Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-04-17

developed into great uprising. we
expected it after the war but we
never thought it would come during
the war. The political parties were
not in power and for n long time the
power of government was in doubt,
so it was decided to give it to the
best members of the Duma." The
count sletched the growth of the
political parties after the war.
'Ukase No. l, which is to be blamed
for the disintegration of the entire
Russian army was issued not by the
government but by the Soviets who
came into power.
KorniIoG Betrayed
when the Soviets were placed in
power they didn't trust the provis-
ional government and always inter
fered with it. Then the propaganda
! of the Bolsheviki was scattered i'll
the army. This propaganda was sup
! ported by the German government.
| Lenine was supported by the German
government. too, and this is Il fact
Lenine himself does not deny.
| The count continued his recital,
! telling of Kerensky's rise and power,
and how he betrayed General Korn-
| iloff and his army. "Kerensky be-
trayed Korniloff and having betrayed
him he betrayed the whole Russian
army at the same time" He outlined
the fall of the Kerensky government.
"The last months of Kerensky's gov
ernment were the agony of the provi-
sional government" he said. "Ker-
ensky gave up his power almost will
ingly to the Bolsheviki."
II will now explain to you what
the word 'Bolsheviki' means" Count
Tolstoy continued. TT is derived
from the Russian word meaning
more 1t is narrow doctrine made
in Germany. The uneducated peas
ants hear the word 'Bolsheviki
meaning more. and they think it
means more of everything. If you
ask them. Are you a Bolsheviki? -
they say Yes They think they'll get
more boots. more food, more money.
They do not know We all want more.
In that respect we are all Bolshe-
Wiki"
He told of the growth of the So
Icial-Democratic party, how it was
separated into two parties, one of
which was known as the "Bolshe-
wiki Here he interpolated one of the
reasons for Russa's collapse during
the war, saying it was because only
one per cent and a little more of
the industry is developed in Russia.
In his broken English the speaker
continued his lecture. TT seems
strange to you that a small part
, can hold n country in power 1t is
because the government of Russia is
in Petrograd and Moscow. Here the
people are organized. In the country
the peasants are not banded to-
gether. because they are separated
by enormous distances. They cannot
get together. You can find many
peasants who never saw a street car.
railway. electricity, telephone or
telegraph. The labor class is the only
class that is organized. They, with
deserters from the governmental
forces, formed the Red Army.
Before the revolution the peasant
lived very miserable life, but if he /
had money he could buy something"
the count said Now he has his |
pockets and even boots full of money |
but he cannot buy anything. The only |
industry now working in Russia is the |
printing press and it is busy printing
money. They print it by the sheet and
they don't have TO tear it apart so
they pay by sheets of money instead
"S only by small bills When a man
sells something 10 the government he
gets sheet of money. The only good
l can see for this money is to use it
for wall paper. 1 will say that the
Bolshevild are successful in doing one
thing-in making money. Boots are
selling at $500 and you can't get them
sugar is $40 pound and you can't get
it; dog flesh, dog flesh, mind you, is
50 pound and you can't get it.
People are starving in Russia at the
rate of 100000 month
who's at the head of the government
He wants land, land, land and then
some more land, that is all he wants
Now he doesn't want more land be-
cause he doesn't need it, Before he
could sell his crops and get money. /
Now the Bolshevilli take his crops. He |
raises only enough for himself and his
family and buries it. If he don't give
up his wheat to the Bolsheviki they
shoot him. The Bolsbeviki say they
gave the land to the peasants. MOI the |
peasants just took it and now the small
communities are fighting among them
selves over the land problem, so it is !
just as bad as ever"
In telling of the damage done bv the |
Bolsheviki soldiers the speaker narrated |
that friend of his was accosted by n |
soldier. How much did you pay for
your coat he was asked. Two hun
dred dollars" the man replied. Let
me see it, the soldier commanded. The
coat was given to him. Now YOU can
buy it back for $780," the soldier said.
Bolshevsm is not understood in
America. The social movement here is
not the same as in Russia. The l. w.
w. IS moving toward Bolshevism but
is still very far from it. BoIsheyism
is absolutely impossible in n country
where You know what democracy
means. People who have something
to lose will never become BoIshey-
lists"
'Bolshevism in Russia is the result
of misery and poverty and famine of
the country" he continued He opposed |
armed Intervention in Russia and said |
that an Allied army is an excuse for
the Bolsheviki's maintenance of mill 1
tary forces. Feed Russia and let then,
alone" he said. Feed the Bolsheviki
too. The are human! They have wom-
ell and children who are not responsible
Tor the crimes of their husbands and
fathers. You will give the country the
forces she needs to fight the organisms
OF Bolshevism."
At the opening of the meeting Abner
w. Hartman led in community singing.
J. Stewart Black at the piano and the
Orchestra PLAYED The Verdi