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The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20
N Behalf ofthe Friendly Bourgeosie in Soviet Russia

ssrox a.,s Idavs fled. After
j, sort. = hsr,.,,sos and months Sf
tortured thourhtyjI arrived in Semi
onov's territory What / saw there
will be branded oa nv heart forever.
Oh my poor Russh, that suchSa mon
stcr should live % torment her! Semi
onov offered me Z place in his army,
higher salary and,rank' pleaded T.
lness and / was iieed Ill ! was sent
to america to re>hperate.
"For several m{nths after my ar
rival / suffered q Eevere nervous col
lansc. remained lin my room. never
seeing afyone, nejer going anywhere.
I read and read Everything about
the revolution reid. the lives of the
martyrs. the who'd long struggle.
81 ias' l new " i s'o''' "''
WIN me peop'e' ' S1'ns 10y
tather' against : is"' was '''os'
ci'ter against a,'o's W"o "''
bargained Tor ION <aen "a yohe's.
..'As soon as MAS strong again !
vent to the Russian consul told
him my story : q 4 must 90 paSk
now and atone for py crime. lie near
lv threw me no. ,2,F oI ms oiilce' ne
SAID he would =; 'ne arres'eo' ina.
was' over a yea 60 You can ina
gine my agony, = suspense II !
could cnly retar could be OF son'c
service to Rnssi \ am an educated
man. could - teachef' am y
gooo aviator tn nes ess' ~ ~,
ked Army ! ar WAYS 'eacins anu
STUDYING That ow n'naseu no. y
TO 90 mad. ! 70 myseif; "Ail
tnis knowledge ] ail iay at the feet
of New Pussia. Y say take II AM
rafc my life
"0ften find hard 70 discipline
III
myself. You see cannot bear your
screaming, cruel n ~ Every tlme t"e
White forces gaia 2 small victory
I'm oeside n'yseif VAIN ny anu
iown ana cannot ny fes' VI Ieare
! VINO nave killed y o'o'ne,s, wD.
murdered iaen ilg9'ns ior ,ioei'y
How 90 you NJ asse" ni'"'
lie looked down y. ms Snaooy CIV
ines and SAID ~ h|au d fi"s u con''
derabie value whicp la' '@io"Reo "
my dead mother l leil sure sne ~ou,a
want me to DO fha' Il sle cou'u
have known. NO. y ooes noe 'as'
much ! live in the sna'oW' s'u's
and watt
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20
Nominations of a Rebel

There are at present about an even
dozen political parties in the field and
Others are being organized at the rate
of one month. Some scrimmage, Ell!
Mos. of the candidates will represent
capitalism with divergent views re-
snecting its administrative policies. But
one viii held aloft the torch of eco
nolnic enlightenment and voice de-
mand for new order of society. Mil
lions of workers will respond to that
demand even though it be expressed
through the personality of prison
inmate. Gene Debs within p rison walls
win speak and the multitude will
hearken to the voice cyingin the
wilderness Of capitalist oppression. The
signs of the times augur i'll for the
bourgeoisie and their political hench-
men.
When the American Legion in De-
troit, at the behest of the Chest
citizens" of that city, broke up the
meeting Of Bill Haywood. there was
40 expectation of remonstrance from
The Detroit Federation of Labor. Was
mot HAYWOOD at the head Of rival
industrial organization, and what was
more reasonable than to expect the
Federation to applaud this wallop ad.
ministcred to common enemys Much
to the surprise + the Chamber of
Commerce. however that aggregation
of promoters of lawlessness were noti-
fled that recerrence of suppression
of free speech and public assemblagc
would be met, if necessary, by armed
force bv the Federation--tLat if thc
city administration cannot prevent
hoodlums from terrorizing the people
the Federation would ASSUME the job
IT will be inseresienig to note the re-
suit of the next etshivereev pulled
off by the Legion. Will the Federation
make good its threat or content it.
self with passing another eve de-
plore90 There is possibility that the
Federation perceives in the Legion
q menace to its own interests, in which
event drastic action may be expect
ell. The fact that notice was sent
20 the Chamber Of Commerce is a.
Ilecoenitlon of its culpability. Even this
degree Of enlightment evokes congra-
tulation and inspires hope of eventual
labor solidarity.
Even the capitalist daily papers are
commenting on the stupendous pro
fligacy of the government. Congress is
lavishly appropriating millions for
this, that or the other purpose. but
doubtless with a view to distributing
| the ''pork" which will he returned in
campaign contributions, Tho petit
Jourgeoisie are loudly ,leaouncing this
I FaxtTavagancs; and predict bankruptcy
/; fer the nation. You are needlessly
ALARMED, gentlemen. Isn't the Depart,
ment Of Internal Revenue working
overtime collecting taxes' And if they
fall short can't Congress pass sup
Elemental bill to increase the govern
{ mental ineome9 Besides, are not the
resources of our great country illimit
able' And are there not millions Of
patient, plodding, industrious working
r mules TO wrest from nature unlimited
: lproducts9 Some people would kick II
| they were being escorted to the elec
J. tric chair.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20

