The evening world., 1919-02-18
BOLSHEV|ST RULES
DEGRADING WOMEN
ASTOUND SENATORS
DEGREES Making All National
Property Heard With
Horror.

Is known as the naturalization OF
women"
Roger T.. Simmons, former Ropre
sentative in Russia OF the Depart.
ment Of Commerce. Who left Archange
for the United States last November
was the witness who made the reve.
lations OF what Bolshevism reals
means TO women.
Mr.. Simmons read to the committed
n decree Issued on March Is last, by
the Anarchist Soviet charged by Le-
nine and 1Totzky with the Govern
ment Of the city OF Saratov.
This decree" It begins, "is pro
claimed by the Free Association OF
Anarchists in the town OF Saratov, In
compliance with the decision OF the
Soviet OF Peasants and Soldiers and
workmen's Deputies OF Kronstadt for
the abolition OF the private possession
OF women.
Social inequalities and legitimate Q
marriage having been a condition in
ment in the hands OF the bourgcolsie
thanks to which nll the best species
of all the beautiful women have been
the property of the bourgeoisie. which
has prevented the proper continue
ton OF tho human race. Such ponder
Gus arguments have induced the pres
cnt organization to edict the follow
ing decree"
Then follow more than twenty
articles" among them the following:
From March l the right TO possess
women having reached the ages sew
enteen TO thirty-two is abolished.
This decree does not affect women
having five children.
"All women. according TO this de.
cree. are exempted from private
ownership and are proclaimed tn,
property OF the whole nation.
THE distribution and management
OF the APPROPRIATED women In com
pliancc with the decision OF the abov,
said organization are transferred I,
the Anarchist Saratov Club. In ,hret
days from the publication OF this de
cree all women given by II 10 the us,
OF the nation are obliged to present
themselves to the given address ant
give the required information.
"All women proclaimed by this de.
cree to be the national property will
receive from the funds an ALLOWANCE,
Of 23s rubles a month.
THE children born are given to an
institution for training after they ar,
one month old. where they are trained
and educated until they are seventeen
years OF age at the cost Of the publ,
funds.
! "In the case OF a birth of twins tn,
mother is to receive prize OF 2O
rubles."
The above excerpts indicate tn
general tone OF the decree which tn
Senators OF the Committee listened l.
In an angry amazement. The docu
[ ment went into detail. II providc
e for the formation OF "A Black Com
t mittec," to see that its provision
were carried out, and called for tn
reporting OF the names of all wome
> who failed or refused to comply wit
= It's terms.
= "All those refusing to recognize thi
decree" 1t was finally provided, wi
be proclaimed sabotage, enemies {
the people and counter anarchist
uyll lao ha1 to
o sponsibilitics."
Mr. Simmons submitted a secon
E. decree, In the same tenor, promu
d gated by the Soviet OF the City {
IL Vladimir This document declar,
10 that a girl IL announced to be III
property Of the state on reaching h,
eighteenth year and. Subject to Il
] most severe penalty" must regist,
- AT the Bureau OF Free Love Of Il
CommissarIat Of Surveillance Ha,
re ing so registered she has the rigl
d. TO choose from among the men b,
r tween the ages OF nineteen and fiji
,n a cohabitant husband.
IS Similar rights to choose were Civ,
TO the men and the opportunity
: choose "A husband or wife is to
=, presented once month,
Gentlemen" said Mr. Simmer
these documents speak for ther
selves. God and morality are u
known to the Bolshevik and ever
thing that makes life decent al
worth living is In jeopardy II Il
thing is permitted to 20 ahead"
Herman Bernstein, AN AmeriC
writer who spent some time In Ru
sia, told the committee to-day IN
Russia is more downtrodden uni
the Bolshcviki than she ever W
under the Gear lie said this n,
slavery actually was brought abb
by the Germans.
Truth" the witness went on, "col
pletcly disarms the Bolsheviki 7
exposure OF their methods Is a
ncient to end II everywhere forev
That's why freedom OF speech a
been entirely suppressed"
The witness said he knew certa
men sent to this country from Rl
sia had been in the employ of the u,
| shCviki.
Mr. Bernstein said IL was not trl
as some witnesses had ntimated, n
the Bolsheviki were led by Jews B