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Maryland State Archives Jeffersonian, Towson, Maryland mdsa_sc3410_1_81-0711 Enlarge and print image (3M) |
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ble. This had its effect. We assured the people (these were Kalmikov's own subjects, remember) that we looked upon them all very sympatheticaly, but it was simply their leader whom we could not, as Americans, recognize; that for all purposes except that of direct friendliness we were fighting for the same result as they were—to bring about a peaceful ending of the revolution and to maintain the order of the country and the running of the railroad while that settlement was workng itself out; and that any accusations against us as being pro-Bolshevik were unfounded.
We told them that we were taking three of their number who were actually in uniform, as hostages, and that we would return them immediately upon receipt of word that the American soldier was within our sector. This all made quite an impression on the, people who had been listening to Kalmikov's tirades against the Americans for the effect it had upon them. One unbelievable thing he told his people about the Americans was that those women who were marrying American soldiers or officers were being deceved. He said that they were to be taken to America to be sold into a life of infamous slavery and that those Americans who offered marriage to Russian girls were the agents of a vile traffic. Most of the Russians knew the Americans as gentlemen and knew that this was unjust and false. However, I later learned of several Russians who actually accepted this as the truth.
The outlying troops were called in and loaded onto the train again. It was getting time for the return, so that the American guard might be at their posts along the railroad by' nightfall. Suddenly, however:
As the three Kalmikov men were put on the train, the Japanese began to raise a great objection.
"No, no, that must not be done." Obviously they were under some sort of guaranty to the Cossacks to look out for* their welfare.
"We wll keep these men until the American soldier is returned, that's final — understand'.
"But we, the Japanese, will guarantee his safe return. Can you not trust our word? I shall take this as a personal insult and expression that you do not trust me," yelled the Japanese commandant.
"Look upon it as you wish," calmly replied the American major. "These men go with us. If -that is insulting you, all right, then you're insulted by us. If that shows that we do not trust you, all right, then we do not trust you. Look at it any way you wish, but they go with us. We'at least are civilized and gentlemen. Good-by."
Just at that instant Casey blew his whistle as if to make more final and emphatc the statements just made.
A man was one the rear car with a machine gun in case of trouble. The Japanese watched us out of sight. Some of the Serbian troops waved to us as we passed out of town.
In two days the American, corporal returned. He had been beaten by four Cossack officers who had taken him out of Iman on the train to the north just before we got in.' His back and face were badly lacerated from the lashes of the whip. They had taken
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