BOLSHEVIK METHOD.
SYSTEMATIC RAID ON JEWELS. By Telegraph.—•Press 'Assn.—Copyright. London, Sept. 25. The Observer states that the utilisaRussian jewels for Bolshevik purposes was Kameneff's idea. A jewel export was appointed head of a battalion of confiscators, who systematically searched private houses for jewels, receipts being given for any detained. As a result of this operation Trotsky, in July, 1918, announced that he was as sure, of a. world revolution as that diamonds were coming into the Bolshevik coffers by poods (a pood equals 36.111b). After the jewels had been classified, agents took them to neutral countries to be sold. America got a large share, England, France, and Switzerland participated, and other lots went to the Orient.—United Service.
OPERATIONS IN AMERICA. New York, Sept. 26. The United States Government has learned that the Soviet International meeting at Moscow in July ordered the formation of a branch in America-, with the object of promoting revolutionary activities. It was pleadged to give moral and material support to strikes, either economic or political, including a general strike if the Government showed an Inclination to strangle fhe revolutionary movement.—Reiiter Service. .
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Taranaki Daily News, 28 September 1920, Page 5
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