The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-07-28

CLEVELAND. july ts,~-ln eNs
tremlties OF starvation. Russia has
sunk TO oannihaiisn. according TO
letter received IN this city By a
friend OF L. A. Trofimov. Russian
resident here. The friend. fearing
the Reds. refuses TO allow his name
70 be mado public.
Stories 20 horrible az 20 challenge
belief are in tho letier--storiea 81
mothers killing. cooking and eating
their children OF dead bodies rettlng
In the streets; OF hopeless. do.
srairlng nation.
Tho letter rmuEgied past the
strict mail censorship IN possession
OF a mutual friend leaving Russia.
brands life IN the soviet nation as
"a terrible nightmare. daily grow.
Ing worse"
Yes. tho horrible pictures the let.
ter paints are true" says Trofimov,
who fed from Russia under forged
passports in 1919 lie had served In
tho Russian navy under the ear.
Kerennky. and. for short time.
under I~nin. and was a submarine
commander In active service during
tho wnr.
Il myself saw tho beginnings
which inevitably led TO this. lsut
there viii be reaction. probably re.
suiting In the return % monarchy.
"fenln. the nne sincere man ~
the nolsbesiki. IN conservative In his
radIcnilsm. II no dies. ar the rap~-s
say l. likely. men more radical win
get control and the pcsmntry will
rise against them. Then. probably
monarchy. for the people OF Rus.
sta do not know az good repub.
lie such as America. All they know
y sovietism and monarchy. and be.
tween the two they win choose
monarchy.
what else win they 40 when
there q no food. no hope Of food
and scarcely a house In Russia NJ
20 live inT The wooden buildings
ARE torn down Tor flrewood. the
hrIei. buildings arr tumbllng down.
rnrepaircd reefs admit the water.
which freezes between the nrsck- ~
the walls anil causes them TO he
come dislofgei. People I've Ike
euimala In ths Placements All this
becatsee the lrpses havo no owners
md who cares u they tumh,er
''cannihalismf Yes. I bslevs 81.
for when ] isft Russia everyone was
consuming and no ore producing or
planting. This would bring the t~-.
rlhir desperation of hunger whlrh
we'll .night isss 70 ennnihsiisrn.
The letter follows:
Linberopol. March rs. 1874.
Dear Brother
7 have chance to send you this
letter BY q friend Of ours who yoer
abroad.
I wish 10 give briefly the picture
o. the life In soviet Russia.
Hunger. indlgenes and disease Nm
hundreds Of people every day. Tho
people die like flies and dead bodies
he In the streets for several days
ard rot
Tn. most hunger is IN fha voira
region and Crimes. Inhabitants
have eaten up all tho cats. dogs.
horses and have entered into canni.
ballsm. often mothers kin their
children. cook and eat them.
There IL no hope for help and th,.
makes our life worse every day. Al
who have a chance flee from Rus
STA III you are able 20 do somethlng
for US know that you will do II.
because we do not know what vlli
happen 20 US month 10 month. We
would all with great pleasure leave
the country Of "communlaiic para
disc" and so abroad.
was Just graduated from the
high school, but I am not allowed 10
attend university because 81 my past
serve with the Whites Nov I am
helping my father and We both can
hardly earn enough money for sew.
erai pounds OF black brcad
Yes. tho life Il n terrible night.
mare and is daily getting worse.
All are enacla,ed and downcast and
besesch aid--but there IL none nor
any place from which 10 obtain u.
The fields In Russia have not peen
sown and next year Russia will die
out.
We all beg you 60 write few
words and advise US how 20 leave.