The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-06-10
RUSSIAN URGES
DRIVE T0CRUSH
B0LSHEVIK RULE
Ensign Says Big Expedition
Would Put Nation Back on
Eastern Firing Line.
TIME Is RIPE FOR ACTION
Japan an Important Factor,
but America and Other
Allies Must Help.
TIME Is RIPE FOR ACTION
SPECIAL Despdseh 10 Tvs srv.

ta-r expedition into Siberia made up of
at least 100000 men and with a popl-
'ar Russian commander like Con Brusi-
off, Prince Lvoff or Grand Duke Nicho-
las as its nominal head to inspire conn
drnce among the Russian people would
mean the speedy deliverance OF Russia
from the Bolsheviki and would when or
der was restored put Russia back into
the war against the Teutons This Is
the opinion Of Ensign Alexander Pc
trenko. one OF the leading Russian aces.
who has just reached Washington from
Nladiv vostok.
when I left Vladivostok six weeks
ago." said Ensign Petrenko to-day.
there were more than 1000 Russian ON
~ers there. including many who had had
important commands OF the western
Russian front before the demora ion
set in. They have made their way
across Siberia In the hopes Of allied in
tervention and are ready and eager TO
place themselves at the disposal OF the
allied forces Knowing conditions as
they are among the Russian people and
the readiness Of Siberia to rise in revolt
against the Bolsheviki. sthey cannot un-
derstand why such All expedition Is not
forthcoming"
Ensign Pe,renko fed across Siberia
after the collapse OF the Cossack revolt
and the suicide Of Gen. Kalendin. His
father Ia a wealthy Cossack landowner.
The failure OF the Cossack revolution. he
said. was due 20 the assistance given to
the Bolsheviki by the German prisoners
under the leadership of two German
Generals and to the propaganda started
Time Ripe fpr Intervention.
Siberia. according to this Russian OFF,
! GER is ripe for Intervention because the
people are large landowners in their
own right and see a menace in the Boil
shevk doctrines. Even IN the large
cities along the railway the Bolshcvik
control is disputed by the Social Revo-
lutionary party. which is rapidly or
ganizing all over Russia TO oppose the
Bolsheviki.
In the smaller towns OF Russia condi-
tons are much the same az in Siberia
The local committees have not surren-
dered to the Bolsheviki but disorder is
spreading fast and unless an allied en-
pedition is undertaken Immediately 1t
may be too late. Ensign Petrenko be-
l!eves
People throughout Russia who are
not under Bolshevik control said this
officer. ARE literally praying for inter-
vention to put "A stop to the disorder
To be successful Il is Intervention, in
the opinion OF the Russian officers gath
er!ng at Vladivostok, must be OF su.-
f1cient size to be impressive, consisting
Of from 100000 to 500.'o0 men. II
should be we'll equipped with food and
money a. we'll az munitions.
TT should have as one OF its most
important adJuncts large force Of
propagandists maze up Of responsible
Russians In sympathy witt the move
nent. who could as It progressed make
known to tho people that It's principal
purpose was TO bring order back to Rus
s;a and that commissions Of experts to
assist the Russian people in this work
we're at hand or were coming
with Russian leader nominally at
| its cad the success Of such move
ment would be instantaneous in Siberia.
The masses OF the people would hail
the soldiers as deliyerers.'
hulk Might Re Japanese.
Ensign Petrenko said that an expe-
dtion made up exclusively Of japanese
, troops would be welcomed by the Rus
, sian officers eager to help In restoring
! Russia. but that the people would not
cooperate with II. Even though the
| bulk of the troops were Japa nese the
expedition should have some Americans.
British and French to convince the
masses OF III people OF the sincerity Of
its intentions.
| The German peril In Siberia Ensign
! Petrenko believed to be remote. The
! numerous as has been reported, he said,
and their loyalty has been greatly
shaken.
! most of the German prisoners In ST.
IBERIA have been transported back to
! Petrograd by the Bolsheviki," said En-
sign Petrenko. This was done be-
cause the Bolshevik leaders wanted their
help In keeping the upper hand in the
| large cities OF Russia. They formed at
one time a large party Of the Bolshevik
| forces but Germany has needed II EN-
for the western front and has called
them back. Those In Siberia have re-
fused to go back. many Of them having
married Russian women.
There Is no such number OF Germans
| in Siberia as was reported to have
elped defeat Gen. Semenoff the other
day. Gen. Semenoff has not the means
to rally n very large force and without
allied assistance can make very little
headway."
] Ensign Petrenko IL emphatic in de-
claring that an expedition OF Russian
Slava from America would not inspire
any confidence.