Middletown transcript., 1918-08-17

-
ALL close students of Russia, with
"a its revolution, and the chaos Of
opposing interests that followed it. and
its bewildering kaleidoscope changes,
have believed that the Lenlne- Trotz.
sky Bo!shevik usurpation would be Of
short duration.
An ignorant people-of Russia's 17O,-
100000 the greater part are totally un-
taught suddenly deprived of all gov
eminent. and above all, of a paternal
autocracy that through many centuries
of despotic rule had reduced them to
the condition of mere unthinking cat
tie, stalled and fed and driven to their
daily toil-such rude and undeveloped
proletariat-mob under such circu'n-
stances would be so utterly bewildered
as to fall prey to the first cunning
political takirs that appeared.
This brace of impudent hobo adven.
turers, Lenine and Trotzsky. seized the
facie opportunity of Russia's revolu-
ton to ride into power for their own
selfish purposes. And SO, bought with
German gold. they attempted to hand
their country over to furnish spolia-
ton, and as fact in their brief reign
of nine months, did give Russia bitter
dose of socialistic despotism far worse
than that of the Romanoffs-a perfect
saturnalia of rapine. murder and law
lessness.
This fellow Trotzsky, whose real name
is Braunstein, is an anarchistic adven-
turer, modern Jack Cade out for plum
der and willing as Germ .ny's tool to
aid in Russia's dismemberment Per-
haps Lenine is less self-seeking rogue
than Trotzsky. wild socialistic Wis.
ionary, more like Wat Tyler than a
Cade. But this is not certain, for he
too, in the conspiracy eliminating in
the Brest-Litovsk humLug of a
treaty." was party to Russia's en-
slavement by Germany.
The history of nations from the very
earliest days discloses the loathsome
fact Of treason. Thermopylae's heroic
defence was at last broken by the
treachery of some ignoble Greek whose
name has escaped the page of infamy;
America had her Benedict Arnold; and
France has just shot her Bolo- Pasha
traitor; therefore it is nothing strange
that Russia should have her Lenine,
plus that imported German scamp,
Braunstein, masquerading under the as
sumed name Of Trotzsky.
Kerensky. the patriot, might have
saved his country al the ruin, blood and
loss of prestige that followed in the
train Of this dissolute pair Of knaves,
had he been less of a foolish dreamer
and promptly nipped in the bud their
public preachments that advocated the
overthrow Of all law and order.
In their brief misrule these Bolshevik
anarchists did Russia great injury.
They repudiated all her national debts;
killed numbers Of prominent statesme n
and warriors, among others, it is said,
the Grand Duke Nicholas, that fine SOL
der whose mastery retreat saved the
Russian army deprived of arms and
munitions by the pro- German treason of
the Cars bureaucrats; they disbanded
the whole army, and delivered to &C.
many its military equipments ard
stores; and also handed over Russia's
entire navy, inclu1in. number of new
super. dreadnaughts.
But at last one of the many anti o.
shevik revolts agains the Lenine-Trotz-
sky regime, that headed by the Czchc-
Slovaks, has aroused the better ete-
ments in the land, and forced th.s
hireling usurpers to fee from Moscow.
followed by the intriguing German am
bassador, DR.. Helfferich.
This new movement will put one
more nail in Germany's coffi that is
being made up fast now for it will re-
store the stolen provinces Of Courland,
Finland. Esthonia, Livonia, Ukraine,
ETC., as well as saws Siberia, so much
coveted in Germany's dream of univer-
sal empire. Wore, than that it may. in