except the old nobility would be ben.
Gifted by bolshevik administra-
ton.
Sergeant Planert's report confirms
the reports brought to America by
Louise Bryant and Raymond Robins
and Others. whose reports have found
space in our eoldmns; and these
believed in government circles.
How long are the people going to
believe the private press of privilege
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20

A few weeks ago, Mr.. Isaac Mcbride
turning directly from Petrograd
brought the story OF 4 rather touch
ing incident which occurred during the
last drive on Pesrograa. At that time
l67 of the old regime officers VIII,
were in the starving and besieged city
wrote 4 petition and send it to the
Russian officers fighting with the in
terventionists. They begged them not
to continue any longer the war against
the Soviets, they claimed that this
form of government is the will of the
Russian people and "we must bow to
that will , Mr.. Mcbride claimed that
% per cent of the Tsar's officers are
now with Red Army.
The most interesting and dramatic
ease of Russian who had willfully
exiled himself and his subsequent suf-
fcr;ng was the ease of Young cap
tain of aviation met recently in
Seattle.
Fairly the second mornig after my
arrival the telephone rang and mu.
steal but agitated voice inquired:
Arc you Madame who speaks Oh
the Russian Revolutions" And almost
lefore ! could answer he hurried on,
'please don't say You cannot see me,
1T is deeply important =. very press
;ng and important
Still half-awake, inquired, Z" I'M
portant to whomln And witout he
sitation he replied, Important TO
met"
I told the captain to meet me at
Jinner and ] will never forget him as
he stood in the doorway of the rather
sarish. ioo-new splendor OF the Hotel
Washington dining.room, in ragged
Russian uniform, and east inquiriug
eyes over The diners. ! rose and mo-
toned him and he came forwarl,
b!ushcd a little. SIT does not take
muchH he said. bowed and kissed my
hand with al the elaborate politeness
of the old order.
We had scarcely seated ourselves
whon he burst out exeitetlly, 81 have
t;!led two menl''
/ confess 7 was absolutely aston.
ished and could only stare at my com
panion. There was a moment of sill
enee, then he said, Shsll continue.
] NODDED. Another silence, then
"They were Bolsheviks. Do YOU still
want me to go onl"
With good deal of relief I realiz
ed that ! was not listening to al
account of tragedy which had oc
cured that afternoon, and / resente,
the captains questions, so / replie,
Jelly. "Please remember I'm an Am
eriean%sporter and ] can take no par
ia vour civil war
His eyes searched my face. "Bu
you defend the reyolutionS',
"Why should I make myself rid
eulons by defending revolutio
4 oo.,net ono ns tha woret +xrann;o
that ever existedY No." l said, "m
purpose in lecturing is to beg of m
countrymen to lift this inhuman A
lied food blockade. | ask it as mu,
for the good of America as for Rll
sia. We cannot destroy women al
children without destroing ourselves.
He beamed with mderstandin
eyes, yes, You have the right ide
now / will confess everythingl "
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20

