The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-29
SANER IDEAS BEGIN TO
PERMEATE BOLSHEVIKl
Bc,tcr Cinsscs Gradually Taking
Psrt Ia Governmental NctiNl-
lic- shows Effect.
EXTREMlSM COOLING DOWN


VLApIVOSTOk Mach The
fundamental principle uf lnr bul-hr
VA that the suNirtH' nS organs ul
itVoluUonury dictatorship mus. DE
me strict eGprepalon ut rldHt govern
mrnt ~ underEuing marked chahRtr,
according. to q mVmu' Of ibr MOO.
COW all Russian Central 'urbpcfh
tive association lie summarized
the situation when hr lei Moscow
as fOllows,
Russia,.s Of tho Intelligent class
wrrg induced 10 work IN me vnyir'7
and IN other orEa niAauous for q r..
ntOrauon ~ the normal course ui
ne 1hc anarchist terror wniDh
had prevailed since OctUOcr mad
been stopped and arbitrary Nv,u
tons III sumo cases. had gwen way
to preliminary l"gil inNeHIgHI
and trials
Sabotage Losing IHyUr.
The inteliigentE.I ana some NJ inc
officers. under the influence ~ nuh
Lrr and wan. had r"linwshri me
tact.ca Of sabotage. pthcrH "H"
Nefe inclined to do ilk"wtsH were
Nsclllatlng Uu account ~ dpuHlH rt
to the durability Of tn. suNln.H ana
because lhcy feared the cuusrIpcu
Ces under new regime.
Ihe economic policy wac essen
tally the same as bctoro Nnlon
al .zatlon Of ammunition factor. -
and Of financial Institutions vac
continued Former dminisiruintH
of factories ana Of fiuanclhl instl-
tutlons was continued Former nd
minlstrstors OF factories participated
in tho management M member OF
factory committees Small enter
prises had been left Ia the hands
OF their owners who worked In con
tact with factory committees of their
districts. Many factories and mills
we're closed. Life was sustained by
drawing upon wealth previously ac-
cumulated
II was then reported that the 80
viet army would be iucrenHcd To
three million men by spring. ~
was being transformed into II dis
clplined army, Army committees
had boen abolished and former Off
GERS were being attracted Ia service,
The system of election OF officers
was being .slpplanted by appoint
men,s by chiefs who had fun charge
OF directing operations Commits
sars represented the soviet political
authority.
Control OF schools.
Public education was supcrln
tended by a commisasriat and ny a
special body composed OF represen-
ta,ives OF educational sections, ot
labor orEanisa tons. Many new
schools were being opened. Science
and art were being adapted to the
understanding OF the masses, A
great deal OF nrdor and tempera.
ment were shown but very little
system. The Moscow university
which formerly attracted hundreds
OF workingmen was attended only
by dozens.
The attitude toward cooperative
organizations has changed Owing
10 the results OF disastrous expert
ments which have destroyed private
commercial enterprise and failed To
replace II with something else the
bolsheviki have begun to regard the
stability to the co-opcratiVes with
good viii. Special decrees have
been issued protecting theni from
soviet interference. They are re-
ceivinG blx orders for the supply OF
various districts with articles OF
necessity' The turnover OF capital
Of the Central Co-operatlNe nssocia-
ton for She year exeeed-d one bill
lion rubles The soviet government
has probosed to the association to
undertake to supply tAe whole coun-
try. The workers cooperative as-
serted their right to direct the ac-
tlvelty OF the association and sue
ceedsd In electing one-third OF tho
directors.
Financial Operations.
The National bank, the financial
center OF tho co-operatlves; has been
nationalized. but measures have
been taken TO render realiza ton OF
the reform less painful" All en-
ployes have been rot.4H~d and the
direction Is entrusted to u confer
cnce OF co-operatlveg. corresponding
roughly to meeting OF stockhOid-
ers Under shch organization nor
mai banking operations may easily
be restored
The relator concludes with a sum
mary OF tho general situation which
he describes Rs "cHtastrophlc."
Transportation facilities, he said,
are going from bad To woEse Food
stuffs are scarce. Articles In store
are being consumed and are not he.
ing replaced Starvation and cpl-
denies are exterminating entire vii.
lagos.