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felt sticky and had a perceptible
foul odor.
That night I succeeded for the
first time in five days in taking
off my overcoat instead Of sleep
ing in it. This was an indisput-
able sign of progress.
In the morning Lyskin showed
up.
Presently you will be trans
ferred into the barracks" he
said. There you will find it
less roOmy but warmer. You
have stayed here in the bath
house entirely too long; there Is
no other place to wash in and
everybody is complaining"
And within an hour we were
ordered to get our belongings to-
gether and to proceed to another
building.
Carrying our bundles, we crossed
the yard and entered the quarters
of the so-called third squadron,
enormous barracks with one en-
trance, low windows, a double tier
of sleeping-shelves and a filthy
floor covered with cigarette butts,
spittle, shreds of paper and all
kinds of trash. A large boiling
kettle, resembling a samovar and
holding enough water for several
hundred cups, was placed near
the door.
The room was very large, de-
signed for approximately $50 or
400 people, but it contained a
much greater number. All places
were occupied. The upper shelves
were all taken by the criminal
gang, not from our Lefortovsky
prison, but total strangers, 1nso-
lent and brazen as usual.
The problem Of settling our
party, numbering some 200, was
solved by Grigoriantz. Stepping
up to the boiling kettle he shout
ed from there in a loud voice, so
that he could be heard in all parts
of the room:
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Some frozen men have been
brought in," reported the as
SiStant.
Just as he was, dressed in a
mere smock, the doctor rushed
out of the house.
Bring them in quickly"
He hustled the men excitedly.
They brought two crumpled-up
bodies into the room. Their necks
we're bent forward and their heads
folded down, as it were. Now I
understood the origin Of the ex-
preston, folded up" I could not
look at them without horror.
"They are finished" said the
doctor.
I went out. This was the worst
I had yet seen in the penal camp.
According to rumors there were a
great many cases of folding up"
One hesitated to give credence to
such rumors, but if there was no
truth in them, whence came this
characteristic expression, folded
up?"
My friends in the bathhouse
were struck by the expression of
my face. Not wishing to talk I
crouched into my corner. The two
crumpled-up corpses were con-
Stantly before my eyes.
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my sleep would be penetrated by
the cries of abuse and swearing
of Grigoriantz.
"MOve on. Get on I'M"
I was rudely aroused from my
doze. Having lost my bearings I
was somewhat late in reaching
the bathhouse and was one of the
last to enter. A huge gangSter,
one of the insolent leaders of the
bunch, was sitting on my basket
and reviling the architect who
was trying to diSlodge him.
1--WE have reserved seats here" "
he kept on repeating over and
over again and it was clear that
hc did not intend to leave. What
could I do? Start a fight and
again be driven out into the yard?
Vainly seeking another refuge,
1 wandered about the room, stumb-
ling against the PROSTATE bodies.
There was no room anywhere.
But I was so overcome with ia
tigue that 1 leaned againtS door
and fell asleep in standing posi-
ton. 1 was constantly waking
up. My feet hurt, my back ached,
my skin itched. I was taken with
cold shivers and found it difficult
to breathe.
"Where is the end of this tor
ture?" kept thinking. I remem-
bered that our sense of humor is
supposed to help us in life'S dark
est moments, but try as I would,
I could find nothing humorous in
my situation.
In the morning, before porridge,
Csrigoriantz turned up.
''The Orel party, come on
OUT" he commanded.
"But how about our muSh, al
low us to swallow our muSh,"
came cries from the gang.
Hurry up, get out of here like
a flash!" And out they were jost-
led, Our remarkable squad COM
mander took an active part in
throwing out the slow-pokes. Some
of the space in the bathhouse was
released. Almost dropping from
fatigue spread my blanket on
the ground, placed my basket un-
der my head and half swooned
away. Nobody disturbed US and
lit was comparatively quiet. Near
the door some people were talking
to each other.
Upon awakening I was told that
the commission for determining
the vocational qualifications of the
prisoners had begun it's work. The
commission consisted of one semi.
literate man who was asking
idiotic questions. This comedy
lasted a whole day.
Chaos ReignS
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"Why do you always wear
Stockings?" He pointed at my
golf hose.
81 have no felt boots"
"But you are to be sent to
the forest, If I am not mis-
taken. How can you go there
in these clothes? You will
fold up over there" he said,
knitting his brow. He puckered
his lips, continued scrutinizing
me and said: Perhaps shall
take you into my office. Can
you use the typewriter"
81 can type pretty WELL" I
answered.
"WelI then, 1 shall take you.
But you are not illiterate?"
"No indeed" I laughed.
"Quite literate."
He made note of my name
and with another curt remark,
went away.
Copyright 1885 by LOngmast. Green
and Co. Distributed by King
Feature Syndicate, Incl
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HUNGRY MEN
SENT T0W0RK
MINUS MEAL
BY GEORGE KITCHIN
Chapter Eleven

