Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-01-25
WOULD GLADLY
TRADE RUSSIAN
FREEDOM FOR IT
Returned American Tells
Of Plight OF Red
Emma
BY MILTON BRONER.


LONDON, Jan. 25-" Emma Cold
man told ne she would rather spend
10 years in an Americus Jail than
five years in so-cailcd free Russi."
This comes from Morris Schwartz
Of Oakland, Calf, Who went TO Rus
sia to study conditions with view
of reporting them to the American
Socialist party He is homeward
bound, a decided -Bolsheviki.
Schwartz and his wife were inn
prisoned for several months because
he voiced sentiments not to the ik-
ing of the Bolsheviki government
Mrs Schwartz died at Reyal, Dec
20, as a result Of hardships.
Schwartz told Of dining with En-
ma Goldman and Alexander Berk
man, who were deportcd from Ameri-
ca for pro-BolsheYiki activities, in
their hotel.
Are you sure you are quoting Miss
Goldman correctly?" asked
Schwartz.
positive" answered Schwartz.
"I have known her for long time
and she spoke quite freely with me.
Wish to Return.
81 also talked with many other an
archists who were deported by Ameri-
ca and all wished they wero back in
the United States.
"Somc still insisted they would
like to try an experiment of real
anarchism Of communism, but
they complained Russia is land Of
Leninism and Trotzkyism where
few are masters and millions are
subjects"
Just what sort Of government has
Russia, then?" | inquired.
"A monstrous tyranny, ruled by
those on top, who force everybody
else into the army or the workshops. :"
Glow is the food supply?"
"Well, Miss Goodman and Berk-
man seemed well fed Zach draws
two pounds Of bread and two meals
a, day and arc given their clothing.
This is because they are working rs
propagandists. They travel about
telling the people why they ghouli
support tho Soyiets
"But while The S3yiats and their
agents get the best, the masses get
the worst. Look
Three Grades Of Soap.
Schwartz drew from his grip three
SAMPLES of soap. One was of good
quality--the soap OF the commtssars.
One was Of mediocre quality - the
soap Of the commissars' assistants.
The third was not worth Of the name
Of soap--it was for The common peo-
pie.
How did you find Trotsky and
Lenin?" ! asked.
"TYotzky and others who had lived
in The United States semeed in as
profound ignorance Of true Ameri-
can conditions as were Lenin and
others who had never seen the Unit
cd States.
Usually their first question was
whether Eugene V. Dobs was still IN
prison. Then they would ask when
America was going Red,
"When [ told them the American
workmen were neither commuais. s
nor anarchists, but solid citizens and
/ supporters Of the republic, they
wouldn't believe me-
Trotziy's Pet Peevc.
"Trotzky has vast power and didn't
like it when I reminded him Of the
days Of soapbox agitation in New
York.
''Neither Trotzlv or the others ex-
| pressed hate of Americans. II is
likely that thing uppermost in their
minds is that some day they might
haveto ask America for food, machin-
cry and clothing.
| "They hate Hungary and Poland
"The late Jchn Reed had a sin
gular power in Russia He was an
| intimate friend of Trotzky and
Lcnin and his request could save a
mans life when all otaeg appeals fail
cd.
by order Of the soyie.s. when
Reed died tremendous funeral
was held and all the Moscow papers
| devoted the first page to his
culogy'