Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-29
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Russia during her long history has
gone through murky days of oppres-
sion, ruthless
Bloodiest Period blu reaucratic
in Russian History. m assacre.
there have been bloody clashes be-
tween those of religious creeds and
certain of former rulers inflicted their
needless will upon the peoples by the
sharp edge of the sword. but never
in all the history of Russia has there
been a darker page than that being
written by Lenin and TrotSky in their
benighted slaughter of Slavic peoples.
These men will go down through all
history as the greatest of all paid
murderers-men who have taken a
countless toll of human life for a
Price. Their paymasters in Berlin to-
day seek to likewise diSorganiZe civ
iliZation that the Germanic purpose
may reign triumphant over all others.
In the imm ediate future it is eX-
pected the conditions regarding Rus
STA will be revealed. Rather than Of
fering anything new on the high
handed, bloody orgies of Lenin and
Trotsky, it is believed that revela-
tions to come will but emphasize the
magnitude of the perfidy of these men
and the barbaric methods used to re-
tain their power until the war has
ended. These paid assassins simply
are assisting the German cause by
preventing the formation of new
battle front in the east which at any
period in the future would be abso-
lutely fatal to any plans that Ger
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1t is openly admitted in Moscow that
thousands of the better classes of
people throughout those territories
still under the domination of the boil
sheviki are being slain without COM
junction, the death masters" sign
ing execution papers without reading
them. That man should have a little
wealth, should be educated or have a
clear vision of Russia's necessity are
sufficient reasons to send him before
execution squads. If valid excuses
cannot be found by local executioners
personal enemies are executed any
way. So barbaric have become boil
sheVik methods that representatives
of neutral nations still at Moscow
have protested to the regular bolshe-
Vlk government. 1t is not yet Off
cially revealed what the result of this
protest will be, but that it will fail is
admitted generally, for the bolsheviki
have no regard for governments as
constituted today and in the fury of
blind fanaticism continue to wade
through the blood of political enemies
They know not law and order.
The American nation led the way for
a concerted protest of civilized pow
erS against continued massacre of in
nocent Russian peoples. The Ameri-
can consul general, Poole. the last
American official in Moscow, has left
Russia for Sweden. 1t is he who is
expected to give true and elaborat-
ed picture of Russia
During the past week British and
french ofhcerS taking refuge in the
American consulate in Moscow under
tne protection of Norway were be-
setged by bolsheviki, demanding their
arrest British and French nationals
of all stations of life have been
thrown in bolshevik dungeons IL
they have not already been slain.
But in all these violations of Chris
tion principles and International stat
utes, not to speak of the human law,
the bolsheviki are but increasing the
tremendous will to do of allied nations.
and when the storm of wrath breaks
about the heads Of the present bolsheyik'
leaders they will be swept from the face
of the earth.
American and allied forces operat
ing in the Archangel region continue
their advance,
Allied Forces though it is
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the natural obstacles encountered, but
one fact Is certain-the allies are
steadily progressing as the bolshe-
Wiki are as steadily retreating. 1t
seems to be the purpose Of allied
armies in this region, as well as to
the east, to consolidate and build up
as they proceed. and as a result of this
the military processes in the redemp-
ton Of Russia will be slower than
they otherwise would.
In Siberia, japanese forces continue
their onward march in cooperation
with troops of other allied nations.
military operations in this region
during the past week and this is ex-
pected to continue true owing to the
extreme reticence of the Japanese
military leaders in dfvulging either
the scope of their campaign or their
nounced that the capital Of the prov
ince OF Amur, >Blagoviestchansk. has
been captured along with Alexfevsk.
This is a distinct gain.
Instead Of antagontzing the Rus
slams. allied military Intervention has
realized that only through such in.
Prevention il Russia to be saved.
The Archangel government, now in
complete accord with the allies, has
sfgnif1ed it's willingness to accept
constituent form of government such
as proposed by the governments of
Siberia and Onsk. and it would not be
surprising to see in the next few
months government established
which would attract the last vestige
of support from the bolshevih. and
set the nation upon the high road to
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