OBJECTS OF VISIT.
In this introduction Mr. Lee explains that, besides making 'personal observations of conditions in Russia, he wanted, in particular, to discover how the Bolshevik propaganda was carried on and to' study the general nature of the reported conspiracy against Capital. Although his stay in Moscow was limited to ten days or a fortnight, his book bears internal evidence of impressions having been gleaned not only from high and interested quarters such as Soviet statesmen and politicians, but also from daily contact with the general members of the community such as shopkeepers, ' hotel-keepers, guides and servants.
There are chapters in this book on' the difficulties attending the entry into and exit frOin• Russia, the general life and conditions in Moscow, the manner in which Russian-art has been preserved, the manner in which news of the outer world is supplied to Russia and, per contra, the methods .by_ which the world learns of developments in • Russia. Several chapters deal with the political organization of the- country and also with the part played by the trade unions. The nature of Russia's relations with foreign countries is largely explained through the mouth- piece of members of the Russian- Government, but the comments are none the less interesting and valuable. At the close of the book the relations betWeen Russia and the United States are dealt with 'at -considerable length,' and, finally, Mr. Lee, in a chapter entitled "A
World Pilenuna," sunima rises his impressions and reaches
certain conclusions. • .
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