I've killed many Germans, but never women or children. Original French watercolor by John on blank field postcard. In the background are indolent Russian soldiers and Vladimir Lenin, in the foreground stands what may be a Romanian soldier who is telling the Russians, 'You call me savage. I killed a lot of Boches [Germans], but never women or children!'
T'appelles moi sauvage !. Moi, tuer Boches beaucoup, mais jamais li femmes et li s'enfants !You call me wild. I killed a lot of Boches [Germans], but never women or children!
"Friday, September 17, 1915.The strikes have extended to-day to almost all the factories in Petrograd. But no disorder is reported. The leaders say they simply wish to protest against the prorogation of the Duma, and that work will be resumed in two days.One of my informers, who knows working-class circles well, said to me to-day:"There's nothing to fear this time either. It's only a general rehearsal."He added that the ideas of Lenin and his "defeatist" propaganda are making great headway among the educated elements of the working class."
With Tsar Nicholas taking command of the Russian Army, the Tsar and his government prorogued the Duma, Russia's national representative assembly. Two days before, the Ambassador dined with leaders of the Liberal Party who had just heard of the decision. Lenin and the Bolshevik Party argued that the war was an imperialist one, and that Russia should conclude a separate peace with Germany.
An Ambassador's Memoirs Vol. II by Maurice Paléologue, page 77, publisher: George H. Doran Company
1915-09-17, 1915, September, strike, Lenin, Petrograd, Petersburg, Duma
