Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-27
SAY CIVIL war
WILL BRING RUSS
TO THEIR SENSES
Americans From Republic Say
KorniIoff is the Real Man to
Bring Order Out of Chaos;
SiaVS Hate English


Let Russia have one year for q
snashino GOOD civil war and then
she will be all right.
General KorniIoff's defeat by
the Kerensky faction was shame
Feeling against the Americans IS
not vet much in evidence in Rus
STA. but the Russian attitude
AGAINST the English is one OF IN
tense anger. This hatred is also
reflected by the English toward
the Russians.
sefore the Kerensky provisional
government was oVerthrown IL was
very evident more trouble was
coming.
korniIoff is now at liberty and
Is In Moscow with two former
provisional government men
matching up" something "hlen
NAV vet save Russia. He is mel
ther radical Socialist nor Roma
noff lover, but believer In prose
cutino the war against Germany
Earbin is an "outiaw town. II
ought to be policed.
In the above sentiments four
American businessmen from various
narts of the United States size up the
situation. past and present. in troubled
Russia. where they have been5ln the
interests of their firms for two OF
three years.
They are L. Worrell, Chicago ROAD
machinery man; R. Matthew'S. sales'
man of machinery for the manufacture
of ammunition; G. G. Young, salesman
for a Boston automobile firm, and j..
M. Renfrew, representative Of the Cen
eral Electric Co. All Of them are IN
Honolulu today bound for home.
With the exception of Matthews,
they left Petrograd two weeks before
the overthrow of the Russian provls'
ional government by the Maximalists
and Bolsheviwi socialietic factions. He
left only a day or two before the out
break and the overthrow of Kerensky.
Frankly they admit, with American
candor and expression, that things
were getting too hot for comfort or
business" in Russia.
Although there was revolution anu
anarchy In the air, 1t was really the
collapse Of Russian credit which drove
them out Of Russia, much as they 'ad-
nit the situation was one not promis-
ing for personal safety. Before 1t was
generally known to the outside world
that Russian credit had become unre-
liable they had advised their. firms to
accept nothing but American dollars
in New York or other international ex-
change cities.
There were plenty Of Russian ru-
bles, but they were all Mex to Us.
We did business IN the last few
months strictly on an American dollar
in New York basis" one Of them ex-
planned. =. 49,. 49,
what is the feeling of the Russian
people towards Americana"
"Oh, they were treating us all right,
even good naturedly standing our talk
ing to them In jargon Russian. But
their attitude always depended on who
had talked to them last. That's i'm
portant about the Russians. The man
who talks to them last will have the
most influence-eren II he was the
first one. they replied collaborately.
Continuing, one of the Americans
added:
The Russian feeling against the
English IS intense. Yes" he admit
ted to a side remark Of a companion.
at IS reflected in the English hatred
OF the Russians"
Asked when internal affairs would
be different in the great northern
country. they again collectively an
swered:
There will be hopes in about a year
after Russia has had an opportunity
for a smashing civil war and some
body gets in control. II was a shame
Kornflon was defeated. He was Rus
sia's best bet few months ago. How
ever. he is at liberty now and Is In
Moscow matching trouble for his enc
mics"
Later it was explained that Me1lin.
koff, first president Of the provisional
government, and Rodzinka, another
prov sional government man in the
earl days. are aiding him.
When told that Japan had an.
nounced she was to send an army to
Hardin and another to vladivostok,
one Of the Americans declared:
We'll, Hardin certainly needs Il.
She Is an outlaw town now"
No one Of the Americans would pre-.
dict how Russians would accept the
sending Of either Japanese or Ameri-
can armies TO her country.
They are a Jealous people, even
though extremely good HUNDRED in
some respects" was the only com
ment.