The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-21
OF
UKRAINE REDS
OPENS THE WAY
PATHWAY INTO RUSSIA
FOR ALLIED TROOPS
Great Britain May Propose
Sending of Large
Land Force.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 2O.-Overthrow
Of the Bolshcviki regime IN the Ukraine
and the capture Of Kicv by Cossack
troops friendly to the all-ltussian gov
ernmcnt, as reported to-day from Co.
pcnhugcn. opens the way, in the opinion
of officials here, for important develop
mcnts in Russia.
While no change IN policy. either poll
tical or military, has been made by inc
United States. il is realized here that
the holding Of the Ukraine by FORCES
friendly to the associated governments
and decidedly hostile TO the BolsheflKl
opens a path directly into the heart OF
Russia either for tho dispatch of troops
or OF supplies for ihc relief OF the de-
moralized civilian population.
Recent reports from London nave
been taken by observers here to indicate
that Great Britain may propose thr
sending OF additional troops into Russia
10 place the country on a stable footing
and eliminate the Bulshcriki. 1t was
said to-day. however. that no definite
word as IT, this has been received here.
Possibilities that the Bolshrviki lead
crs NAV flee Russia after accommodating
large amount Of loot har" been touched
upon in recent dispatches but have been
discouraged here largely hccaus" no
haven for them appears available.
Switzerland has rnrcihly elected their
representatives. Holland has declared
they are not wanted there and even
Germany now is not expected 10 tnlcr-
ate them within its borders.
Despite the resistance They are offer
Ing in the north. ii is believed in some
Quarters here that the strength OF the
Eolsh"viki is waning. With the Cos
sacks holding tho Ukraine; with tho MIL
itary and political forces Of tho umsk
government working west. and with the
American and allied forces pushing
south. some officials consider that the
position uf the diSlurbcrS OF Russian
peace has bocnm" $cri"us However. no
immediate collapse Of IN" Bulshcviki
regime is believed imminent.
COPENHAGEN. Nov. 20 .-Th" Ukkra-
inlnn government has been overturned
and Kicv has hccn captured .hT troops
a '-,-, tst -,hhar. nr"rr'linr i"' 1<irr dis
pa;Chr. To TN" newspapers. tkrainAn
national ASSEMBLY has fled and pro-
yisinn1l :;u%crnmcnt has been establish
cd by .hc Captnrs Of thr city, who ap
parrntly ar" commanded by General
Dcnikinc, leader Of the anti-EolShcriSt
forces.
Crhc Ukraine rccam" q republic dur
ing tho disorder in Odessa after tho
overthrow Of the kercnSky government
in Envrrnhrr 1917. Th"r" was murh
nghtinG there between thr Enlshcviki
and their opponents. resulting in the de-
feat of the Bolshcviki. The Ckrainan
government made Il peace with Germany
NJ Rr"si Itovsk n few days before tho
RuSiasn BulShcviki also agreed In the
German terms. AuStro-GCrmnD troops
then entered tho Ukraine for III" purpose
Of carrying out. economic articles 1T tho
peace treaty. Th" tkrainian govern
mont was overt brown last May and Con-
cral Skoropadski became dictator under
The .itlr Of sctmnD. hut ho has had diff
Guilty in maintaining order th"rr. al
though assisted h% tho .AuSrn-C"rmans.
General D,nikn" was formerly COM
mandrr Of tie Russian armies on the
southwestern front, Previous 10 this he
had hc"n chief OF staff OF tho Russian
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