Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-01
How Can We Help Russia2

events IN FRANCE anu bcioiui W.
must soon consider, as a nation. the
problem of relief OF a friend in dis.
tressing. The present status of vast
Russia is tragedy. The people Of Rus
STA need sympathy. friendship and the
lifting power of a strong hand. The
first need is hope-light in the dark
ness OF anarchy, ignorance and con-
founded opinion Of progress.
Where to begin and patience to do
are necessary for majority decision
before a start can be made. Foreign
advice from a source that can be
trusted, and foreign capital for de-
velopment of natural resources must
be had, but good advice must be ac-
copied and acted upon intelligently
before credit can be established.
Bolsheviki's reputation of Rus
sia's national debt is as binding only
on the great character of all the peo-
pie of Russia. as is the peace yoke
recently fixed by Germany and her
traitorous tools.
The people of Russia are not
sneaking out of payment of honest
debts. Tyranny must be kicked out
and Bolshsviki disorganizers sup
pressed When the people have been
aided in accomplishing these two
items Of first necessity, then help will
be easily and practically admin
istered.
But how can VIC or any other ma
ton advise or help Russia? A. J.
Sack director Of the Russian infor-
nation bureau in the United States
has written a voluminous and inter-
esting article for Asia" the journal
of the American Asiatic Association,
New York. in which he says:
THE Siberian problem is a part, a
very important part Of the Russian
problem, and the Russian problem
still remains in our opinion. the CEN
trail point in the Allied problem.
hO SlbCi ldi ploDltIi Nd1l bc
taken up from two angles. First. 1t
must be established most emphatical-
ly that in the future economic and
financial resurrection of Russia, ST.
IBERIA will play the most important
role. The Bolsheviki, with their
naive political and economic expert
ments. will disappear as soon as the
instinct for self preservation reas-
serts itself in Russia, as soon as Rus
STA beGlns 10 recover from her grave
wounds. Young full Of latent power,
she is passing through a period of ut
most Decentralization known to every
country that has passed from
tyranny to free. democratic develop
ment. Finally, with the disappear
ance Of the Bosheviki, transportation
will be reestablished. the banks will
be reopened, the financial system will
recuperate. the management Of in
dustries will be placed in the skilled
hands of the industrial class as soon
as the nation, coming out of its crisis
will bring into existence stable
democratic government composed of
the best representatives of Russia s
mind and craftsmanship
THE Socialism proclaimed by the
Bolsheriki-all the great Socialist
leaders naturally repudiate such kind
or Socialism-has resulted in the ut
most Reorganization of industry.
transportation. finance, and has Gre
ated situation in which entire
PROVINCES are suffering from real.
physical hunger 4 country like
Russia with undeveloped resources.
with the masses uneduCated, must in
evitably pass through stage Of
capitalistic development which a,one
Us able to organize the natural re-
Rources of the nation. to build IN tho
industries and to bring them to the
proper stage of efficiency
The Russian problem must he
taken up by the Allies. for the bene-
fit Of the great Allied cause, i'm
mediately, and help must be rushed
to Russia in Il continuous and gem
erous way The Bolsheviki do not
represent Russia, Russia's heart is
with the Allies; the German made
peace accepted by the Bolsheviki has
no binding power over Russia. and
she must be helped. as Temporarily
helpless. but still at war with Ger
many.
Help to Russia must be twofold.
general help in the form of engineers
to reestablish the means of trans
portation. in foodstuffs. clothes
shoes. etc. for the unfortunate ponu-
lation. and special military helm in
the form of corps of instructors who
would take up Immediately the task
OF organizing regiments, divisions
and finally armies of those Russians
who are ready to fight for their coun-
try and freedom.
The corps Of Allied military in.
structors who may come to Russia
for the purpose of reestablishing her
military power can produce, in nv
opinion. good results, if they start
with an appeal for volunteers and or
ganize around themselves. as a CEN
ter. with all possible speed. real
RUSSIAN army. so that their coming to
help should in the least be foreign
military intervention
Japan declares officially that she
will act in Siberia only with consent