The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-05


 Russian conditions is limited, but there are la few outstanding features which have all the earmarks of the truth. The positions of the Czecho-Slovaks and the Bolshevki lead CTS with regard to the German invaders are becoming clearer and clearer.
 On the one hand we find the Czechs, a people who are truly interested in securing a democracy, and they realize the German men ace. Their relatives are among the oppressed people of Austria-Hungary and they too de- sire to be free of the Teuton yoke So far the Czechs have had but little opportunity to organize In eastern Siberia they have ap parently had the best chance and are becom ing very potent factor. In fact, so strong that the Bolsheviki leader Horvath is at tempting to unite with them
 The Bolsheviki have been the one great organized body in Russia which was capable of shaping the destiny of a nation. The lead CTS were tools of the German war lords and used the organization to attain their own ends. Apparently the leaders were we'll paid and are still satisfied to work for the Hun dictators, but the great mass of the people are becoming restless.
 A few days ago the world was startled by the announcement that the Bolsheviki lead CTS were planning the raising of large army and that the sociaistic policy of no standing army was apparently being discarded. Draft laws were rapidly enacted and now they are busy raising the army. The nations of the world asked what the army was for. For a moment there was hope that it was to re- pei the German invader, but soon the truth begins to show up. The mass of people hate the Huns and are manifesting it in no insig nihcant way. The crafty German diplomat a hard time making it right with Germany It furnished an excuse for the Huns to send a large body of troops into the city of Mos COW to protect their ambassador, and thus nothing was really accomplished by the mur- der. German officials are now there to aid in the training of large body of soldiers.
 Today we have news of the mass of Rus sian peasants and workingmen rising against the Bolsheviki tyranny It is report, but, in light of the recent murder and raising of an army by the leaders with no definite state ment concerning its purpose except that it was to maintain order, 1t seems very prob- able. The people are tired of the German |agents and are about to throw them off. Ap parently the Huns have foreseen the devel- |opments and may nip it in the bud, but the unrest is there and we may feel sure that at any opportunity it will break out. To the south the Ukrainians are in similar state of unrest. Their hatred for the Hun is shown by the killing of the German head officers. Ukraine, too, is raising an army, and appar- ently for the purpose of resistance to Ger mans and neighboring provinces. They are afraid of starvation and are making a late attempt to ward it off. On the north Arch angel is showing disposition to favor the allies, and certainly it is not strong in favor of the Huns Their near neighbors, the Lap landers, strange to say, are strong for the German autocracy.
 North, east and south there is unrest and hate of the German. On the west there is badly crushed Poland which cannot say what it wishes The two active proGerman elements are the Bolsheviki and the Films. The power of the first is apparently waning and the second is little to be feared. F The crying need of Russia is an oppor- tunity to organize and something with which to do it. The situation is very delicate and needs careful handling. The help must be placed rightly or the German element will take advantage of it, saying that the allies want to conquer Russia and take over large parts of the country Even though delicate, it is rapidly getting to where the peasant will accept anything in preference to the German and Bosheviki tyranny, and we may say that conditions are looking better and that the possibility of large body of Russians to aid IS in our fight is not at all improbable.
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