It was quite dark already
and bright stars sparkled in the
sky, foreshadowing colder
weather. We started heavily
and, dragging our feet, slowly
crept toward the camp.
At the gates we were met by
Grigoriantz.
Greetings, third squadron, "
he welcomed us.
"Zdrah."
"Good fellows! Well done!
: You have earned your dinner"
he mocked. But you seem
frozen. Let us have a little trot.
Attention! Company, rum"
came his command.
We started to run around
the yard in the dark. We ran
around once, twice, three times,
but though the exercise was
warming, we were hungry and
dreamed of nothing but food
and a little rest.
The run was followed by
marking time. Taking advan-
tage of the darkness, many OF
us stopped jumping from foot
to foot.
"AIl together" our cOmman'
der's voice resOunded out of the
dark. eff you do not run, l shall
not let you CO."
One two, one two, one two, we
resumed.
"Stop!"
And the squadron stood still.
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"FOur CrOQked"

Listen here, you stiffs,"
GrigOriantZ turned to the Grim
inals. "Another case of sabot-
age like today, making others do
your work for you, and shall
rut you out in the cold and keep
you there, just as did to your
fellow dogs from the tent. They
will tell you how they paid for
the stolen bread. All day yester-
day they worked without eating,
and a night, and then another
day. Four of them crOaked," he
shouted louder. "SOme more
sabotage from you and I'll give
you the same works. Under
stand? And now to the bath
house with you, march!"
At last! Tired to death and
famished, we literally crawled to
the bathhouse. I had only one
thought, to reach my corner, to
sit down, to get warm. What a
life!
There was more room now in
our corner, for Pevny had left it
He was one of the first to i'm
prove his lot and could now sleep
on a desk in the office where he
was assigned to a permanent job.
I noticed to my surprise that
my temperature was near normal
and that there were no chills and
fever. decided not to attempt to
come out for dinner, as there was
hardly a chance of reaching the
washbaSins. Therefore I drank a
little tea with some black bread
and instantly fell asleep.
An awful noise aroused me. A
real battle was raging in the Sec
ond room. The criminal elements,
thoroughly brazen, had pushed
the older inmates out of their
places and were defending their
position with fists and any avail
able weapon. The uproar was
terrible. The guard was leaning
out of the door, blowing his
whistle.
A few minutes later 10 or IL
guards, headed by Grigoriantz,
broke into the bathhouse.
"Who is riOting? All of you,
out into the yard! Quick Get
a move On!" he rOared.
Men were bursting out in
punches from the inner rooms,
crushing each other at the exit.
Like a flash, like a fIash!"
shouted the guards. "No re-
SiStance or it will go hard with
you."
The bathhouSe was emptied in
a iiffv.
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)GU Furnishes Rebeiou La6ores With Long Run in Extreme Cola

Sentenced to four gears penal serOtude, the author,
Finn in business in Russia for seven gears is taken
to the OGPU transfer station IN northern R"Ssa the
first day in camp Grigoriamtz, former murder
vict is put in charge of the squadron to aOhich the
,Oriter is attached. The author Ditk labor detail,
has Just been 1Uorked to exhaustion The criminals re-
fused to aUork longer and, Ohen they return to bar
racks Grigoratz is about to deal out more punish
7nent.
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Sleeps in Cold

