The toiler. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1919-1922, 1921-03-19

volts, mutinies and uprisings" which
once more--in the columns of the
anti-Soviet press Of France, England
and America-are bringing about the
Collapse Of the Russian govern
ment, consisted in fact Of czarist and
foreign plots, plus an unsuccessful
attempt to foster strikes in Moscow
and Petrograd following an equaliza-
tion Of food rations which cut off
extra rations to employees Of the
government printing factory. The
Petrograd and Moscow disturbances
ended almost Immediately. The Kron-
stadt revolt does not menace Petro-
grad, and dissension and fighting al.
ready is in progress among the
mutineers.
These facts-the first complete and
authentic or describing this latest
propaganda assault upon Russia
- ~ f5rttih ti IN dstaii by the Ets-
sian Telegraph Agency, the official
Russian news bureau, in dispatches
received here from Moscow. The
news was given out by the Soviet
Russia Bureau, which received the
facts BY Marconigram from Chris
tiania. The dispatches add that the
counter-re -revolutionists and Finnish
White Guards, making up the prin-
cipal forces in the Kronstadt adven-
ture, already realize the hopeless
ness Of chez: situation.
French Inspired Revolts.
A further significant fact, the Mos
COW dispatches state, is that Paris
newspapers printed stories Of re-
volts" in the BaEc fleet on Febru-
ary 10 and Il, before any signs Of
revolt occurred. "The whole affoir,"
the Marconigrs continues, "was a
deliberate plot french agents"
The first radio, dated Moscow,
March 5, follows in full:
an view Of the persistent rumors
abroad, alleging uprisings, mutinies,
etc., the following are the facts:
Moscow and Petrograd are now alb
solutey quiet. A week ago, on the
insistence Of the workers. the food
rations were equalized, there-upon
the workers Of the government print
ing factory who had been getting
extra rations, protested, sending de-
legates to different factories, unsuc-
cessfully endeavoring to foster
strikes. The workers in other fac
tories, insisting that the government
measures were right and justifiable,
refused to Join the demonstration
which ended Immediately.
Soldiers were Loyal to Soviets.
1.-THE soldiers maintained that the
strike was without justification and
wanted to demonstrate their disap-
proyal Of Il. This Is the only founda-
tion for stories Of soldiers mutiny
A similar incident occurred at Petro'
grad. where the workers In a factory
who had been getting extra rations
4
objected To the equalization; but that
was also quieted Immediately.
aKronstadt is separate incident
and the facts are as follows: The
fortress Of Kfasnaya Gorka, which
dominates Kronstadt from the land
4 maintained In our hands. The gar
risou Of Krasnaya Gorka Is absolutely
hostile to the mutineers and Is eager
20 fight them. In Kronstadt, in th'
! forts Of Percdovoi and Ustye, thu
ssms condition prevails. Until nov
The mutinesrs have not been disperset
only because the military authoritie'
wish TO spare the battleship Petro
pavlovsk; but Il Il should prove neces
sary, Krasnaya Gorka will force th'
mutInesrs to surrender.
Workers were vietimlzed.
'Dissensions are breaking ou
among ths mutineers, one factiol