Evening star., 1917-12-02

the view of. establishing a new govern
ment In NPetrograd. which shall be rep
Gen. Kaledines. hetman of the Don Co.'S
sacks. is said to completely control the
most of southern Russia, including all
of the Don territory. Little Russia, the
lower Volga provinces and Turkestan,
the great agricultural grain-growing
regions. His armies are rapidly being
augmented by conservative elements
from all sections of Russia, and as q
size which augurs Ill for continued
bolsheviki control. The council of
soldiers. and workmen's delegates has
questioned the acts Of the council Of
mines cabinet. in going ahead with
arm1stice and peace negotiations with
out consulting the soldiers and work.
men. The bolsheviki ranks in Petro-
grad are split. beyond all question, and
1t Is but question of time, and 1t is
believed that time Is short, when Le-
nine will lose his present power or be
fully repudiated. In fact reports have
been received in London that there has
been a new revolution led by the
nti-bolsheviki elements and that Le-
nine has been overthrown, and that
form Of coalition government has been
erected. Whether these advices are
entirely correct remains to be proven.
+ II
sia are showing a disinclination to fol-
low Lenine
Peasants Question further. his
Lenine Land Policy. eauntss sana p0',r,es, mnan
to win the entire peasant body, having
proven entirely unsatisfactory.
According to dispatches from Petro-
grad, Lenine has ordered a reduction
in the armies. A condition of starva-
tion exists among many Of the Russian
fighting units at the front and this
condition undoubtedly has been
brought about by Lenine himself, who
seeks to create the greatest amount
OF dissatisfaction among the Russian
soldiers SO that his peace policies will
win wider. support and he will have a
large backing should the conservatives
OF the nation become more powerful
than at present and threaten his over
throw.
Elections for the constituent assem-
bly, have been held in Russia during
the past week. The bolshevikf are re-
ported to be leading in Petrograd. The
returns from other sections Of the ma
BILE advices indicate that a large con-
servative vote is being cast, and If the
bolshevikf are not beaten. the conser-
vatives will have enough among the
bly, to interfere seriously with the boil
sheviki working majority. 1t is hinted
from Petrograd that II the bolsheviki
do not get a working majority power
will be retained by force of arms II
necessary.
All events In Russia at the present
moment would indicate that there Is
serious storm cloud arising on the boil
shevikPs horizon and that in the i'm
mediate future 1t will grow to i'm
mense proportions and the lightning
and thunders Of the peoples wrath will
be breaking over the heads of the ele-
ments which are at present leading
Russia to chaos and ignominy.
AS have stated repeatedly. no mat
ter what the events in the immediate
future the peoples of the world should
not despair Of Russia. Russia will
emerge and be a stronger and a better
Russia for having passed through this
era of trials and tribulations.
If the Bolsheviki elements of Russia
have any doubt as to the possible at
titude of the
Allies Working entente pow
to Coordinate Plans. their nrinci-
pies and their acts in leading Russia
into the bypaths this is expected to
disappear as the result of the allied
war conferences being held in Paris
and Versailles. Though the entente
powers may delay announcements as to
their formal stand, pending develop
ments in Petrograd and on the east
ern front, it is believed certain a def
mite course of action will be mapped
out to meet any contingency in Russia.
The representatives of fifteen nations
are conferrinR in Paris and Versailles
and as the result of their deliberations
II is Internationally true that the lack
of coordination of International war
plans will cease and that the allies
during the remainder of the war will
progress with fixed purpose, and as a
consequence hasten the end of the
struggle by speedy action
Tn allies are going about their work
of co-ordinatirg aims in a systematic
fashion. No loopholes are being left
open. From the delegations which
have been sent to represent the ma
! tions arrayed against Germany men
have been chosen from each phase of
| the war. They are to specialize in the
! work for which they are chosen.
| whether there shall be a supreme die
| tator of all entente activities-nnal
voice which shall decide what is or is
not to be done. Though the execution
\ of war plans by one man might be
| strenuously opposed in many quarters.
| 1t Is argued in some circles that such a
| step would only heighten the effective
/ ness of entente cooperation IL this
man really measured up to all his re-
one man can bear the burdens imposed