The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-07-09

49, aoOi oeionged to themse,., N
no.n classes were IndlyIdns,,e u
Neither group were Commune ra''sS n
practice, particularly when H.
ton Of communism came IA W.
them. 'O4e y
For time those peasants ~.
q surplus sold their product ! Y
government. For II thew ~ Z
questionable paper money ~. a
doubtful value. Then began the bo..,
Ing OF farm products. The peas,nt..
handed manufactured things NV
they needed. In exchange "a, Nv
farm products. The goverpmpu, \,
not have the manufactured ar,,S
the peasants needed and wanted NJ
proletariat of the cities was bu,..
Il was up to the bolshevik goyernm.'.
to feed them, or fall Raidiny :.
ties were sent out. The "Redr an.
was used. The peasants stood toys,s'.
to protect their property. The socl.N
cation of land failed. Production !.
the farms fell. General poyertv ).
suited. The problem of the bolshev,
government to provide food for 4.
cities still remained. With the faIlr,.
of communism of the land, the govern
ment set to work to cultivate the v-p.,
proprietary estates on a co-oppratv.
plan. Graft, inefficiency of admInlstr.
ton, and the unwillingness Of n.
peasants to work. caused this plan Il
fail.
Kerzhenstey in the "Izvestlar Of N.
provincial executive committees ii
January %, 1919, gives a picture ii
the situation: 1.-THE facts descrblr,
the village soviet of the Uran borough
present a shocking picture which i
no doubt typical of all other corners
of our provincial soviet life. The chair
man of this village soviet, RekhaIey
and his nearest co-workers, have done
all In their power to antagonze the
population against the soviet rule,
Rekhalev, himself, has often been
found in an intoxicated condition and
he has frequently assaulted the local
inhabitants. The beating up Of visit
ors to the soviet Office was an ordlnarI
occurrence. In the village Of Biep
zovka the peasants have been thrash
ed, not only with fists, hut have been
assaulted with sticks, robbed Of Their
footwear and cart into damp cellars,
on bare earthen floors. The members
of the executive committee, GlakhoV,
Morev. Makhov, and others. have gone
even further. They have organized
"requisition parties" which were moth.
ing else but organized pillagings IN
the course of which they have used
wire-wrapped sticks on the recac,
trants. The abundant testimony, yer.
fed by the soviet commission, lor-
trays very striking picture Of VIC
lence. When these members of the ez
ecutive committee arrived at the town
ship of SadOmovo they commenced Y
assault the population and TO rob then
of foodstuffs and of their househo(
belongings, such as quilts, clothing
harness. etc. No receipts for the Re
Questioned goods were given aid D
money paid They even resOld 20 ON
ers on the spot some Of the bread
stuffs which they had requisironeG
This is the testimony of a well-knoV
loyal bolshevik leader.
Reports FIoeeing of Peasants
The boIshevik, Latzis, reported
the "Izvestia" of January 10, ls
that Sin the Velizsh county OF "
province of Vitebsk they are 1ogglu
the peasants by the authority Oh y
local soviet committee"
The bolshevik, KrivoshayeV'
marks in the "Severnaya Commune
of May 10, 1919: "The soviet worse
are taking from the peasants chlekeu
geese, bread and butter, without ~
ing for it. In some households OF lhs
poverty-stricken folk they are COM
eating even the pillows and the salu
vars, and everything they can
their hands on. The peasants natui,
ly feel very bitterly against the sO''
rule" "..
The peasants borough meetnss
the province of Kostroma 1orwa,'
resolution to Lenine puolisleu
the "Izvestia," In which they e
"The members of the sOviets are !
ing us; they are violating our VII,
are tantalizing us as If we were uu'
cattle"
The peasants are hiding u
rubles, holding them for DAY W.
they hope that the blight OF =
munism will pass and sane delnos.a
government win reorganize hus'
bring order out of chaos, es'ao,
freedom. Their safety-deposi' =,
are empty bottles into which the 4 I,
ants stuff the paper rubles anu Y
bury the bottles. They look tof
when a stable government WIZ
deem these paper promises y,
money, which today are OF llttie -
1t shows their lack Of trust y
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