The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-03-22
TrDtzky Based Russia's Deliv-
eEance on Revolt in Germany.
But Premier Lenine, His Co.
Worker, Tipped OFF His Hand.
SUPPRESSED BY HUN MILITARY
Trptzky's Glowing Propaganda
Kfpped in Bud by Germans.
Inside Story of Bold Undertake
ing Reaches Washington.
BY ROBERT ]. BENDER

copyright, 1918, by the United Press.)
Washington, March 22.-The bold
effprt of Leon Trotzky, former Boil
shevik com missary for foreign af-
fairs, to launch in the Teuton nations
revolution which would save the
Russian democracy, has just been I'M
folded in all its dramatic details to
the United States government
It is a. story of Trotzky's trump card
in Axorld diplomacy-which failed be-
cause Nikolai Lenine, his co-leader,
tipped off, his hand.
frotzky staked his all on a revolu-
ton in Germany. He refused to yield
10 tLenine's counsel for a separate
plumber pact-abject surrender Of
Russian rigEts-with the Teutons. He
prolonged the meetings at Brest-
Li6ovsk as he laid the foundation for
his last play. Lenine let him work
to the end he sought.
But the German military authori-
ties were informed of the program.
On the date set for the great effort
January 25-Lenine did not accom-
pahy Trotzky to Brest-Litovsk- He
awaited results in Petrograd.
But 1t Was Suppressed Everywhere.
Trotzky launched broadcast his APP
peal to the German people 1t was
checked in its prime by the military
authorities 1t never saw the light
among the soldiers. 1t was suppressed
everywhere. But it found its way into
Whether it was the cause or not, it is
significant that the riots and strikes
in Germany and Austria followed
shortly afterward.
Bat the military were in control
Trotzky saw his effort fail. There was
notethe great response he expected
Herouldn't understand.
Esnine however, understood When
Tro4xky returned to Petrograd admit
ting failure, Lenine.s hand was
Strengthened. His counsei was ne ee.i'e's
Russia submitted to Germany's terms
and6Trotzky Inundated, resigned
Text of Trotzky's Appeal
Balt Trotzky's appeal to Germany Will
go down in history as one of the most
llnisue documents of the war. Ihe
IJnfted Press today is able to present
the9 official text of the appeal in con-
E s-aoss,1,, Nth the circumstances sur
ro1fading its issue. Here it is in part,
la,I8ehed by wireless and thru Boil
shevik agents. after Count Won Hert-
ling had announced Germany terms
of peace: ,,,+;,r
rersains silent and only for this rea-
sons5could a feeble old man, Count
HertIing, appear before the chief COM
mission of the German reichstag ano
declare himself able to lead the Ger
man people thru the feeu sed " sen
"HertIing spoke about peace, but
first he wanted to prove by reference
to a few facts that Germany, with us
67.O0O,O0O inhabitants, among whom
are hardly any illiterate, had devel
oped wonderfully perfect technique
in these three and a half years of war
and that, in proficiency and moral
value, it surpasses the other nations
OF Europe.
"And during this time, in which the
costs of war-the logical result of a
rnilitarism carried to extremes-resa
exclusively on the shoulders of the
people, while every household mourns
at least one of it's members; while
the nation with its blood feeds a null
titude of war profiteers, who chatter
away the tears of the poor for strings
of pearls for their wives During this
time of misery, who speaks in the
name of the people?
Calls HertIing a Hypocrite.
"a Jesuit over 20 years of age,
professor of philosophy. conservative
from top to toe, a friend of the junk
ers and of the priests, he dares to
doubt the love of peace of the Russian
proletariat and, so doing, he reveals
his whole hypocrisy. The German
chancellor knows well that the gov
eminent of the Russian laborer loves
and wants peace above all, he also
knows that this government can again
lead the Russian people into war if
any danger should threaten the Rus
sian revolution.
when he pretends to be skeptical
as to the love of peace of the Russian
government he does so only to divert
the attention of the German people
from the fact that the German gov
eminent offered unacceptable terms
of peace to the Russian revolution.
Heftling did not mention single one
of our protests against the German
conditions. By no single word did he
speak of the indignation which these
peace proposals called forth in Rus
STA.
Change Peace Propa ganda
1.-The imperial chancellor wanted to
make the same speech which, since
1915, every German chancellor has
made. The fundamental idea of these
speeches is this:
The German empire in the con-
sciousness of it's power, proposes a
Just peace to its enemies, but the
wicked enemies refuse to conclude
this peace and this proves that the
enemies are solely responsible for the
prolongation of the war
when formerly the German gov
eminent spoke of the just peace,
those who followed the German pol
icy knew at once how mendacious a
foundation this policy was based, but
the German people in those days had
confidence in its government and cred
tied its explanations.
But now this fairy tale has for
ever lost its mea ming, for lately when