The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-05-06
Don't Be Afraid Good Friends of Russia; Don't
Rejoice, Our Enemies Russia Will Emerge Free,
Strong and United!"
Says Catherine Breshkoysky in
STRUGGLING RUSSIA"
Says Catherine Breskk0vskv in
New Weekly Magazine Devoted to Russian Problems
The Russian People Against Bolsheuism

The plague of Bolshevism has struck Russia be-
cause the terrible sacrifices of the first three years
of War have exhausted the nation, undermined
her industries, commerce. transportation and
finance. But the Russian people have fought,
fighting, and will fight Boshevism to the very end
If you want to understand why the people of
Russia, not only the Russian middle-class but aso
and especially, the Russian peasantry and working
men are waglng open war against the Bolshevlkl
If you want to know why not only the Russian
liberals, the Consttutional-D Party, but
also the Peoples Socialists, the Socal-Democrats
Mensheviki and the Party of Socialists Revolution
lists are engaged in death struggle with Bolshev-
ism-read the following telegram of the British
High Commissioner, R. II. B. Lockhart to the Sec
rotary of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain Mr.. Bal
four. The telegram is dated November 10, 1913,
and here is its full text
Tss et a Sy a as or fore. and
in the history Of any
he w Sa Se S Nv this
es
thrown into prison forced to aee for their lives
ished The has been except
sR s the and or r and
Bolsheks marked down by the Bolshevk police
prison to-day may truly
sSsss sSs ssS asss
heads Socialists waeed lifelong struggle against
the old regime but who denounced
tonares merely because they dapprove the which
the Bosheviks have dscreded Socialism.
g. The Bolsheviks have abolished the primitive
forms OF justice Thousands of and have
without the mockery of trial. and thousands
left to rot in the prisons under conditions find
must turn to the darkest annals Of Indian Chinese
history.
torture The examination of frequently takes place
with revolver at the unfortunate prisoners head.
T. The Bolsheviks have established the odous
taking hostages Still they have struck political
opponents through their folk When recently long
OF hostages published Petrograd the Boshevks
the wives Of those whom they could find threw
into prison until their husbands should give themselves
The Bolsheviks who destroyed the Russian army,
who have always been the avowed opponents marsn
forcbly modified their political views
but whose technical knowledge indispensable by the
threat of immediate execution have forced them
their felowcountrymen civil of unparalleled
g. The ayowed ambition of Lenine civil warfare
throughout Europe Every speech Of Lenne a
of constitutional methods and goricaton of
physical force With that object in view he destroying
atcay both by executions and by deliberate starvation
form Of opposition to Bolshevism This system Is
aimed chiefly at the Liberals and Bhevk Socialists
TO- In order to maintain their popularity with
gmen and with their hired mercenares the Bolshev
ing their supporters by
until to-day Russia has
value Even according to their figures the Bohevks
pendture exceeds the thousands millions
bles
These facts for which the Bolsheviks may find
an excuse but which they cannot deny"
CStruo0lin0 Rusdd.- May s. Isfs)