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Of all people, they are perhaps most to be pitied. A Russian gentleman recently expressed his conviction to the writer that the only hope for the country is in the church people. They are very religious and the Orthodox church was rich in priceless treasure and lands. But the Bolshevists looted and robbed the churches, which of course enraged the people. OF ALL PEOPLE THEY ARE PERHAPS MOST TO BE PITIED A RUSSIAN GENTLEMAN RECENTLY EXPRESSED HIS CONVICTION TO THE WRITER THAT THE ONLY HOPE FOR THE COUNTRY IS IN THE CHURCH PEOPLE THEY ARE VERY RELIGIOUS AND THE ORTHODOX CHURCH WAS RICH IN PRICELESS TREASURES AND LANDS BUT THE BOLSHEVISTS LOOTED AND ROBBED THE CHURCHES WHICH OF COURSE ENRAGED THE PEOPLE
rains, at depots, in hotels, always watching everybody. No proprietor of a hotel would keep a stranger over night without the guest's passport in his possession. One of these secret service men might come in at midnight and if he found a stranger or even a name on the register without an accompanying passport, the landlord might have to go to prison and of course they took no chances. As soon as I registered at a hotel in Moscow the landlord had to have my passport in his possession. All things considered it is not at all surprising that when the restraint was removed the people went to the greatest possible extreme. It is not surprising that they all wanted to talk and speechify. Every man had some grievance or something to talk about. While the peasants were honest and trusted each other, yet there have developed so many traitors that now they do not know who they can trust. The great mass of people are like a lot of sheep without a shepherd and can be led or driven in any direction.  DETECTIVES ON TRAINS AT DEPOTS IN HOTELS ALWAYS WATCHING EVERYBODY NO PROPRIETOR OF A HOTEL WOULD KEEP A STRANGER OVERNIGHT WITHOUT THE GUEST'S PASSPORT IN HIS POSSESSION ONE OF THESE SECRET SERVICE MEN MIGHT COME IN AT MIDNIGHT AND IF HE FOUND A STRANGER OR EVEN A NAME ON THE REGISTER WITHOUT AN ACCOMPANYING PASSPORT THE LANDLORD MIGHT HAVE TO GO TO PRISON AND OF COURSE THEY TOOK NO CHANCES AS SOON AS I REGISTERED AT A HOTEL IN MOSCOW THE LANDLORD HAD TO HAVE MY PASSPORT IN HIS POSSESSION ALL THINGS CONSIDERED IT IS NOT AT ALL SURPRISING THAT WHEN THE RESTRAINT WAS REMOVED THE PEOPLE WENT TO THE GREATEST POSSIBLE EXTREME IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THEY ALL WANTED TO TALK AND SPEECHIFY EVERY MAN HAD SOME GRIEVANCE OR SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT WHILE THE PEASANTS WERE HONEST AND TRUSTED EACH OTHER YET THERE HAVE DEVELOPED SO MANY TRADERS THAT NOW THEY DO NOT KNOW WHO THEY CAN TRUST THE GREAT MASS OF PEOPLE ARE LIKE A LOT OF SHEEP WITHOUT A SHEPHERD AND CAN BE LED OR DRIVEN IN ANY DIRECTION
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