New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-10
Russian Admiral Says Slavs
Have Quit, but Allies Will Win
De Richter Predicts Speedy Fall OF Lcnine and lrotzky
and Establishment of Stable Ministry Response
bic to the Duma

do?' | inquired. getting more inter
csted as the Russian sailorman pro-
cceded.
The first part Of your question was
the reply. els more difficult TO answer
than the second part. Who is now a
safe prophet when speaking Of Russia
But | seem TO sec n strong ministry
formed by Goutchkoh, with himself -
Prime Minister. I'm tho first place,
Goutchkon is trusted by the people,
and only such man can ever again
rule in Pctrograd for any length OF
time.
"GoutchkoF, you remember, wa,
chairman of the Council Of National
Defence. and warned the Gar that
Russia was not ready for war. cspe-
cially in heavy guns. The people Know
that he sounded that warning, ana theS
know that he sounded a true alarm.
Then he was president OF the Duina'
end that body never had better one.
The people know this also
Opposes Miliukon
GLOW about Miliukoif ?" asked.
"No. Miliukoff will not do. lie rs a
professor. lecturer, natural ana
professional talker. Il is statesman
not mere orator, that Russia needs
now TO set the ship of state on an even
keel Gutchkoff can do 1t with an
army behind him, an army that VIII
fight for the people, not the pour
geoisic. ..
"Kaledines, / would say, IS the man
OF all others to reOrganlzc the army
II Is nonsense that we read IN the news
from Russia that Kalcdines IS hemmed
in by his Don Cossacks. and all that.
His Don Cossacks will rally at the cal
of their hetman, and the Don Cossacks
must be the foundation upon whicn the
armv's superstructure must be DulIt'
But when such a government un,
der such leadership, Is established
tand now ! come to the answer 10 the
second part Of your question:, tnal
government will say frankly to the I'm
tente Allies; Russia must rest. she
cannot continue by your side IN TINS
war longer. We must reorganizc. we
must set our house in order. We
must find ourselves. We must get
poise to go with the rights OF our
new birth. This done, say in ten
months or a year, we viii 20 10 the
trenches with you again, If necessary
and there we will stay until the war
is over
Germany's Attitude
But DO you think, for moment
I asked. chat Germany viii negotiate
peace with the Bolsheviki thac VIII
make any such arrangement possible ~
"Why not?" he said. "She has
everything to gain and little TO !2se
and Russia has everything 10 gain.
You do not appreciate the strategy
from either the German or Russian
standpoint Germany gets a chance 10
withdraw most Of her troops from the
Eastern front. She Will be holding
territory which will help materially 10
feed her and her armies for several
years-territory that, after all, is not
really Russia. In addition she has the
chance that the war will be over be
fore Russia is in shape to fight again.
Russia Has Little TO Fear
"As for Russia. she has little, 20
fear that Germany might push her
army too far over the Russian frontier
in order to keep a close watch or tie
rehabilitation of the Russian forces.
The further over she goes. the more
men she will have to send who will be
badly needed on 0ther fronts. 30, you
see. the situation | have sketched is
its own best defence
"Who will win this WARP" was the
next question.
ooh. the Entente. They have the
money. the men end America. But
you will know that you have fought
a war when you are through with this
one. The longer il lasts the more the
event will turn on the fighting strength
of the United States and its ability to
follow its army in Europe with sup
plies. But you can do it and you will.
That is why the Entente will win the
war"
Chance for L. S. Propaganda
ii have spoken of the German propa-
ganda. 1t is the greatest in the world.