New Britain herald., 1919-02-18
BLIGHT OF BOLSHtViSM IS Barred
BY RETURNED GOVERNMENT OFFICER
Naturalization of Women and Other Official DEGREES of
Reds Show Depths of Degradation to
Which People Have Sunk.

Overman, Nh Simmons told of the
hunger conditions in Petrograd, OF
people dying in the streets. He cor
roborated the testimony OF previous
witnesses regarding this phase OF Rus
sian horror.
"A few words more regarding the
Red Guards" he continued. Inc
ages for service in the Red army are
from 16 to So years. AS [ have stated
it is a force organized by force anu az
the point of bayonets
"Another phase of BolsheFlshl ana
ono not hitherto referred to at this
hearing is what the BolSheVikl can
the 'L,eveling of Intelligence. Ihls
forms one of the most CHASTITY effects
of the system. Persons, under the
regulation, who are considered to
have more intelligence than is consid-
cred healthy for the cause OF Lenlne
and Trotzky are arrested, thrown into
prison and / am certain In great num-
bers OF instances put to death simply
because they were considered of
higher Intelligence than the leaders
approve of. This one phase should
indicate to any thinking man or Wo-
man in America what Bolshevsm is
and what it's spread means to the civil
lized world.
W nat can YOU Tell US Oh Inc pOiICy
that is known as the NATURALIZATION
of women?' Mr.. Simmons was asked.
IF the facts regarding that phase
of the situation are understood in the
United States Mr.. Simmons answer
ed, the propaganda which is trying
to Justify Bolshevism before the AM
erican people cannot possibly stand
before public opinion. / will read to
you two official DEGREES for the con-
troll of the free-lOve policy in two
Russian cities"
Decree of Saratov Soviet
The first decree read by Mr.. Sim"
mons was dated March Is, 1918, and
was issued by the anarchist Soviet
which was charged by Lenlne and
Trotzky with the government of the
city of Saratov. The official transla-
ton of the decree reads:
This decree is proclaimed 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 Kranstadt, the abolition of the pri-
vate possession of women.
MOTIVES.
Social inequalities and legitimate
marriage having been a condition in
the past which has served as an in
strument in the hands Of the bour-
geois, thanks to which all the best
! species of all the beautiful women
have been the property of the bour-
geois. have prevented the proper con-
tiauation of the human race. Such
ponderous arguments have induced
the present organization to edict the
following decree:
l. From March / the right to pos
sess women having reached the ages
II to 30 is abolished.
2. The age of women shall be de-
termined by birth certificate or pass
ports or by the testimony of witnesses,
and on failure to produce documents
their age shall be determined by the
Black Committee, who shall judge
them according to appearance.
3. This decree does not affect wo
men having five children.
4. The former owners may retain
the right of using their wife without
awaiting their turn.
5. In case of resistance of the hus-
mand he shall forfeit the right of the
former paragraph.
6. All women according to this de-
cree are exempted from private own
ership and are proclaimed the prop
erty of the whole nation.