4 I'm true Russian fashion he began
an irrespective narrative, going back
almost to his infancy. His father had
been a Judge under the Tsar, and
faithful to his institutions. As boy
he was aware that thousands were
tseai to Siberia for their opinions and
he had seen peasants flogged in the
public squares. When he was four
teen years old he read "Uncle Tom S
| Cabin Harriet Beecher Stoves sto-
ry is very popular in Russial and it
gave him AIN idea. If slavery was
wrong, it was also wrong to be crIel
10 the peasants One day he said 10
his father, ''Why don't we change
our government so that all the poor
will be happy and we win not have
to beat the peasatns any more9" He
was too young to comprehend his ia
thers resulting uhtrollable fit of an
ger. For the first and only time in
his; life. his father struck him. After
that strict watch was kept on his
reading and on his associates. So ears
| fully did they guard him that up
to the time of the March revolution
he had never come into personal con
tact wifi any of the revolutionists.
He attended an alisiocratie shool,
and when the war broke ont he br-
came an aviator The news of the
overthrow of the Tsar seemed as IN.
real as a dream. But in his heart
ne was happy; instnctively he felt
thai there would be less misery. Az
that time he was on the Riga front
and fol nearly half a wear his life
went on unchanged. He worked for
the Soldiers Committees with the
sane earnestness and honesty that he
had worked for the Tsar. But all
the officers did not take so kindly
TO the new authority. Scme of his
best and Oldest friends began planning
ccunter-revOlution lie was not in
their confidence, but he heard whis-
pers of their plcts. A terrible night
came when they were arrested and ne
himself was included. As they were
marched away, The soldiers murmired
among themselves. TIE evidence was
8" Obvious that the soldiers were in
favor of shooting the officers at once.
But the Committee decided to send
them to kiev for trial.
| Kiev was the home and the birth
place OF the captain. Sad and awful
was his Homecoming Strange thoughts
ran though his mind as he walked
those familiar streets, under guard. As
tie procession came TO one of the
) tunnel-like entrances from certain
streets which lead to the warf, The
! idea of escape first entered his heal
70 use his own wards:
!. "a felt ] Lad no chance in the ~.
bunal because my companions wer
certainly guilty. At the thought 0
such a disgraceful death, a panic seia
ed me. You know how it is wit
i. Russians. We get our lives. l rem
h membered that my revolver was sti
:. on my hip | drew it and suddenl
4 shot my two guards. At the momer
>, the rest of the procession had iu,
g. disappeared in the tunnel and befol
a, they realized what had happened
had fled"
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20
FARMERS WAKING UP ACCORD
ING TO THIS

| once was the tool of Oppression
And as green as a sucker could be; !;
While monopolis banded together
To beat o poor hayseed like me.
The corporations and old party Bosses
Together did sweetly agree,
They thought there'd be little trouble
+. In working hayseed like me.
At every election they fed me
With taffy as sweet as could be,
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20
PLAN TRADE WITH RUSSIA

= : :. = ~. - s. y
New York. There is a great de-
mand, on the part Of American bus.
ines men to do business with Russia
and not to be crowded ont of the
field by Europeans, is evidenced, ac-
cording to Emerson P. Jennings, Chair
man of the Executive Committee OF
temporary organization, of The Amer.
lean Commercial Association which has
been organized to promote trade with
Russia. by nearly hundred letters
which he has received within the last
few days urging that everything pos
sible be done to bring about re-
sumption of trade.
umption of trade, The Executive Com
mittee will reort this mornig on the
attitude which Secretary of State Ian
sing has taken toward the movement.
| Commenting upon these letters, Mr..
Jennings said last night that many
of these firms already have in hand
orders from the Soviet Government,
and that he had had confidential In
formation Yesterday from London that
English firms are now receiving gold
| from Russia, that it is being deposited
in London hanks, and that shipments
are being made against it. Moreover
| he said, the Soviet Government is now
advertising in London papers for bids
on contracts for the development OF
/. slate mines along the Volga IRON
which oil and tar are to be extracted
These developments, he insisted, made
, | It incumbent upon the American bus
mess man to protect his own interests
and see that others do not preemp|
the field.
The letters are all from thoroughly
( American firms which are not interest
! cd, according to Mr.. Jennings in. tn
I politics of Russia, hut simply feel tina
I where there is trade to be obtained
! Americans should be among the first
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20
About Russia.
By Arthur copping.

