Hellraisers Journal: John Reed Dies in Moscow; Well-Known Radical Writer Succumbed to Typhus Last Sunday

Quote John Reed, Weak Gov Rebellious People, 10 Days Chp III, 1919 ———-

Hellraisers Journal – Tuesday October 19, 1920
Moscow, Russia – John Reed Has Died of Typhus, According to Cable

From The Butte Daily Bulletin of October 18, 1920:

JOHN REED DlES IN MOSCOW SAYS CABLE
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Well Known American Radical Writer and Editor
Succumbs to Typhus, According to Message.
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(Special United Press Wire.)

Portland, Ore., Oct. 18.-John Reed, well known radical writer and editor, died Sunday at Moscow, Russia, according to cablegrams received by his relatives here. Typhus was the cause.

Reed spent considerable time in Russia as a war correspondent and writer for magazines. He had been previously on the staff of the American magazine. He returned to the United States after the war with a commission as Soviet ambassador to the United States, but his commission was later recalled.

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Reed’s commission as ambassador to the United States was refused recognition by the state department.

An address by Reed recently delivered in Moscow was widely quoted in the press of the United States and Europe within the last two weeks. In his address Reed was quoted as declaring that the workers in the United States and Europe were in favor of recognition of the Soviet republic, but that the opposition to such recognition was being fostered by reactionary interests connected with the international financial interests.

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[Emphasis added; Newsclip added from Utah’s Ogden Standard of February 19, 1918.]