The Washington herald., 1919-04-18

you Know that the Germans are our
enemiesf They want to entrap you
XIII himr' voice shouted In the
crowd. Enough have we been de-
ceived! XIII him."
The commander> got out Of the way
quickly before the crowd had caught
up the shout OF the rztfnan. This Incl
dent. when the revolution was still
in its cradle. was an early symptom
army succumbed In months to come
It was still an easily durable malady.
But where was the seer-physician to
diagnose the disease at its inception
and uproot It then?
We were relieved and sent to re-
serve binets. There q mass meeting
was organixd N honor of q delegats
from the army committee who came
to address US. He was welcomed by
Krylov, one Of our enlightened SOL
diers, who spoke well and to the point
$50 long as the Germans keep their
Kaiser and obey him we win not have
peace" he declared. ''The Kaiser
wants to rob Russia of many prov.
inces and subject their populations
The German soldiers do mis- will just
az you did the will of the Tsar. lsn'i
that the truth?"
"The truth! The truth. indeed
Right" the multitude roared.
'Now.9 resumed Krylov. 'the Kai.
ser liked the Tsar and was related tc
him. But the Kaiser does not and
cannot love free Russia. He Is afraid
that the German people will learn
from Us and start a revolution In
their country. He is. therefore. seek
ing to destroy our freedom because
he wants to keep his thone. Is this
plainT
Yes! YesI Good! It's the truth"
shouted thousands of throats. wildly
cheering for Krylov. /;
Therefore" continued the speaker.
''it IL our duty to defend the country
and the precious liberty from the
Kaiser. II we don't destroy him, hs
will destroy us. II we defeat him
there will be a revolution in his land
and the German people will throw
him over. Then our freedom will bt
secure. Then we will go home anc
take possession Of all the available
land. But we can't return home with
an enemy at our back. Can we?'
mo! No! No! Sure mott" thunderec
the swaying mass Of soldiery.
''And we can't make peace with q
ruler who hates US at heart and who
was the secret associate Of the Tsar
Lsn't that correctT'
Correct! Correct! The truth! Hur'
rah for Krylov" bawied the vast
gathering. applauding strenuously.
Then the delegate from the army
committee mounted the speaker
stool The soldiers were in high spir'
its. thirsting for every word Of en-
lightenment
"Comradesv' the delegate opened
up. For three years we have bled
suffered from hunger and cold, wal
lowed in the muddy and vermln-eater
trenches. Myriads of our brethrer
have been slaughtered. MANNED fol
hfe. taken into captivity. Whose wal
was It? The Tsar's. He made US figh'
and perish while he and his clique
bathed in gold and luxury. Now the
Tsar is no more. Why, then. com
rades should we continue his war
Do you want to lay down your lives
again by the thousand?''
mo! No! No! We have had enough
of war; thousands of voices rams
ont
WELL" continued the delegate, 81
agree with you. We have had enough
of war. indeed. You are told that oul
enemy is in front of us. But whai
about our enemies in the rear? Whai
about the officers who are now leaving
the front and scurrying to cover
What about the landowners who. ar,
holding fast to the large estates do
! mated to them by former Tsars? Wha
about the bourgeoisie who hav'
sucked our blood for generations anC
grown rich through our sweat an'
toll? Where are they all now? Wha
do they want with US? They wan
you to fight an enemy here so tina
, they, the enemies Of the people, cal
pillage and loot in the rear! So tina
when you come home. IL you live Z,
come home. you will find all the Ian,
and the wealth Of the country in thei
hands,"
"It Is the truth. The truth, He'i
right" interrupted a vast crowd.
Now you have two enemies" re
sumed the speaker. "One Is foreigl
and the other domestic. You can
fight both at once. II we continu,
the war the enemy at your back will
rob you Of the freedom. the land anc
the rights that the revolution won TO
you. Therefore. we must have peac,
with the Germans in order to be abl,
to combat the bourgeois bloodsuckers
Isn't that so?''
(To be continued.)
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