The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-09
SEPARATE PEACE
uNLIKElY-LEvINE
University Professor Tells
of Political Affairs
in Russia.
OUTBREAK is LOCAL
BOlsheviki Have No Power
Outside of Capital
Workers.

II do not think that the coming into
mower of the Maximalists in Petrngrad
has quite the significance that we. here
in America are prone TO attach TO IT.
This party Will remain in control pos
sibM for a few months, hut it IS in
.vItable that sooner or later il will
lose out. In regard to separate peace,
it is my opinion that the people OF
Russia will not permit ii. If the usnr-
patton of the government by thus fdol-
cal Socialist faction has any direct
bearing upon the destiny OF kHsSRi II
will be to hasten the elections to the
constituent assembly and draw for
time a sharp distinction between itei-
rograd and Russia.
Professor Lnuis Levine OF the depart
ment of economics at the State tpl-
yersitv and an authority on Russia
made this statement for The Mis-
soulan Yesterday when questioned
concerning the Importance of the up
rising in Petrosrad.
eolsheviki Not New Group.
IbT. l.tNflit 't'l tiit'A ''i' -
called RolshevilI We're not a new group
in Russia. but that they came into eN-
istence about Is years ago as result
of a split in the Social Democratic
party of Russia.
Nicholas Lenine has been their
leader for the past 10 years, during
which he has been advocating the same
policies" he Sa id. I'm brief, Lenine de-
mands that the workers Of Russia cap
,ure the government and take the en-
tire responsibility for the political and
economic reorganization Of the coun-
try. Lenine is opposed to cooperation
with the political parties of the en-
ploylng and land-holding classes. This
is the cause of his opposition to kA-
ensky who has constantly favored CO.
operation with non Socialistic parties
and has organized coalition govern
ments for that purpose. The Ienin-
ties believe that the workers and peas
ants Of Russia should Immediately,
without waiting for the constituent
assembly, seize the land and introduce
all economic reforms possible. In
word, the Leninites are arch revolu
tonists, the most extreme wing of the
general socialist and revolutionary
movement of Russia.
Separate Peace Unlikely.
1T is hard TO say what policy the
Leninites or Bolshsyiki advocate in
international matters. The informa-
ton which has been sent here by
American correspondents from Russia
has been very meager and unintelli-
g!ble on this point. 1t would seem,
however. that the Bolsheviki would be
in favor of separate peace with Ger
many If II might be a peace with the
German workers for the purpose of eff
fecting political and social resn1a-
ton in Germany. Should the German
workers and Socialists refuse to carry
out such a program it is certain that
the Bolsheviki would use whatever
added power they had to further an
early conclusion of q general peace
Position Is Difficult.
The position of the MaXinalfsts can
not but he difficult one. From all
information At hand it is clear that
they have a decisive influence only
in Petrograd among the industrial
workers. Their influence seems to lie
explained by the distress which pre-
FaliS IN tetrograd as result Of lack
o! food and fuel The city has not
been properly provIslOned since tile
beginning of tn. war. BESIDES, the
horrors of war hayc been brought
home to the city by the thousands of
wounded who have passed through or
remained i'll the city Tie workers
seem 10 be tired Of the war and en-
uttered hE - ,4,,,-y,.,,