Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-08
Tho Uprisings in Russia

ne PFiSlhSS IN Russia
n uRiNG the pas, three or four days
II numerous rumors have come out OF
Russia indicating serious uprisings in the
effort to overthrow the existing Soviet gov
ernment Under the rigid censorship that
is maintained, however. little dependa BILE
news as TO the progress the movement is
making has leaked 10 the outside world
The most tangible bit is the report that has
reached the Finnish legation at Washing
ton of the seizure of kronstadt by rebels
who are holding the Soviet commissa ries
there as hostages. The report is said to
be based on wireless dispatches from the
rebels 10 the Moscow government which
were intercepted by the Finnish general
staff This is not impossible. yet so many
false reports have been put into circula-
ton III this way that confederation is
needed. and thus far there has been no cor
rohoration from Moscow, which as rule.
shows no constituencies about reporting re-,
volts against its authority
II has been pointed out that a rebellion
al hronstadt would cause no great surprise,
for its population takes easily to revolt
and made trouble for the provisional gov
eminent as we'll as for the old regime. But
kronstadt is only an island, and Petrograd,
the approaches to which it covers has at
present little of its former Importance so
revolt which did not successfully spread
10 the mainland would not be very formid-
able.
The reports OF rsings in other parts of
Russia are numerous, but on the whole
decidedly vague. y dispatch from Copen-
hagen states that Chinese troops have been
concentrated at Moscow but the news
comes from Helsnfors. where great part
OF the spurious news about Russia has
originated. y still later report from Copen-
hagen also based iIelsinfors dispatches
says that the rebellion in Moscow was
broken By the Soviet government after
heavy lighting II is declared TO have been
crushed with methods OF bloodicst terror
ISM and it is also reported that with the
situation in control in Moscow Lenine and
TrotZky are turning their attention to other
centerS
Latest reports from Pctrograd are OF an
extremely conflicting nature. Kronstadt
appears 10 have become the center of the
revolutionary movement, but il is denied
from Soviet sources that the government
buildings IN Petrograd are occupied by the
TeNolutonists. ~ was earlier reported. But
from other sources il is declared that these
buildings are under the guns of warshp
seized by the revOlutionaries Another re-
port says that loyalist Soviet troops are
being rushed there to regain control of the
situation
! that the present revolutionary movement
possesses clements of strength which will
enable it TO succeed in overthrowing the
present bloody autocracy, past experience
teaches that this hope may prove altogether
illusory. The only safe course is TO sus-
pend judgment until evidence is available.
y nero OF two wars. his body bearing
marks Of wounds received in both. will be
Z IAl ,l,,.,
I tain James Carter Wharton a native OF
/ Caroline County and citizen OF Richmond
! for over three-quartcrs OF "A century. died
I'm FLORIDA while visiting his daughter there
ana, IN accordance with his wish his body
| Will rest i'll Richmond Captain Wharton
! was a brave soldier in the Mexican War in
! lS46-4S. and when Virginia joined the
! Southern Conf"dcracy he donned the gray
| ana fought under Lee until wounds received
| III battle permanently disabled him He
| was indeed a brave soldier and at the same
/, time and all the time he was "a patriotic
| citizen. ever ready TO do his part as such
and TO do all in his power for the advance
ment OF the best interests of Richmond
Governor Davis. by proclamation. in
dors"s III" proposition for everybody ia GA,
fish today and 10 eat only the kind Made
in Virginia.
II turned ont we'll All the new secrs,
'aries had conferences with the depar,inr
ones and nothing resembling a fight took
place.
Most men are born lucky. but very few
. he!ng destined 10 be inauguraicd presideui
on a Friday
tomorrow will be National Fish Day. not