The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-02-10

OF aldermen. too, was elected under
the new regime and contained social
lists and liberals, but il was not Boil
shevist.
"The schools in Siberia" says Miss
Bryant, "were SO Wonderful under
the Bolshevild.-- Strange. is 1t not,
that the teachers. many OF whom
were socialists, should all have been
against the Bolsheviki. and that the
principal OF the Girls High School in
IrlIUtsk should have been suspended
from her department by the new Boil
shevist cOmmisssr of education be-
cause she did not kOwtow 10 him.
and was kept at her duties contrary
/ to this suspension by the teachers
Soviet? There are a few SOViets Tor
councils or unions. as you please.
which are not BOlshevist. but very
few"
"BoIshevism.' says Miss Bryant, "is
not such "A terrible word. 1t only
means ma joTity' in Russian"
Miss Bryant does not speak Rus
sian and knows nothing OF the ETY.
mology Of the language. but she does
know that the BolshevikT have never
been in the majority in Russia; no.
not since they dispersed the COnstit-
uent. Assembly. which was predOmi-
nantly socialist and twO-thiTds
against them, with machine guns.
What Williams Had To Say.
Is it worth while to go further?
IN the storm of applause the demure
little speaker sits down and the
chairman comes forward 10 prepare
the ground for the second speaker.
Eut who is this young man? When
we come-out to hear such big thing
as THE Truth About Russia" we have
a right 10 know what is the char
= Cter and training and preparation
OF the man who is to tell il. Mr..
Ebert RhNs Williams was :, minister
OF the gospel before h became Il
Socialist. Williams was an ar
dent Socialist when he went to Rus
sia, but he went saying that pc was
also an henest American. and wished
TO help Russia, to proven. the
maSses-at least those with whom Ea
should come in contact--IrOm :ibUs-
| ing their opportunity and commit
ting excuses. lie ended by bccOm-
ing one Of the BOIshevisl organiZa-
ton.
Mr. Williams tells as q little more
about Russia than Miss Bryant did.
and the figures which he gives i'm one
sentence. do. not agree with those in
another. One time il is o.. in Two
thousand who have been killed in the
BOlshcvist revolutions: again ii is one
in five thousand. But Mr. Williams
is SO eloquent that the crowd does
rot notice this TO one who has fol
I lowed the BOlshevist movement from
! it's inception, and especially the Boil
shevist propaganda in ia" United
States. IL was very interesting 20 SEQ
now Mr. Williams did not deny either
the economic destruction in Russia Or
tue violence and killing. lie did no,
deny them-hc justified them. H.,
said that the EOlsheviSt rcyuIutiyu
accomplished so much that the kill
ing was relatively Il small matter.
Williams EuphemiSm>
And he continued. Teferlin- 20 lie
war just closed. How maug more
have VIC killed in France The
crowd. lately 50 patriotic. Iat-Iy -
convinced Of the righteOusncs- .I oar
war against Germany. listens vitu
complacencc. while Mr.. Williams FIT &
the Bolshevist RESOLUTION ap go a
plane higher than that oil tie ar
which We have Just I0u-I'. Nj.
Williams dcploreS the sad fate OF
the upper classes Of l;uS-i". I..Iuy
Of whom he admits are Mt only
charming, but kind. lie SAYS tHai
this was necessary in order tnJt the
Bolshevist revolution might succeed
Breshkovskaya, the "grandm.jL y "I
the revolution Mr.. Williams hush
IS aside with 4 Kind remark that the
poor old lady is scyentN-Ii.c wears
old, and her idol. KcrensSy. &c gone,
therefore she feels bitter toward he
BoIshevilli The BOlShcyi!: GOV
eminent OF the Soviets." a-ys .Ir.
Williams. represents 90 per Int of
the people. and 10 per cent ISye
faiIed-as one side in an agreement
must always fail-and 30 rer cen:
have won
We cannot help replying tina, ne:.r-
~ 80 per cent of the Russian People
are peasants (S5 per ,euti. dad stat
these. having been told by d.. Fol
sheviki to seize all the land. now
have no further interest in i,olsH.-
yism. Mr. Williams did not tel ..s
Of Inc Bolshcvist methods oI sos, Ing
nuuitive expeditions into .ountr,
villages with machine. guns 30 get
food from peasants. He did rot tell
= I, ..,r--fL. nnaSanfs hurried food al