The Washington times., 1921-08-16

RED VICTIMS
STRIPPED, THEN
PUT To DEATH
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tributed," said La Marc. I'm some
places the crops failed. In other
places where the crops were better
this wear than last the peasants, not
having any confidence in the Bol.
sheviks, refused to give up grain.
The Americans should help Russia,
but should insist on full control of
the work. II is not necessary to
import so much grain as machinery.
Farm machinery would 90 far in re.
storing agriculture.
About 80 per cent of the Russians
are pro-German because they be-
lieye that Germany Is their only
salvation and also because Germany
is the common enemy OF Poland
along with Russia.
while the Russians lack the same
enthusiasm for America they display
for Germany, nevertheless the Unit.
ed States has no enemies in Russia.
The Russians are looking toward
the United States for business be-
cause the Americans do not mix
politics with business.
1.-THE Russians are suspicious of
England, whom they accuse Of sup
porting the Baku and Baltic States
In their separatism move.
Blames Allied Double Dealing.
But America cannot do business
so long as the Bolsheviks are in
power unless they secure the very
strongest guarantees. If America
deals with the Soviet, she will be-
come unpopular, for / believe that
90 per cent of the Russians are hos
tile to the Bolshevik government.
Bolshevism will last in Russia so
long as the allies permit 1t by fight
ing among themselves and dealing
with Russia behind each others
backs"
John Flick, of Brooklyn. a moving
picture operator. who had planned
to stage a gigantic film production
in America portraying Russian con-
ditions as caught by the camera. de-
clared that the only place to learn
about Russia is in jail.
''All the brains of Russia, includ.
ing many former communists, have
been imprisoned" said Flick. That
is the only place where there is free.
dom of speech. Had L walked about
the streets OF Petrogrsd and Moscow
as United States Senator France did
for several weeks. / would have been
compelled to admit that conditions
were not so bad. In jail one learns
to appreciate what the Bolsheviks
have brought Russia to. All political
parties are represented among the
prisoners
Capt William b. Estes, OF New
York city, had only harsh words for
the Bolsheviks.
American investigators came out
OF Russia and said that the prison
conditions were not 20 bad" declared
Estes scornfully. Don't you call
eight women and twenty-seven men
herded in one cell 10 by 20 feet bad?
Reds Meet Mt Night.
THE favoritc time for the Red
inquiry boards to meet 10 between
! and o'clock in the morning, whln
resistance Is very low"
Capt. Emmett Kilpatrick, anothe r
OF the Americans, broke into the con.
versation, saying:
When l was released the Soviet
jailor told me in gracious tones that
the Moscow government had declared
general amnesty"
Estes and Fitzpatrick gave the fol.
lowing joint version of executions:
They used to shoot prisoners in
the middle Of the night or about 2
o'clock in the morning because their
physical resistance was very low
then.
1T was customary to run a motor
truck up and down the prison court
yard during the shooting TO drown
the noise of the rifles. They would
undress the prisoners 80 as to save
the clothing from bullet holes ard
blood so IL could be used again"