The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-12-21
Workers Back From
USSR Speak Tonight

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denies the statement which is made
generally in the United States, that
the Russians have torn down the
churches, or have forbidden religious
worship.
81 am a Roman Catholic" said Mr.,
Cush, "and l have yet to see in free
America what l saw with my own
eyes in Communist Russia.
Hunted Church.
"The first Sunday morning that l
was in Moscow l hunted up a Catho-
lie cathedral. 1t was not hard to find
one. l admit there was some curiosity
in my going, l had heard SO much in
America that l wanted to see for my
self.
"The cathedral was crowded. The
service lasted from noon until two
o'clock. l have never seen so much
ceremony in all my church-going life,
1t was a Polish church, that may ac-
count for some Of it, but the people
seemed to partake of the service in
the same way that they did every
thing else in Russia.
There was one notable exception
to that, however. 1 couldn't help but
notice one individual who scarcely
knelt at all, who kept so aloof and far
from the people about him, that i'm
mediately my suspi ions were
aroused. Probably he was here to
see that things weren't carried too
far!
Curiosity Aroused.
"My curiosity was SO far aroused,
that through my translator, l asked
the sexton after the service, who that
man might be, pointing him out.
That said he, is the Polish
Consul"
While the Trade Union Delegation
was in Moscow, they found later that
bread riots had been reported going
on there in the London dailies. The
report went on to say that the
soldiers and the police were joining
the people in arms.
81 suppose it is needless to report
that we didn't see any such thing
said Cush. "Nor did we see any OF
the uprising which the New York
Times advertised as taking place ir
the Ukraine. 1 suppose it would be
very convenient for the British il
such things were actually happening
as they wish for so openly.
English Hate U. S. S. R.
eve didn't realize how thoroughly
the English were in their hatred Of
all things pertaining to the Socialist
Republic until we hit Scotland YarC
on our way home. We were almost
through with the rigid examination
they gave everything we possessed
In fact some of us were already out
of the Yard, but one of their clever
chaps found that we were getting
away with some posters that haC
Russian on them. That was the sig
nal for recall and another examina
ton. They questioned US as if We
were criminals. They turned every
thing upside down. In the end, they
took away every sheet of paper tina
even had the word Russia on it, bu
they let us go with our lives.
"This experience was so differen
from that which we received on ou
entrance in the Soviet Union that i
deserves comment. Every other borde
crossing throughout the length of Eur
ope had had its soldiers, demanding
to see what we had. Probably tn
Hmost formidable was the Polls
border, There, where the house
seemed all ready to tumble down a
slight breeze, and where, everyon
seemed barefoot, but the soldiers,
regular army Of uniforms surrounde,
US. There must be a soldier for ever.
two citizens of Polanl, and all sta
toned at the Russian border! Franc
and England and America must b
greatly afraid of this Workers gov