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Davidov, member of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, was sent to Stavropol, Ciscaucasia, to investigate the execution of hundreds of peasants by the Cheka, former secret political police, for resisting tax-collectors. Davidov was just leaving a meeting in the local Soviet, after endorsing the Cheka's policy, when his brains were dashed out by an axe wielded by the son of one of the Cheka's victims...
...enthusiastic gathering of about 50 students, representing practically every country in South and Central America, and including representatives from Cuba and the Philippines, responded to the call for the reorganization of the Circulo Espanol in the Faculty Room of the Union last night, where for two hours a series of animated speeches and discussions was held...
...reasoning of a Bolshevik is beyond the understanding of healthy people and nations. Even before the war the Russians were eccentric. At one moment the Russian was the polished European, strongely under the influence of French civilization; and a moment later he was the suave, but savage Oriental from Central Asia. It was this constant struggle between the East and West whose outward manifestations made the Russian so difficult to understand...
...central point of controversy is admitted to be the romantic and potentially superb Chinese Eastern Railway, which runs through Manchuria and Mongolia to Russia. A great part of it is now under absolute Soviet control. France, America and Japan are interested in the railway. The Russians say that negotiations broke down owing to the sinister interference of France, America and Japan. Certainly the Japanese expressed delight when they learned of Mr. Wang's failure...
...path of flowers leads to glory," says Fontaine in one of his Fables. The Annual Flower Show at the Grand Central Palace, Manhattan, would seem to give the lie to this saying...