The Ely miner., 1919-05-23


trying to convince themselves that
the Bolshevists are at heart a good
people who are endeavoring to help
humanity and are saying that the
violence and bloodshed in Russia is
merely an unfortunate incident in
the progress of noble cause to be at
tributed to the natural reaction of an
oppressed and ignorant people after
centuries of degradation.
Their number finds recruits from
otherwise intelligent people who con-
stitutionally like to sympathise with
the under dog, and they are swelling
the usual company of "long-haired
men and short-haired women" who
are flirting with parlor socialism.
Within the week women of the
highest social connectios have taken
their places on a Boston platform be-
fore a large gathering where the de-
portation of alien anarchists was con-
demned and every mention of the 1.
w. w. and the Bolshevists are wildly
cheered.
There are some subjects into whose
exact details the American press
is naturally reluctant to go. Probably
for that reason the testimony this
week of R. E. Simmons before the
Senate committee investigating Boil
shevism has not yet become generally
known.
Mr.. Simmons was formerly a rep
resentative of the Department of
Commerce in Russia who left Arch
angel for this country last November.
These are days when it is neces-
sary to call spade a spade, and
every word of testimony should be
known to every woman as well as
every man in this country. Mr.. Sim
mons read to the Senate Committee
DEGREES of various Bolshevist Soviets
which we reproduce from the New
York Times.
A decree issued by the Soviet of
the City of Vladimir follows: Vlad-
imar is the capital of the province of
the same name, Is miles from Mos
cow.
"Any girl having reached her
eighteenth year and not having been
married, is obliged, subject to the
most severe penalty, to register at the
Bureau of Free Love of the Commis-
sariat of Surveillance.
Having registered at the Bureau
of Free Love, she has the right to
choose from among the men between
the ages of 19 and SO cohabitant
husband.
"Remarks-(D The consent of
the man in the said choice is unneces-
sary. (2) The man on whom such
choice falls has no right to make any
protest whatsoever against the in
fringement. ..
''The right to choose from a num-
Der of girls who have reached their
eighteenth year is also given to men.
"The opportunity to choose hus-
band or wife is to be presented once
month.
''The Bureau of Free Love is au-
tonomous.
"Men between the ages of 10 and
SO have the right to choose from
among the registered women even
without the consent of the latter, in
the interests of the State.
| Children who are the issue of
these unions are to become the prop
erty of the State"
The decree states further that it
has been based on the excellent ex-
ample of similar DEGREES already is
sued at Luga, Kolpin, ETC."
A similar project of provisional
rights in connection with the social
ization of women in the City of Hvel-
insk and vicinity" has been published
in the Local Gazette of the Workers
and Soldiers Deputies, Mr.. Simmons
said.
At that the Bolshevists of Vlad-
imir, Luga, Kolpin, Hvelinsk, ETC., are
conservatives compared with those of
the City of Saratov. Saratov is the
tenth largest city in all Russia, with
a population of 1000.
Mr.. Simmons read a decree dated
March 15, 1918, issued by the An
archist Soviet, which was charged by
Lenine and Trotzky with the govern
ment of the City of Saratov. The
official translation of the decree
reads:
"This decree is proclaimed by the
Free Association of Anarchists in the
town of Saratov. In compliance with
the decision of the Soviet of Peas
ants and Soldiers and Workmen's
Deputies of Kronstadt, the abolition
of the private possession of women"
Motives.
Social inequalities and legitimate
marriage having been condition in
the past which served as an instru-
ment in the hands of the bourgeoisie,
thanks to which all the best species of
all the beautiful women have been