Evening journal., 1918-02-18
nEns, pOWER WANING.

STOCKHOLM, Feb. is-That the
power of the Bolshevlkl in Russia
slowly is waning is the conclusion OF
an American who reached Stockholm
ON Petrograd. where he had resided
FOR eighteen months. This man left
petrograd February Z.
$50 long as there were masses Of sol
diers In Pelrograd and Moscow said
this man, "the Bolshevikre opponents
Nave felt that any attempt TO establish
an ordered government was impossible.
AS a matter Of fact, many OF these sol
diers are not BolsheViN, but their mere
presence was a deterrent Now they are
! departing gradually for farms and VIII
/ lagos and It will be impossible ever to
recall them.
"rhls is especially true of Moscow
where the opponents Of Nlcholal Lenine
and Leon Trotzky are, beginning 90
pluck up courage. Another factor
against the Bolshevlki Is their CAM
pa.gn against the church. The recent
procession in petrograd headed by
priests was an imposing affair. and the
Bolsheviki did not think 10 prudent TO
attempt. by force, TO prevent IT, Prob
bly a majority Of the educated Rus-
SLAMS favor separation Of church and
state, but do not like the idea of con-
nscaton Of church properties by sucn
people as those composing the preseat
government.
"The Jews are growing uneasy over
/ the symptoms Of a recrudesence Of anti
| Jewish agitation. Anti-semitlsm is
deeply lngraned in large masses OF the
/ Russian Catholics, whose sentiments are
cmbittered further by the fact that the
present government. under which the
people have suffered such humiliation
and hardships, is made up principally
OF Jews. A prominent jew said to me
Hast week When the reaction comes,
they win take &c out on us.
The American continuing, said that
the most grave situation with regard TO
food was in respect to bread which con-
/ iains straw and Is almost uneatable.
He said Il was feared that the peace be-
tween the Ukraine and Central Powers
would make stlll worse the food out
look
TWO weeks were occupied by the
American in crossing Finland. Unable
to proceed northward from Tammerfors
he went TO Bioerneborg. There were
large numbers Of the Red Guard In Tam
merfors. Russians We're less IN evidence
but all the Red artllerists were Rus
SLAMS. From Bioernesborg the American
iourneyed to Kristinestad. a distance OF
sixty miles by sleigh. He saw no sol
diers after leaving Bjoerneborg until he
arrived twenty miles south Of krlstines
tad, where White Guard outposts were
encountered Kristinestad, he sad, wa:
full OF White Guards who were drilling
constantly and seemd well disciplined
and organized.
The White Guard leaders said they
easily could clean up the country 4
they had arms and ammunition, bui
that they had been forced TO wait. Tn.
/ Germans were doing all they could q
assist them They already had sen
three boatloads Of arms and ammuni
tion from l. bau and had promised theu
more. They also had sent back
TO Finland reg ment Of Fin
, n'sh ri1emen who had been lighting OF
. The German side. The officers asse TIC
that an attack on Tammerfors cOulC
OF been undertaken for three or fopi
weeks
The American saw no indications OF
food shortage in northern inland
p peastnls who had flOcked 10 the banne
Of Gen Mannerheim. the White Qua.
. leader. were furnishing him with con
siderable stores Of provisions. he added
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