We found ourselves standing
out in the open air, mad with
rage. It was dreadfully cold. The
sudden transition from sleep and
the comparatively warm bath
house into the snow and frost
chilled me through and through
and I felt myself getting i'll. I
do not know how long we stood
there. At intervals I would fall
asleep while standing there and
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Chaos Reigns

After the departure of the "com-
mission of one," it became known
that the majority of the prisoners
of our contingent would be as
signed to the timber works at
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II he had lived, and the president
had permitted him to act, there
might have been a different story
70 tell.
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The W. r1d
AT a Glance
BY LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press Staff Writer

NEW YORK. July Il - President
Roosevelt is being urged to veto the
Wagner-Lewts social security bill
Critics (who favor social security
legislation) say the bill Is unwork-
able. They assert 1t Is a cruel prom
ise. It must depend on the vagaries
Of as state legislatures.
For persons now unemployed,
there are no provisions. That may
cause serious unrest.
And 1t makes NJ provisions for
the white collar worker or the en-
ploye Of a small business.
In addition, because or an amend
ment by Senator Bennett Champ
Clark Of Missouri exempting from
the old-age pension sections firms
that have private pension plans.
there is no legal power to prevent
such firms from discharging their
employees before the reach the re-
tirement age.
But, worse. the measure may prove
70 reduce consumption Of products
instead Of increasing them - for
both employer and employe are
burdened with a tax for an accum-
ulative fund.
Summer For Planning?
President Roosevelt may have TO
devote the remainder Of the summer
to recasting his plans to rebuild the
American social and economic
structure.
Earlier in his administration, ad-
vtsers urged him to prepare q COM
plete program.
He probably now will have to do so
late In his term, and on the defen-
sive, rather than on the offensive.
Legally Deficient
Probably the greatest blows that
has befallen President Roosevelt oc-
CURED the day prior to his nomina-
ton.
When Senator Thomas J. Walsh Of
Montana died suddenly. Immediately
prior to assuming the portfolio Of
u. 8. attorney general. then the most
solid advisory legal force the preSi-
dent could have had within the gov
eminent passed on.
Instead, q virtual small town poll
tician. Homer s. Cummings, became
attorney general.
It is not a dishonor to lose a case
(even virtually every easel, but 1t is
alarming 20 see the defender OF a
government so inept. Thus say the
critics Of Attorney General Cum
mings.
How far would Senator Walsh
have carried the administration?
The vigorous prosecutor Of the oil
eases was known to the public chief
, 1935-07-12

" as a prosecutor. But he was wise
in two other respects: He knew how
to draw up laws legally; he knew
congress.
, 1935-07-12
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La opinión., 1935-09-15

famarillento, del 80 de julio de 1911
Como a las siete de la manana
lie sirvieron ell desayuno.
-iComo!, eXclamo, notando que
Sc habia suprimido el vase de le-
che que acostumbraba, 5porque voy
a morir Sc me disr inuye la ra-
cion?... &Que significa este, mi
querido Ortega?
lie trajeron Ia leehe y apur0 ell
vase con buen apetito.
En- ell pasillo que eonducia al tu-
DO de la TORE que seryia de Gala
bozo, Sc escucho ell pesado mar
char de una patrulla: habfan lie
gado los e%jecutores. Sc lie saco de
su prision; rehuso que Sc lie VEN
daran los ojos; pregunt6 cual era ell
lugar del suplieio. Y cuando Sc lie
senal6 ell fatal interior del edificio,
deteniendose a medic canine, dijo
con entereza:
TODD mi capital son unos dull
ces que dele en- mi alcoba, que me
los traigan.
Sc lie ohedecio y despues que hui
DO repartido los dulces entire los
soldados que iban a tirarle, excla-
mo energicamente:
-iVamos!
Cuando estuvo atado a la silla
EN- que 10 sentaron, pidio que lie
dejaran libre la mano derecha pa
IA ponersela de blanco, encarg6 que
La opinión., 1935-09-15

