The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1925-04-22
NOvY mir SHOWS
UP RUSS BRASS
CHECK EDITOR
Wrote .'To Order" For
and Against Soviets
BY NJ. A. sKRoMNY.

Like thunder from clear sky
came the publication by the Novy Mir,
the Russian Communist daily, of a
secret letter mailed by the former edi-
tor of the Chicago Russian counter
revolutionary sheet to Prof. Pavel Mi
Iukov, former minister of the provi- !
sional Kerensky government, asking
for instructions how to conduct the
paper in Chicago and how to organize |
against the Soviet government.
Calls Himself Soviet.
When the author of the letter, a
man with many aliases, who called
himself here Nicolai Kalujin, first ar
rived in Chicago he proclaimed him
self a Soviet doctor. The local Rus
sian paper at that time was more or
less liberal 1t was at the beginning
the property of Russian peasant
cooperative society. But the circu-
lation of the paper was very small
and the society went bankrupt. An
enterprising Lithuanian lawyer by the |
name Gugis, organized a private COM
pany and bought himself a majority of
shares (900) at bargain, of course,
and became the owner of the paper.
This gentleman had already some
experience in this kind of business as
he had previously captured in a SINH
lar way the Lithuanian socialist pa
per Naujenos Litigations are still
going on in the courts in connection
with this affair.
The new owner intended to make
money out of this newspaper, he isn't
in business for his health. He ordered
the editorial staff to turn to the right.
AS a business man he figured that a
newspaper that will fight the bolshe-
yik will have more advertising from
big corporations and stores than
one that is in sympathy with the Dol
sheviks.
Former Editor Loses Job.
The editor who was more or less a
decent chap refused to obey and re-
signed. The new arrival, the Soviet
doctor" became editor. Altho few
days before that he was writing in
favor Of the Soviets, as soon as he be-
came editor. he began an awful at
tack against the Soviet government
While still writing in favor of the
Soviets under the old editor he sent
a letter to Milukov asking for in
structions how to fight the Soviets iii
Chicago. This letter is now published
in the Noyy Mir.
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informs his chief in Paris that the
owner of the paper offered him the
job of editor, and that altho the pa
per has a miserably small circulation,
only about three-four thousand copies,
much can be done under proper in
struction and guidence." He also re-
veals all his names under which he
was writing in the different counter
revolutionary. newspaper published in
the United States and abroad. And
to the great amazement of the rea-
ders of the local Russian sheet they
find out that the "hot discussion"
which was conducted for short time
in the paper for and against the So
viets was written by one and the
same person. He is a kind Of DR..
Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde.
After this gent became the editor
the circulation of the paper fell from
the three-four thousand so low, that
the owner got scared to death and
quickly fired him.
The owner received a practical les
son proving that out right counter
revolutionary stuff can not be peddled
profitably to the Russian masses in
Chicago.
Present Editor Former Prince?
The owner of the paper changed
his mind again. He invited the old
editor back as writer and appointed
A. Skopin, who has been a writer
under the Soviet doctor" as editor,
with instructions to write in favor of
the Soviets but against the Commun-
! lists. This brass check writer obeyed
faithfully the voice OF his master and
began an attack from a new angle.
N. Kalujin, the former editor, got
mad for losing his job and came out
with an attack against his former
friend Skopin, exposing him as Prince
Shujsk. Whether Skopin is really the
prince or not. he is a bitter enemy Of
the workers and peasants Soviet
government.
Now the scheme is exposed and
the whole gang stands stripped before
the Russian masses who see them in
their true light.