The diamond drill., 1920-05-01
THREE MEM FROM THE B0lSHEvIKI
FRONT ARRIVED SATURDAY
CHURCHES AND CAPITALISTS
Are Objects of the BoIsheviki
Wrath; Will Fight on Until
End is Accomplished

army passed through Crystal Falls
last Saturday evening destined for
Iron River at which point they enlist
ed in the armies OF Poland something
over two years ago. The men were
aliens who were working in the mines
near Iron River when the call came
/ for former residents OF Poland to
rally 10 the support of their country.
The men enlisted in the Polish army
for period OF two years and we're
first engaged on the western front.
From there they went. after the sign
ing Of the peace treaty, through Ger
many to Poland where they were en-
gagged upon the Boishevilxi front until
their term of service expired, some
thing over six weeks ago. They were
discharged at headquarters on the
Bolshevih front and given transpor-
tation via Danzig TO New York and
Iron River with travelling expenses
along the way.
They sailed from Danzig on March
20 on an army transport upon which
there were 1000 comrades. The
transport took a number OF American
troops at Brest, France. and sailed
direct TO Hoboken where the men dis
embarked and were taken to Camp
Dix and then ticketed to Iron River.
One member OF the party spoke
fairly good English. He told re-
porter for The Diamond Drill, who
interviewed him, that the Bolsheyiki
are we'll supplied with clothing and
with arms and ammunition that 1t is
one OF the enigmas to the allies how
the Bolsheviki get their arms and
ammunition. He said that IL is
thought in Poland that the supplies
are smuggled along the Baltic coast
from Germany.
Destroy Capitalists and Churches.
Asked as TO his experience with the
Bolsheviki soldiers he said that they
surrender easily but that they tell
their captors that they will continue
the fighting until the capitalists and
churches are all destroyed.
The commander-in-chief OF the Pol
ish army says that he expects to finish
the fighting with this year and that
1t will end in the complete expulsion
OF the Bolsheviki from the territory
assigned to Poland.
The Bolsheviki claim all OF the ter
ritory that belonged TO Russia before
the commencement OF the late war
and say that they will fight until they
get t.
From what he could learn OF inter-
nal affairs in Russia he formed the
opinion that there is much suffering
but that the factories are working in
Russia to a much greater extent than
outsiders think they are.
He thinks that the conditions are
much improved from what they were
IN Russia a year ago in the way of
supplying the people but that the dis
tribution OF food Is very much inter
fered with because OF the condition OF
the railroads.
Railroad Service the Limit.
He stated that the railroad service
in the part OF Russia. and for that
matter in most of Poland. is burles-
que. A train will start out and run
as long as tho supply OF fuel and wat
err provided at the starting point lasts.
When that supply Is used up the crew
and the passengers 80 out and cut
wood and carry water enough to fll
up the supply tanks and .bunkers a
gain, another start is made and con-
tinued until the supply rs exhausted
when another forage - made, and 80
on until the train gets 20 its destlna-
tion.
& In Poland the supply Of provisions
are very short and hungar would take
of many but for tho supplies provided
by the American governments. He
said that the Polish people know
where the food Is coming from and
are intensely thankful TO the Ameri-
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