Here is another slender scrap of tes-
timony, telling against the side sup.
ported by all available witnesses. Be-
thinking ne ] should have occasion to
use Russian money, asked i refugee
family if they had brought any with
them.
Yes" came the answer. 81 have
a few thousand Kerensky and Bolshe
visit rubles, but am not parting with
.hcm. We want money for our maid
who came away when we did, but
now wishes to return.
I" Is her family theres" I asked
"No," came the reply, ssshe is all
alone in the world, but on second
thought she does not like leaving
Russia"
Here, then, at any rate, was one
person for whom Bolshevist rule pos
sesed attraction. 3
Then I heard Yudeniteh' 5 officers
mention as an obligation resting on
patriotic Russians that they would
hay to shoot all the Bolshevist COM
missars. and that every Communist
should be executed. Talk ing with
Nicholas Klishko. the Bolshevist See
retarv at the Peace Congress at Dor
pat ] asked how many commissars
held authority in Russia today He
answered that there were arproxim-
ately 100000 and as to the number of
Communists he believed the strength
Of the party was not far short of
100000.
This representative of Bolshevist
Russia confirmed the reported good
treatment of children, hut as to the
overfecding of children he shook his
head.
"No child goes without food. No
child's food has to be paid for But
children do not get as much to eat
as they ought to, and other persons
go definitely short"
With his hands he indicated the d.
mensions of the daily bread ration.
"Just one jolly big Slice sug-
gested.
eyes" relied Klishko, yc-o has a
knowledge Of idiomatic English, "and
not 50 jolly big either
He said assurance had been given
many times that provided she he left
in peace TO develop her internal af-
fairs. Soviet Russia would honor the
financial obligations incurred by the
| former Russian Government.
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20
THE CARTOON ACCOUNT STARTS GROWING

the motto Of The Toer readers
they opened for the continuance of the
Department Immediately outed and
like the in this weeks Toie just cut
with whatever amount wish to send
It will guarantee future cartoons good this
The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1920-02-20

The plamiive appeals Of the farm
ers for aid in solving their peculiar
problem-the securing of help -pro-
juces broad smile on the lace Of
those given to subjecting present day
conditions to analysis They ali sing
the same song Of inability to cultivate
their acres by their own labor, ard
all ioin in chorus of criticism against
the agricultural worker who prefers
to sell his labor power to the in
dustrial bosses because of higher wages
and greater opportunity for social
enjoyment. It does not occur to she
agricultural employer that the long
hours which still prevail on the farm
may possibly be one of the reasons
for the loss of this much desired help.
Time was when the "hired man con
tentedly accepted the fourteen hour
day without question. He now prefers
to work eight or nine hours in the
factory. His former employer has no
just cause for complaint. His erstwhilc
wage slave, in transferring himself
from the farm to the shop, is merely
following very natural inclination
to improve his economic and social
condition. Age-old economic determin-
ism" runs rampant throughout capital.
ist society. The employer hires labor
with the view to exploit it. The wage
slave cannot be blamed for availing
himself of every opportunity to minim
ize his exploitation. Wonder if any
farmer ever thonght of solving the
problem of help by limiting the area o.
nis farm to the number of acres Il,
could cultivate by his lonesomel Nope
That would eliminate all prospect OF
profit. which is unthinkable to the
bourgeoisie.
| am not prophet endowed with the
gift of foretelling future events, bur
| am willing to gamble on the certain
ty that afther the election next Nov
her there won't be enough of the
Democratic Party left to merit recog-
milton. 1t does not require extraordin
ary powers of iscernment to correct
ly diagnose the present state of the
public mind. Even the most conser-
vative-, those who have hitherto ac.
cepted without question, the lying
stories in the daily papers and even
sanctioned the unlawful acts Of ter
rorism for which the Democratic al
ministration is responsible-are be-
coming alarmed about their own safety
if the present saturnalia Of persecp-
tion is permitted to continue. 1t i
Just dawning on their minds that un
less halt on lawlessness is called they
may come down to breakfast SOM
morning and discover that their prize'
Y1gIyV5gI D1en abolishcS'
llby governmental decree, These are the.
who are going to see to It that til
Democratic administration gets J
where the chicken got the ak. Nor
Ipower to their elbows
BY the way, indications are nc
wanting to presage the greatest pt
J litical melee this year that ever hal
II Trened in this or any other countr,
J There viii be so many candidates fC
president that the mentally Of the vo
ing sovereigns of our democracy wi
be taxed to the limit to make choic
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-08-05

FOR SALE-Frcsh Holstein COW
with or without kcifcr calf. 2 miles
north of Arvada OIL Wadsworth. s.
E. Browne.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-08-05

FOR SALE-Jcrsey COW with calf by
her side, just fresh Cheap. A.
Ralph Teller. Phone Arv l12-R-5.
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FRUIrDALE BLOSSOMS

