Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1919-02-25
BY CARL sANDBURG.

E. A. STAFF Correspondent Just Re
turned from Northern Europe
III Europe and America fail 10 hold
Z back the Bolsheviks. then the 100000.
900 Musselmen OF Asia and Africa will
begin a holy war. Islam win destroy
Bolshevlsm II the Christian nations do
not
Every man who has two dollars
should give one dollar 70 nght Boil
shevism.
So says Magomet Beck de Hadietlache
Skhasonache, who has been colonel OF
resiment OF Causacian Cossacks. !
friend or General Kornllon. author Of /
"a three-vOlume history Of Islam and 10 I
other books-and called by some "the l
Theodore Roosevelt OF the Caucasus"
had three long talks with Magomet II
Beck, through an interpreter.
Il came to Stockholm 10 help organ
lie an expedition TO start from Finland,
take Petrograd FIRST. and then move on
Moscow" said the colonel
Already we have 20 Mohammedan
nations 70 the south Of Russia organ
ized AGAINST the Bolsheyiks. These are
me caucasus. Tartsry, Circassia, Kha-
parguisi and Ural mountain regions.
These are the best fighting troops in
Europe, so-called wild regiments, rough Il
riding cavalry that sweeps everything II
before ii. They win set 20 Moscow and /
meet our expedition from Finland.
The Bolsheviks who rule Russia |
now are demagogues and murderers. |
What Socialists and Progressives have
built up has been destroyed by the
Bolsheviks.
Il have just come from Moscow. The
Bolsheviks had me in jail seven DAYS
They were going TO kill me. Then they
found out I was an officer Of the United
Society Of Mussulmen and they let me
go.
My baggage was all packed. was
going to Stockholm. They came TO
my room and took away from me S20.-
600 OF American money, si0s0O0 OF
Swedish kroner notes. French gold
pieces amounting to $4,000 francs, and
$4,000 rubles In Russian gold pieces.
Then they took me before Uritzsky,
the head Of the commission 20 combat
the counter-revolution He shook re-
volver In front Of my face and said, 4
will shoot you. you counter-revolution-
ist If you don't tell me where you've
got the rest OF your money felt like
jumping at his throat, taking his re-
volver, shooting him and then my
self.
Most precious OF all they took away
from me was a gold-handled. diamond !
studded Damascus blade sword. 1t was /
timber steel and you could bend it 4
double without breaking the blade. 1t |
had been in our family $50 years. And
they got a leather belt with gold L
buckles and decorations. had intended
TO give It to a museum.
Il know Lenine AS a boy he was
silent One Of his brothers was HANGED
lot Deing revolutionist and this made
MN more silent. He studied much sci
me and is cool in his behavior. He Is
hn, S set-willed, has many fine ideas.
ne IS fanatic who Is dangerous :
il 'oss,s. he Is not IKE Trotzkv. who
ar5 1esho tsiker and a demaeos,e
The, r, nelo me IN prison seven Savs
said .Ss, lssky called me before him 80
'o. ~ down. comrade NJ nm ana :
~ ses you free. hut we VOL, are ale gong E
he 80 Then with a grand S so your
..l sstneo q paper that released lourlsh
Nnat ABOUT the futureS 4, 4. ms
e,nments cannot DO more ~ ~ IN. s gov
Pc the people will make t we peo-
the governments. When shouDle Tor
cannot have butter to eat thsv people
Ike 10 see a government of1c,sI no,
TAT paunch. In the Caucasus We ,,a.il I
democracy. There the nobleman nay" ave
the peasant talk like neighbors."