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THE NEW TERROR IN RUSSIA

WORK OR FIGHT-ON BE HANGED?

Bir Percival Phillips writes to the Daily Expresi

WEDNESDAY, AUGUST

GIVE US AN END OF WAR I THE NEW MAN FROM UNHAPPY-

DE REBBIA:

Mr. Ambrose Lambert, Express Special Correspondent in Russia

A terror greater than the Het Twrite bangs over the exldiers of Dealkin's

Leef Borisof Kamenet, who is on hin

A BOLSHEVIST “AGENT.

STRANGE ALLEGATIONS" "AGAINST BRITISH OFFICERS

MHE EMPIRE THAT SCUME

BACK AMERICA'S SURPRISE AT THE BRITISH LION.

In the House of Commons, on July 13th, Mred W. Mason, the Dally Express the Prime Minister whether he had "nome Mr. Rapor (CU Islington, E116) atbed: correspondent a New York, writes

had an opportunity of reading the copi Great Britain's recovery since the armis, letters implicating: Lieut. General Sir

Hubert Gough head of the late Inter tice has produced profound impressica Allied Military Mimion in Finland in the United States, at home in England mander Harold Grenfell Inte it is probably difficult to secure a true Attache and Professor Cetter late Pr

fors, as being associated with a notorious perspective. But it is savier abroad trache, at the British Legation, Helsing

Historians have stearing that the judg Bolshevist agent in Helsingfors; and what ments of a well-informed foreigner about action the Government purposed taking

in this master: what is happening in a distant country a usually the judgments of posterity. It Since General Wrange; took over his banked by Morow, as did Krassin, but be this is true, posterity will rank the British will come as a plenipotentiary, and I return to normal conditions after the ending would not be surprised it be carried. * of the war at one of the most extraordinary full-fledged peace proposal in his watchel feats in modern times.

army who still enjoy the hospitality of the way to England as the head of the Soviet Allies in Constantinopla and on the ples- delegation to continue negotiations for the sant lalands near by. They are faced with rosumption of trade with Russia is one the prospect of being sent back to Russia of the most powerful personalities in the Balsbevist council, and at the same time

to fight or what is far worse, to work,"

Général ranger wants them.

It must be confessed that the average Russian refugee has ontworn his welcome.

rupt fragment af, non-Bolshevist territory) and converted it into a going concern. nearly all the really patristic exiles have gone back voluntarily to help in its struction. Those who remain are idlers, who are quite content to draw British

one of the most moderate, He will not come as the more figurehead of

delege con onded to have his every step samo

His selection also strongly indicate that

Mr. Bonor Law (Lord Privy Scal), who roplin

the letters referred to, but I do uploa sider that they call for any action on the part of his Majcsty's Government

Mr. Raper May ask my right hơn. friend whether the officers referred to in my question are described me being abno. italy Red, and whether in the correspond ence they expressed the earnest wish that the agent referred to may come over bere?'

The most conspicuous act of Britain's the moderate section of the Bolsheviks are policy of self-denial for the purpose of now in the saddle, and the Binoviews the making good the war's losses is the dogged Houkharios, and the other extramars and imposition of new taxes upon old. That is rations, kiss the hands of powdered ear terrorists have had a set-back whether the way America sees the picture. The

Tannge princesses in the. Petis Champs, and slong the Grand Ene de Pera in full war temporary or otherwise remains to be seen American newspapers have not been slow to Kameel, who is a power in himself as point out the hard Enancial sacrifices the kit and many decorations

The camps which house, the rank and file President of the Moscow Sovies, wields British people have voluntcared to suffer.

FINANCIAL HONOUR. M of malo refugees have become centres of influence in the Central Executioner dissection Bolabevist propagandists Committee of the All-Russian Sovies and The recent Budget of the British Gov

is one of the closest and most trusted ademens made. Americans gasp with as in question are genuine? Factions! feuds harejeanlted' in 'serious casualties sers of Lenin, whom he regards as the only tonishment. It also has had an extra-i The other day a gigantis Cosinck quar. Rreat man 'Russia has produced since Peter ordinary effect on American public opinion. mation beyond what I have giver. I have

The financial journals in this country and He was born in Moscow, the son of the various publications issued by the lead- day engineer named Rosenfeld He ing banks cannot say too much about the entered Moscow University, and in 1901

have been discovered at work.

the Great

"EVENTFUL "CAREER.

