The Denver Jewish news., 1920-01-14
A New Light on Jews
and Bolshevism
W. It. GOODE GIVES ACCOUNT OF
CONDITIONS IN RUSSIA.


Bolshevik Russia by the statements
of Mr.. w. Il. GOode, who went to
Moscow on behalf of the Manchester
Guardian. Mr.. GOOde has for two de-
cades been the principal of the Gray
stoke Day Training College for Teach
ers. an l.. C. c. institution of high
repute. He is levei-headed man OF
scientific training and one not easily
to he deceived by manufactured evil
Gence. He entered BOlshevik Russia
at great personal risk, after series
of extraordinary adventures. and MS
return was accomplished ut even great
er hazard. He was arrested by tine
Esthonian authorities at the insti-
gation. as he alleges. of the British
Government. and his voyage back to
England was under gunrd on II Brit
isi cruiser He charges the Govern
Iaent with a conspiracy to prevent him
hut he is determined to disclose the
result of his observations, and por-
ton of his experiences and deductions
has already been narrated in articles
in the Manchester Guardian. Mr..
Goode holds very strong views on the
question of the association. in the pop
rlar mind, of the Jews with Bolshev-
ism, and he intends to make this ques-
tion a plank in his platform when he
undertakes series of public lectures
which he is about to do. These views
he has set forth in the course of an
interview with representative Of the
Jewish Chronicle.
"It is alleged. Mr.. GoOde," our rep
resentative said, that the whole Bol-
shevist movement is the work of fiie
Jews. Is there any truth in this
charge?
"One of the cries of the anti-Revolu
tionists," Mr.. GOOde replied. lis that
Jew and .Bolshevik are convertible
terms, that Bolshevisni is born Of Jew
ish brains and led by Jewa- The act
ual facts are these: Out Of eighteen
ministers, 1. e., the C0mniissar.es OF the
People, only one, TrOtzly, is of Jew
ish blood. Out OF 11J members Of
the Government. eight only are of Jew
ksh blood In regard to tho part
played by the Jews in the whole move
:nent, the utmost that can be said is
that among the leading spirits. the
Jewish race bears to the entire popula-
tion, but that can be explained by the
ga Xl,at 81, vsIx, nII nflll-
Gated, whereas the great mass Of the
Russian population is illiterate. The
proportion of Jews In the Russian Gov
crnment is far less than that of the
Jews In the British Government. and
no one contends that the British En-
pire is in the hands of the Jews
1.-The results of the 'Jew-BOlshevist
cry have been deplorablc. Mr.. Goode.
went on to say: 4 should explain that
my information does NOT come from
BoIshevist sources, but from the agents
OF the Bund, among them the Presi-
dent, who had been round the dis
tricts in the South and West of Rus
sia on u tour of Investigation. The
armies of Denikin, Petlura and the
Toles are operating in the part which
was the Jewish Pale, and is packed
with dense Jewish population. Or
ders of the day were issued in Deni-
Inns army, repeating the charge about
Jews and BOlshevists, and recommend
ing Death to the Jews" The appeal
once made, the effect may easily be
Imagined by those who know Russia
The pogroms began with plunder. rape.
and the destruction Of property. They
soon went on to murder. Before l left
Moscow, the massacres in the towns
CT 10 to $4,000 Jews (6O.OOO accord
ing to one observer in the south. So
600 according to another who returned
from the southwest. One town had
been gone thru in this way ten times.
others again and again. Is is said
that the army leaders have given or
ders forbidding pOgrOms. That may
now be true, but once you have de-
liberately let loose. IL ravening beast
it is of little use afterwards to Or
der him back to his cage. The condi-
lions are such,'' Mr.. Goode declared.
that not only should every Jew with
decent feelings be out against the con-
tinuance of support to those who are
responsible for them, but every Gentle
who backs this support should also
know that he shares the blood-guilti-
ness which has flowed from it. and
settle it with his conscience whether
he can continue to uphold these hor-
rors.
Is there any truth in the report that
the BoIshevists are suppressing Zion
ism?