Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-06-02
,TERRORs or RED REIGN
RELATED BY ENGINEER
Returning Armenian Asserts People
Live In Constant Dread of
BolslicviSt Soldiers.
DANGEROUS no KEEP SERVANTS
Only One Bank Open, Many Priests
Killed, Few Theatcrs Open, Sol
dlcrs Rob Civilians, Take Peasants
Grain and Sell Ii for High Prices.

EAkU. June l.-Glimpscs into the
fantastic lite IN Moscow under Rol-
shevist rule are given by an Armenian
engineer who has arrived here from
the capital OF Sovic, Russia. ilc says
tho people OF the city live in terror
OF the Rolshevists Red Guard. and tina,
the former hourEcoisic have very few
hc TS,a be pS ar ssss MUS.
masquerade as poorer folk whenever
they go into the streets. GOOD clothes
OF bourgeois" one word OF protest
or OF nonsubmissiom Ia tho ruling
damninE word. counter revolutionary
death The jails already are fuli of
counter-revolutionar and the Ar
TO fifty men and women are shot
rhs S'r isM McnS @Ssr Is "Ew
crimes" OF opposition or alleged or,
The churches. he says. are safe. hut
their valuables have been removed.
prisoned because, after the death Of
the former Emperor and his family.
they p snn,. , in secret for the dead
Some OF the theaters are still open.
The great imperial ,heater is used
Tor Bolshevis, meetings. hut in The
from Moscow. but many good ones re
The hourg eoisie apparently dare not
Most OF the hanks are closed. Only
9ne bank with seEeral branches exists
the Russian Federal Sovie, Republic"
sums ms, NO, fhs tx Loo" rnhies .
has to pay An agent 50 Ia so per cent
OF his draft AS a commission FOR OBJ
'Ni It IS dangerous to employ any ser
vants-a Sure sign OF 6oureeoisie.
Servants are. in some cases. retained
10 -, ~ t,,, t,,,
the number OF people in tho house the
servants are listed as poor relatives.
The streets ar. hi'hE and Inktp,
are ordered TO clean their own streets.
Men. women and children are given
spades and ordered under penalty OF
rule. the bourseoisie have 10 load
and carry their own supplies. No one
No Gn. for Automobiles.
There is no gasoline for private au-
io!nChilcr and alcohol is used for fuel.
This rs stolen by the chauneurs. mixed
with water and sold rs vodka for 400
rubles a bottle.
Soldiers of the Red Army comman-
AID fo"d. give them ridcuiously small
prizes in payment and then will sell
the food Al huge profits. often they
visit houses on the pretcXt OF search
ing for arms take what valuablcs they
can ind and sell them again in the
streets. They loot. rob and even muir
against ihc.n.
The slightest offense in tho army is
now punished by death. but when the
Red soldiers arc no, on duty they seem
10 be able TO do as they like with
/ lmpuuity. Most Of the civilians who
/ have been !nchiliZed into the army are
/ dlScontented, and are waiting the frst
/ opportunity u! turning against the
/ ., lshevistS
There is nc protection for foreign
/ ers. \ decree Was recently publish ed
/ declaring there were longer an
! Foreigners and that everyone living In
| Russia hCns-iorth would he deemed =
I RusSie n aaI have TO submit 10 Bo'She
| visit rule. Paper money TO the face
value ~ 1850, oo0 ruhlcs is prIntc
! daily. on.y '.wo newspapers are per
United Ia hr published the Soviet New "a,
and the Soldiers Truth