Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-12-31
RUSSIA MAY HAVE PLACE
 AT CONGRESS
War Could Not Have Been Won Without Russia s Aid. Collapse Unfortun- ate."

Paris, Dec. 30.--"Russia nas been granted respectful 1ea cing by the allies in her request fNr representa- tion at the peace congress and 1 am hopeful that tine sentiment of a ma jority of the Russian nations will be listened to and regarded by rhe congress-, Boris A. Bakhmetelf, the ambassador to the United States said to the Associated Pross today
 ''The ambassadors and other prominent Russians now in Paris" he added, feel that Russia comes to the congress as co partner.
 "Without Russia, the war could not have been won. Unfortunately Russia collapsed before the war erd- ed and as there is no government recognized at presens by the entente, it is naturally impo ,sble for any Russians to sign a peace treaty, un- less recognition should rome before the signing But we fell sure that Russian affairs will not be disposed of by the conference without needing Russian public sentiment.
 Russia exists in spite of her mis- fortunes. The spirit of United Russia lives and is being fcstered at Omsk. Archangel, Ekaterinodar and other centers. Russia will eventually right herself even without allied assist ance, but she can recover more rap- idly with aid from :ler allies, who need a United Russia to oppose Ger man machinations through Bolshevi- Xxi A stable Russia is necessary to offset the spread of Bolshevism and to protect the far east from disord- err"
 Ambassador Bakhmeteff and oth-l CT Russians in Paris are delighted over the reports of the Russian vic- tory over the Bolsheviki at Perm. They had expected this, as Admiral Kolchak, the leader of Omsk had ad- vised them of successful advances toward Perm. The clear enunciation by French statesmen of the entente policy toward Russia also is grati- flying to the Russians who express confidence that the various center5 of Russian Unity are growing stronger. Ambassador Bakhmeteff and his associates bei1eve that money and supplies are all that is necessary to insure the success of the Russian army in Siberia which now numbers 100 900 members with 100000 more recruited and awaiting equipment.
 Tn the Ukraine, the trans-Caucasus and Kuban they believe that allied troops may be necessary in addition to supplies and money as the Rus sian Union forces in those d!strcts are less in number than the Bolshe- wiki, The territory is also limited that they cannot recruit extensively without a nucleus such as the Cze- cho-Slovaks supplied for the Rus- sians in Siberia.
 Tt should be borne in mind" the ambassador said, "that the Russians in the Black sea districts lave been opposing the Germans and that the Germans spend money to incite dis order there. It is not case Of. the ! Russians against the BOlsheviki. In 1 the Ukraine, the nationalist move ment from Its inception has been Austrian and Petlura (the Ukraine ] peasant leader.) who~ dominates the Ukraine from Kiev at present Is sup- | ported by the Central powers. It will be seen that the Russians ceu- , terine on Odessa face a difficult 1 task"
 Russia must eventually have a government dominated. by the farm- CTS, in the opinion of M. Bakhme | teff and his associates, as eighty 1 per cent of the population is agricul- tural. Agrarian troubles in the Uk-
 raine are expected to develop into a
 general revolt to upset the land lord system as preserved by the Germans !, during their occupation. The land
 question in the Ukraine has not been
 settled as in the rest of Russia and l &hs, ,,aa canfs fhera damand land