The Archive · 1922

An Unlovely People

Recent news of the chief priests of Bolshevism shows them in a singularly unattractive light. Three days ago we were told that during the Third Internationale the Soviet Government had made away with Gold Ris. 30,000,000 without keeping account of a penny. Pressed for an explanation, Zinovieff said that among other sums Ris. 7,000,000 had gone to stirring up sedition in ™ndia. We are not sure of dates, but if the trade agreement with Britain—under which the Soviet solemnly bound themselves to abstain from such propaganda—had not actually been

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