The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-06

athlete showed that these took hiking seriously
as sport" that aid to physical development.
There many pcnics in the luxurian forests thru
which passed White was predominant color in the
clothes of the Thus afternoon passed into
ming until the lateness of the hour ended the day and
turned into memory these and discussing throngs
of the cities thru which had passed, of Wjasma,
Smolensk and Orscha.
We Approach the Border.
The early morning found us at Mnsk. 1t was June
7th, the day that Vokov assassnated at War
saw, that railway catastrophe organized between
the stations Shdanovitchi and Mnsk which resulted in
the death of the authorized representative of the &C. P
u" for the White Russian Military District, Opansk,
who accompanying arrested Polish spy officer.
In addition to Opansk chauffeur killed and two
other persons wounded.
This outrage merely incident in whole
pagn of terrorism which official communque of the
Soviet Government declared made it completely clear
that the British government which is fevershy prepar
ing for against the Soviet Union, is using all the
means in its power to interfere with the peaceful
structve work of the workers and peasants of State"
There indication here, the platform of the rail
road station Mnsk that there any increasing
ness close to the border. To be there few
soldiers of the Red Army about But there usually
two at every station The official of the Soviet
Government who comes thru to take up passports
has but assistant with him. This indication of a
feeling of security another contrast with the extreme
to be found in Poland in Germany and
as far west as Belgium where regular stream of SOL
diers appeared every time that reached
border.
Land of Timothy and Clover.
We leave Minsk behind. The country is hilly. The
fields of timothy and clover bend before the breeze 1t
is not much unlike the farming districts of Minnesota
for instance, in the United States
reminded of the figures that had been shown,
revealing the fact that this year would again give
abundant harvest to the peasants of the Soviet Union
Between the fields the pastures where herds of
and flocks of sheep grazing. Many spirited
horses also enjoying the freedom of the open.
Thus to the border town of the Soviet Union,
Wolkowysk where the passengers have their baggage
taken into the station for examination before leaving the
country.
Little interest shown in my baggage. The Soviet
officials looked little bit regretfuly, however, at my
portable typewriter Machinery of kind is treasured
in the Soviet Union. They didn't like to even a
portable typewriter leave the country Finally long
document made out and 1 taxed rouble $50
cents) for the privilege of taking the machine with
When the examination completed returned to
the train with baggage Soon could see in the
distance the outpost of the Red Army. 1t looked like
comfortable clubhouse with Red Army soldiers Longing
about few duty We rolled slowly past it.
Not many yards beyond the frontier and short
distance beyond that the guard house of the Polish Army
Around this Polish outpost and stretching in both drec
lions, North and South of the most elaborate
barbwre entanglements that have ever seem There
was the usual network of barbwre. But each side
were three additional of entanglements stretched
on long, sharp spikes driven in the ground
More Soldiers Than Passengers.
Our train halted at this barbwre frontier. was on
Che aSC Soldef OF Jhe Polish with rifle and
revolver and plenty of ammunition with bayonet fixed
and the Polish eagle glazing from his helmet took up
his position the end platform In another few
ments what appeared to be regular army pour
ing thru coach counted Polish soldiers than
there were passengers
There officers in three different kinds of uni
forms Some carried revolvers with long barrels others
had little toylie appearing automatics So passed
into Poland surrendering passports to the Off
Gals of the Polish government We pass the Polish
frontier town of Baranowcze and then to Stolbzy
where baggage is searched the main lookout of the
customs officers being for Boshevk propaganda Some
passengers possessed Russian literature books and PAM
phlets, or newspapers. 1t carefully scanned. The
customs officers somewhat puzzled by my latest
copies of The New York Times the Annast and the Wall
Street Journal They couldn't read them All they knew
that it not Russian. So they turned il back
/ to me.
Il Tomorrow:-The journey thru Poland and Germany.