feb 17, 1919 - "Says Riffraff, not the toilers, rule in Russia" NY Times 1919, Feb 17

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NY Times 1919, Feb 17 - "Says Riffraff, not the toilers, rule in Russia"

American Manager of Great American Plant There Tells Experiences to Senators. OUTSIDERS SEIZED POWER Came Back from Other Countries and Are Growing Rich at People's Expense. FACTORIES BEING RUINED 60,000,000 Rubles Spent in Three Months at One Plant to Produce 400,000 Worth of Goods. Nation's Worst Element in Power. Terrorized by Shootings. SAYS RIFFRAFF RULES IN RUSSIA Workers Scattered to Loot Food. Collect Taxes Over and Over Again.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.—The Senate committee which is investigating Bolshevism in Russia and also in this country made public today the testimony given before the committee by the operating head of one of the largest manufacturing plants in Russia.

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