The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-07-15
FOREIGNERS
in RUSSIA
BY Frank j. Taylor.


New York, July 14-Though Pres.
ident Wilson's name carries great
weight with the masses of Russia, it
is not a synonym cor popularity with
the bolshevlk leaders, who have fin.
ally come to the conclusion that the
president is dangerous man"
The bolshevik leaders do not say
much regarding Wilson and are very
diplomatic in their attitude toward
him. They frankly admit this is be-
cause they hope for recognition and
help from America. Their hopes are
growing fainter, but have not been
given up. From other nations the boil
sheviks expect nothing, unless a
world revolution comes.
The attitude of the ordinary Rus
sian, if he can read, is quite different.
An incident which occurred to the
United Press correspondent, as he
came through the German-Russian
front in Lithuania illustrates general
impression regarding Wilson.
The correspondent was exchanged
in the middle of No-Man's Land by
the Germans for two hundred prison
ers which the bolsheviks were return-
ing to Germany To the dismay of
the German officers, fifty of the pris-
oners were entirely new citizens for
the fatherland-they we're pretty
Russian wives the German soldiers
had acquired in Russia.
While this Devy of prisoners was
being escorted to the German front
by the bolsheviks, the correspondent
sat in the drosky of an old Lithuan,
ian, whose wagon had been taken
from the procession IN exchange for
the one from the White side of the
line which the correspondent had
brought out
tt old Lithuanian was a shrewd
old character, who had learned Ger
man during the invasion in the days
of Brest-Litovsk. When asked If he
were bolshevik himself, he studied
the correspondent carefully and fin
ally said, You are the representa-
tive of President Wilson, aren't
you?"
Who told you that?"
Il heard the Germans tell the boil
shevik leaders that?"
We'll, the Germans told them
wrong. Pm an American, but that's
all"
IT'S all the same" insisted the old
Lithuanian driver, Il can trust you,
and tell you what | think. No, I'm
not bolshevik at heart | have to
be for the present, because they'd
take my horse and wagon, if l were
not It's business, just like every
one else is doing"
Later the old Lithuanian passed
the wcrd to my guard that here was
someone from President Wilson's
land The word went along from
guard to guard, until the arrival in
Moscow, and always tae name of VIII
son was used with considerable i'm
preston to everyone.
In Moscow, however, foreigners are
net welcome In spite Of the invi'
tation he had received in Berlin to
60 to Moscow and see for himself
the Utopia of the bolsheviks, the
United Press correspondent, once
arrived there, was assured he was
extremely unwelcome.
The bolshevik police chief, to whom
the correspondent was first taken,
was puzzled to know what to do with
foreigner who had s:Spped in to
Moscow through the back door-the
Lithuanian front. He finally passed
the buck" to the foreign office, and
the correspondent was allowed to
stay a week before he was put out.
Before he left, however, mani
fest was passed by the foreign office
and the military authorities Jointly
that no more foreigners are to be al
lowed to enter Russia until peace is
made with the rest of the world.
Correspondents are to be stopped at
the border, said the proclamation.
If any slip in, they are % be arrested
and either jailed or thrown out.