Evening star., 1922-11-09
SOVIET RUSSIA
SHOWS ITS POWER
Striking Demonstration on
Fifth Anniversary of the
Governments Founding.
By r. A. MACKENZIE.

By Gable to The Star and Chicago Daily News
Copyright, 1922.
PETROGRAD. November o. Fiv,'
years ago yesterday soviet Russ;
spranG into being after bitter bat
tie around the Winter Palace On the
same site, now named Urttzky square.
the government revealed Monday 10
the foreign communist delegates
something of its military powce
Forty thousand troops, young, wei
uniformed and armed marched past
the grands:and This conscript arm.
trained under the stric. cid-tinle dis
cipiine and drilled on the German mode.
made as striking atsplay as any arr.
Nicholas or Alexander ever reviewed.
Nicholas or Alexander ever reviewed.
Tho contrast between these straight
line hattstinns as they swung by an-
the shabby men dressed in sheepskii.a
who won the Soviets power was a.
most ,increaible.e Some Of the spec
tators might hare imagined them
selves back IN the cid days. On;
cavalry band with Kettle drums, deck
ed in imperial blue and silver h.stru-
ments Was especially conspicuous.
Here are infantry b4t;anons snr-
geously dressed and cavalry OF man
types. Scarlet capped lancers with
their pennons, hussars and cossacks
all mounted on horses of uniform
color for each squadron. charged 10y
the grandstand with waving swords
Naval Battalions Take Pnrt.
Several strong naval battalions
took part in the parade. showing Rus
sia's new determination to revive he:
fighting fleet Batteries of heavy
siege artillery and armored anti-air-
craft gun wagons followed. was
especially struck by the youthful
looks of most of the soldiers. Out OF
one batch of SEQ whom l closely ex-
amined only one was able TO cultivst"
mustache. The troops, however
were sturdy and well fed.
The writer understands that today
there will be held in Moscow an
other military parade beside which
the one held here will sink into con-
parative insignificance. 1t is as
though Russia wishes Ia show tn"
world her real military strength.
This week all Russia is making &
holiday Every one here realizes the
meaning of the present demonstra-
rions. They are proof that all hopes
OF the counter revo!utionists within
the empire are now ended. The gov
ernment has many acute problems
economic. industrial and social-con-
fronting it. but the possibility of a
counter revolution is gone
Among other ways Of celebrating tn
bOlShevlSt anniversary the all Russia
executive committee announces a
general amnesty for all persons sen
fenced to conditional detention and
all persons 'rnccd to one year or
less impris"I:. -. All persons con.
victed OF theft or abuse of foodstffs
in the famine districts are released
All long sentences are to be reduced
Persons convicted of grave counter
revolutionary offcnses, abuse of Off.
ciai power, bribery or the Illicit
manufacture and sale of alcohol
drinks are excluded from the amnesty.
as are those previously convicted
All death sentences will be recon
sidered with a view to reprieve.
Considerable importance is attach
ed to the speech Premier Lenin !s
to make in Moscow tonight, when he
Is to forecast the policy OF the repub
lie for another year and discuss In
ternational relations 1t is antfci-
pated that he will emphasize, among
other things, the necessity of furthe:
industrial reorganization. fresh bat
ties against excessive officialism and
corruption and more and better plan
ned work in the industries. His at
titude since his return to power en-
courages the belief that he is plan
ming further conciliatory measures
toward foreign capital
1t is confidently expected here that
the Cruuhart concession will soon b.
fayorably reconsidered.