The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-03-18
WILL TROTzKY'S NEW DREAM COME TRUE?
Russian Journalist and Au- thor Presents New View
 of Russian Leader

New York, March 17.-(Specia') What about Trotzky?' I asked the question of one of the few men in America best able to answer it as we sat together in little Russian tea shop off Washington square The man was Moissaye J. Olgin, Russian journal ist of note, who has known Trotzky intimately for 10 years, and who has just edited and translated his book, Our Revolution" for Henry Holt & Company.
 What about Trotzky?" he echoed "Whatever happens in Russia, Trotzky Is a force to be reckoned with. And say that as a political opponent Of the man. as a menshivik, not bolshevik. For Trotzky is dreamer whose dreams come true.
 Say what you wi4l, in these days of Russian breakdown and Russian chaos about his political ideas, about the practical possibility of his dreams for peace with Germany through the bolshevik appeal to the German masses, even raise the question of Ger man money in his pocket-which smile at as absurd-still, Trotzky will remain the man who dreamed and wrote of revolution in Russia in day when nothing strickland who has seen his dream come true with every detail uncannily exact both in 1915 and 1917. Is it then unreasonable to suggest that his present dream may come true-his dreams of Russian ruled by the proletariate?
 Here in America I think you mis- judge Trotzky because you do not know enough about him. His most important writing contained in Our Revolution,' has, of course, only now become avail ble, so you have not read his own statement. You have regarded him as an opportunist, as a person who is out for his own glory and his own gain. There you are wrong! Trotzky has lived for his ideal of the overthrow of the old social order and felt himself the man of destiny to lead his comrades on. I saw him just before his return to Russia last year-and he returned as king might who hears that usuap- ing power has been overthrown in his own country. and that now he may as- sume his rightful place. Not that this feeling was personal-rather he felt himself the embodiment of great class-the Russian proletariat.
 You may feel in your heart that he takes the wrong way--but admit that he is sincere! You cannot read what he has written in Our Revolution with out seeing that there is a man who writes in the pure white heat of deep conviction. You could not see him and believe him a traitor to his ideals"
 "Trotzky is man of about 40," Mir. Olgin said. "Ie is tall, strong, angular; his appearance as well as his speech give the impression of boldness and vigor His voice is high tenor, ring ing with metal. And even in his quiet moments, he resembles a compressed spring.
 '.He is always aggressive. He is full of passion--that white-hot vibrating mental passion that characterizes the intellectual Jew. On the platform as well as in private life he wears an air of peculiar importance, an indefina- ble omething that says very distinctly: Here is man who knows his value and feels himself chosen for superior aims Yet Trotzky is not imposing. He is almost modest. He is detached.
 His life has been the hard life of man who lives for his ideals. At the