Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-03-04
RUSSIA

NEW light upon Russia and BoIsheyik rule is thrown by
Of caberams the New York World by Lincoln Eyre
who has just completed ten weeks soorn in Red Russia Mr.
Eyre fame during the war as reliable observer and MS
statements the first authentic description of life and cond
tons under the Joint rule of Lenine and Trotsky.
Eyre declares that red terror has been beached pale pink
by order everywhere that the food and fuel problems
in cities acute that the transportation system has broken down
and that disease rampant throughout Russia The Boshev
freely their desperate need for help from foreign capitalism
admit capitalism growing rapidly in communist circles The
victorious armies have been coscrpted industrial workers
and work rebuilding and repairing railroads which how
ever useless with locomotives and rolling stock that must
come from other countries.
There no danger of offensive against Poland
other country because the nation lacks the Industrial strength
support undertaking The oversraned industries and
railroads would completely collapse under such undertaking.
otsy defines the situation between economic recon-
strucon and reveon and is essential for
construction Hence peace and lifting of the blockade anousy
awaited, upon most any terms.
Lenne the thinker and Trosy organizer and executive
absolute power than any czar Mr. Eyre They
described the only really strong the Boshev
anywhere Russia They have with the bayone restored
law and order neither anarchy chaos being visible is no
longer necessary erroze opponents into submission The
administration of the nwedy Soviet bureaucracy however
veas many inconsistencies and much ncoherence.
Labor has been mtarzed and is ruled by iron discipline
Armies are turned into labor gangs Discipline is imposed upon
factory workers. who ruled by tribunals with of court
martial Everybody must work and work long hours for the
rehabilitation the country Soviet control has ded
direction and responsibility with committee to-
serve board of directors for consultation
There of food in the country but lack of trans
poraon prevents its being brought into the cities The govern
men only able to supply only 60 cent of food required by
the cities the remainder being bought from spectators at fancy
prices Although employees in collaboration with the central
dictatorship fix their wages they enough to
cover the swiftly climbing cost of vngand with this the case OF
the protected ruling GLASS; the oeara the less favored ee
ments face CHASTITY situation.
Peasants however rolling nposperty They have more
food than they and refuse sell products for money
except that proportion Communicated by the government at
fixed price, private trading they take only manufactured ar
tces clothing in exchange for food Food speculation de-
vopng new captastc and the communists confess them
selves poweress to prevent it.
1t seems that the Russian has produced military
with the strong dctatoas revolutions al
produce that Soviet rule is being replaced by individual
rule that the aborer is not only conscped for the army but
for industrial toll and the serf is still se under new name
that the dream of communism vanishing under the acaty
an tyranny and Russia far from real liberty as ever
enne has discovered that the Russians were not tit for self
and giving them the only kind of government they
have developed czars under new name The ignorant
enused by rainbow premises and fine phrases have
waed through blood and terrorism to exchange masters and
throne new ruling class upon the ruins of the old
1t took years to establish stable government in France
after the revolution 1t is only three years since the cars over
throw The reign terror over the old the OF
the French nobility Intervention by foreign nations united Rus
sa self defense united France and the Red armies have
similarly emerged victorious all foes The OF reconsruc
ton dawning and Russia is emerging from the chaos
Of the old, as Bolshevism destroys itself.
The old Russian order gone forever The is in process
creation The of Czasm have been expated The dream
of communism is already vanshingas vanished in France
Bu there is no reason doubt but that the Russia will be
better than the old as the new France better than the empire
there seems no why the world should longer withhold