Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-01-04
BOLSHEVIKI ARE Strong
Atlanta Man Doubts if 100000
Gould Overthrow Them.
RUSSIAN PEASANTS ARE ALL PLEASED
Germany Rapidly Recovering from
Efforts to War-Warehouses' Are
Full and People Havo PIenty-Says
Gcrmana Elavo BIuffed Allie:.

run ana FcoPie f1aNc fleflty --'oayS .
Germano Flavo BIuffed Allies.
There Is 10 chance OF overthrow
| Ing the Dolsheri!sI ur.css the allies
act in concert and put 100000 mon
in the 1lclG--Gcrmany is in better
shape financially and economically
than any other country in Europe"
This il the opinion expressed by J. v.
Ma!co:m, wcll-known atlanta man,
c.ates tho Atlanta Journal. who has
Just lcturncL from Central Europe al
ter mere than three ycar@' service
with tho American r.cd Cross in re-
lief work.
Mr.. Malcolm, who served rs chief
accountant, comptrollc" and director
Of personnel for tho Rcd Cross in
France. Great Britain, Berlin and
some of the small countries along The
western border or Russia. arrived in
Atlanta on Tuesday. Before locating
permanently in business, he Is spend
ins some time with his mother, Mrs
j. G.. Maicolm. OF 30 West North ave-
nue.. and his brother, Jack Malcolm,
If the Atlanta police department.
You have no conception O: the
terrible condition prevailing in Rus
sin and the countries like Esthonia,
Lithuania. Letvia, Poland, Finland
and others. that became independent
as the result Of the war;" said Mr..
Malcolm, describing the activities OF
the American Red Cross in relieving
suffering among the fugitivcs along
the western border Of Russia.
There arc siXty-tive or seventy
Ted Cross workers in Russia and the
countries along the border. In Fin
land alone we have been feeding from
10000 to $4,000 Russian refugees
every day, to say nothing of the Firms
themselves. Citizens Of all those Dor
Ger countries are being aided by the
Rcd Cross. but lack Of adequate funds
makes ii impossible for us to supply
more than IL fraction Of what is act
ually needed. No Rcd Cross aid is
given until sanitary measures have
been taken. Hospitals, orphanages,
prisons and other public institutions
must lie cleaned up before they can
get supplies from the Rcd Cross.
Epideuics Rampant
"Typhus and other deadly epidcm-
;cs break out. every now and then,
but prompt action by the Red Cross
workers generally stamps the disease
ont within q few weeks. Tic people
arc so weakened by want Of suGfi-
cicnt noulishmcnt that they fall an
easy prey to disease, while the child
rem arc wiped out by the hundreds
when an epidemic breaks out.
with the exception OF Finland.
Which WAS not badly damaged by war,
all the small countries like LctviL.
I.lhlania. f:sthoni;a ana Poland arc
in terrible straits, but they arc MAX
ing every effort to get on their fnrt..
They need everything it takes to re-
cuEcratc and tho Rcd Cross, although
doing IL wonderful work, cannot hope
TO meet all needs. have seen 500
people standing all night in front Of
the Red Cross headquarters waiting
They wanted food, or anything else
we could give them.
'Farming is going ahead slowly on
account of lack OF implements. In
dustry is practically at q Standstil
except in Finland. The Germans and
l3o!shcviki carried Oft everything OF
value in invaded sections: people are
selling everything they possess to get
something 10 eat and keep their bodies
from freezing. This winter IS going
TO take terrible toll of human life
over there"
Mr.. Malcolm describes conditions in
Soviet Russia. telling how the cities
arc without sewerage or water supply:
how malignant diseases appear in
epidemic form as the result of insan-
itary conditions: how the inhabitants
of tie towns and cities have been sys-
tcmatically plundercd while the peas
ants, allowed 10 live unmoIcatcd are
satisfied with the government and I'M
willing to change. Transportation
facilities are used principally for mill
tary purposes and the roublc, ordin-
aril% worth fifty cents is now sold at
the rate of $50 to the dollar.
Ammunition Supplies.
The Bolshcviki have huge stores
OF ammunition and military supplies
captured from the old Russian GOV
crnmcnt and the expenditures of Gen
erals WIanscl. Dcnkine. Yudcnitch.
ItOlchak and others outfittcd hy the
allies to fight the Bolshcviki," said
Mr.. Malcolm. "It would take an army
of 5000 men we'll equipped TO over
throw the soviet government hy furcc.
The leaders have had sense enough To
leave the peasants alone and as the
peasants constitute IN Overwhelming:
majority Of the population, the Boil
shcviii arc at least temporarily Sc
cure"
Mr.. Malcolm was located in Bcr-
lin for several months during 1919
and on his way back to the United
States from Russia STONED off in !