Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-06-11
DAYS Of BDLSHEV|KI
NUMBERED; COUNTER
REVOLUTION CERTAIN
unless Other Democratic Par
ties Beat Them to It, Mon
arChiaI Interests Will Over
throw Trotzky and Lenine

! STOCKHOLM, June 1O.-The counter
revolutionary movement in Russia is
growing. The Bolsheviki are living their
last days.
Unless the present regime is over
thrown by the combined efforts of other
revolutionary democratic parties there
will be a counter revolution of the
monarchial parties in Moscow and Pet
rograd, similar to that which triumphed
in Ukraine.
SkOropadsky, aided by the Bour-
geoisie and cadets. is ruling Ukraine
and has virtually restored the old re-
gime. Mannerheim in Finland. and
Krasnoff, In the Don regions, have
triumphed in a like manner In SINH
lar way, the provinces of the Baltic
region have been occupied, while the
provinces of Pskof and Minsk are under
the banner of Austro-Hungarian i'm
| perialism.
Russia is threatened by foreign i'm
perialists on the north, west and south
The Turks are again advancing in the
Caucasus. aiming to unite at Tiflis with
the Germans who are advancing from
the north.
| With masked cunning, by friendly
notes through the German ambassador,
Mirbach, Germany is gradually ap-
preaching the heart of Russia, in order
to pierce it at the desirable moment.
An alliance of German and Russian
counter revolutionaries, acting from two
! fronts-the inner and outer are pre-
pairing for a final and complete coun-
/ ter revolution.
Plot In Moscow
Last week in Moscow, a plot was dis
covered in which hundreds of reaction
aries planned to kill the republic and
restore the monarchy, through stimuli
| taneous uprisings in Moscow. Petro-
grad and other centers, in cooperation
with German bayonets.
| The German command, OF course, is
taking no official part in these plots,
! but is splendidly informed of the situ-
alton and is ready to appear as the pro-
/ tector of the new reactioHary regime
| at the proper time.
1t is impossible to foretell immediate
developments but it is certain the brief
respite is nearing its end, however much
/ the BolsheviSi themselves seek to
| lengthen it. The Bolsheviki themselves
| admit:
1--WE are already corpse but there is
| no one to bury us.
The Bolshevik regime. due to methods
| of violence similar to the old cZarism
in an effort to preserve itself, is uni
versally hated. The proletariate are
! leaving the Bolshevid en- masse.
All factory workers in Petrograd have
organized. Their conference demanded
/ a reunited democratic 'front.' a0rogation
of the Brest-Litovsk treaty and forma-
| ton of a national Socialist Russia IN
order to restore industry, inaugurate So
cial referoms and end civil war.
| The Bolsheviki planned to dissolve
| the conference, but got cold feet. The
conference is planning a general strike
unless the Bolsheviki yield. There is
no doubt that the Russian revolution is
facing it's final battle in the counter
revolution and German intrigue. This
! will decide the fate of democracy in
| Russia. The forces at the disposal Of
| the soviets are too weak to meet the
situation. Both the proletariat and the
peasantry are deserving the Bolsheviki,
finally realizing the terrible results Of
the Brest-Litovsk peace. There is COM
plete Reorganization of Russia's finan-
cial and economic life in most districts,
the Bolshevi6i remaining in power only
because of their hired bayonets.
Democracies Split
will be unable to organize the democracy
against it's foreign and inner foes, or
solve the colossal economic problems.
Only the combined democratic ele-
ments will be able to organize a real
army to end the disorganization Of the
whole of Russia. 1t is not yet too late
to accomplish this, through a united
democratic government, but the Boil
shevih prefer to swallow daily ulti-
matums from Germany. The Bolshevik
press also has surrendered and is con-
centrating its attacks on the members
of the Right and the Mensheviki, know
| ing the peasantry and workmen are
| Topping to the latter.
Petrograd and Moscow are quiet. The
| former city virtually is starving. The
population getting about an eight Of
pound of bread day.
I Soon, however, something will burst.
The workmen are preparing to over
/ throw the Bolsheviki to save the repub-
/ lie before growing counter-revolution