The Arizona copper camp., 1920-08-28
LANGEWITSZ HOME TO.
RAY FROM WARSAW
REACHED HERE SUNDAY

w. ]. LangewitcZ, who three years
ago left Ray for Poland, returned Sun
day, dust-begrimed from the last lap
of his journey, tired and weary, but
withal smile and a vigorous hand
shake for each of his numerous
friends who greeted him. 1t was some
trip from Warsaw to Ray, and the
past three years for him have been
extraordinary years, full of joys, sor-
rows and romance.
In later issue of the Copper Camp
we hope to give our readers some of
the numerous stories Langewitcz tells,
and print some of the interesting ac-
counts concerning conditions in the
war-ridden country from which he has
just returned. He has a message for
all Americans. He has had closeup
observation of the bolsheviki, and the
yarns he has recited are replete with
interesting situations.
But now Langewitcz is home, and
his thoughts are of the present, and
not the past. This is not entirely true,
for he says he will never forget the
kindnesses shown him in the past Ly
his friends in Ray. He thanks them
cordially for their thoughtful kindness
during the war in sending to him let
ters and money, and he is not unmind-
full of the numerous boxes of goodies
this camp made it possible for him to
enjoy.
The return of Langewitcz makes es-
pecially interesting a recently pub
lished report when 148 Swedes, includ-
ing 80 women and children, arrived at
Stockholm from Russia The follow
ing are some of the statements they
made about conditions in Russia:
'Workmen in the party were unan-
imous in saying that it is impossible
to exist in Soviet Russia. Despite the
extravagantly high wages paid, they
said they were insufficient to purchase
necessary food and clothing. The ar
rivals included number of Swedish
bolshevist metal workers who, some
months ago, set out for Russia amidst
the cheers of their friends. Some of
their countrymen, they said, had been
detained in Russia against their will.
"The only food ration now distrib-
uted, the men said, is half pound of
bread. Fish, horse meat, sugar, but
ter, tea and other food can only be OBJ
tanned, they said through illegitimate
trading, at incredible prices. A daily
income of thousand rubles, one re-
turned worker declared, would not be
sufficient to avert hunger. Most in
dustries have practically ceased. 1t
was said the great Putilow works have
closed months ago after vain attempts
to keep it going.
chancellor Oscar Lundberg, semi
official representative of Sweden, said
all foreign legations have been raided
and looted and looked like stables
after having been in possession of boil
shevist soldiers or sailors. All of the
members of the party said they were
i'll as result of the privations they
had experienced"
Emma Goldman would like to get
out of Russia. Also So would every
one of those idealists who left the
"cursed capitalistic countries" for the
"workingman's paradise, Soviet Rus
sia." They have been .disillusioned
now that they have seen socialism as
it really is in practice. If every radi-
cal who is preaching this doctrine in
an effort to bring about the overthrow
of the United States government could
be made to spend a few months in
Russia right now, it would be the hest
cure we know Of