Mr. Bonar Lav-f found it difficult to have patience to mad the letters, which to a prossic mind like mine, sem nonsense.

Licat-Commander Kenworthy Is the But de nos think is calls for any action.

right hon. gentlemanne aware that the mem- ber, for Exshonjjägton, dined "with" this

|and bas bo nasured himself 'that the letters

Mr. Bogar Law-No have no infor....

read the letters, and I do not think they call for any action.

notorious Bokherist agent.at Helsingfors,

Mr. Palmer Do not the letters clearly show that these British offers philandering with this woman, who was

rel with a comrade over cards, and hilled him with an axs. They ignore all discipline, overstay their leave, and gen erally treat their British bauefactors with scorty not to say contempt. The last thing they contemplate doing is going back to Decame a Communist. He was quickle British policy of putting financial recovery agent of the Redite that impleasant, hanger stricken, vodkaless arrested and almost as quickly escaped above every other consideration.

to Paris, where he entered the Sorbonne come across references to Britain's coast of the Black Sex where the new army and completed his courses in jurisprudence. has been hammered into being. Ent

General Wrangel wants them, and it appears that they must go

AUSAS GENERAL WEANOLL'S WAY.

Tiring finally of the constant quarrels, and the eruption of forbidden firearms in one Russian labour camp, the British authorities recently re-exported some 400 male refugees to Sebastopol

night The

before They were furious they left, over sixty broke camp, and had to be rounded up by military police.. 1 others made a bolt for liberty before the steamer left the Bosphorus, and were basted, back ignominiously. British se tries pleketed the shig during the voyage When she anchored in the harbour at Sebastopol a brisk staff officer came aboard and looked the passengers over,

*Splendid, bo anid

Wrangel will be pleased."

What will he do with them i

an officer of the escort

One

Never has

Returning to Russia, be heartily engaged financial honour everywhere. himself in the underground revolutionary thers been so much respect for British work and became one of the deputies of

the old Doma During the war he was inancial genius as nÔT.

Į

were

Mr. Bonar Law There is nothing in the letters, except what other people say, t affect General Gough. As regards the other" ghuileman, he has retired from the position of Naval Attache, and is on the retired list. I do not think we need take any further notice of its

Lient. Commander Kenworthy said he in tended raising the matter on the motion for adjournment.

ENGINEERING WAGES.

DEMANDS INVOLVING NEARLY £118,000,000 A YEAR.

Between 150 and 200 delegates, represent..

rasted with other Dumaites and exiled Time and égain one hears expressions, to Siberia, and was only released after the not of simple admiration for Britain's February revolution. Hi record of ar rests is interesting Are times by the Czar Snancial activities, but pronouncements once by Kérenaky, and once by the Finns,

Americans that they themselves are by who exchanged hims for twenty White

amateurs in finance compared. with Finns an ta

This will not be his first visit to Eng Britain's mastery of the self-torturing land. After the 1917 October revolution he came to London as a representative of

game the Bolsheviks, but his stay, lorted only At a recent meeting of the Council on one week. Lord Robert Cecil decided his Foreign Relations. I heard a speaker, re- room was better than his company, and he was escorted to Edinburgh and pinned on cently returned from England, declare that ing employers Associations and trade be thought Great Britain had possibly unions, met at the Industrial Court in Lon doa recently, Sir William Mackenzio proj asked my money was taken from me before we forged ahead of the United States in postsiding, to hear evidence on new wages claime started, but it was scrupulously returned war reconstruction. Considering the vast submitted by the Amalgamated Engineering to me when I boarded ship. Evidently the differences in the Insece and the strain of Union and the Federation of Engineer authorities wore fearful. I might finance a

War of two countries, this remark was an ing Trades The demand affects about rovalution en gouka:?? Vekt:

* 1,500,000 workers, and is estimated to. zmazing tribute British of

General

Put them in the army or on way

work

But they say they won't fight or

hore," was the reply DY

KIFECT

board a ship bound for Finland.

Kamene tells the tale smiling. MAI

BELLET-IN-RUSSIA.

COMPARISONS.

hanged, officers for not attending to their Yet he felfogether a strange Bolkovi 7 the various factions in the British Coli-

of 6d. an hour for adults, with a propor tionate increase for younger members, This would mean an additional weekly. wage" of "Sood but with the main claim were several subsidi- ary domads, including the establishment.

of a standard wage of EG a week and tas doubling of week-end rates.

