The Archive · 1938

Improbability Contended

"TOVARICH"

the Editor of the "Norri-Cinxa Dany News"

Sim—A much-discussed play by a celebrated French author, called "tovarich" Comrade, depicts. the} Aight of two members of the Russian nobility in the early days of the! revolution with treasure entrusted to them by the late Tzar. Be that as it may, there: seems nothing improbable in this part, of course. The Eristoeratie two, proceeds the author, have to taste indeed the very bitter life of servants, and to swallow their pride and glory while serving the very idle rich. smoothly til the author introduces Wnder ihe Soviet Commissar, who _represents the dreaded Bolsheviks who head urgently a big sum otherwise a certain property will have to ye eased to a foreign concern.

Did the celebrated author intend to put a slight amount of phantasy Into the heretofore succe'stul_ play 'Where did he learn that the Soviets who have always adhered to the principles of "collectivization" and slate' property, have ever given a ight thought to-such a very nonsical idea Even in the beginning of the "New Policy" the brief recess which has been ordered by Lenin and the Executive Council in 1922 to ive certain rights Owners, bourgeois and free trades~ men in order to All the empty Republican coffers—never helped to establish anything resembling contract betwee foreign capitalistic concerns and USSR. with intent to] lease natural resources, It Is a sweet imagination of the thor.

Thanks to the generosity} and the undying patriotism of their Royal Highnesses or the wickedness of that crafty commissar the Soviets signyethough the Municipal, em- have finally obtained the necessary. doves says they" make the same, It seems very doubtful, however, sounds whilst eating!) have the|for the royalty in exile to-day or misfortune of being on their way to yesterday would hardly part with slaughter, "I do not feel sorry, any capital entrusted to them even because T like pork in any shape or foF the sake of the mother country form, Bul—not satisfied with the knowing especially that the money will fill the coffers of "those awful nalhandling of the animals, the!

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