The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26

TO ALLY RUSSIA
WITH GERMANY
Japan Views Intrigues Of
BOlshevik Leaders
With Alarm.
CRISIS IS APPROACHING
New Movement Will Decide
Duration Of Present PctrO-
grad Regime.
CRISIS IS APPROACHING
Special Gable Despatch 10 THG SrS

Special Gable Despofch TO THE SrN.
LONDON, Nov. 25.---A crisis Is believed
to he rapidly approa ching in Russia
which. il Is almost certain. will de-
termine whether the military organiza-
tion is sufficiently vigorous and indc-
pendent TO initiate efforts capable Of
overihrowing the Boisheviki and estab-
fishing order.
It seems to be fairly we'll established
now that the purpose OF I>enine and his
following primarily is to reverse the
former Affiliations OF Russia and ulti-
mately to ally the country with the
Central Empires. II the Bolshevik ele-
ment Is able to retain power long
enough.
The possibility OF wholesale German
efforts to subduc and dominate Euro
pean Russia is giving concern already
to Japan. whence statements have come
indicating that Toxic views the Rus
sian situation as rapidly entering a
phase constituting direct menace to
japanese interests.
Simultaneously with the proclama-
tion of the Lenine Government of its
intention to release the conscripts Of
tho 1899 class. conference was held
al general army headquarters. at
which IL was resolved, It = reported,
to create a new Government comprising
all Socialist parties. including the Boil
shevtk. with Tchernoff as Premier
While Petrograd advicAs thus far
received do not Indicate an immediate
connection between these two incidents.
IL Is strongly suspected here that such
connection exists, the army leadership
being determined to forestall the efforts
of Lenine and other German agents to
disintegrate completely the national
military establishment.
On Verge Of Belng an Enemy.
Publication here Of American des-
patches that Washington Is disposed to
consider that the latest Leninite efforts
for democratic peace" almost places
Russia In the list Of enemies. following
the statement by Lord Robert Cecil
sp~aking for Great Britain. that Rus
sian efforts for a, separate peace may
, be regarded az . -brssch Of faith, has
caused intense interest here
II is considered 'kHAf Affairs are fast
drifting in that direction. The legations
or the Allied Powers in PctroErad have
refused to recognize the Lenine faction
or to have any business with it, Trotz-
ky's speech arraigninR the different Al
lied Governments, and especially at
lacking England and America. is re-
garded as unmaS(,ing the real relations
OF the Bolsheviki regime with Germany.
1t is believed here that the vigorous
warning Of the United states that Rus
sia cannot make peace with Germany
without becoming practically an enemy
OF the Entente Powers will have a salu-
tary influence in Russia. where the
masses Of the people entertain n ira
ditional Friendship and admiration for
the United States. whose institutions
have been models for study by Russian
radicals for many years.
Germany's. reluctance to enter into
peace negotiations with the Leninc fac.
ton and her requirement that the Rus
sian troops must first be withdrawn
sixty-two miles have caused some sur
prise here. The explanation. which ia
intimated in the German newspapers, is
twofold.
why berlin IL HesItnting.
First. the German authorities are not
decided whether II is more desirable TO
encourage negotiations for separate
peace that may tend to unity and con-
! solidate Russia or to await the disin-
| tegration Of the country into groups or
separate independent states and then
make peace with each Of these
The latter plan seems TO have been
better liked in Germany until the Austria n
Government insisted that II would set
I a dangerous example before the hetero-
geneous population OF that ramshac ckls
/ empire. which would be tempted to de-
mand similar independence.
! Furthermore. Germany fears TO deal
with the Lenine government lest this
action should arouse bitter hostility In
Russia and give impetus to efforts TO
( overthrow the Bolshevlki and establish
a strong government before the armies
are d!stintegrated. So the German ef-
forts are devoted for the present to
demoralizing Russia thoroughly. hoping
that whatever happens evep week OF