The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-12-29
Chief Of American Railway Com
mission Says Prompt Action on
the Part of the Allies Can Pre-
vent Separate Peace.
GERMAN PROPAGANDA is
BEING CLEvERLY SPREAD
Railroads and Other Industries
Are Operating at Only 80 Fer
Cent of Their Effective Power:
Peasants Hoard Wheat.

~ Associated Pros.
Toxic. Thursday Dec. e7.-(De-
lsyed John r. stevens. chief
American railway commission To
Russia nrrivec at Nagasaki on De-
cember ~ from Vladivostok with 3e0
members OF his staff
ln a statement 20 the Associated
Press. Mr.. Stevens said he expected
sooE TO return 10 Russia to assist in
the eorgarizauon vi Russian rail
communications lie denied the re-
port that he was returning 70 Amer
lea. Mr. stevens regards the russian
situation as one OF the most impor-
tant in the world war, He said
'"rhe Russian situation is tfebly
important as II involves the return
of Il milton and a hall German and
Austrian effectit es and gives unlimit-
cd possibilities ~ the German organi-
zatiou of Russia's and man
power.
Russia az present presents a COM
pletriy chaotic condition p~ermeated
by the most clever German propa-
| gandn. Nevertheless believe the
better Judgment ~ most of the peo-
pie VIII bc nsseried aud Germany will
hot succeot In forcing a separate
peace such q neauc cannot be con-
cluded II the allies promptly give their
hcIp and suggestions.
MaNimaii-i- Are Strung.
The muximalists now in control arc
much stronger than generally credit
ed lu any future roorEn ni1ation the
( maXlmalists must lie considered aud
handled rightly.
"Thc chaos b. most cvldent Ia the
manufactures and every railway
shop whore the worknlcn's and sol
dters delegates are pa absolutely con
troll They work or not aa they please
and every workmcn may zoe seen
loafing Women are DOING much ~
the work in the shops. along the rail
way tracks and ia the fields aud even
acting as hrakomcn Where one wom-
an IS working rUn are ionfing
huu,red Thousand snldlcrs are
crowdlne the stations attempting the
management OF tha rains and sup
porting themselves ou u small daily
allowance 20 which thcv add by
thieVorv and smugElinr
THE railways and dii other indus
tries are operating at only 3n prr
cent of their effective power Food
r. plentiful hut b. not ncing distrih-
uicd The peasants are holding a
rhree-ycHr~ stock of wheat and other
staples hut refuse co. SCH because the
ruhlo mas great, leproch,sed be- value
nr i- regarded hy them with suspi-
ciuu
"Thc government evidently rs uu-
able 90 commander Food gu" d tame
inc threatens for which the peasants
largely ARE responsible There also
j. 70 cuul f1wiuc aud the production
is only une-thtrd of nurmal because
the miners are refusing 20 work
"Nt NllaNostok the supplies Of an
Binds arr carefully guarded The
b port authorities have erected large
warehouses and There is not much
deterioration iu tine supplies The
b Uul-hryiki urp 500 possession and the
g soldiers maintain order but lahurer-
{ are uneasy az the prospects
Siirrin Not Disturbed.
siberia i- mot so much disturbed
a a- Eu..ia tnt "a ls the peoples de-
sire to support ans government APP
pearur to be stable The uneer-
faint, in Russia rests in inc vast pre-
p -pondruuce OF the $50 600 300 per
q sons ln the peasant class. ~ Ger
many b. allowed 90 finance and advise
them. 49, situation ia lost
s Ar stevens said that everywhere h,
fouua M" u-aplc wen disposed to.
ward Ap1erIca. Even when soldiers
b stopped his special cRr and entered
II they u~uologized and withdrew OF
4 leanine that the passengers wers
Americans The American influences
il strong. uossihlv stronger than thai