The claim was urged principally

(1) On the rise in the cost of living; (2) That the remuneration of the workers

wai incommensurate with thoir skill, and

(3) Was out of due relationship with

wages paid in other trades

work iaid the British offer that. Since bo. has come President of, the wings but countries, in compris wat amount, if granted, to affadditional charge

an amazing tribute to the British spirit of comoornedalega dela a strong op said the other bey will be asked; to. | Moscow · Barriet he bigs been has been daggednose. It.wse recolved without quem "The claim was in general for an advance"

"Will you" fair the ponent of violent measures. morrow morning

constantly battling against the power of tion by those present an indication of the army or go to work they Boy No them up

the Extraordinary Commission, that is the far-reaching faith Americans have in Great We shall bang

them up. HEDE

He was Britain's capacity for recovery. real heart of Russian tyranny Un those trees in the main street, making great headway in this aght, and

The smooth working of the British gov Had you arrived yesterday you would had nearly it won, until the Polish offen- have found twelveen hanging there, ye and the explosion at Khodynka gave ernmental machinery is another constant They refused to obey orders

the scoret police the opportunity of crying source of wonder to Americans. The break "Polish plata !!' and thus regaining their down in government, of foreign affairs at And that is General Wrangel's little noxious parer." He is a strong advocate, Washington because of the inability of Pre way. He hangs them up. His execu- once exterior pressure and wars are re-dent Wilson and the Senate to work tion trees were horridly fruitful during moved, of instituting the fallest freedom

weeks of his regime. He hangod of the Press and the individual and together is compared frequently by Ame the early

ricans with the continued co-operation of soldiers out of hand for disobedience: he extending the franchise to everybody. In.

fact, he is

tion Government believes that communism dutics or for getting drunk, he hanged, so I am told Red Cross nurse who was will prevail, not by force or violence, but guilty of ul-treating a helpless invalid. by education. In age he is in the late The executions are wholly informal thirties of middle height, with light Simply a rope and two or three strong Vandyck beard bine eyes behind pincenes, men; to hoist the condemned aloft. A and a fare and forehead bespeaking intel pany as three bodies have been left dangl.lectuality, ing from one telegraph pole as an object In-Moscow his offices, are in the palace

of the former Governor-General of lesson to the garrison the nalang

This policy has encouraged the Russians cow. Access to hit is say wonderfully. Languid refugees, with hate Give us an end of wir and Rugly will in their hearts have been transformed be the most happy and prosperous country to adopt another method, and still retain Mr. W. H Dugdale, for the shipbuildin into brisk and willing workmen within an on earth," is his most frequset mying the spirit of true democratic government employpes, asid the industry had reached a hour of their arrival on Russian soil. The Perhaps that is the main part of his intact, has been of vast advertising value to point where constructional costs were sa England in this country, my flisted tish, the demanil the new.shipu had arsenal at Sebastopol, the army workshops, mission to England.

It has shown the United States that practically consed Shipowners were cha the great drill grounds are all humming

Tramatiantio democrmoy has surprising celling their contracts wherever possible. with activity, and there are no laggards.

degree of capacity, and can meet new cone They were face to face with a rine in costa, In refugee arcles here forced repatria

tione by compromise, and instantaneous fall in freights, and a consequent drop in adjustment. This is a procedure not easily ship value.

The Court's decision was reserved. workable by American politicians.

›

tion is teleribed 24!!! going to risit" DIRECT ACTION AGAINST Wrangel.Already there is a

of the throng of talled veteran Russian in uniform has be eone an object of keen scrutiny by the it. in

DEPORTATION.

AUSTRALIAN SEAMEN'S MOVE. SANG

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Great Britain's ability to keep this spirit of co-operation in active service as long as The employers strenuously opposed. It the country's post-war interests need a non was stated on their behalf that the future pointing atosa diminution of demand and partisan Government is a political marvel was regarded with dsgiving, the signe to Americans.

The art of government 44 a national act, su eventual depression of trade, and that a strictly partisan conran of pro further increases in the cost of production instead of street beer andied in the world, colade British productions from United States. Ramnant

1. pazilianship has markets in which Americans were compote always been her zule Britain's ability ingresando

But, the British success has sot Americana thinking her Mother Country may bo

things done,

police, and the demand, for papers is The Timer Melbourne correspondent old-fashioned in some ways, but she gets

wrote on July 18th

unpleasantly insistent,

The little princesses and near-princesses The Federal Government, being deter (careful inquiry tends to show that therymuned to deport Father Jarger in advamos cannot be more than three Russiab indies of the appeal to the High Court, had him in Constantinople who are not of doble conveyed by motor car to Ballarat, trans birth) are disconsolate. Be are the gentle ferred to the Adelaide express, taken from men, whose grim host is beckoning to them the train at Mitchâm, a subarb of Ade frám, the farther side of the Black Bos...

