New-York tribune., 1918-06-24
Allied Aid Would Make
Country Factor i'm War,
He Declares
New Party to Rule,
Is Belief of Writer
Former Admirer of Bolshe.
Wiki Returns Vigorously
Opposed to Them

Russia is to-day looking to Allied
intervention as her only salvation.
speak for nine-tenths of the people
when | say that-for every one except
the Bolsheviki and the other thieving
tribes in control.
RUSSIA now stands broken down,
dismembered, bleeding and starving
The Bolshevik government is collaps-
ing---its leaders are at the end of their
rope. Russia is waiting for some one
stronger than herself to come ind lift
her up. If the Allies intervene in
time Russia may yet be factor in the
war"
Herman Bernstein, editor and writer,
get the truth about the Bolsheviki, in
these words summed up his findings
when he reached New York yesterday.
Mr.. Bernstein's low estimate Of the
Lenine-Trotzky regime of misrule is
all the more remarkable, as he went
abroad with strong leaning toward
the Bolshevik. He declared that he
wanted to get the truth, and he got
enough Of it to make him the most
rabM anti.Bolshevik extant.
The editor declared that II the
Allies did not step in the Bolsheviki
would be overthrown anyway by new
party which is being formed.
"This party, Of considerable sire myth,
represents the educated class and the
non-extremist branch of the working
Glass;" said Mr.. Bernstein. "There may
be even worse anarchy for time than
at present.; then there will be sanity,
brought in by this new party.
realine re that ass' the pso Bolshevki ares are exer,
cising a dictatorship over the working
classes, not over the bourgeoisie. The
Bolsheviki are composed of working
people and sailors who are either too
ignorant or too we'll paid to object to
the way the Germans are getting the
country into their power.
Gas for the majority of the people,
they would welcome intervention glad
ly. They expect it and hope for it. 1t
would unite them and make them an i'm
portant factor in the war. To-day the
Bolsheviki are practically working with
the Germans, who can take Petrograd
any time they want"
Mr.. Bernstein gave numerous in
stances of the reign of lawlessness
which is Bolshevik Russia. He said
that the Red Guard looted and robbed,
breaking even into hotel rooms. In
the streets of Moscow and Petrograd
no person was safe, he said. Arrest
was as good as death, as prisoners
were in most cases shot on the way to
the courts of justice. Theatrical per-
formances for the evening started at s
and ended at 8, 80 people could seek
the safety of their homes before night
fell.
The fact that Prince Lvoff, former
Premier, has been in prison for several
months past was also revealed casually
by Mr.. Bernstein. to illustrate the
working of the Trotsky brand Of jus
tice.
A man by the name Of Lvoff, no re-
imprisoned in Petroerad. Immediately
the Premier, who had retired to the Sc
clusion Of his country estate, thou
sands of miles away, was taken by the
local authorities and thrown into jail.
The only reason for his Incarceration
was the coincidence Of names.
When the Central Soviet was ap.
prised of Prince Lvoff's arrest. Mr.
Bernstein said. orders were given for
his release. The local authorities, in
true anarchistic manner. answered
We'll have to inve estigate first" When
Mr. Bernstein left Russia he said they
Premier was still in cell.
Baron Sergius A. Korff, former AS.
sistant Governor General of Finland
who also arrived in New York yes.
terday, said that the only chance for
Russia lay in the downfall of the Boil.
shcvik government, to be succeeded by
one responsible to the people, prefer
ably a constitutional, democratic gov
ernment, modelled on a federation like
the United States.
Baron Korff, whose wife. the daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral Van Rypen, U. S
N. (retiredl, preceded him by several
months to this country, was driven out
of Finland when the Bolsheviki gained
power in Russia. He spent the winter
in Stockholm arranging his affairs
1.-THE Bolsheviki are coming to the
end of their tether,' said Baron Korff
, before leaving for Washington. LIE
nine and Trotsky have done all they
could to ruin the country. Russia is
power of Germany.
IL will not say that Germany en-.
gineered the Bolshevik revolution, but
she took chance and saw she could
ruin Russias military power by helping
the Bolshevik decay. Now, there is
only one chance for Russia-get rid of
the Bolsheviki. II that was done Russia
could yet play part in the war. AS
for Germany's organizing the Russian
army to fight against the Allies, that
will never happen"
John Tyer. another American who
escaped from Finland, with his wife
duplicated the experience of Mr.. Bern
stein in passing from Russia to the
Scandinavian countries. Both men were
held up by Red and White guards, and
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