The Washington herald., 1918-12-06
BOLSHEVISM NEAR
FINAL COLLAPSE,
NOBLEMAN SAYS
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NOANll-Nl E&D II HACh ASb O.NDH
found the means of being acknowI-
edged by the allies. The Russians
wonder why their larger nation
could not receive the same treat
ment.
The second important question
now to be decided is the way Russia
could be helped or assisted from
the outside world. That Bolshevism
is now tottering and gradually los
ing the last ground is clearly shown
by the constant shrinking of the
territory they control. as well as
the number of people supporting
them. The movement in Siberia
most successfully cleared the Boil
sheviki out. The same can be said
of the South and the Southeast, the
Caucasus, all the Cossack territor-
les, etc, not to mention the North
with Archangel as headquarters.
reach. So much for the territories.
Opposed by Pessantry.
As to the population, the peasantry
according to the advice of the last few
months is dead against the Bolshevik
government. This is easily explained
small landowners who would never
consent to any communistic system of
theories. They even do not want to
give away their food supplies to the
cities because of the Bolshevik rule
in the latter Many workmen are
also against Bolshevism because they
realize that the Bolsheviki are ruin
ing industry and. consequently. de-
priving the workmen of their future
earnings. The industry has no en-
gineers, no technical men. no raw
material to feed the factories and no
machinery. The old machines grad
ualIy break. down and cannot be
mended. Consequently. the better edu-
Gated workmen realize that the day
might come when they will be cast
into the street.
The bourgeois and educated classes,
it goes without saying, are all against
the Bolshevik government. Naturally
the question arises-under such cir
cumstanCes what gives the Bolsheviki
power and strength still to continue
to govern and control the whole mass
of the people of Central Russia? They
have a small so-called Red Army"
keeping up their, rule by pure and
simple terror. Some of the former
sailors, German instructors and fanat-
les, are their leaders. A considerable
part of their force Is still supplied by
hired foreigners, the Let's and Chi
nese. who. for high pay. execute their
brutal orders.
Need Outside Help.
Under such a rule of terror there
Is no organization possible that would
form and stand against the Bolshe-
wiki. However, that national move
ment is possible with just a little
outside help can be proved by the sue
cesses Of the already existing govern
ments of Siberia, the South and the
Caucasus. Consequently, we might
surely say that the process of social
crystallization is we'll started, and will
further develop in the future.
The assistance the Russians seek
from the outside can be given either
as a military police support of the
loyal national government or else as
economic assistance.
Economic assistance can be given
in many ways and all of them will
be certainly welcome by the poor
people. undergoing such awful suffer-
ings. The Russians need wearing
apparel. boots and shoes, agricultural
machinery, all sorts Of metals, begin
ming with nails and horseshoes and
ending with all sorts of Industrial
machinery. Some parts of Russia
need most urgently food, as the Boil
shevist regime has so thoroughly dis
organized transportation.
At the present moment we have a
new door 9fen into Russia, in the
Black Sea- The allies can be sure
that any assistance or help landed on
the coast of the Black Sea will be
welcomed by the friendly population,
which will be glad to replace the
German domination by the allies aid.
German Influence to Stay.
One must not forget that neither
the arrnistice nor peace will be able
by itself to stop the German economic
penetration of Russia. The allies hav-
ing crushed Germany's military force
can oblige Germany to withdraw
from Russia her armies, her official
representatives, agents, and instruc-
tors, but they can not force out of
Russia German merchants in plain
clothes. who will remain there and
will continue to develop their eco
nomic relations with Russia