Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-05-14
RED IN. rpIllN
BOLSHEVIKI LEFT
ON SIBERIAN RAID
Horrors of Their Rule Seen
In Territory Freed By
KOlchaks
TRIAL WAS MOCkERY
Bolshevism is Organized Anarchy far
Surprising the Old-Time
Imperialism
TRIAL WAS MOCkERY

BIELEBEL, Province of Orcnburg
Russia, May 13-- --(Associated Press)-
The story of Bolshevist rule unfoldeC
by the rcoccupation by the Siberian
army of large section of territory
discloscs wholesale murder, robbery
and persecution. Investigation by tho
Associated Press shows not single
instance of constructive work.
Throughout the district of Ufa
Beilebei, and Bugulma hundreds OF
citizens of the better class and small
property owners are known to have
been murdcred; other hundreds tc
have disappeared. The fate of sew
en- hostages from Ufa, including
Count Peter Tolsoy, member of the
first Imcprial Duma, and several en-
gincers is not known.
The widow of a promient physician
of Bugulma, who had been in Jail fol
five weeks charged with political ac-
tivity, related that groups of her fel-
low prisoners were taken before an
inquiry commission at intervals, and
from each group about one-third the
number we're condemned to DEATH
among them a priest, local Govern
ment officials, and land owners. Pris-
oners were sent to the cemetery to
dig graves for those who were exc
cuted. This woman, whose name is
Varvara Andreyeff, was released
through the efforts of the local teach
crs' organization.
The Bolshevist courts are trav-
esty, the judges are strongly partl-
san and subject to recall by the in
quiry commission. Persons accused
of crime are permitted counsel only
from a group of official attorneys ap-
pointed by the same commission.
This commission has the power to
condemn to death without reference
to the court. Thirty or more persons
were condemned in this way in Ufa
alone. Offenses punishable by death
include drunkenness, dealing illegally
in liquor, and in some cases prosti-
tuition.
The hurried flight from Ufa of the
Bolshevist forces necessitated the
leaving of the bodies of ten of their
victims in the courtyard of the Com
missioners' headquarters. The vic
tins included a teacher in French
school.
Ufa has enjoyed some measure of
immunity because it has representa-
tion in the Moscow government. New
ertheless, churches have been desc
Grated and a reign of terror MAIN
tanned. Three women were shot for eX-
pressing satisfaction over the pros
pective departure of the Bolsheviki.
Two school girls were murdered be-
cause of friendship with the Czechs.
Discipline in the Red Army was
maintained through communists in
whom confidence was reposed, one of
whom was incorporated in every
small unit. A word from him cast
ing suspicion on his fellows was fa-
tai.
In the opinion of the citizens of
Ufa, including Social Democrats, who
at first tried to cooperate, Bolshc-
vism cannot be considered from a po-
litical standpoint, but is organized
anarchy, the autocracy of the Com
missioners surprising the old-timc
imperialism The concensus of
opinion is that the Kolchak govern
ment, though at present imperfect,
constitutes the nucleus ofan admins
tration which should be supported.
At the Poultney annual village
meeting an appropriation not to cx-
coed $1,000 was voted to pay the cx-
pcnsc of sprinkling and oiling the
streets and S1,40O was voted to sus-
tain electric lights on the several
streets of the village for the ensuing
year.
Several thousand dollars worth of
mixed furs have been sent to Port
land, Me-, by the Burlington Render
ing Co. to be put on sale at a fur
mems auction to be held next We'd
nesday. The Burlington concern
has now only $4,000 worth of raw
furs to be disposed of, mostly spring
muskrats.
The town of Cabot has brought a
suit against the town of st. Johns
bury in general assumpsit. 1t is un-
derst stood that it is to recover the
card of poor person. The same
town has also brought suit against
thd town Of Lyndon.