The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-08-08

attitude towards the new Russia,
that the places I had been In were
regrettable exceptions. OF course
the vast districts south Of Moscow
reaching as far down as Voronezh
were remarkable and rather extern
SiVe exceptional areas standing
apart from the wonderful condi-
tionS which I had heard were prev
alent in Russia. But when I
looked at a map Of the enormous
Red state it was, after all, only a
small spot had seen as yet.
Vermin Everywhere
My wait on this platform soon
became a torture to me, I began
itching all over, although I could
find no vermin.
The children were still flocking
round me, and only the thought
Of my own little family, who so
needed the contents Of the boxes
even II they were not starving as
these children were, prevented me
from opening one Of the cases and
distributing its contents.
With scarcely hidden annoyance
MikalovSky had been watching the
distribution Of biscuits and sweets
among the children. He remarked
that many Of the children in Po-
vorino were starving and that his
own child was underfed.
In the future, I decided, I would
keep what 1 had got. The news
seemed to have spread through
Talovaya that some foreigner was
distributing food. A weird coIlec-
ton Of human beings turned up
and formed a circle round US. The
stencil was so dreadful that felt
quite i'll and hardening my heart
against them / asked a G. P. q.
soldier to deliver me from the
crowd. He did his work so ef-
fectively that I was afraid some
of the poor devils would come to
serious harm. They fell over one
and as they had not got
enough strength to get up again,
they were carried away with diff
Guilty by their staggering COM
rades.
What a fool I had been in Civ
ing in to my vain desire to spread
a little gladneSS! All had sue
ceeded in doing was to create dis
content and envy without having
properly satisfied the hunger of
one single soul. Truly a poor re-
suit Deeply depressed, I sat
there modify till the roar of the
Kharkov express far away brought
relief.
Meets Communist
We got seats in a clean car
riage, where there were only few
persons. I got into conversation
with a young volga German who
was a fanatical Communist. He
was Just back from holiday in
South Russia, given him as re-
ward for good work. He asked
me with an ironical smile whether
we had got tractors in America:
to which answered that I had
driven American tractors in Den
mark 20 years ago, and that in
America I had driven several
different makes.
He roared with laughter and
told me straight out that I was
lying, as he had helped make the
first tractors that were ever made
in this World-namely in the fac
tory in Stalingrad in 1880. This
promised to become an interesting
acquaintanceship. Have you ever
been to Moscow" I asked in order
to get him to talk. He replied:
ooh yes, there we've got the
Smartest workers dwellings in
the world. In other countries the
workers live like pigs and slave
IA to Is hours . day at miSer-
able wages, but here in the
Soviet Union it is the workers
who rule, 50 the workers get
good food and beautiful homes.
Outside Russia, in the world Of
the capitalist, there are millions
and millions of unemployed"
He now held forth enthusiastic
cally on the red army, which con-
sisted of workers who were against
war, but who were prepared to ex-
terminate the armies of the capt.
Ealists. I answered rather absent
that these armies also