Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1925-01-29


reflect the real feelings of the Russian emigres,
representing only insignificant traction of them.
"Hell will freeze over before / become Boil
shevik. Not in this life hereafter will any one
be able to call me Bolshevik." Thus Kerensky,'
who made the revolution which overthrow Mich
olas and who was defeated by the BolsheviH and
fled to Czechoslovakia and Germany, answered re-
ports that he had joined the Soviets.
At this writing the latest news concerning
Irotzky, the war minister, is that the BolsheviK
commissar of finance Sokolnikov, has denounced
him in the Moscow Pravada Menshevik, say
ing: eve have decided quietly to remove NJ
IrOtZky from the Soviet activities without further
explaining the differences between his policies and
cur own. Our party faces great crisis to fulfill
M. Lenin's policy, which is successful world
olution''
All sorts of stories continue to come out of Rus
sia indicating a bitter struggle between Trotzky
and the ruling trumyirate; some even tell Of
bloody conflicts in the streets of Moscow between
the factions.
That the Soviet government is having trouble
with the peasants is shown by an epidemic of as
sassnations of Communist officials in the villages
which has been raging since September. Said M.
Znoviev, dictator of the Leningrad district. in a
public speech in Moscow:
We must be careful how we treat the peasants. The
peasant question is more dangerous for than the
combined forces of 100 Kolchaks, 100 Wrangels 100
Chamberlains, and 200 Hughes The question is de-
veloping in Communist villages into Gordian knott
dictatorship
should we fail our excellent maneuvers in interna-
tional politics will help The revolution will
perish and dictatorship will fade. Should fail
to take into consideration the change proceeding
in the attitude of the peasants towards US
making q monstrous mistake which will mean our
collapse
The Soviet government has consistently warred
religion 1t may may not be significant that
the Russian peasants almost universally this year
celebrated Christmas. Even in Moscow the chapel
of the Iberian virgin, the most famous Christian
,Ao1T ID DID ala
almost next door to it is the Bolshevik shrine, the
tomb of Lenn.
The Russian peasant has again burst forth into
song and satire in the form of rhymes of four
lines each, their old-time "chatushki" Where the
Communist dares not even whisper they are bold
ly singing anything that comes into their heads
about Soviet officials and policies. Here's print
able sample:
Yesterday cook was T.
Stewng beans and peas
Now Commissar
Signing my DEGREES.
What was the purpose of the visit here of Grand
Duchess Cyril? Nobody seems to have reliable
information the subject or information that is
accepted as reliable Victoria Feodorovna herself
gave out this statement upon her arrival in New
York:
The Grand Duchess Cyril learned Of reports
appearing in the public press which have variously
that her visit to this country is for polti
cal purposes, help restore the Russian monarchy,
to sell chateau, etc. The grand duchess wishes to
invoke the courtesy or your newspapers IN puDllSn-
ing complete and unequivocal denial Of these state
and reports. They without any foundation
in Her visit is purely social in its nature and
political financial purpose 1t is being made
at the invitation of American friends whose invita-
she accepted in Paris last summer. The cordial
invitation which was then extended to her furnished
opportunity which the grand duchess has long de-
sired, to visit country bound to her own land by
traditional friendship and which has fire.
quently and generously befriended her countrymen.
looking forward with the greatest interest and
pleasure her short stay here; but beyond her
pectation of meeting her American friends and visit
ing of the places of interest she has formed
plans.
Grand Duchess Cyril was made much of social
ly in New York and Washington. But it was evil
dent that social recognition was all she got if
diplomats attended the functions they went as
private citizens. She departed after stay Of ten
days. her parting word being this
"All Russian factions will be united against the
Soviet when the time comes.'