The Washington times., 1921-09-11

get their things--and then we heard
the shots nearby. .",s.
1T have noticed that the people
of Russia have become very re-
ligious again. Almost everybody 10
going to church. witnessed q re-
: ligious procession in Petrograd.
had to go to the Nixolayevsky rail-
road station, and could not pass for
a long time. was forced to wait
for the procession to end. The
authorities were frightened by that
demonstration. They believed that
1t was the work of an enormous or
ganization formed by the church.
But It was not. It was just a, spon-
taneous religious demonstration.
ANTI-SEMITIC FEELING RIFE.
THE feeling against the Jews 10
as intense as II is undeserved.
Many Russians look upon the Soviet
government as exclusively Jewish.
and anti-Jewish songs are heard In
various parts of the country. And
all this in spite of the fact that the
government IL In every respect far
more Russian than Jewish. and that
the Jewish masses have suffered
there as much IL not more than
other elements Of the population.
under the communist rule.
"On May there was to be a great
festival for the children In Russia
on the occasion Of the failure of the
Kronstadt uprising, and because the
war was at last over. but no am
nesty was granted. There was keen
disappointment. At the last mo-
ment the authorities stopped the
demonstration because they feared
an uprising.
Now as to he experimental
communes. The government has
furnished them with tractors and
other agricultural implements, but
instead of their producing food for
the government, the government
had to give them food. Nobody is
doing any real work In Russia.
The farmers are not working. The
tailors are not working. The fac
tories are idle.
Some OF the enigrants from
America were given a large house
known as the Polizhayev estate.
The land workers were given land to
cultivate for themselves. but moth.
ing came of It. ... ...
I'm the Petrocommune, that IL.
the commune Of Petrograd. I have
seen people in charge of distribution
Of dishes. clothing. shoes. giving
these only to their friends and rela.
tives. Some Of the workmen said
to me: It's no use standing in line.
You win not get anything. It will
be cheaper to buy in the market
As Tar n the press 10 concerned,
all newspapers are alike In Russia.
The worlsmen and the peasants do
not trust them any more Il 10
Illegal to publish other newspapers
than those issued by the govern.
ment The Socialist Rsvofutionists
the mensheviki. the anarchists, are
not allowed to publish their news.
papers.
Emma Goldman and Aiexander
Berkman. for instance, are not DER.
United to address any public meet.
inss. Whenever anything happens
in Russia that ID unfavorabie 10 the
Soviet government, the newspapers
are not allowed to say anythins
about II.
IT has been said that actors and
artists are treated well in Soviet
Russia Even actors and singers
act or sing there by force. Even
Chaliapine Is forced to sing. But
OF course. Chaiiapine has always en-.
5oyed q unique position in Russis
10 he can have practically whatever
he wants.
\They have libraries IN the pri,.
ons and motion pictures at the rail.
road stations. But most Of the books
In the prison libraries are smoked
out-many pages having been used
Tor cigarettes. The railroad stations
are overcrowded. and people live
there for weeks under most insani.
tary conditions. SO that epidemics
are raging. To divert these unfor.
tunate people, the government is
showing them motion pictures. and
music is playing to amuse the hun.
cry crowds.
You may have heard Of the large
number OF houses collapsing in Rus
STA. This IL true. Many OF the
wooden houses are destroyed for
fuel. Other houses are coliapsine
because there LIS nobody to make re.
pairs. for the government is sup.
posed to look after them. This IL
quite q frequent occurrence. Tho