New-York tribune., 1918-08-07
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sibility of resistance by the Germans
and the pro-German party in Russia.
Il reserve judgment concerning the
present plan of Allied action, pending
a full knowledge Of the details, but
the success or failure of Intervention
depends upon how far inland the Allies
purpose TO penetrate. If they merely
plan TO remain IL Eastern Siberia, then
the expedition is useless.
present economic conditions in Rus
sia are terrible. and the spread Of
epidemics has reached fearful sage
The horror of the conditions in Russia
can only be conlbatttc;d hy law and
order. Esta blishment of recognized
government is the fundamental essen
tial before any help can be given to
Russia's sufferers. Without order in
the country, all efforts to combat rag
ing disease and put the country on
firm economic legs Will be fruitless.
In my opinion this order cannot be
tablished under present conditions
without foreign Intervention.
Steps must be taken TO explain 20
the people that intervention by all TIE
out ulterior aims. strong feeling of
hatred now has been aroused among
the peasants against the Germans, ard
il is beginning to be realized generally
among the people that a desire for ter
ritorial gain underlies the present ex
tensive occupation of the land by the
Teuton military.
at must be made clear to Russians
that Allied intervention aims 10 pro-
l. -, L,% ior u
ing and not the taking away OF the
peasants bread, butter and honey
that his means of subsistence are not
to be tampered with.
Where Danger Lies
Composition to the Allied cause need
not be feared among the PEOPLE pro-
vided Intervention is properly con
Quoted. On the contrary, the danger in
Russia lies in the patriotic section
Of the bourgeolse, whose chief prin-
ciples are founded on property owner
ship, and the reactionaries. These two
factions naturally gravitate toward the
Germans, and VIII assist the Potsdam
masters in their efforts to halt the
measures determined upon by Allied
intervcnttonlsts.
mine was the Social Revolutionary
party, hut I now regard myself as
non-party nationalist. detest the
Bolshevik more than the reaction
aries, because they have done more
harm 10 Russia. but the salvation o.
the country lies with the patriotic
peasants or with the bourgeoisc, who
can see and understand tire rapid en-
croachment of Germany, bound in the
nature Of things 10 be harmful to Rus
sla and Russians.
For me, both Lcnine and Trotzky
and the Russian reactionaries ard
burcaucrats mean Germany Lenine
and Trotzky offered the Russian people
peace, bread and freedom from eco
nomic conditions under which it was al
,nost I'M possible for them to live and
quite impossible TO go on lighting.
Bolshevik Regime Dead
That is why the Bolsheviki carried
the people with them. The people soon
realized that Lenine and Trotzky were
unable TO fulfil their promises, and
peace as arranged with Germany, con
trary to giving them the expected
plenty actually deprived them still
further Of the necessities Of life.
The reaction against Lenine and
Trotzky began to reach an acute stage
about four months ago, since when the
Bolshevik regime may be said to be