The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1918-05-22
B|tM||D|J| MAN
HAS NO FAITH
IN THE RUSS
FORMER ENGINEER IN PETRO-
GRAD DECLARES AID is LOST
FOR ALLIES.

1anlZatlOn OF the RUSSIAN army, anu
the re-entry of the Russian army into
the war against Germany, is believed
impossible, by Nelse johnson, a bro
Their of Sheriff Andrew johnson, OF
this city, who has just returned % the
United States from Russia, where ne
has been working for the Russian gov
eminent for eighteen months putting
farm tractors into operation.
Mr., johnson was loaned by his COM
pany to the Russian government to
SUPERVISE the work Of putting motor
driven farm machinery into opera
ton, his company having a big con-
tract with the Russian government.
The car was in power at the time,
and considerable was accomplished BE-
fore the revolution, but after the dis
organization of the government con.
ditions grew worse and he was forced
to return to the United States. He
left Russia in February, and landed IN
the United States April 6. ..
Invied To Return.
When he left Russia he told leaders
of the Bolsheviki that important bust
ness called him back to the United
States, and they told him 10 return
to Russia as soon as possible and help
them operate their farm machinery:
Mr.. johnson believes the Allies
eventually will have to take hold OF
the Russian situation and give them
a stable government. He says that
the Bolsheviki in Russia is about the
same as the l. w. w. in the United
States, and that there is absolutely
no law or order.
The pheasants. however, are firing
of conditions and are longing for a
stable government. Even the condi-
lions existing under the former mon
archial government would be more
popular than the Bolsheviki rule.
Conditions in the northern part OF
Russia are %deplorable, but in the
south the people get plenty to eat
and conditions in general are better.
Mr.. johnson was in Petrograd when
the Germans were advancing on that
city and when he fled with the Rus
slams his trunks, containing many val
uables, were stolen from the train.
In Petrograd and the northern part
of Russia a person cannot get food
without a bread card, and the bread
they receive is composed of rye flour
and ground straw. Agricultural ac-
tivities are at a standstill and the
outlook for the future is dark. The
Bolsheviki spread rumors throughout
the nation that an I. W. w. uprising,
similar to the Russian revolution, will
take place in the United States.
No Law or Order.
There is no law or order, and a per-
son is liable to be robbed, and can get
no recourse through the courts. At
Valdivostock, Mr.. Johnson lost his
grips, which contained many valuable
paters, and although he offered 1000
rubles reward, which is practically
$500 in American money, he never
heard from them again. On his trip
from Petragrad to Valdivostock, he
was not permitted to pass through
Manchuria, but had to pass through
Siberia. During the past 10 months
he has travelled over $4,000 miles of
Russian territory.
While in the southern part Of Russia
he found Stanilaus Zbyszko, world ia.
NOUS wrestler, operating a restaurant
and he had an interesting visit with
the big Russian. Zbyszko wants t.
return to the United States, but thu
powers that be in Russia will not per
nit him to do So.
MIR. johnson does not think much o.
Trotzky, or of his system of running
a government, but says he thinks
general reorganization is due befor'
the Russians will be back on a sount
industrial basis.