The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-01-12

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ed than the petrOgrad streets Of this
year hut better LEANED than the Mos
Gov streets OF last ycnr. The tram
wnss were running. There seemed 20
be at least a. many sledEcs az usual
and the horses were IN slightly better
condition thnn last summer, when
they were scarcely able to draE them
selves along. ! asked the reason ct
the improvement. and the driver told
me the horses were now Tationed like
human beings. and an got a small
allowance OF oats. There were crowds
Of people but the number OF closed
shops was very depressing. ala not
then know that this was due to d
naturalization Of trade and a sort OF
general stock-taking. b object OF
which was to prevent ur9lteerlng iu
manufactured goods, etc, Of which
there were not enough TO go around.
| before ! left. many shops were being
one would see over "a shop the inacrip-
/ ton. The Firth IoUt Store ut the
I Moscow Soviet or THE Thlrd Cloth
ing Store Of the Moscow soviet ~
has been found that apcculators
bought. for example. halt a dozen
~overcoats. and sold them TO the high
eat bidders, thus giving the rich an adj
vantage oNcr The poor. Now 10 q man
needs "a new suit he has TO 80 in rags
TO his house committee ~ satisfy
them that he really needs "a new SUIT
FOR himself lie is then given the right
to buy u suit. In this way am attempt
is made 10 prevent speculation and 90
ensure a more or less equitable dis
trihution of the Inadequate stocks.
Litvinoy had given Tue "a letter TO
karakhau OF the commisHarint of FOR
oign affairs, asking him to help me IN
getting "a room tie hnalis got me %
Dom In the old LOHkutnuNu hotel, now
the Rec Fleet" partially reserved
for sailor delegates and members
Of the naval college.
Rooms are distributed on much the
same plan as clothes Housing is CON
aidered "a STATE monopoly, aud "a stn-
efal census Of houainp aCcommoda-
ton has been taken Ia every dis
trict there are housing committees to
whom people wanting roumE apply,
They work on the rough ~ ready
theory hat until every man has one
room no one has u right TO two. An
EngliHhman acting us manager Of
works near Moscow told me that part
OF his nome had been allotted 70
workers. in his factory, ~ hHd, |
think. allowed him TO choose which
rooms he should conrcdc. THIS plan
has, Of course, proved very Nnrd ON
house owners. and IN aomr cases the
new tenants have made "a horrihlc
mess OF The houses.
] then met Voznescnsky ucn social
IA revolutionary Of the ORIENTAL de-
partmunt, bursting with criticism of
the BolsheNik attitude toward ms
party. He secured q ticket Tor me Ca
act dinner II consisted Of q plate of
soup and y very small portion OF
something elise. There are national
Kitchens tu different parts uf the town.
Supplying similar meals. Glasses of
wenk tea wore sold az 80 kopccks
each. without sugar. My sister had
scnt m. q small bottle OF stcCharino
Just before / left storkhOlm, and b
WA pathetic 90 Hee the childish de-
light. with which some of my friends
drank glasses q sWsetcned Tea.
From the Metropolr I won't To the
Red Fleet" to get my room liked up.
STA months nro there were uumparu-
lively clean rooms here, but tic rHil-
ors nave demorulizcd the hotel and
its NTH Is Understandable. There was
no heating % very little light a
amuNu left after the departure oi
the last visitor was standing on thf
table. together with some dirty curl
papers and other rubbish. / got the
waiter To clean up more or lcsai ana
ordered q new samoNar. lie could
not supply spoon knitc or fork and
only with the greatest diflicuiy wHh
persuaded 10 lend me glasses
That night my % WIS 30 cold J
went 10 bed in a H%hoepskin cont under
rugs and ail possible bed clothes with