Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1923-06-19

the King of Italy. or he will sur
render his bed to workingman
comrade who has none.
Tchitcherin regards one man with
hatred-Lord Curzon. Curzon, with
that air of "a very superior purzon"
which has more than once been his
curse, has lost no opportunity to
snub and thwart Tchitcherin. The
munist. but he is ancient aristocrat
also. Some day the Curzon-Tchitcheri
feud may bring tragedy to Europe.
Tchitcherin's occasional diplomatic
violences are explained by his uncer-
tain health.
Tchitcherins main assistant Is Lit
rinov, formerly bank manager In the
Caucasus. and then a private teacher
of Russian while in exile in London.
or heavy physique and of quiet.
liking OF most who come in contact
with him. He Is master OF his facts,
although he Is very skillful in telling
his facts SO as to drive his case home.
ne mas an English Wife. niece OF Sir
Sydney Low, and charming children.
Man Behind Scenes.
Rykov. formerly president of the
supreme council of national economy,
has ranked rather as a man behind
the scenes. He has been one Of
Lenin's direct representatives during
his illness and many would like to
see him as I~enin's successor. repre-
senting as he would the moderate
and business-like elements. He has
yet to prove, however, that he
possesses sufficiently commanding
personality for that post.
is Pole. He is the type of man
from which martyrs are made, gentle
in his personal relations, remorse-
lessly severe In his official life. am
quite sure that personally he could
blest of Gods creatures. He loves
children and can be reused to anger
by any tale OF childish wrong. His
friends call him the man with the
golden heart"
Directing Spirit of Police.
And yet this man is the overload
and directing spirit of the most ter
ribie political police in the world In
the days of the cars he spent many
years in prison. He had more than
one escape and his suffrings were
very great. He ranks with Trotzky
as an organizer. and one of his latest
tasks has been to reorganize the rail-
roads of Russia. There are many who
regard the blue-eyed. tall. somewhat
power in Russia.
Lunacharsky, head of the education
department and the commissar of fine
arts. is another ideslist. He has
s.rugeied m a ndns, under great
Russia. He writes plays.
Krassin, commissary of foreign
trade, was formerly an engineer. He
conducts one Of the biggest bust
nesses in the world. for the COM
munist government retains the mo-
nopoly of foreign trade in its hands
He deals in millions as other men
deal in thousands and this year the
buying and selling managed by his
department will. / suppose, be at least
$500. 900. 600.
Has Many Bitter Enemies.
Krassin lives in greater state than
any Of his colleagues. His offices in
the city OF London are noted even
there for their splendor. He is re-
puted, and rightly. to be a man Of
moderate and business-like principles.
He has fought hard to compel his COL
leagues to admit foreign capital and
enterprise. He has enemies, and
strong enemies, in the communist
ranks. Last year 1t seemed for a
time as though they would overcome
him. Lenin came out in his support
and his enemies vanished. But he
may yet have bitter fght for his
political existence.
For despite party discipline and
outward accord, there are jealousies
and controversies as fierce as or even
more fierce among the communists
than among political groups in other
lands. And as communism becomes
more established these differences and
controversies are bound to grow.