New-York tribune., 1918-07-22
People Will Be Treated
With Directly When
Troops s'Reach Country
Kerensky Is Watched
nenosed Russian Chief Is Said
To Be Planning Return
to Power
sne,,or Dispatch to The Tribune


WASHINGTON. July 21.-An inter
,s,;onal military expedition into
Siberia. which all reports indicate is
;unending, would not recognize any one
- tbe three self proclaimed Siberian
.,,ornnents. but would treat, as neces
s;tv and occasion required, directly
.;.h the peonle through their local ad-
mnistratons.
The Russian diplomatic body is sup
,ort;nv none of the self-created bodies
claiming jurisdiction over all Siberia.
u Is martial to no faction and is inter
,sted only in the reformation of a
Jot;onal government representing re-
,r;ted Russia. But owing to the local
authority of some of the political or
ran;zations. especially those at Harbin
and at Nladivostok, it will be prac-
.icable for the expedition to treat them
&C the de facto government in those
territories.
The most ambitious and pretentious
Of the Siberian governments is the one
established at Harbin, in Northern
Manchuria, and which q few days ago
moved to Grodekovo, Siberia. 1t is
coalitional body, headed by General
Hoyarth. chief Of the board of di-
rectors of the Chinese Eastern Kali
way, the Manchurian branch of the
Transsiberian Railroad.
Opportunity Arrives
The associates OF General Horvath.
under his leadership, had planned to
obtain control of Siberia, determined
TO take advantage of the first favor
able opportunity. This opportunity
Czecho-Sovaks. The latter. however,
are unwilling to enter into any pollt-
ical arrangements with any party or
action, and official reports received
here Indicate that the conversations
now in progress between General Hor
yath and the Czecho-Slovak chiefs will
not result in an accommodation such
as will throw the support of the
Czecho-Slovaks to the Horvath govern
ment
The government at Vladivostok is
composed of moderate Socialists. 1t
was formed several mon ,hs ago at
Tomsk, proclaimlng itself the provi
sonal Siberian government. 1T exist
ed only few days, however, being dis
persed by the Bolsheviki, and was re-
vived only after the overthrow OF the
Bolsheviki in Siberia by the Czecho-
Slovaks taking the precaution, how
ever TO set itself up the second time
at Vladivostok, which is now controlled
by the CzechoSlovak forces.
There is a third government at Omsk.
in Western Siberia, of which practically
nothing is known except that it was
formed after the Czecho- -Slovaks seized
the city and drove out the Bosheviki.
Russian Spirit Revived
The springing to life of the national
Russian spirit wherever the CZecho
Slovak troops have expelled the Boil
sheviki is phenomenon which has
greatly interested Allied statesmen,
who hope for greater results following
Allied intervention II Siberia on
larger scale
At the same time there is recognized
to be serious danger in the jealousie
and friction which are certain to arise
from conflict of authority among the
self-constituted governments through
out Siberia, and it is regarded as lndls-
pensable that Allied troops, following
the example of the Czecho- -Slovaks, as
As basis for the reformation of the
government, it was pointed out by Rus
slams here, there exist in every part
Of Russia local bodies, which might
administer the elections. In this man
ner, it was asserted, selfish policies and
politicians would be swept away.
Kerensky Not Coming
|. was learned to-day that Alexander
l. kerensky, former head of the Pro-
visional Government of Russia, may
not come to the United States after
visiting Rome. He viii return to Paris
at an early date to confer with other
members Of his former government.
The fact that most important mem
bers of the kerensky administration
are assembling has given rise to spec
ulatlon concerning the possibility that
the Provisional Government itself may
soon be revived and enjoy the recogni-
ton of the Allied governments.
Theoretically, at least, the Pro
Wsiona Government still exists having
created existing diplomatic missions
abroad, and Vice Premier Konovaloff,
VINO was acting Premier, never sur
rendered his governments authority,
out stipulated that it should be ex-
erclSed only by the national assembly,
"nlch the Bolsheviki dispersed.
Where Allies Are Needed
), according to the Russla Allied view of
t tne needs OF Russia, cons iderable Allied
aorces are needed only in Siberia. The
sl1uatlon at Kola, the all-year northern
port port Of Russia, is we'll in hand under
snl sne control of the international naval
ara sn' land forces, this control even pene-
ttaVlhg INTO the interior. While the
strength of the Allies at Archangel is
aoe SO formidable as at Kola, the men
See SSoe OF German occupation has never
ce ceen as great as at Kola, and 10 con-
eern II, is felt there.
r.d Inc threat to the Kola-Petrograd
c"aa.d c"airoad and to the whole Murman
1CSass' Ca' which became acute when the
has hs"iahs ans sent soldiers into Finland,
cbsrs Ss Almost disappeared, owing to
lInaage Iana Of policy on the part of Fin
t;la ,ano, which, instead of becoming hos
is S noU 20 me a. Allies. as Germany planned,
inn now deslrous of bringing the fight
"e to an end, the Bolshevik Red