AL llegar a aigdn poblado, la lu-
gubre carreta Sc detenfa: formaba
en- Inca Ia corta escolta de solda-
dos "presidiales" y un pregonero.
tras de haeer redoblar unr tambor.
gritaba:
-iEstas o las cabezas del ex-
cura Miguel Hldal5p, excomulgado.
maldito de Dios y de los hombres.
traidor al Reg. y "A Espana, y las dc
sus malyados completes 1gnacio
Allende. Juan ALBANIA y Mariana
Jimenezi iEsta es la suerte que
espera a todos los que imiten su
ejemplo y cometan ell crimen de re-
belarse contra Dios, contra la San
Ia Religion y contra nuestro legf-
timo Senior, ell Rey don Fernando
VII!
Y ell horrendo c~ortejo prosegufa su
Marcia, mientras los veclnos del
poblado que habfan presenciado Ia
macabra escena. Sc santiguaban de-
votamente Y, entire dientes murmu-
raban:
-iAh. gachupines bandidos. tar
de o temprano ~pagareis vuestra in
famia -.
El efecto que ell gobierno espa-
mol habia ~pretendido lograr aterro-
rizando a los pueblos con la exhi-
bicion de los befados despojos de
los primeros heroes de nuestra in
dependencia. fue enteramente con-
trario a los deseos de los verdugos.
porque. a la vista de las putrefactas
cabeZas de los martires, sc encen-
dia mas Y mas 'ei c 10 contra los
opresores extranjeros y en- millares
de cerebros germinaba, prepotente
v fecunda, la idea de la libertad'
combustible que habria de mantle
ner inextinguible la hoguera de Ia
La opinión., 1935-09-15

de la penitencia.
-Hijo MIC. dijo entonees ell Doc
tor. Ell tribunal de la peniteneia no
puede estar expedite para IN ecle-
siastieo como listed que ha tenido
sus manos hasta o la sangre &c
| los ungidos del Senior. que ha es-
candalizado al mundo entero con
sus doctrinas perniciosas Y que ma
sembrado los mas malos ejemplos
con u costumbres depravadas, ha-
ciendo tales enganos a sus seme-
iantes. que solamente podia inspi-
rarselos ell mismo Satanas, Y este'
| nor tener a su cargo ell empleo de
| a%carrear almas a los infiernos.
Senior doctor Valentfn. dijo Hi
| dalgo irguiendose en- cuanto sc 10
| permitieron las cadenas, va no me
| im%presionan esas iniurias despues
del abuse que Sc ha venido hacien-
do de elias. tanto contra mi como
contra mis- compaheros; pero aun-
ure no hubiera alberto tanto los
ojos a Ia luz como me los a ne
cho abrir las infamias que he pre-
senciado, V esta misma que sc me
ouiere haeer ahora, crea listed que
estoy muy firme en- mis- c%reeneias,
que he sabido muy bien 10 que he
hecho. que no me arrepiento de mis-
actos Y que ST mil veces v%olviera
a estar en- c~ondfciones de comen-
Ear mi obra, otras tantas la AGO.
meteria. orlando conforme a los
consoles de mi propia naturaleza,
de mi conciencia Y de TODD 10 que
tengo de facultades en- mi alma,
que me dicen que Dios no ha per-
m.tido que al religion Ia %sostengan
sus sacerdotes para %tiranizar a sus
semejantes, sine para hacerles to-
do ell bien possible, para q%uererlos
V para considerarlos en- TODD. como
81 fueran sus propios hernanos.
lei doctor Valentfn no Sc atrojo
ante estas terribles d%eclaraciones
de Hidalgo. y sigui6 apremiandolo
para que abjurara de sus errores,
unas veces en- nombre de la reli-
gi6n, queriendo intimidarlo o las
penas del inferno, V otr a s,
haciendole presentes los males que
iba a sufrir la Nacion, 81 Ina VOC
tan %autorizada como la suya. no
decfa a los insurrectos que Sc vol
vieran a sus casas a ocuparse de.
sus trabajos ordinarios, pues 81
~continuaba Ia guerra, iquien sabe
cuantas victimas habria, n vez
que los espanoles tenian suficiente
poder para ir acabando POGO a po-
con todos los americanos, y que
ell dnico responsible de toda aque-
la sangre Y de las ruinas en- que
quedaba envuelto ell pals, no seria
otro que ell cura Hidalgo, que ha-
bfa sido ell primero IN lamar ell
critic de independence despertan-
do a los indios del profundo sueno
que yacian, etc, etc.
Hidalgo, que habia recobrado va
su calma habitual, contesto tram
quilamente a todos aquellos dis
cursos:
ST me perdonaran Ia vida, CO.
sa impossible, Y me volvieran a po-
ner de cura en- Dolores, repetiria
TODD 10 que he venido hacienda sin
faltarle nj I'm punto nj una coma.
-Aquf traemos va hecha la re-
tractaci6n. de manera que no ten
dria uste dni s%iquiera que ponerse
La opinión., 1935-09-15

