The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-24

again that come more officers ana
red guards had been sent TO siberia
for tn" same purpose. But IN"
t2eCho SlOvaks understood that II
meant death for them to be left TO
the mercy of the red guards. who al
ready counted among their number
many thousands OF German and
Magyar prisoners, equipped ana
armed at the command OF Moscow.
Instead uf surrcudcrinK, the CHecho-
Sloyaks turned TO the west, ana their
first deed WAS to. turn the red
guards out OF the town OF Novo-
NikolHyeysk. The Joy OF the inhabl-
tants vas intense.
The first OF July. loft MOSCOW
secretly with a young friend. "A mem
Der Of our party and proceeded TO
the east, where ! hoped 20 encounter
friends and partisans able To or
ganize truly democratic govern
ment for all Russia. Crossing the
tral mountains. making "A detOur to
avoid the front stopping in the VII
iages TO change horses and get some
rest. on al. sides we heard the same
lamentations Of the peasants about
the lootng and violence Of the red
guards and about the pcasln's'
wishes 10 get aid from somebody.
There are people, the ,zccho
SIovnt-. good people, heard from
the peasants Why do they not come
here TO turn out these briEands.'
And the uU0Lcr We approached 81
IBERIA tho louder were tho complaints
OF the people and the more eager
the desire 90 have these brave SOL
dlrs with them.
Tumcn, an important trading cen
ter, Vas fun OF bolsheyiH when We
entered IT, These br.gands were turn
ing the people mad with despair ana
fear OF their violence and robbery.
taking from every family everything
possible and smptylug all the shops
and STORES 10 send the goods 20 EKnt-
erinhurR 1t was Just the moment
when the CHeCho- -SlOvaks, having
turned the bolsheviki out OF Omsk,
Tubolsk and the villages or the
way were approaching Tumon and
were expected from day to ddy by
the tortured inhabitants
The bOlshevist party has opened
its ranks not only 10 criminals. but
also TO many psychological abnor-
mal almosl insane element given
the privilege OF choosing their tunc-
lions. these elements had every op-
portunity 10 satisfy their cruel In
stinCts. SO, In Tumcu there vas a
bolshevist inspector OF IA" prison, %
fcrOcious monster who tortured the
prisoners arrested 10y the hulshcNlt
so inCcssanuy that some Went abs
lutcN mad, some died from their
fortunes and some were buried under
the stones and rocks before they
were dead
After this memorable day al
ways had the mort friendly relations
with Czcchy -SloNak spldicrs ana of
NCers. / was Interested iu their pu.
ut.oal aspirations. and cyorywhcr"
and in all circumstance ] found
them tho same, noble unsrItsn.
strong In their duties and fnlth. lu
bmsk ! was proclaimed hg tho
CZcCho- Sloyaks the "grandwothor'
or their troops in Russia. There as
well as In EkRtrr.nburg. Ia 'he,n
binsk. In va iu Sama-u. Ono aI'
ihese places, always found them
line men, beloved and Nstu"mcd hy
all the Russians
Yes, they were admired especially
for their humanity, ,heIr sens" ~
honor and bravery Wilde CoJ0ur.
Robins tells his stories about 'ho
Czecho- -Sloyak "AtroD.u"s." I have
never heard any complaint against
them. never dctoEatoty remark.
even by those who cnv!cd their ytlor
their constant and untai ling success
All intelligen, Rpssiars ar" proud
to have them IL bfotbcrs iH r"
SlaNonic race. all our simple u'vpI"
love them FOR their readiness fn
.,1A,t.isBa tse tlca Iiy aid cVcry suffering
humaA being
II is natural that such excellent .
people, such examples or bravery am
honor, are hated by the lolshtN.a
and their supporters. who are 100
en- trArtcr the very autipud"s Of the .
blessed Czec -Slovak peopI,
Will say iu Conclus.op. that = D .
man, called as witness. can iusrg .
ate about and slander whole poo ,