Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-09-28
Papers Secured by U. 6. Show
Treachery of BolShevlk
Chiefs.
BETRAYED RUSSIA FOR GOLD
Documents Given Member OF CommN
tee on Public Information Also
Reveal How Germany Plotted
Against ". S. In 1914.

Neutrality-suspicious. removing any
doubts that Nicolai Lenine and Leon
Trotzky, the bolshevik leaders, are
paid German agents-if indeed any
doubts have remained-are laid before
the world by the United States gov
eminent in an amazing series OF OH
cial documents disclosed through the
committee on public information.
Secured Ia Russia by Edgar q. SIS
son, representing the committee (who
was In that country during last WIN
ter, 1917-1S) these documents not only
show how the German government
through it's Imperial bank paid its gold
TO Lenine. Trotzky. and their imme-
date associates to betray Russia INTO
deserving her allies. but give added
proofs that Germany had perfected her
plans for war of world conquest long
before the assassiuations at Sarajevo,
which conveniently furnished her pre-
text.
Hun Plots Against America.
These documents further show that
before the world war was four months
old, and more than two years before
the United States was drawn into 1t
Tin 1910, Germany already was set
ting afoot her plans to mobilize de-
structive agents and observers to
cause explosions, strikes. and outrages
in this country, and planned the en-
ployment of anarchists and escaped
criminals" for the purpose.
Almost ranking In thei- sensational
nature with the notorious thinner
man note proposing war by Mexico
and Japan upon the United States.
these documents lay bare new strata
of Prussian intrigue, a new view OF
the workings of kultur to disrupt the
allies standing between the world ana
kaiserism. They disclosed also new
story of human treachery for gold.
The intrigue appears to have been
carried down to the last detail OF ar
rangement with typical German sys-
TEN.
Revolution Staged by Berlin.
Not only do the disclosures prove
that Lenine, Trotzky. and their band
are paid German agents. They show
that the bolshevik revolution, which
threw Russia into, such orgy OF muir
der and excuses. as the world seldom
has seen, actually was arranged by
the German general staff.
They show how the paid agents OF
Germany betrayed Russia at the Brest-
Litovsk peace" conference how Ger
man staff officers have been secretly
received by the bolshevlki as military
advisers; how they have acted as spies
upon the embassies Of the nations
with which Russia was allied or at
peace; how they have directed the
bolshevik foreign, domestic and eco
nomlc policy wholly In the interest OF
Germany, and to the shame and deg
radiation of Russia.
Originals of documents, photographs
of originals, and typewriter circulars.
some of them marked Every secret"
or private" and many of them bear
ing the annotations Of the bolshevik
leaders themselves; some of them con-
tanning references to "Comrade TrotZ-
ky" or "Comrads Lenine" comprise the
record.
Some of the originals. 1t Is shown.
although deposited Ia the archives of
the bolsheviki, were required to be
returned later 10 representatives Of
the German general STAFF In Petrograd
that they might be destroyed.