sion v que Sc lie corte la oabeza
para unirla a las de sus compli-
ces, que. en- sendas jaulas de HE
rro, deberan permanecer indetini-
damente ~expuestas a la vergiienza
p1blica en- los angulos del castillo
de Granaditas, teatro de n dc
sus mas espantosos crimenes. des-
pues de haber sido paseadas por
todas las principles ciudades de
la Colonia".
La degradation de Hidalgo sc
verified ell dfa % de julio. en- e
Hospital Real, que era ell punto en-
que sc hallaba preso, en- presencia
de multitud de e%uriosos. Sc lie qui-
taron las cadenas de pies Y ma
nos. Sc lie revistio con todos los or
namentos de su orden presbierial,
siendo estos de color encarnado. Y
puesto de rodillas delante del juez
comisionado, que tenfa puesta ca
pa pluvial, sc lie lego Ia senten.ia
j sc lie fue despojando de sus YES
tiduras con TODD ell ceremonial. has
Ia ~entregarlo, degradado y sin min
gun caracter ~sacerdotal, a la jus
ticia secular que debfa ejecutarlo.
A rengl6n seguido, ell consejo de
guerra. del cual no llegaron a Sc
pararse nj el feroz Abella nj ell san
guinario c~omandante militar Salce-
do, %pronuncio Ia sentencia defini-
tiva, la cual quedaba reducida a
disponer que el cura Hidalgo fue-
ra pasado por las armas en- un pa
raje que no fuera tan pdblico como
en- ell que habian sido fusilados sus
c~ompaheros. Y a que lie tiraran al
pecho Y no a la espalda, como una
gracia especial e inesperada.
FL digno Y valiente anciano oyo
esta lectura con la misma calma
con que oy6 leer la sentencia. para
e. mas terrible, de Ia degradation.
en- cuyo acto Sc mantuvo, por su
energia, a la altura en- que habfa
estado cuando proclamo la indie
pendencia de su pals, la noche me-
morable del Is de septiembre de
1910, en- Ell pueblo de Dolores.
Cuando volyi6 a su calabozo, que
auedaba convertible. en- capilla por
tres dfas, que fueron los que Sc lie
otorgaron para disponer a morir,
dijo a sus carceleros:
-iVayai iAhora ST puedo des-
cansar, principalmente la presen-
cia de Abella, durante estos tres
dias, mientras paso a otro reposo
que es ell mejor, porque va
en- 81 nadie podra turbarme!
La opinión., 1935-09-15
~"coNSUMATUN EST"

= va sc habfa fusilado a cast to-
dos los prisioneros de las Norias
de Bajan Y hasta ell licenciado don
Ignacio ALBANIA, ell diplomatico
~aprehendido en- Bejar, habia sido
ajusticiado en- Monclova; pero sc
esperaba, con mas ansia, con mas
intranquilidad, ell fusilamiento de
Hidalgo, porque les parecia a los
realistas que mientras animara ct
espiritu a los americanos. no habfs
de extinguirse la Ultima chispa do
Ia insurreccion. Ash es que de to-
das parties estaba recibiendo excl
tativas y ordenes ell insensible CO.
mandante militar de las ProvinciaS