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Lenine-Trotsky Government. They
will bring the promise Of food.
A counter-revolution in Russia APP
pears to be at hand, If indeed one has
not already begun. This ounter-revo-
luton promises to De of a moderate
democratic sort. which will seek Allied
Intervention in Russia. At any rate,
the Bolsheviki appear TO be approaching
their end. with signs of revolt multiply
ing on every hand. And the Constitu-
tional Democratic party, which has been
silent a long time. has adopted a reso-
luton inviting Allied intervention.
The most impressive indication of
counter-revolutoA already under way is
the report received by the State Depart
ment from Sweden to Ne effect that
Moscow has been placed under martial
law. This news Is printed in the Swedish
press. The revolutionary movement
there nay be related to the reported
outbreak in the Moscow factories against
the Soviet delegates.
But there are other evidences Of a
weakening of the Bolshevist rule End of
counter-revolution than the outbreak in
Moscow and the anti-Bolshevist vote at
elections being now held. The Russian
ambassador here, who is a Cadet, or
Constitutional Democrat. and who has
no sympathy WITH the b~OiSneNlst egitne,
uS de public a resolution of the Cadet
sArty calling upon this Government and
the Allies to intervene in Russia. This
resolution was transmitted to the State
Department for presentation to PresI-
lent Wilson. II was unanimously
adopted by the central committee of the
Constitutional Democratic party.
Only Means of Saving Russia
This resolution was carried from
Russia to Paris by an agent of the
Constitutional Democratic party and
from there cabled to Ambassador Bakh-
metieff. The ambassador made II public
without but 1t is understood
to express the views of Russian djnlo-
mats throughout the world who have ex-
changed opinions upon the subject and
are DESTROYS TO see Allied Intervention
as the only means of saving Russia.
The significance of the r%esolutnon
lies in the fact that at last the Cadets
have taken action. And this action of
theirs, addressing the Allied world. is
itself in the nature of a counter-reyo.
luton. for they have addressed foreign
governments and asked them to move
against their own government.
The following of Miliukoff have been
silent and inactive since Kerensky over
threw the original revolutionary gov
While everything appeared to
be going the way of the Bolsheviki they
accepted the rule of the latter without
protest. at least without any protest
which reached the outside world. APP
parently they were periodically deter
mined not to cause Russia to he torn
unnecessarily by civil strife. Now that
they have finally addressed the outside
world, It is only fair to assume that
they see approaching the end of Boshe-
Iia en-, and a ra going IN try tn rive Rng.
STA stability of government, protection
from German absorption and economic
restoration with the aid of the Allies.
The demand for intervention in Rus
STA is being openly made public in Rus
STA itself. An editorial article from
the Prizov. of Moscow, was made public
here, which expressed this desire in the
following language:
THE Allies must at last take a def
mite and precise decision, If they have
not done so already, TO ~extinguish the
military danger which the conquest of
Russia by Germany would be. The lat
ter Power understand sthat in subject
ing and Remembering Russia she is
waging war upon the Allies.
Russia faces a fatal dilemma: With
whom shall she march to her rebirth?
Russia has no troops of her own she
cannot with her own forces repulse the
Germans who are invading her ter
r~itories. The intervention Of the Allies
alone can give us the real military
strength and Indispensable support for
thursting back the yoke of the Ger
mans and for reconstructing Russia.
Our interests coincide with those of
the Allies, because they can only count
on success If Russia recommences to
fight. The reconstruction of the Russian
military power by national union; wal
against the Germans, in close union with