The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-14
FOREIGNERS
IN RUSSIA
Not Welcome In Moscow and II Any
Slip In They Are Either Jailed
or Thrown
Out
by Frank j. Taylor, United Press
Staff Corespondentl

f[By Frank J. Taylor, United Press
Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, July IA Though
President Wilson's name carries great
weight with the masses of Russia, 1t
is not synonym for popularity with
the bolshevik leaders, who have fin
ally come to the conclusion that the
president Is a dangerous man."
The bolshevik leaders do not say
much regarding Wilson. and are very
diplomatic in their attitude toward
him. They frankly admit this Is be-
cause they hope for recognition and
help from America. Their hopes are
growing fainter, but have not been
given up. From other nations the boil
sheviks expect nothing, unless world
revolution comes.
The attitude Of the ordinary Rus
sian, IL he can read, Is quite different
An incident which occurred to the
United Press correspondent as he
came through the German-Russian
front in Lithuania illustrates the gen.
eral impression regarding Wilson.
The correspondent was exchanged
in the middle of No-Man's-Land by
the Germans for two hundred prison
ers which the boisheviks were return
ing to Germany. To the dismay of the
German officers, fifty Of the prisoners
were entirely new citizens for the
fatherland-they were pretty Russian
wives the German soldiers had &C
CURED in Russia.
While this bevy of prisoners was
being escorted to the German front
by the bolsheviks, the correspondent
sat in the drosky Of an old Lithuanian,
whose wagon had been taken from
the procession in exchange for the one
| from the white side of the line which
the correspondent had brought out.
| The old Lithuanian was shrewd
old character, who had learned Ger
man during the invasion in the days
Of Brest-Litovsk. When asked If he
were q bolshevik himself, he studied
the correspondent carefully, and fin
| ally said, You're the representative
of President Wilson, aren't your"
[ who told you that?"
II heard the Germans tell the boil
shevik leaders that?"
/ well, the Germans told them
wrong. I'm an Amepica, but that's
ALL"
Its all the same" insisted the old
Lithuanian driver, Il can trust you,
and tell you what l think. No, Pm
not bolshevik at heart. have to be
for the present, because they'd take
my horse and wagon, If I were not us
business, just like everyone else is
doing"
Later the old Lithuanian passed the
word to my guard that here was
someone from President Wilson's
land. The word went along from guard
orJ oyriv 80,
and always the name Of Wilson was
used with considerable impression to
everyone.
In Moscow, however, foreigners are
not welcome. In spite of the invitation
he had received in Berlin to go to
Moscow and see for himself the Uto-
pia of the bolsheviks, the United
Press correspondent, once arrived
there, was assured he was extremely
unwelcome.
J The bolshevik police chief, to
whom the correspondent was first
taken, was puzzled to know what to do
with a foreigner who had slipped in
to Moscow through the back door--the
Lithuanian front. He finally passed
the buck" to the foreign office, and
the correspondent was allowed to stay
a week before he was put out.
Before he left, however, a manifest
was passed by the foreign office and
the military authorities jointly that no
more foreigners are to be allowed to
enter Russia until peace is made with
the rest of the world Correspondents
are to be stopped at the border. said
the proclamation. If any slip in. they
are to be arrested and either Jailed
or thrown out
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