New-York tribune., 1918-01-03
Lenine and Trotzky
Will S1ue the Allies.
Says Andre Tridor,

Andre Tridon, writer and lecturer.
who believes America should accept the
Bosheviki at their own estimate of
themselves. told The Tribune yesterday
that great hour in the fate of the
Allies was about to strike He inter
preted the reports Of the ending of tn c
Kusso-German peace negotiations as a
verliicatlon of his own prophecy that
Russia would return to the war and
fight until the Teuton autocracy is
beaten
"Lenine and Trotzky," Mr.. Tridon
asserted, iii interpreting the late dis
patches from abroad, "will be the
savior Of the Allies. They are the
only ones who can fire the Russian
people with enthusiasm for the war.
behcEe that the peace negotiations
at Brest-Litovsk will result in weaken
ing the German morale and building
up the Russian morale. The Germans
have already shown their hand, and the
Russian people, | feel sure, will re-
spond with the most vigorous war
measures which they are able to
muster.
After the revolution the free people
OF Russia inquired, why should we
hight the RomanoH WARP Trotzkv's re-
ply. in effect, was: We'll stop the Ro
manoff war. We will have peace par
ley and tell Germany what the Russian
people desire. If Germany accents
these terms, which will bring about a
general peace, we will turn the armis
tlce INTO permanent cessation of hos
'i'l'les' Otherwlse, we will start a new
war against the German autocrats.'
"Ihe Romanotf war;" Mr.. Tridon
added, us over. 1t now seems that thc
new war of the Republic of Russia is
about to begin. The Russian people
now IN position to see that they can
not make peace with the madman OF
the Hohenzollerns, will fight. and fight
hard. think kaledine. KorniloT and
the groups which have been warning
against the Bolsheviki will Join hands
with the Lenlne government, and be-
lleVe the Cossacks will form a strong
nucleus of Russia's new fighting hosts.
Germany. no doubt. will soon have to
restore the troops she has withdrawn
from the Eastern front. With Russia
back in the war, Germany is unuues
tionably beaten.
Germany's refusal to conclude
peace on the terms of Trotzky is the
equivalent of a declaration of war ON
the Russian republic by the Hoben.
Zollern government. The Russian de-
mocracy will rise up powerfully now
'Aat 1t percelves that it is not fighting
an obsolete struggle for imperialistic
aims. but is defending republic
against autocracy and stcmming in
vasion.
The armisticc will strengthen the
hand OF the Socialists of Germany. II
ought to show them that the alIeca-
ton of the Hohenzollerns that they
are still fighting a defensive war is
bunk. In 1914 the German Socialists
clung to the German government be.
cause they. actually feared a Russian
invasion. Now that contingency is re.
moved.
Though they break with the Ger
man government, the. Bolsheviki will
remain friendly with the German pco
pie. The Bolshevik view on this uues
tion comedies with that of 7residcnr
Wilson, and | see no reason why the
American government should not i'm
mediately recognize the Russian gov
ernment and start once more to sent
supplles. In the event of a resump
ton OF war. | expect a coalition min
istry in Russia.
1--WE are fools to ALLEVIATE the Rus
sian people by sneering at their ac
credited representatives. If we try t,
understand them we sill find tha
many of their ideas are right. 1t j.
stupid to call Lenne and Trotzky pro
German"