The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1927-07-06
g. Hour Journey From
Moscow, U.S.S.R. to Paris
Touches -Four Countries
BY J. LOUIS ENGDAHL.
Especial to The DAILY woRKER.)


PARIS France (By Mai 1t is So hours as the train
goes from Moscow u S. S. r. to Paris, capital city by
the River Seine of mperialist France.
One travels Poland meath the bloody oppression
that is begging Wall Street for loan to bolster its tot
terng tyranny.
One passes over Germany thru Berlin, where the
workers being dashed to the point of extreme
haustion in order to fulfill the demands of the Dawes
Plan, and at the time create "place in the
SUM- for the present capitalist ruling class of the Water
land
One even passes thru Belgium where the battefields
being well preserved for the sghtseers who bring
money from other lands principally the United States,
to give nourishment to the topping franc.
Then France, where the franc sells more than 25 to
the American dollar "The Dollar" that is accepted gladly
everywhere in lieu of the national currency in every cap
itaist land of Western Europe
The Contrast in Europe
1t did not take the nearly two months that spent in
the Union of Soviet Republics to get the inspiring feel
of the huge optimism of the workers and peasants there
Tremendous contrast with the despair of the workers in
Western Europe grooming under their many burdens.
1t was on a pleasant Sunday afternoon (June 19th)
that started my return journey. One of my last
visitors at the Hotel Bristol Chinese comrade, who
had just arrived from Canton with the latest news OF
the revolution in China.
1t would have been pleasant and instructive to spend
hours with him, but trains in Moscow depart punctuay
punctually found than in those lands where the
initiative that is supposed to grow out of private
ship charged with paving the way toward perfection
The pavements of the Toverskaya gstened in the
as we sped along the White Russian Baltic Railroad
Station In spite of the huge hrongs that had yesterday
and early this day departed for "the country" the
streets nevertheless crowded. Men, women and
children in large numbers joined in the promenade along
the Toverskoy Boulevard, where only the day before
other crowds had gathered to witness the start and finish
of the Moscow Marathon around "the Boulevard
Ring" Moving picture machine operators had worked
zeaously bakery worker, official in his union
fine specimen of an athlete had won the contest.
Reminder of Voikov's Martyrdom
The afternoon quiet at the station. 1t the
lu between the morning rush of those leaving the city,
and the rush that would be repeated their return in
the evening.
This was the station which the Funeral Train carry
ing the body of Comrade Peter L. Voikov, Soviet
bassador assassnated at Warsaw had arrived from the
was still in mourning for Voikov. The workers of the
Soviet Union do not forget
This train that to carry to the Polish border
was as comfortable and modern any in the world 1t
had wellequpped sleeping and it carried its dining
that boasted elaborate card in two languages
Russian and English
Good Byew to Moscow
On an adjoining track local train arrives, we'll filled
with early returning excursionists They an en-
thusiastic "Good Bye" Express" begins to
of the station at 410 the second Our route leads
directly west the route that is followed for time by
the air service it's way to Berlin.
AS pass station after another without stop
ping it is clear to be that the railroad depot in the
rural districts of the Soviet Union as in rural America
of social center, where great numbers ga
Their meet acquaintance and "to the trains go
thru"
Often saw knots Of mixers along the roads, not
htch hikers since the automobile is not prevalent
mixers in kncker the much shorter trunks" of the