The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1930-02-21

inODulZe Lne workers ana farmers
in the respective capitalist states
to war on their brothers and sis
tiers in Russia the black hundreds
of capitalism have called on their
various churches to lead the fight
and pour the gudgeon-grease of
religious fanaticism into the
brains of the masses Of course
this attempt on the Soviet Union
will fail as others before it have
failed and if the capitalist powers
attempt armed Intervention the
offensive will be shattered to
pieces against the iron wall of
resistance thrown up by the mil
lions of workers and peasants who
are ready to defend their dearly
bought liberties against the hordes
of world imperialism.
While the religious props of
capitalism in France, Italy, Eng
land and the United States are
raving about Soviet religious per-
secutions the Associated Press
correspondent in Moscow sends
out an interview with the Metro
politan of the Russian Orthodox
Church in which that dignitary de-
MES the accusations made by the
Pope in his encyclical and bitter
ly denounced the imperialist re-
ligious organizations for interfer-
ence in the internal affairs of the
Soviet Union. The Associated
Press, tho hostile to Communism,
is news agency and finds it good
business policy to tell the truth
occasionally. The dispatch fol-
lows:
Moscow, U. S. S. r., Feb. 49,
(AP)-In the rickety One-stOry
wooden shack serving as head
quarters for the Holy Synod Oi
the Russian Orthodox church. Met
rOpOlitan Sergius today repeated
to American and other foreign
correspondents his attack on Pop,
Plus recent encyclioal agains
persecution of Christians in Rus
STA"
The Metropolitan, who is actins
head of the synod, censured The
e n yc Ii cal in uncompromisine
terms. Last Saturday, he and tn,
members of the synod issued writ
ten answers TO a QUESTIONABLE pu
to them by Russian newspaper
men, IN which they denied thai
such persecution" existed in Rus
STA.
War Urged.
During today's interview, which
covered the same ground for for
eign newspapermen, the Metropol
ltan also attacked Bishop Harr,
Sherman LOngley of Iowa, of TIT
Episcopal church. He declared
Bishop LOngley not only had iden
titled himself with the views O.
the Pope, but also had urge,
crusaders against the Soviets'
not to stop even at "Sanguinar,
conflicts" in attempting to rescu
the Russian church.
I'VE regard all these outburst
as fundamentally contradictory b
the spirit Of true Christian teach
ings. They should be condemne,
by all. real Christian believers" h
said.
The Metropolitan declined to re
celve or answer questions excep
in writing. This was a great dis
appointment to the German an
Italian newspaperemn, who ha,
failed to prepare written ques
tons.
In Poland.
Asked why he regarded Pop
Plus as "an enemy to the Russia,
Orthodox church." he rep lice
How can we think otherwise;
the Catholic church, under tn
leadership of the Pope, in Polan
alone last year forcibly confiscat
ed 300 Greek Catholic churcbe,
converting them into Roman Cath
Ole churches ?"
4 He declared that he saw moth
ing detrimental to his church !
the Russian governments recen
decision forbidding the ringing !
church bells. Reiterating his nrf
vlous denial that MANY priesf
mad been exiled for their religion