The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-11-06
Americans, Russia Bound,
Should Garry Big Supply
Of Efficient Bug Powder

Inv a staff Correspondent Of the Asso-
wy clatcd preEsl
pETROGRAD.-Americans W h Q
contemplate trip TO soviet Russia
you'd do well TO equip themselves
.itb an abundance OF insect powder,
natience. optimism, warm clothing,
money and canned. heat
Thev will need the insect powder
t,oe before thcy.get 10 Russia. Bed
tura and coolies have taken a great
iuing to the railway cars and hotels
tr Poland. Lithuania, Latvia and Es-
tbopia. Thcy also enjoy life on the
consequently It Is difficult TO
rcach either Riga or Reval. the two
eaieways TO soviet Russia, without
encOuntering the crawling Gordon.
Getting In n Tough job.
Fiitering into Russia is slow
nrocess. II is no job for nervous
knd impatient folks. Those who go
~ Reval to get permission from the
Iotsheyist authorities usually wish
thcv had gone 20 Riga. Accommo-
gsti,g Danes have established an
s,rlInc between the two ports for un-
gasv folk who desire to ease down
thoir nerves by flying back and
birth and rapping at both entries. II
takes two hours 20 make the flight,
while the railway trip consumes "a
hours. And so far vermin have not
sboyn any liking for this air route.
The bolshevist legations at Reval
and Riga present prospective visitors
10 Moscow with a formidable ques-
tlonnalre in Russian including such
queries as:
"What kind of movable property
do Won own, IL any? Describe Il?
"What are your political views?
Are you n member of party In any
country? Did You participate in the
great war? What IL your religion?"
These questions are pretty difficult
for the ordinary American who is a
good bit Of political mugwump
and hasn't much religion, but IS anX-
lous TO say the thing which will ia
cllitate his entry and not stretch the
truth too Violently
One hears on all sides that the boil
shevists have been deceived so often
by pretended liberals that even n
eocialist OF the parlor variety is apt
10 be scrutinized more carefully than
an applicant who doesn't assume TO
be sympathetic with bolshevist
ideals. In sheer desperation "repub-
llcan" Is written down In the hope
that Moscow will offset Mr.. Hard
irg's position on Russian recognl-
ton BY the fact that Senator France
is enrolled with Karl Marx among
the immortals and Secretary OF Com
merce Hoover is feeding million
Russian children.
As to Your Religion.
Then one hastily inscribes himself
as a Methodist or a Presbyterian or
an Episcopalian. II Is difficult TO
fib about ones church affiliations,
even 10 facilitate emtiy into At land
controlled by a government which
scoffs at religion.
There is a great temptation to en-
roll as n draft evader. That ought
TO be a guarantee of speedy entry
into land which doesn't believe in
any wars except those It makes itself.
But the new Russian secret service
is more omniscient than that of the
late cZar. so one admits the truth
and prayerfully hands in his paper
with the hope that the Moscow eX-
amining committee won't funk him.
Here the endurance test begins,
II may last six days. II may last
six weeks, or even six months. There
are not many places on the MOSCOW
train. There are few rooms for
strangers in Moscow and Petrograd.
/, Consequently the soviet government
\Weighs applications carefully and
acts slowly. II you are able TO offer
millions to develop Russia, you may
get quick action.
IL you are patient enough the re-
ply from Moscow may arrive before
YOU leave Berlin or London in des-
peration. II it is affirmative, peace
must be made with the American
consul by TURNING over to him your
cherished passport and getting a pa
per in exchange which induces the
Latvan government TO permit you to
leave Latvia and return.
The wise of the boshevist lega-
ton comes next and a railway ticket
is provided by the bolshevist officials
who must be paid in English pounds
or American dollars. There s. no
longer any scoffing at the engravings
Of George Washington, Ulysses S.
Grant, Abraham Lincoln or George
the Fifth.
You May Get Berth.
II you happen to strike a lucky
night you will be given-a berth in
french International sleeping car. II
Is Is an off night you viii probably
ger couchctte in a Russian car. But
really doesn't make much differ
ence. They both require the same
amount Of insect powder.
Your English h-speaking compan-