The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-11-18

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Moscow. Nov. is.-oyer the gold
on mlnarcis OF Tho kfcmlin. historic
fortified slronKholds OF the ancient
cEaFs and for centuries rolIEioni
capital oi Russia. floats the rcd flas
Of tho Revelation.
At midnight and noon the great
clock. which used 10 toll the hymn
of tho empire. now sends out ovoi
the Rei place refrain of the In
tornatlonaie. A now nei Of chimes
was Installed IN the tower.
Several huge red placardn. with
the motto Of tho revolution In biz
black letters. are plasicred on the
n,dlacvai walls Of the fortress. One
OF the bloodIost fights Of the nol.
fhcvIk revolution was fought In this
square. now the "Red Place." and
isC Rcd soldiers are buried In n
common grave nj the foot Of the
vail. alongside John Reed. tho
American englaeer and writer.
Across the river. whore Moacow's
merchant princes and wealthy off
Gals had their luxurious palaces and
places Of business. stands lone
Red guard. peasant boy. nj his
sentry box at the gate Of the court
yard. II was once the residence OF
a sugar magnase. II Is now a dor.
mltory for Rcd officials and guest
house for distinguished foreign vlsi.
tors. In Moscow on official mis-
slons.
Up and down .he sofIskaya Ma.
hcrczhna tlluaHlan for rlycrsldel
few ragged children are playing on
the degcrted fidewalk In front Of
long rows OF silent window fronts.
Tho counting houses have been
locked for three years. Grass Is
fproutIng between the cobblcsioncs.
Up the great hill. past the Grem.
lln-over rutty cobblestones and past
long blocks OF empty window fronts
the broad Theatre Place. former
center OF Moscow's business life. Is
saarmlng with people. Some In old
field gray. relics OF service during
the war: some In courscr work.
mems clothes. few In business
suits which show traces OF many |
winters and summers-for virtually
no new clothes have reached Russia
during the six years OF war and
ilockade; women in mems coats gnd
patched skirts. some In cid tailored
suits, with handkerchiefs or hats on
their heads. peasants with their
worldly property rolled into bun
die on their shoulders.
They all look alike. They are
all dressed very much alike. At
first glance thought they all were
refugees. Such Is the impression
the mass makes as whole. They
are all sober. All Is orderly and
Several Red guards are
in evidence, but they don't seem
to be bothering The traffic moves
quietly.
II is a nondescript traffic: shah
by drotshkies. hand pushcarts. one
horse trucks. peasants carts--I saw
a professional automobile filled with
Red officers or government officials.
Al the end OF the Place Is the
huge Metropole hotel, now the For
eign office An immense placard on
the wall labels 1t as the Second
House of the Sovlets. These houses
are quite conspicuous throughout tLe
center of the city-formerly large
hotels or big office buildings-eac
with a huge placard in front, with
Soviet. Peoples Commit
tee, Central Workmen's Committee,
etc, on them.
Inside is business-like scene
It might have been large CONNER
cial corner in the United States,
with one department after another,
except that, instead of messenger
boys and door men, Red guards, with
their inevitable long rifles and nak-
I'd bayonets, are scattered through
out the corridors. A Red guard sits
tiousily at the door Of every i'm
portant office, his rifle, bayonet fix
cd, leaning against his shoulder.
You are struck by the large pro-
portion of young men and women.
seems young This is
worthy of note, because it is typical
Of the Bolshevik government. 1t is
! movement of young men.
The small streets feeding into the
Theatre Place presents scene of
resuming pretty CONNER
cial life. Between bolted up win
lows, little shops are reopening--
stores, toy shops, music
Stops, millinery, few hardware, in
act merchants with goods that could
be, and mostly have been, packed
lway in cellars. The great number,
however, are still closed.
Many shopkeepers have opened
little stands on the street, where
thav diSn1av their warac l;ko n,