The Washington herald., 1922-01-22

found those who felt differently a
cfuded not only the remnants of
bur also the radical anti-Reds, the
without apparently having beens
written Tor that purpose, the book
gives an eloquent picture Of the
price of revolution. One Is made
avars of the high aims and ideals
of certain of the great leaders and
the reforms they have accomplish
ed, but At the same tin1e one gets
an equally vivid Impression OF the
Numbering cruelty, the graft and
ineciciencY Of the gigantic bureau
eracy through which these. leaders
are smdeavoring to realtzs their
ideals. S'rs
Another impression which one
cannot fail to get 10 that while the
cid tyranny has been Destroyed ana
the old class distinctions have been
wiped out. Q new tyranny has
arf,an and new class distinctions
have developed. so that In this so-
c1ety In which all are theoretically
equal there are here as everywhere
else those who have and those VINO
have not. In piacs Of the old bu-
reaucracy and the old bourgeoisfe.
there Is now q new bureaucracy,
perhaps no more corrupt or inedi-
cisnt than Its Predecessor but still
q bureancracy, ana IN place OF the
old bourgeoisis there are the specu-
iators who seem TO have prohted
more by the revolution than the
communists themselves.
Buying q Saucepan.
one incident related BY Mrs. Har-
rfson throws considerable light on
ths failure of the Soviet policy Of
not permitting private trading and
tho popularity of illegal trading.
In order to buy q saucepan legally
Mrs Harrison had hrst TO apply TO
the food administration for a per-
NIT to buy it'that-had. to be coun-
terAgned BY three ofieials which
required an entire day. On the
changed for another admitting her
to the government store where
there were samples from which she
night choose the kind Of saucepan
she wanted She chose II by num-
Der and received q coupon entitling
her to purchase Il at the govern
ment cooperative In her district
Then she had to hnd on what day
szucepans were sold and 60 early
On that day and stand IN line until
the shop was opened to make sure
an thv-saacspans- would not be sold
before her turn came. AL this re-
dufred . whole week. but the sauce-
pan was - good one costing only
roubles,s similar ones being sold
By speculators for 3,5oo roubles.
Mrs. HarrisOn's comments on the
people whom she met In Moscow,
Kussfans and foreigners are very
sniiehteninK. Many Americans and
see but she aid see Washington
vandsraip and Clare Sheridan. Mr..
vAnderilp was royalty entertained
during his GtRy In Russia and saw
everything the Bolsheviks meant
HIM TO see. He also did . little
prfvxts speculation on his own ae-
count One Of the transactions
vhtnn happened TO be known to me
was the purchase Of = number or
paradise plumss and aigrettes,
which he sold at . handsome proht
fn London. During Mr.. Vanderlips
Efay Clare Sheridan. the English
suuip<resa, was also . guest at the
sans house. and shs and Mr.. Van
deriip were much IN each others
company 20 the great delectstion
Of ths Soviet gossips.-
OF oertatn prominent Communists
o. writes: ':At the open meettng
e ths Moscow Soviet, which was held
b ths opsfS House, had my nrst
r4fnpss Of Lenin. who made the OPEN
hak address. when saw MIN come
cut on the stage my first feeling was
ons Of disappofntment. Heis a short
tfich set ufimpostnK looking little
man. with -coloriess' hair and COM
pixxion, o small pointed beard. plero-
ing graySnlue eyes. and . quiet, un-
sraot1onai. almost monotonous man
nsr~ Of delivery. He wore suit Of
rough English tweeds. and looked
nks nothing 30 much As . fairly pros
porous, middle classf business man.
Aftsr the hrst FEW words, however.
I like everyone else, began to listen
atesntfvely. II Wis not magnetic
sloQuencs7 that held me, It was the
impression Of tremendous. sincerity
uttsr ssif-eonhdenos and quiet power
thAt Lenin creates. He Is so absolute
~ sure of himself and Of his idea.
50 utterly logical In his deductions.
IN his writings and brochures Lenin
10 often dry and tedious. and uses un-
usual words and ihvoiVed7expressions |
bot when he speals TO the people he |
has talent for picking out the sfmp-
lest possible words to express his |
meaning WlInOut, however, degen- |
erating into co1ioquialisfns. OF pub |
1io speakers In Russia he Is pthe |
easiest for . foreigner to follow and |
understand" ''N'' ~
@pjerfhfnsky. head Of the Cheka,
Is a Pole of'very good family and i'm |
herited estates near Svenchfanf IN the |
province OF Wilma He has been a |
revolutionary since before the -fevo-
luton Of 1905 and spent eleven years
in prison under Nicholas II. As I |
looked At him I recalled what had |
read Of the frailty and refinement OF |
Robespierre. He Is slender. siishtiy |
under the middle height, with fair |
hair. rather thin around the temples. |
q small pointed beard, clean cut. |
aristoeratfc textures skin as smooth |
as chfid's and cheeks dushed with
hectic color, for he contracted tuber |
culosis while In prison. ;. ."Schmidt. |
the commissar Of labor. Is qufte an |
able man and a German BY birth |
He llvea In the Krerialin and his I