Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-12-24
Establishment OF
Monarchy Is Still
Goal Of RoyaLists
Republicans Are Convinced That Formal Establishment
Of Republic And Election OF President viii Effect
lively End Aspirations Of MOnarchists -Saxony Ad-
v0cates Confederation OF German States.

London, Dec. 24.--Capping grow
ing wave of suspicion, evidenced in the
liberal British press during the past
month, the New Statesman today
makes the sensational announcement
that bolshcviki, supported now by many
former opponents, are effectins real
restoration of Russian order.
The New Statesman, far from an or
gan Of the extreme radicals, is regarded
as being sober element with large
circultion among liberal intellectuals.
The article has undoubtedly heighten-
cd the spreading impression that the
full truth has not yet come out of Rus
sia.
Agitation is increasing in favor of
compelling the government to state ex.
plicitly its attitude toward Russia. It
il now regarded as practically certain
this agitation will result in President
Wilson being urged to declare his stand
on the Russian situation during his visit
here.
Food Distribution Better.
''Order is more thoroughly re-cstab-
lished in Russia now than at any time
since the fall Of Czardom," said the
New Statesman. "Food distribution
is better organized than at any time
during the whole war. Factories are
rapidly starting up again as fast ~ raw
materials can be obtained. Management
Of the fctories by committees filed for
of the .factories by committees failed
for obvious reasons. Management by
the soviets with consultative commit
tees of employees has been substituted
with growing success. I.
"The ,bolsheviki, though hampered
bv undesirable tools, are cleaning the
country Of bribery and corruption. Ter
ror has ceased. II has been greatly
exaggerated. If Nickolai Lenine had not
been in bed as the result Of wound
there would have been no terror IN
Moscow. There has been no eIecu.
tons in Moscow for two months. Dur
ing the terror there were 400 execu-
tions, of which go per cent were corrupt
soviet officials. Inefficiency is being
remedied by rapid recruiting from the
educated classes.
Is Disciplined Force.
s'The red army has become rea
disciplined force with new spirit OF
revolutionary nationalist enthusiasm
Its numbers are uncertain, but there
are at least six hundred thousand men
in Its ranks. II has rifles, machine
guns and ammunition in plenty, but lit
tie artillery. No Russian army has q
chance against it. 1t has experienced
nothing but success since September.
"Great masses Of professional men
and petty bourgeoisie have gone over
to the bolsheviki during the past few
months. In the large towns the work
men almost unanimously support the
bolsheviki. The peasants were hostile
for long time, but the formation Of
'poyerty committees' and the admins
tration of the affairs of every village
in the interests Of the peasants has re-
suited in a great majority now keenly
supporting Lenine.
Finds Few Friends sow.
"The invading British army, which
six months ago would have found many
friends, now finds only very few.
These are mostly property owners.
"Where the white guards (anti-bol-
sheviki) temporarily Occupied districts,
thev have carried out 'terrors' on a
scale the red guards never dreamed of.
"Any government established by US
will need the support of foreign bayo-
nets, as the Russian proletariat are
imbued with bolshevism.
"The bolsheyiki would be certain to
get majority in constituent assent
bly,, but they prefer soviet govern
ment. This is frankly class rule in
which property owners have no voice
until they become proletariats, but as
a majority rule, it is broader than ours
was before the last reform act /"
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