The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-10-21
REVEALS EVILS
OF RED RULE"
Russian Attorney Writes
to Kenoshan Regarding
Present Situation.

Kenosha learned first hand today of
the real situation in the fred ridden"
districts Of Russia when Mrs. Louis
Plous received letter from cousin,
Meyer Gottlieb, an attorney in Miro
slava, Lutvia, which shows in detail
how bolshevism has brought nothing
but suffering and hunger to Russia.
The writer of the letter has lived in
the heart of the revolution all of the
time and as he is one of the few edu-
Gated men in the city, his opinion is
one which is Of real value.
The writer brands the experiment as
can Utopian dream" which has brought
Russian peasantry to hunger and starv-
alton and which has failed to bring
about any of the things which were
promised for it by its leaders. The
letter is written in the native tongue
and has been translated here by En-
anuel Epstein.
Bolshevism a Great Ideal.
Parts of the letter will be interest
ing to all Kenoshans who have followed
the red experiment. "Now a few
words regarding the general situation
here" writes the Lutvian attorney.
"Bolshevism or communism theoretic-
ally seemed great ideal for the poor
whose possessions in life here amount
to absolutely nothing. The idea met
with great enthusiasm when the poor
were promised great wealth without
working for it but in practice the idea
has been a failure and cannot continue
to exist. 1t has proven an Utopian
dream and all such ideas brought into
practice will be the greatest misfor-
tunes to humanity throughout the
world.
at is the duty of every person, both
rich and poor, to combat such false and
impracticable ideas as bolshevism or
communism has fostered in Russia.
Poor First to Suffer.
"The first and foremost sufferers
from bolshevism in Russia were those
whom it promised to help-the poor.
They were the first to feel the pangs
of hunger and they have been the ones
who have died by thousands. The ex.
istence of humanity depends on the
abolition of such a system. Ambition
is the fundamental principle of our
civilization and as bolshevism has ig-
nored this, hunger and want have fol-
lowed"
The letter explained that many of
the poor of Russia had long ago been
disallusioned but that bo1shevism had
gained such hold on the country that
they could not easily cast it aside.
Sees Germany's Hand There.
In dealing with the political aspects
of the situation, the writer declares
that he believes Germany has a hand
in it and that the Russian revolution
will be the beginning of another world
war for Europe" He also blames the
allies for the continuance of the strug-
gle and pleads that they put aside their
differences for the sake of civilization
"As for the political side of the
question" he writes, England, France
and Italy cannot agree on the spoils of
the Great War. France wants big
Poland to protect herself against Ger
many; England wants great Russia
as against France and Germany and
Poland. France is pushing Poland to
annex Lithuania, while England sup
ports the young Lithuanians against
Poland"
The letter is the most interesting
document that has reached Kenosha
recently from the war-ridden district
of Russia.