New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

noff. boasted that he had passed all
night pistolling -Bolshovist White
Guards. The despotism Of the Bol-
shevist rulers is daily more cyncal
/ Red Army men now receive 4 ration of
milk, but this is uno6tainable by the
civil population. Trotzzy, when he
goes to the trout, takes with him train
loads Of sweets and bread to supple
ment the pcrsuasions Of oratory
Lenlne. unlike IroCzk. is completely
secluded from the crowd and is seen
only by The higher officials and by his
adorcd women admirers.
NV informant described in detail the
desperate condition Of Petrograd
OK klnemen. they are treated as il
the Bolshcviki intended to cxteYninare
hem stem4tlc4liy They are forced
20 work overtime regularly. This has
enormously Increased the death rate
owing TO exhaustion and lung disease
contracted in badly lit, unventilated
1ul.dln%s, which, moreover, are not
heated IN winter. The men are so tired
and badly 19d that the work done is
inconsiderable. Mach merry is not in
spccted, accidents are not reported and
there IS one doctor for perhaps eight
factories. The result is that the total
mum Der OF skilled workmen in Petro-
grad has been reduced to l2,00O. Elec-
tons to workers councils have been
reduced to farce. Candidates are au-
thoritativcly proposed and declared
elected without any cooperation on the
part of the electors.
Work Like Slaves
Especially horrible conditions obtain
for men in the heavy motor car SER
vice, who arc forced to work like
slaves and are arrested sometimes and
shot on account of breakdowns and
delays.
The condition of the rural popula-
tion is equally CRITICAL owing to q
complete lack of doctors and medi-
cines. Epidemics, principally typhus,
rage unchecked. Some village popula-
tons have been eXtcrminated, only
The dogs remaining alive. At the end
Of the winter all the stations on the
Noronezh, kursk, Orcl. Tula and Mos
COW railway lines were cncumbered
with the corpses of persons who died
IN the trains. Their bodies were
heayed out at the first halt and left
lying.
My informant asserts that three
German trade commissions were ex-
pected Immediately when he left Pct
fograd, nominally to arrange to bar
ter goods, but in reality to negotiate
- Nv N.''''H -Npl tilSll AIlldNce De-
tween Germany and Russia, later tax
ing in Sweden and Finland.
Unless Petrograd is taken before
the endurance Of the anti Bolsheviki
IS wholly worn out the alliance will,
believe, become fact The remnant Of
the elllgentsia, who now accuse the
Ailles IN their misery, will welcome
German assistance and domination,"
sald the refugee In his opinion it is
improbable that Denikine will take
Moscow and Petrograd without help
from the north, while Admiral Kol-
chak's front has been weakened by
A2o0,000,cO0 (paper money! sent by
the Bolsheviki for propaganda and the
murder of officers
While crossing a crocodile infested
river IN natives ramshackle canoe a
hippo dived beside the boat and the
wave upset 1t. Fortunately he climbed
on the bottom of the boat and poled
1t across the river wrong side up.
Anybody who wants to recover Tin
poo Tbs treasure may expect similar
a,ddventures," he admitted smilingly.
But the British provisional govern
ment would deal most generously. I
am sure, with the man who came 10 il
and SAID. 1 have found Tippoo's ivorv
how much do get?' It's wonder
full stake
Who wants to play the game to win
II 1t.-Seattle Post-lntelligencer.