Iside, and conveyed to the police barracks.

They wished to got him on board Britina módnaké. ! dicator do Thuriday, but BANK TRUCE, bed his departure has been deferred mring to

shesolution of the localemen not to man any. Vossel Carrying a to be deported, unless granted an open trial

tween.

There is still a state, ní, truov. the bank clarks and the bankers both in England and Scotland. The Ministry of

Yesterday the militarities Labour, which is acting sa a “ gobotrem is arranging conferences in Bentlang be tempted to get Father, Jorger away in the Nestor," after she had fift: Adelaide outer tween the darks and their employers. harbour and was standing out in the Gulf, London hopes were bold out of a settlement by putting him a board in Customs at a not very distant date The member launch, but the men refused to convey ship of the Bank Officer' Guild (the Bank He was then passed to a police launch pat Clerk Trade Union) has Increased by as soon as he reached the Nestor thascra about 2,000 during the last month,

stopped work Our strength will be in numbers said Theater is still lying at anchor an official of the Bank Officers Guild-ing to go, with Father Jerg

Our membership is about 25,000 and board. The Government is dete sooner or later it must tell. There ́is | fight the case," and, "it"

a strike whatever, added

CHINESE LABOUR FOR AMERICA.

**A movement, is steadily gaining "ground" among Americana to temporarily remove the prohibition of the imperi of Chinese farmers owing to tan growing, vonroity of food sup

agitation |ply. The postre from wybileh

SHIPBUILDING BECOVERY. BRITISH TONNAGE GOES UP, AMERICAN GOES DOWN.

Ehipbuilding returns fasued by Lloyd's Chicago and

дов-

from:

for the quarter ending June 30 show a re- actively moving in the matters markabin--British recovery. Irame the low to what is published by the

ures of last year, when American super latter he collected views on the

created something like a panic in the American-wopisternë voglusvia "British circles Www

memberalize od 67,000%+ Of the 3,008 repli Our increase in construction constitutes reported 60% war, in forent af jhe proposed race It is 60 per cent, more than the importation of Chisme Inbour, 74 ween-fair

four months ago 1 wel disposed toward the proposition, B& sharmous decrease in the tonnage were oppound in the schema, 98 did not clear. construction in the United States by state yes or no, while 101 were more than balances this increase, with the promising of bowed to say

Kait the world's total is considerably

total

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Parties SEAT MĚ Besgull, deleg,

The following table shows the comparison cotirmition of the

ser tonnage in the United Kingdom sys

and the United States, ph

sware of Merchans tonnage building at end of

June, 1920 March, 1819. industrious UK 3,578,153 2,254.843 workers;The vam admitted the Each. 14,185 123 - that unlong the Japanese young men return

Зарадове

Japanese

The largess increase in this country on to the terms to work there is fear that not

whole of Amorios nught sufer from a

in reply to a question. The guild is de Father Jerger, German 300,250 manding a Whitley Council to be set up to hold for deportation in a German interur consider the clerks grievances. The British met camp during the war. The deporta- Bankers Association pins its faith to tion order was confirmed after three in the Clyde, where 1,260,777 tons are now only California or the Facile coast but the ** internal organization, which, a guild quiries had been made into the case. An under.comtruction:

An interating comparison with the famine, Throughout the union, there are official, anid was an idea quite 50 years application for writ of habeas corpus,

only six States which are producing more melnamely North

stances, the pro-

was refused by the High Court, Notice figures chaining at the end of June, 1914, of appeal was given, and the Government is given as follows: promised that if the appeal was successful Building in U.K

For the first time" & French railway: Father Jørger should be allowed to return passenger train has been drawn by an to the country Thoi czas bas angine hosted by mazoul-crude petroleum strong feeling in Australia, zad residue................ This happened on the Orlans led to the creation of a scene in the line between Paris and Tours recently, of Representatives by a party of Wozren,

ding abroad

for the world a

Figuren #fa yot“

food bulls than and Sorth Dakota 1,722 124 tons. 1,440,768 tous. Lows Under such

posed import of worth • careful no 3.182,800 tons.

since the Jannoun for Germany. California

may be