Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-12-17
THE RUSSIAN SITUATION OF TODAY

eminent press is in existence. Free
speech has been throttled. No free
dom of assembly. nor freedom of
striking exists. All socialist parties
are in hiding. The whole power in
the country belongs to the central
committee of the communist party.
LcHiEe declares that an individual
dictatorship is needed
"The bolsheviki proclaimed all
power to the soviets.' But those
soviets that do not please the auto
Gratis at Moscow are dispersed with
bayonets. Instead of elections,
there are often simply appoint
ments from above. The new
bureaucracy has fettered the peo-
pie with chains.
1.-THE prisons are overlooking
During the past year 5000 per-
sons were arrested. During the past
two mopths-1S,000. All of Rus
STA is in the power of the extra
ordinary commissions which are
imposing their verdicts of veng-
eance without let or hindrance. The
country has been drenched in
blood. Within three months OF
1919--13,S50 persons were shot in
Russia. During August, 1920
1853 persons. The secret service,
espionage and stoolpigeon system
have been e-established.
Government Against Toilers."
Organizations of labor have
been dissolved. The numbers OF
the working class are decreasing;
from nine millions the Russian
Iroletariat has reached 1860, 600.
Labor has been militarized. Indus
try destroyed. The output has de-
creased to one-fifth.
"War is raging between town
and country. Punitive expeditions
are sent against the peasantry for
pacificaiicu and acquisitions. rha
! land problem IL not solved.
| civil war. starvation, destitu'
ton and the ruination of the coun-
try will go on until the people
themselves will take the power into
their own hands and realize the
principal demands of the revoiu'
ton: Federated democratic repub-
lie: the land to the people; free
| uotIt & y. I'LL GOWCt w sA'-
constitution assembly,"
| The terrible condition, described
in this resume Of the bolsheN isl
rule in Russia, Ill Continue until
as "Volia Rossip' justly says, "the
Russian Ecopla themselves will
take the power into their own
hands" The Gefeat of the south
ern anti-boshevist army, although
a great caamity, does not change
materially the situation in Russia
An Impossible Tyranny.
The bolshevist regime remains
an impossible tyranny imposed
upon the Russian people by brute
force, and the Russian people will
not recognize this tyranny undS
any conditions and will continue
to struggle against it, in one way
or another, until it is overthrown
and a democratic government is
established in its place.
| "As far as the outside world Is
] concerned, 1t is of utmost impor-
| lance that all the nations of the
world should understand that the
bolshevist forces of Russia are
struggling not only in the defense
of their own cause, but in the de-
! Tense of the democratic civilization
throughout the world as well. 1t is
easy to criticise the movements led
in the recent past by Admiral koi-
chalk, General Denikine and Gen.
eral Wrangel, speaking of their
faults in one respect or another,
but it should be recognized that
were it not for these movements,
it is not possible that half Europe
would be "sovietized' by this time.
1t should be recalled that the Red
army. although exhausted by the
struggle on the Kolchak and Deni-
kline fronts. was nevertheless strong
enough, several months ago, al
most to reach Warsaw. And then
again, the Red army was hindered
by the anti-bolshvist offensive In
Crimea, and only that saved War
saw from occupation, and the en-
tire Poland and after that proba-
bly, Germany and ~ central EN-