. The National Civic Federation review . t, had a well paying posi-tion in one of the banks. In my home in Moscow we had been Great War raged, the hearts of all of usached in sympathy with those mothers and fath-ers whose sons were dying on the battlefieldsfor liberty, yet in our own lives we were happy. Then came that day when the Czar was over-thrown. Things moved so swiftly that the mindcould not adjust itself to events. Kerensky wasin power. Like some huge wave the overthrowof Nicholas swept all of us from our calm quies-cence and it seemed as though all would bewrecked. But the
. The National Civic Federation review . t, had a well paying posi-tion in one of the banks. In my home in Moscow we had been Great War raged, the hearts of all of usached in sympathy with those mothers and fath-ers whose sons were dying on the battlefieldsfor liberty, yet in our own lives we were happy. Then came that day when the Czar was over-thrown. Things moved so swiftly that the mindcould not adjust itself to events. Kerensky wasin power. Like some huge wave the overthrowof Nicholas swept all of us from our calm quies-cence and it seemed as though all would bewrecked. But the wave subsided, and as thoughnothing had happened we again turned to ourdaily life. Under Kerensky the people of Russia had morefreedom than they ever had had before. Onehad no longer to fear what one said in the people were overjoyed. The tyrant wasoverthrown, and it appeared that life was atlast worth living. There was no lack of any-thing. In fact, the workingmen had more thanever before. Kerensky was lenient—loo MME. SHTEINBERG AND HER TWO CHILDREN One day while walking through the streets Iwas attracted to a corner by a crowd who werelistening to a speaker. There, surrounded by themob, was a man, dishevelled and uncouth. Hespoke in a loud voice, waving his arms like afanatic and tiny spots of foam gathered at hismouth. What he was saying sounded strangeto me. He said: You have fought long enough. Let us nowno longer fight. Our men have died for the capi-talists, and for the money that the capitalistsmade. The only way to change this whole thing,he went on, ranting, is to become a Bolsheviki will give to everyone bread—bread—bread. And the Bolsheviki will give toeveryone—freedom. Think of it—no more fight-ing—no more fighting—and plenty of —freedom. Bread—land—and peace !Hurrah for the Bolsheviki. Gazing about I could see tears in the eyes ofthose mothers who had given their boys, of thosefathers who had se
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