More than three hundred Luther
attended, the laying of the corner
stone Of the new 100000 admins
tration building at the Lutheran
Sanitarium on West 3Sth Avenue, at
I o'clock Sunday afternoon. Rev.
H. H. Feiertag, superintendent of
the Sanitarium, had the cornerstone
laying in charge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Johnston enter
tanned company from Denver for
dinne1 Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs ]. A. Lewis are en-
jayinE' visit from their son Clar-
ence and family. =" q
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Stark and
family spent the week end at Colo
RADIO Springs ard Manitou.
The Misses Miller Of Chicago, ar
rived Monday afternoon to spe 4
two weeks vacation with Mr.. and
Mrs. Arlie Young.
Rev. A. Gather will exchange pull
pits with his brother at Parker next
Sunday morning.
Last Saturday afternoon Mrs. Joe
Robson received telegram from NJ
inois, eoptaining the sad news of the
death ~ her mother, Mrs. Weld,
who hs quit. we'll known here in
this 4 Immunity.
Tueiday afternoon G. w. Stewart
Sr. got message telling him of the
death bf his fourteen-year-old grand
son Floyd Wolsey, at Challis
Idahoy This ;s the second recent
death }in this family, as the brother
Of Fldt was brought back from the
Aviation Camp in Texas, having
died from appendicitis. The family
has the sympathy of the community.
Floyd and his parents had lived in
this community.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-08-05

that school will begin on Tuesday,,
September 7th. day after Labor day.
The Board held their meeting in the
new building last Friday evening,
and they are we'll pleased with the
work that the contractor and archi-
tect are doing SO far. When COM
pleted Arvada will have cne anon:
the finest school buildings in the
state. The architect, Mr.. Edbrook,
has secured the contract for another
school house elsewhere on the APP
pearance Of this one, and he has
made the statement that had the
matter Of building been put off till
now this structure would have cost
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-08-05
Notice Of Final Settlement.
Estate Of Mary Eller Light. Deceasc

Notice Of Final Settlement.
Estate Of Mary Eller Light. Deceased
No. 1895.
Notice is hereby given that on
the 23rd day Of August A. D. 1920,
at 1000 o'clock In the forenoon Of
said day. I will present to the County
Court Of Jcffcron County. State Of
Colorado, at the Court House in Col
den. my accounts for final settle
ment Of administration Of said cs-
tate. when and where all persons in
interest may appeal and object to
them. II they 70 desire.
All persons ir interest In said cs-
tate TO appear and defend therein or
abide the action Of the court In the
premises.
Dated this 2lst day Of July, A. D..
1890.
W. II. LIGHT,
Executor Of said Estate.
Published July 9: to Aug. 18th incl.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-08-05
Local Lore

You saw It in The Enterprise.
Hsos Talent Play-Whsrs7 M.
z. Church, August 10th, Tsssday
svsaias. Only zSc admission. Help
ths lseal sAsseh.
MrA n. Moreland's niece, Mrs.
Gladys Walters and her husband are
visiting 1T the Bert Secrest home.
They arrived Saturday from Hast
Ing, sbrsaka.
lhe work nm the Arvada High
School building u progressing rap
Idly and the School Board announces
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-08-05

Residence and Office
College and Wadsworth AYES.
Phone A-v. 162-W
C. H. HAYDEN. D. v. NJ.
Veterinary Surgeon aad Dsntist
Five Years Expsdisnes
In U. 8. Government Service
COLO
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-08-05

c. D. Somers has purchased the
Aanwarring property on West Third
street and will! move in about the
first Of September. Mr.. Wesson,
who has been occupying the prop
crty, h looking for another place to
move his fcmily.
The Arvada enterprise., 1920-08-05

Subscribe FOR the Enterprise 80.
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WANT COLUMN

II you want to buy, sell, rent,
trade, secure q loan. or have fire
Insurance written. See T. s.
knapp.
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FOR SALE-Fine Jersey Cow, 4 yrs
old. w. 9Th and College. Phone Ar
wada $40. 7.2t.
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AT SERVICE-M registe-e
Guernsey bull, Elmer OF Sarmia,
$500. J. L. Saladay, College Az
enue. sat
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BOYS 4 GIRLS Look Here-We
will pay you 10 cents per pound
for nice clean rags, any color or
quantity. r. o. Graves.