New-York tribune., 1918-06-30
Admin al Koltchak, Of Black
Sea Fleet, Heads New
Movement
5000 Men With Him
After Overthrowing Reds 1t
Is Proposed, With Allied
Aid, to Expel Germans

Russian naval and army officers have
been leaving the United States quietly
for the last few months, and large
force under the leadership Of Admiral
Koltchak, commander in chief of the
Black Sea Fleet, now is gathered at
Harbin, Manchuria, preparatory to
moving against the Bolsheviki.
A counter revolution against the
Lenine-Trotsky administration, the es
tablishment of representative govern
ment in it's stead and the hurting back
of the German hordes, are the aims of
the leaders in this movement, accord
ing to information which has reached
The Tribune through authoritative
sources here.
Admiral koltchak, it is reported, al
ready has a nucleus of 5000 naval and
army officers about him. He has sent
cablegrams to several prominent Rus
sian officials in the United States, urg-
ing all Russian officers who came here
when the Bolsheviki obtained control,
to make their way post haste to Harbin.
Within another month practically every
every active officer will have started
for the Asatic mobilization point.
Among the prominent Russian Off
GERS who answered the call of Admiral
Koltchak recently was Lieutenant Gen
eral Vladimar Roop, who sailed for
Scandinavia, from whence he was to go
to port near Russia controlled by the
Allied navy.
A Part of the General Plan
1t is believed in Russian circles here
that the mobilization directed by Ad-
miral Koltchak is merely one part OF a
widespread anti-Bolshevik military
movement having it's origin in Siberia
and nearby Manchuria.
Admiral Koltchak, according to The
Tribune's informant-one of the off,
GERS recalled to duty-is counting on
Japan's aid in carrying. out his plans
for the overthrow of the present an
archistic regime in Russia. The appear
ance. of former Premier Kerensky in
this country, has for it's purpose, it is
understood, the enlistment Of Allied
support to back Japanese intervention,
in view Of President Wilson's opposi-
tion to it.
Admiral Koltchak has been gathering
his electives for some time and has
been keeping in close touch with the
Japanese diplomatic and military au-
thorities. He waits only on Allied
sanction, it is reported, to complete
arrangements whereby a combined Rus
sian and Japanese army will enter Rus
sia through Siberia.
"Most Of Admiral Koltchak's 5000
officers and officers in training have al
ready seen service in the war;" said The
Tribune's informant yesterday "They
are ready to lead true Russian forces
many men have been gathered at Har-
bin do not know, but I know Admiral
Koltchak is waiting only on Allied per-
mission to start the drive against the
Bolsheviki and the Germans.
Inform U. S. Russians
"a short time ago Admiral Koltchak
sent urgent messages to Russian naval
officials at Washington and New York
asking that all Russian officers in
America be notified of the mobilization
that place as soon as they could get
passage.
"With these messages the leaders Of
the movement have transmitted their
aims and purposes. The first effort
will be directed solely toward driving
out the Bolsheviki by force of arms
and ending the anarchy which is bring
ing ruin to Russia.
"The next move is the establishment
of a stable government. 1t is far from
their minds to bring back the Car and
a monarchy. They have no other lead
er in view-Kerensky or any one else.
Rather, the plans call for a representa-
tive government centring around a
parliament or duma elected by the vote
of the whole people.
"When this is done, order restored
and the Russian military force rehab-
ilitated our task will be to establish a
real Eastern battle front once more,
engage the German armies and, if pos
sible, drive them from Russian soil"
Admiral Koltchak was in Washington