Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-07-16
0RVATH'S RULE
BEST IN SIBERIA
London Daily Nails Corre-
spondent Says People Will
{ s Accept 1t
TRULY REPRESENTATIVE
Allied Aid Is Imperative, How.
ever, to Establish Govern.
ment Firmly
Special Gable TO Evening Public Ledger

ropxricht, 1918. By Nc'e York Times Co.
London, July 16.
The Daily Mails fiarbin correspond
snts describing General Horvath's gov
eminent, says it is thoroughly rep
resentative Siberian Government. In
cluded in 1t are the most prominent
fgures in the commercial, industrial and
agricultural life, of the Siberian CONT
nert 1t promises to be acceptable to
nine-tenths Of the Siberian population,
the correspondent says. He adds:
General Horvath, who is temporarily
premier, made his reputation in the
Russo-Japanese war as organizer of
troop transport across the Siberian
Railway. He was left-hand man of Alex
ieff when the latter was Niceroy Of the
Far East. At present he is head of the
Chinese Eastern Railway and generally
recognized the most representative Rus
sian in Manchuria.
tyostrotin was member for Kenise in
the third and fourth Dumas. He is IA
NOUS for his association with some of
Nansen's expeditions.
'Tasking. who also was in the third
and fourth Dumas, IS a cadet, with
great influence among the Trans-Balkan
Cossacks. He was member of the
short-lived Semenoff Government when
he had the humorous experience of see
ing his only other colleague except Sc
memoir arrested for starting committees
among the Cossacks.
.Istrugoff. formerly vice minister of
communications in the Kerensky Gov
eminent accomplished from the railway
- xx>se oh o,,,a ~ nj Ct
cpe of the best-knowr Russian finan-
ciers In the old regime he was direC-
tor of the Russo-Asiatic Bank, and gen.
orally reputed to influence the finances
Of the Chinese Eastern Railway, on
whose board he sits.
Two Socialists in Government
sGeperal Flug was formerly military
governor of Eladivostok, one OF the
defenders of Port Arthur, and latterly
associated with Kornilof and Alexieff
in their various counter-revolutionary
movements,
"Okorokoff and Kurski are the only
Socialists In the Government. They rep
resent two extensive cooperative move
nients in western Siberia
professionally a member of the new
government. Admiral Coltchak. who for
merly Commanded the Black Sea fleet,
IL now commandant of the Harbin Rus
elAn forces The new Government has
this In its favor: That 1t represents
III political elements, cadets, Liberals
and Socialists. Only such coalition
government could hope to succeed.
IA purely socialistic Government is
nbw at Nikolsk, negotiating with the
C&echo-Slovaks by proclaiming itself.
aome opposition is expected. but II is
not of a character to carry much
weight"
Horvath Will Make Good
In a later message, dated July ., the
correspondent says:
"The absolute necessity that exists
for Allied Intervention in Siberia is
clearly demonstrated ny the opera bouffe
Of two rival Governments. each claim
ing to represent the unfortunate Siheri-
ans. The newer of these two Govern
nents is Horvath's, which is now at
Nikolsk 1t includes men of action and
solid representatives of Siberian inter
ests and, therefore, in my opinion, is
much more likely to make good in ST.
IBERIA and to receive Allied approval tina n
the older Government, which has trans
ferred its parliament from a railway
ar in Harbin to Vladvostok.
Fortune, which has an amusing way
or shaping events, contrived that
the latter Government of autonomous
S1Derlar should ne OH tne scene "hei
the Czechs captured Nladivostok and.
taking advantage of this piece of good
Inck. they succeeded in getting certain
people to recognize them. The result
ID that, while the Horvath Government is
making ready to proclaim itself, the rival
organization already asserts that 1t has
been accepted by the people who mat
ter This kind of thing is likely to go
on TO dooms day unless the Allies
step in and choose between several as
nemblies who claim to be truly repre-
aentatiyes of the hapless population.
whichever government finally gains the
upper hand leaves the important issue
unaffected. This issue is, that no gov
arilment in Siberia can hope to remain
nolidly in being unless temporarily at
least 1t is based on effective Allied
support, giving it the necessary power
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