Evening journal., 1921-12-12
.LENINEREGIME
ISNEARING
Count Tolstoy Predicts in
Lecture Bolshevists Will
Be Overthrow
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Special to The Evening Journal,

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when these people will be over
thrown and a new government
formed. 1t will become a democracy
and probably a United States of Rus
sia-"
This was a prediction made Satur-
day night by Count Ilya Tolstoy. re-
ferring TO the present Bolshevik gov
ernment of Russia, during a lecture
in Wolf Hall. University Of Della
ware. Count Tolstoy is strongly
anti -Bolshevik and says the plan Of
Lenine and Trotsky has proved an
absolute failure
The lecture was one OF the annual
artist series and the hall was crowd
ed with students and faculty mem
bers Of the university and towns
people to hear the distinguished
Russian. Count Tolstoy is the second
son of the late Count Leo Tolstoy,
the greatest OF all Russian writer's
and philosophers. and himself
noted writer and lecturer.
Count Tolstoy was the guest Of
DR.. Walter Hullihen, president Of
the university during his short stay
in Newark and he was introduced by
Or. Hullihen Saturday night. His
subject was "Russia-Past. Present
and Future"
In his opening remarks the speak
er said he had learned to love this
country and the generous American
people during his stay here. He
said 1t was the only one OF the Allies
according to the opinion OF many
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Russia
After four years since the start Of
the revolution" said Count Tolstoy,
I'VE Russians have lost everything
Everything has been destroyed" He
gave brief outline OF the history OF
Russia He stated that the civiliza-
ton OF Europe and Russia always
developed Independently OF each
other up until the sixteenth Century.
He here referred TO the wonderful
development Of America in 800 years
to the most powerful, most wealthy
and most industrious country in the
world, but in Russia he said Il was
different as civilization was no
PLANTED there as II was here. Amer
lea. he said, was the oldest democ'
racy tn the world, while Russia was
the oldest autocracy He told OF the
Russian revolution OF 1925 and said
the country struggled on for liberty
until 1861 when slavery was abol-
ished in Russia. Even now. after
all these struggles. Russia is not yet
free. Bolshevism is worse than au-
tocracy." Count Tolstoy said the
Nineteenth Century was the golden
century for Russia and that Russia
was then one OF the leading coun-
tries of the world. He referred TO
the great Russian artists. philoso-
pliers musicians. etc. OF that time.
Count Tolstoy said It was true
that the Russians are no good In
business and that IS per cent. OF
them are OF the peasantry. In this
country. he said. as man gets along
in life and does not accumulate any
money the people begin 20 ask
what Is the matter with that man
he has no money!" In Russia. be
fore the revolution. he said. II Rus
sian accumulated money the question
was then asked by the people
whats the matter with that felloY
getting so much money!
Before the war the speaker sal
there were but $500. 900 industris
workers in all OF Russia, which is M
as many as there are in the State
New York alone. The war, he sal
was an industrial war and Russi
could not compete with German
from the industrial standpoint.
1T is true" said Count Toisto.
lft1.-t T,~~r~f, r,xro~oT ffw,, or e-mvod ~
Allies. but in doing so. lost hersel
The revolution came either too earl
or too late. II was born Of the wa
and I do not think that evil ca
bring good results. War is murde
and this revolution came from tn
war. In the four years Russia ha
lost $4,000. 600 lives. That Is whs
Bolshevisrn means. Bolshevism
civil war"
The opinion expressed by IN
speaker relative to the Bolshevi
government. ne said, was the sam
as had been formed by many other
who had spent years IN Russia an
had also seen conditions under tn
present plan. He referred to tn
writings OF II. g. Wells on the sub
1ect. who. he said, had been in Rus
sia to study the matter as long a
ten days.
The idea OF the present Russia
Government, the lecturer said. was
nationalize everything. The FRI
! thing they advocated was to dow
the capitalists and then the dream
.ers told how they would own ever
'thing. the fne homes. the banks. ct
The people. he said. don't unde
= stand such things.
Under the present Russian regim
Count Tolstoy stated. Il lie said III
out OF every 100. so are fools.
thieves and robbers and ono hone
man. All the rascais Of the countr
he said, belong to the Bolshev
party.
Speaking OF the Lenine crow
Count Toistoy said when they :
bold OF the factories tho first thl
they did was 20 raise their own 4,
aries and that labor Is now n,
ducing but from one-eighth 10 q,
thirheth as much per day per m
as II did before the revolution. !
fore the war Moscow had popu
ton OF 100000 and now It is
1000 900 and OF that number ESQ
arc government of1cials, which
more than there was in all Rus
before tho war.
"one pound OF black bread at
Drsspnt TINA Count Tolstoy ~