided the . he did not want it given out. and 1 8 spite of the urging of the other con q ] nissioners he continued to adhere | f that point of view. So like many othe - things connected with the neace COT f ference the public were kept in ienol ance of the Russian situation and U . people were unable to get the trat :, until MT. Ballitt was summoned bt
 fore the senate committee on Sept. l 1919
 q And now Colonel Is'istrange dalon o NJ. P. has just returned from sovi y Russia and confirms everything whie .oi MT. BHl1itt enabodies in his report. -e1 Now as to AmeritanisrnA I believe t-i is next to impossible for anyone