The Washington herald., 1918-12-26
ALLIES OPPOSE
SENDING ARMY
INTO RUSSLAND
Prefer Weakening Bolshe-
wiki By Supporting indie
pendentStates.
DISCUSSION In PARIS
Claimed British Elections
Factor in Determining
the new Policy.

Paris. Dec. 25.-After several days
of furious discussion OF the subject
in the press. it appears settled that
there will be no military intsryen-
tion in Russia this winter-if ever.
Instead the allies will sustain the
moderate elements in Russia. hoping
thus gradually to cireumvent the
BolshevikL The peace conference
will consult with a COMMITTEES Of
former Provisional Russian minis
ters, with the exception. however.
OF Prof Paul Miliukof1. e1-Premier.
whose sudden departure from Paris
( after a stay OF only a few days.
gives. rise to much comment and
speculation.
Deliberations are now held daily
at the Russian Embassy between
Russians who were ambassadors or
ministers under the Kerensky sBd
preceding regimes. NJ Bakmetier.
the provisional governments am
bassador at Washington, and Prince.
Lvoff. who was the first premier of
the Russian Republic, are among
]
other leading Russian bourgeois op-
posed 70 the Bolsheviki are reported
en- route 10 Paris.
support Opposition states
The allies propose, il Is announced.
/ TO sustain the various regional gov
/ ernments set up in opposition TO the
Bolshevild. such as the governments
at Archangel, Omsk and other dis
| svH1 . - Tanr - ~r-
/ ganize the states Immediately ad-
| joining Russia which are opposed to
/ Bolshevism, such as Finland, the
| Ukraine, and perhaps Lithuanis.
In other words. instead OF attacking
Bolshevism direct the Hlies-Inean 70
| besieEe il slowly but unrelentinEiy.
/ trusting in the cooperation OF the
Russian middle classes.
Eject of British Eyectsess-
4 What are the motives behind this
ffnrortant decision. The whole pres
rs bosfiy sPecuiatinE on this osssts
A headline in The newspsperr I'fnfor~
nation. SAYS
Allies believed to renounce rniii-
tary expedition against Bolshevih.
| Might this be another result OF the
English elections
| This significant query indicates that
the British labor vote has been SUM
ciently large 10 make the Lloyd
George coalition government hesitate
| in carrying out previously fore
| shadowed extremely belligerent plans
toward the Russian Reds.
Intervention Not Favored.
lie Matin remarks that the an
nounced resignation Of Niscount
Milner. who favored allied interven-
tion in Russia. as British minister
Of war, was caused by contrary opin-
ion in the British cabinet This pa
per hints at another reason for the
abs ndonment Of Intervention when
IL says:
The allies do not wish to impose
upon the soldiers. tired Of long
years OF warfare. a difficult expedi-
tion. the utility OF which is douhte6
by a portion Of public opinion"
This last phrase is explained in an
editorial in the royalist paper, Le
iGsulois. which says:
In addition TO the material diti-
culties OF the winter season, such
an expedition would encounter vio-
lent hostility from the Socialist dep-
uties"
Socialists Want DemobIIisstion-
The Socialist members Of ths
chamber have fully stated their OBJ
lection for weeks. and have even
gone so far as to predict French
soldiers would refuse TO fight the
Russians. The Socialists, instead.
have been demanding immediate de-.
mobilization.
Those who believe even a large
army could overcome a people of
writing in L'Humanite. ARE victims
Of the maddest illusion. Instead of
limiting, as is hoped. the contsgion
Of international disorder. they would
spread IL everywhere. They would
fan the fires which they hoped to-
extinguish."
Bolsheyiks Dangerous Friends -
The burden OF Cachin's argument is
that the allies might with profit TO
themselves study the effects that frat
ernization with the Russians had on
the Germans.
Though renouncing the plan Of an
immediate military Intervention in
Russia, the allies will not compromise
with the Bolsheviki IL Is pointed out
that the allies have numerous means
OF combating anarchy in Central Rus
sia without being compelled 10 under
take a military campaign. and mona
OF these means will be neglected. The
presesce Of French and British naval
squadrons in the Baltic is interesting
in this connection
Gen. Hsiler, OF the Polish army, has
suggested seizure OF control OF the
Russian railroad terminals as another
effective means OF smoking out the
Bolshevild.
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