The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Majority Socialists of Slav and
Teuton Nations Made Deal
to Force Peace
CRUMBLING OF EAST
LINE FOLLOWED FALL
OF BETHMANN-HOLLWEG
German Alignment With Rus
sian Declaration for HPeace
Without Annexa ton and In
demnitiesr the Price Paid

Amsterdam, July 2s-Atexander
kerensky, whose elevation to virtual
dictatorship of Russia was exclusive
" reported by the International News
Service yesterday. early today received
the formal grant or unlimited pow
ers" from the hands OF the two most
powerful representative bodies, the
council of soldiers and workmen's
delegates, and the council of peasants
Of all Russia
| In his hands alone rests the task
of aVertinC complete military debacie
at the front and crushing anarchy
al home.
The correspondent is able today to
reveal exclusively. upon the highest
authority, a sensational chapter from
the most recent history Of the dark
forces" that have almost succeeded in
bringing about this debacle and this
anarchy II is as yet only whispered
In the inner circles OF the powers that
be. but It is destined to become the
property OF the world before many
days have passed
Colossal Bargain of Traitors.
II appears from this secret Informal
tion that the present state of affairs
in Russia is the result OF the most
colossal bargain in history. a bargain
e
sian r7atoTitv socialists and anarchists
on one hand and the German ma
joritv- Socialists. and probably part of
the Centrists on the other. The fate
OF A nation. perhaps of all Europe,
was the stake, Theohaid Won Beth
mann Hollwegs head the price. with
his successors endorsement of peace
without annexations and indemnities
thrown in for good measure. The
ultimate aim OF the bargaining was.
and is. peace: not necessarily a sepa
rate Russo Teuton peace, but a gem
eral peace forced by Russa's clint
nation as an active beiligerent.
The bargain was concluded. II is
alleged a, the recent confab in Stock
holm between Russian and German
delegates Significant in this connec-
ton. perhaps is the fact that DR.
Matthias Erzberger. leader OF the Cen
trist party, whose shrewd maneuvers
led directly TO HollweE's fall. to the
formation of the reichstag's bloc, and
to the passage Of the peace resolu-
ton, was with Scheidemann and other
Socialists ut Stockholm.
The Russian uitimatum at whose
historic though, At the time, scarcely
noticed. conferences in the Swedish
capital is said to have been peace
without annexations and indemntties
Russia has abandoned her centuries
old dream for the possession of the
Dardanelles The Russian Socialists
who had forced this remuneration upon
the provisional government. insisted
that it was worth concessions by Ger
many Both parties were spurred on
by President Wilson's doctrine OF
peace without victory
Drive Starts Against Hollweg.
| Immediately upon the return of the
Scheidemannites to Germany began
Artx, Eve JaI1
the eve OF the rechstags session the
then chancellor fatty refused to sub
scribe to the Russian and German
Socialist peace formula. ended mean
while in an underground way by the
| Centrists and by powerful Influences
/ in Austria, the party bloc was formed
and Bethmapn- Hollweg was toppled
into oblivion. Even today the masses
! in Germany are still completely at
sea as TO the real wherefore of his
fall
! While the German political crisis
was on the dark forces" in Russia
made sweeping Roadway In gaining
control of the bulk Of the Muscovite
army. When the climax came they
tuaily in the hollow Of their hands.
Seven Days Chronology.
! Now comes the chronology Of events
OF the last seven days showing a start
ling parallel between the events in
Germany and Russia. and tending
strongly to bear out the story OF the
bargain.
| On July la week ago last Sat-
urday-Bethmann- Hollweg's fall came
to pass.
On the same day Ave OF the Rus
sian ministers resigned. The crisis
at Petrograd which had been brew
ing for some days became acute.
The following dav the Russian Of
fensive stopped, within the reach of
triumph.
All dispatches from Berlin, though
interpreted and relayed In multi-col-
ored ways. indicated 20 close observ-
; ers that the reichstag had the whip
hand and that the peace resolution
would pass.
The next day-Monday. July Is
the Russians in Galicia began their
Iretreat
! At that iuneture Hindenburg APP
peared on the scene. Regardless OF
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