The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-09-15
Perhdy Of Lenine and
Trotzky Shown By
Mass of Documents.
PAID BY GERMANY
Publication Too Be Made
Of Long-Suspected
Facts to Show Hun
Duplicity.

Washington. sept. Go
plctc and sweeping reputation
Of the Rolshevik government of
Russia by the United states il, the
outstanding feature of n series
of astounding disclosures of the
actua relations of Premier Lenine
and Minister Trozhy TO Germany
and their subsequent career of
intrigue aud treason, which were
omciaiis made public here to-day.
Documentary evidence, circuun-
staniiaI aud authenticated, where
not an original exhibit, which
brands LAlnine and froskhA not
only aS the paid agent. al Ger
many from the beginning. bat a.
infamous ictra yer> Of the ~~oeialis-
tic doctrines they p~rofessed TO
support and the people of Russia
whom they pretended to repre-
sent, uas given OUT ny the COM
niitlee on public information.
The significant fact involved IL
that the United states govern
mcnt through its various otitciai
and diplomatic agencies, has been
b To gain possession OF PROOFS
~ convincing A. 10 convict before
tho whole world tho two discresi-
tied and Seif-aFHftti,atesi Hai~hetth
leaders and their dufwd aS~o-
eiases of the charges Of which
they have stood accused since tho
very beginning ef the ~e-caiicd
second Russian revolution.
The publication OF the proofs now
presented for the first time Is no
merely an indictment Of the German
imperial government and its cocoon
;parRfers.e II coUstjtNfes III reality 6
expression OF tHe solemn ans
Judgment Of the Injtet
upon their quit
The cumulative force Of this evi-
ience is overwhelming. The rang,
scope of German crirnlnaltty anc
which ii establishes, is be
Besides disclosing amazing
of evil compact between Lenin,
md Trotzky, and Germany, the eva
includes two inCriminators
circulars which. conclusivel!
rove.
First. that Germany was preparing
or war against The nations of ESurops
III June q, 1914, before the asSassi
OF the Archdukc Of Austria
which event was made the pretext fol
var.
second. that in November, 1914
n lille this country WAS at peace will
and fulfilling its obligations
In n neutral. the imperial government
called for the mobiltyatioi
" an organized force OF ''destructiy,
gents and observers" to operate III
he United states and Canada, ant
ordered explosions. strikes, delays
.,tmbroilmenis and difficulties" to b.
in this country.
More than seventy separate docu
ncnis are presented in the array O
proof. They are either originals. pho
.ographs of originals or circulars con
inherent evidence of thei
authenticity. The mass OF material /
in a report to George Cree
as chairman o. the committee OF
public information by Edgar Sisson
he committees representative II
during the winter of l9l7-1s
The documents consist almost ex
,ius!vpty of Official communication
between the German and Bolshevil
governments and between the Boil
themselves.
Briefly summarized the evidence /
to establish the followin,
facts:
/. That the Boishevik rcvoIu-
ton was arranged by tho German
great general stan and financed
by the German Imperial bank, rs
well as other German financial
institutions.
?. That the treaty OF Brest-
Iitovsk was II betrayal Of the
Russian people by the German
agents. Leninc@ and Trotzky.
3. That Germany chose the
commander o protect t?) Pctro-
grind against the Germans.