Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-11
Urquhart Asserts Forci gu-
CHECKA SYSTEM Is
for Trading.
ORGANIZATION PASSES
ON ALI. DIPLOMATS
Higher Personnel of Body Is
Changed Frequently. but
Original Officers Hold.
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MOSCOW. Nov lO.-lcsIy Urqu-
harts recent anuourcemcu, In Lon
don thai no foreigners will ever be
able to do business la Russia while
;he Chcka commission To suppress
couDter-rcVOlutions holds It's pres
ont power has become generally
known IN Soviet Russia and has at
tracied much attention.
Mr.. tr1uhar; was recently in Rus
Sia negotiating with tie Commissar-
int for Foreign Trade to take over
extensive mining properties and
metals works. many OF which he con-
tTolled before the revolution. While
the negotiations were proceeding n
strange man appeared in tho con-
ference room. Mr.. urqUhart inquired
who he was
"oh, that's tho representative OF
the Cheka." was tho reply.
Not Dealing With ChrLn.
"But I am no; dealing with the
Chcka and l shall not discuss bust
ness before this man" tina English
mining man protested
lconid kraSsir, Minister OF Com
mercc. and other norotiators OK
planned that the Chicks were privi-
legged 20 be represented at all con-
fcrcnces.
Mr.. Urquhart was obduratc The
telephone Instructions from tho
Cheka headquarters Withdrew him.
Diplomats and commercial repre-
sentatlvcs selected hy the chiefs at
the Krem!n 10 go abroad arc passed
on by the Chcka, ana q large per-
centaGe OF the appoiu tmeuts are
never confirmed.
Even the crowd which stands at
the head Of the oviet government and
aHsK.
toric walls OF the krcmlin Is re-
ported to be powcrlcss against the
improvements which has grown
up about the Chcka
At one time. Djcrjineki ana Jacob
Peters and the other men who
figured a. the heads OF Cheka ac-
Invites when the Red terror took
place Were regarded as dummies
raised TO take blame which the COM
rnissars who make up IN" council,
or Cabinet and members of the cen
trail executive committee did not
wish to shoulder.
Regarded nv Real.
But the opinion is now strongly
grounded among Russians OF all
classes that the Chcka lee 4 very real
institut'o" The higher personnel in
the or.yn iiza ION changes frequently.
or AZ least pT tends 10 change How
ever, pJerllNFR1 ana MIulinSkE and
Peters az. other men who's. names
have figured prominently In ChcKa
activities may never be able TO per
Suade the average Russian that they
have really LEFT the organization
Umsiicht Is at the present moment
the man who ia generally supposed
to he the active head Of the Chcka
he has his office In the central head
quarters Of the ORGANIZATION, which
occupies large Office building in the
business center OF Moecow, overlook
ing the Krcmliu walls
The Chcka building IS sis stories
high and is Triangular shap" with a
space fncingA. the court has been
prison. where mos; important poll
teal prisoners are kept
Rumnr has il that executions take
place in tho cellar OF this building.
and pedestrians often report that
they have heard shots when walking
near the building. MYsyovitos sell
dom walk close enough 20 the Chckn
headquarters TO hear cannon shots
IN the cellar The streets adjoining
It are not popular DrCmeuadrs
Eyduk. the laiRson orlccr whom
the Eolshcyist government has named
70 be the ro-hetwccn for the Ancri-
can RciIct Administration ana the
kremiin is q Cncka man.
Colonel Haskcu's orgunl2-fion hao
had no trouble with tho Ch,Ea which
is apparently satisfied chat M.
Americans came to Russia tu feed
starving children and are NOT trying
TO interfere with Russian POLITICS