The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1921-04-04
RUSS PEASANTS
BARTER HORSE
FOR MATCHES

STOCKHOLM. March i4.-(By
MnID Russian peasants south OF
Moscow gladly sell horse for three
boxes OF matches or u kIlo OF salt, II
is declared by persons said TO be IN
touch with conditions In tho interior
OF the country.
Observers cito this state OF affairs
aS the cause of the counter rovolu-
tlon In March which. they say, began
to take definite form In January.
UnwIcldlncss Of tho Soviet admins.
trativc machine. the differences
among tho Bolshoyist leaders and the
fuel crisis with consequent stoppago
OF transportation and lack Of food
are given aB the reasons for the sab
ycrSIvo movement.
DlHt0ntcnt which was prcyalcn'
throughout Ruasla during the var
period. but concealed In the presence
OF tho invading enemy. could no
longer be roprcsscd when the fight.
Ing men returned home 10 find want
and distress.
Tho first signs Of revolt against
tho existing order are said 10 have
been apparent at the Russian trades.
union congress In Moscow Last Nov.
cmbcr. There were further evidences
OF dissatisfaction In tho eighth All.
Russian Soviet Congress vhlCh cQn-
ycnod In Rplcndor at Moscow last DE.
cembcr. These symptoms Of reaction,
II In stated. were unapparcn. Oh the
surface, but made Themselves felt
among those behind the scenes Har-
moniouS resolutions were adopted,
but the attack came from - duartnr
whose importance could not be-
doubted.
In this Eighth Congress. the metal
workers and miners unions. led by
SchlianikOff. urged the dcmOcatiza.
ton OF the government which. II was
charged was military and burcnu'
cratic. Schiapnikoff also demanded
that the food administration be plac.
ed entirely IN the hands Of the trade
unions. This was plainlJ an. n.aItrck
against the Communist executive
committee and the highcL SOVIET
authorities.
More recently the press 81 tho
country has shown signs "f greater
freedom and has not hcsitatci To lt-
tack policies OF the government
which. II is said. has intrcnchcd Ie
self by appointing Thousands Of pct
ty officials.
Press controversies !Ivc rovcal"!
animositIcs between lcaaCr, For In
stance. Trotzky and his followers are
declared 10 be sc' upon a policy OF
naturalization or trade unions.
whereas Lcnine believes 3, wiser 10
maintain the independents" Ct the un
ions apart from the SOvcrnmcn: ana
20 use them ns training schools for
Communism. And thrra arc nuIncr-
Gus other groups which, Il 10 stdt"l,
are bent upon other protests, reveal
lHE l'HufH'N w u'hAlN' 80 ~ 'N'a
unity OF front In Russian policy.
within recent weeks the transpor
tation OF coal from The Dorc,z val
ley has grown steadily lcNs The pro.
duction was betwoan 100000 ana
400. 900 tons month,y, but rni? about
100, 900 tons were loaded for rail
haulnge. due to the practice of ce.
propriation by subordinate soviet
corporations or councils.
simultaneously with the reduction
In the coal supply, there was an al
most complete cessation OF delivery
of wood. In addition to this, the
snowless winter and the slaughter of
horses In 1920 added to the difficul'
ties OF local transport
Lack OF fuel resulted "a the shut
ting down of rail traffic. According
to soviet newspapers no traias are
running on 80 limos and on me others
only rudimentary schedules are be-
ing maintained.
Little hope for impr rovoment Is
held out unless supplies II nap,ha
stored at Baku can 10 brought into
the center OF the cSInlry