New-York tribune., 1921-03-20

Russia. My parents were musicians
and Travelled about q great deal over
the face of the globe. When seven
Years old I was taken to Australia,
then to America and then to Eng
land, where we stayed for many
years without returning home even
for visit. / was educated in Eng
lish schools, and when the imperialist
war broke out / fatty declined to
Join the army. For this I was put
in prison and kept there for two
years. The damned English treat
ed all of US Russians who refused
to fight like swine. We were all
mighty thankful when the revolu-
tion broke and we could come
home.'
Il said all this with such perfect
equanimity and subdued yet un-
questionable hatred for England
chat the guest was convinced. He
stayed q little while longer and de-
parted. / lost no time in following
him.
1T was soon after the elections
to the Petrograd Soviet, elections
which the Bolsheviki carried in the
face Of universal opposition by fraud
and terror. The new Soviet was to
meet. It was to be a gala occasion.
"The Bolsheviki having won a
majority Of the 1890 seats, only
about 200 being carried by So
called mon -partisans,' but actually
bitter opponents Of the Bolsheviki.
the Bolshexist press proclaimed with
great glee that despite the activities
of counter-revolutionists the prole-
tariat was still behind them. This
was contemptible falsehood. will
describe to the American people
later just how the Bolsheviki won
the elections. Suffice it to say that
the Bolshevist claim of a victory on
the basis of the confidence of the
people was pure fraud. If there had
been any free election, without the
methods Of terrorism, deceit and
compulsion practiced by the Bol-
sheviki, the Petrograd Soviet would
have been overwhelmingly anti
Bolshevik.
Attended as Guest
II wanted very much to attend a
meeting Of the new Soviet. | could
not attend it as member, but /
could attend it as a bidden guest.
For this special mandate was re-
qaired. / had no difficulty in obtain
ing it through my factory connec-
tions, and as bidden guest, with
the right to vote, attended the first
meeting of the new Petrograd Soviet
and watched with great interest the
conduct of the proceedings. Not
only are hidden guests permitted to
vote, but any Communist riff-raR
who manage to get into the hall are
permitted to exercise the franchise.
The Bolsheviki apparently regard
this as immeasurably superior to the
effete, bourgeois parliamentarianism
of WnC%r~r E,,un-z
"Yes, the Communists had
triumphed. The hydra of counter.
revolution had been wiped out. The
Soviet was secure. English and
American visitors from abroad
could again be safely introduced to
witness the enthusiasm of, the
chosen people for the Soviet gov
ernment.
But there was a cloud on the
horizon, very little cloud, but
black one. Why had the Com
munist majority been reduced de-
spite the Communist propaganda
otiU otiCI SCItuQOuS campaign
measures? All the election results
were known except those at the
Baltic works, which were never an
nounced. The election here had
been entirely annulled because a
shout went UP we are for Kol-
chakp Did they mean It? ! don't
know. think they meant that if
they could obtain free Soviet, a
free press, free speech, free trad
ing, then they would vote even for
Kolchak. ! don't think the work
men knew Of or cared much for
Denikine and Kolchak. What they
did want was to get rid Of the Com
1nunists.
"The Communist party was un-
doubtedly little disconnected. 1T
was rumored that one of the newly
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