Arizona republican., 1917-10-09
FIRST iNSTALLMENT

Russian generals, sympa thiZing with Germany for many reasons and know ing the spirit and will of their masters, betrayed Russia to Germany. The ole regime betrayed the people of Russia and thus also betrayed Russia's allies.
 Hundreds of thousands of lives. the flower of Russia, were sacrificed on the battlefields victims of this conspiracy.
 The revolution came in a large meas ure as a protest against this stupen- dous betrayal.
 Germany's system of espionage ir Russia was built long before the out break of the war During the war the German government worked unhin dered within the Russian Empire ano Alot a single Russian military secre' remained a secret to the German mil itary staff.
 Mir. Spann brother of a member of the Kaiser's cabinet was director O: the Putiloff works, the largest muni- tios factory in Russia. There were mysterious explosions in the Putilof: works in the course of the war, there were repeated labor disorders among the tens of thousands of laborers in the Putiloff works. and large supplies O munitions were stored at the weakest points at the front. which fell into thc hands of the Germans.
 During the old regime, Spann was charged with treason. AS he was direc- tor of the Putiloff works and q brotheI of German cabinet member. he haC powerful friends in Russia. So his pun ishment was mild. He was eXiled to Si beria for about q year. Public opinior was amazed and aroesed. but in those days it could only be amazed anc aroused in silence. lt was dangerous tC tell the truth.
 in Siberia the famous historian O the Russian revolution. Vladimir Bourrseff. met him. He too was an eX- ile then. His crime was that he loved Russia. He was Danished to Siberia soon after he came to Russia to hell during the war, believing that all Rus sians, even those who had always fought Russian autocracy merciessll must come to the aid of the Russian people against the arrogance and Vio lence of the military autoclacy of Ger many. which is striving to enslave tht world.
 Vladimir Bourtseff met the brothe. of the German cabinet minister in Si beria and acquainted himself with hi: views and activities. According tC Bourtseff, who has unmasked many agents provocateuIs this same Spann brother of q member of the German cabinet is now back in Petrograd free directing German espionage in Russia.
 At the famous Moscow conference Premier Kerensky, General korniloff General Alexieff and members of the Russian cabinet reviewed the condi- tion of Russia with extraordinary frankness. They discussed the status of the army and military operations without restraint The reason why they were not afraid to divuige these secrets of the conference was that they were aware that Germany knew all this bet ter than Russia knew, and they wanted Russia to know
 The German government, through its agents, toos immediate advantage O. the absolute freedom of the press anC freedom of speech that came with tn, revolution, and employed for their owi purposes the consequences of the blum. ders made by the people. who mistoOl license for liberty.
 Among the immigrants and Russian exiles who rushed to new Russia iron different countries, from Switzerland England, France, the United States italy and the Scandinavian countries agitators and agents provacateurs, un der the guise of revolutionists, interna tionalists and so-called pacifists. wht wanted to induce the free Russian peo pie to do for Germany what the old re- zine was on the eve of doing-the. wanted Russia to make separat peace with Germany. They demoralize, the Russian army and injected poisoi into the organism of Russia, iron which she is recovering with difficulty Russia is bleeding in the grip of Ger man espionage and pro-German agita tors, who advocate peace with Ger many at any price, knowing that th price is Russia's new liberty.
 1. The provisional government of tn i Russian Republic, headed by Kerensky ! fContinned on Page Two)