The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-09

MOSCOW, Nov, Our train rolls
Into Moscow ono anemoon and -,
alishisd on a platform filled wI,l
refugees.
Outside &c saw what looied like a.
entire maFket.placo fnll ~ them
all with packs. oolofed uhawls, and
dirty aandkerchiefa or fruasy cap.
ON their heads. with an occasional
dro,shhy standing out hero aud
theru among the crowd.
II seemed a. II whole city fall
of fugitiscs ~ere cncamped thcro In
front of tho beautiful Gothic station.
This n daily scene n train time.
Shouting and gesticniating. n dos.
en- Issoshiehlki leoachmenl started
for mo. After bargaining furlously =
few minutes over The price. one Of
them held out hla ha, and all pitch.
ID their drivers tags into Il bidding
me To draw 'as a newiy arrived "a.
sarlAhich tcomradol from America"
Tho driver. whose tag drnw.
feoo,cd for hls horse and wagon.
Tho agcd pofterr. with the holes In
their shoes stuffed with rags TO keep
The cold out. mancuvcrcd our lug
gage upon the wagon. Herbert
Pulitzer. Of the New York World. an
Engilsa newarapcrman. and myself
climbed 70 top. and. after tho driver
had distributed US about like ballast
TO keep the outfit upright. 40 started
off into the great capital OF the
world revolution.
We were uneNcortd. Our passports
had ben taken from ~ at tac fron.
tier.
We had no means Of Identifying our.
selves. II challenged by Red
Guard.
cnc o, the first vehicles we met
was an armored motor tank. In
which We could SEQ the noddlng hel.
NETS OF dozen Red Guards.
Our route took us first through n
deserted market zone. It's long rows
of bolted shop fronts presenting very
much tle appearance OF the river
market district OF Chicago early IN |
the morning when the meat trucks |
have Just begun to circulate.
Occasionally the monotony was
broken by the drab figure OF n Red
guard. his long overcoat Tapping
against HIS ankles. his drab helmet
lighted up by the big red star Of the
revolution. These stolid soldiers OF
the revolution are everywhere. as
much part of the physical setting
OF Red Moscow as tSe drab build
ings themselves. from which their
uniforms seem to have taken their
color.
No street repair work has been
done In Moscow since the reyolu.
tion. and the cobblestone thorough.
fares are pock-marked with jagged
holes. Between ruts, we carried on
a spasmodic conversation with our
driver.
lie was mo Bolshevik," he ex-
plained emphatically. Like the mas.
ses OF all nations at all times. he
cut his political creed according to
The size OF his bread ration. Bad
bread means bad government, he
reasoned
Have you Soviet republic in
he United States, too" he inquired ]
eagerly.
He was surprised when answered 7
no. He had thought every coun.
ry had them.
we stopped In front of a hotel that
eemed closed for the winter, tho
'avoy, one Of the hosteltres re. =
erved for foreigners. The manager
/ the hotel, an earnest young pro.
etarian, who may have been
lumber or machine-shop worker be.
)re, sent us up to the commander
the hotel. Each hostlery,, being
government Institution, has both
ilitary and civil staff. The mana
or is in charge of the civilian de-
artment--bellboys, chambermaids,
)rters, etc. The commander is re.
'onsible for the protection of the
'use and directly responsible to the
'viet government.
Two or three Red guards stood
ar the booking desk. One Of them
rs detailed to take us in charge.
le commander informed us that
fore we could get a room we
lst go to the "Glavni Command.
t. the "chief commander" or bill st
ting officer who disposed of all
arters in the city, like the Ameri-
n billitting officer in the occupied
vns on the Rhine.
The Glavni Commandant was cour
us and accommodating, but ex-
ined that he had to have the for
permission of the foreign Of