New-York tribune., 1918-11-05
Huns Fall Means
End of Bolshevisn,
/, Is A. j. Sacks View
Allies Will Then Be Able
to Restore Country, Says
Bureau Director
Russia Asks Her Due
Spilled Her Blood for Three
Years, Making Possible
Allies Triumph

A. J. Sack, director OF the Russian
Information Bureau. in statement
issued last night predicted that with
the collapse of Turkey and Austria
and the imminent fall of Germany
Allied armies will invade Russia from
the south, overthrow the Bolsheviki
and bring aid to starving Russia.
"The events of the next few weeks"
said Mr.. Sack, "will decide the future
Of the entire world, and among other
nations the future of Russia. One
event which will exert great influence
upon the future Of Russia has already
occurred. The Allied fleet is passing
through the Dardanelies, and the mo-
ment is probably not distant when
we will sec An Allied army in south
ern Russia cooperating with the best
elements of the Russian people against
the Germans and their tools and
agents.
BcathblOw to Bolshevism
The appearance of an Allied feet in
the Black Sea and evacuation of Russia
by German elements both constitute a
deathblow to Bolshevism. 1t is difficult
to predict the trend OF events, but it
Is very probable that after the over
throw of the Bolsheviki in Moscow the
directorate of five chosen at the CON
gress Of Ufa as the All Russian pro-
vlslonal government will move from
Omsk to Moscow and, upon arrival in
the capital, will begin to speak for the
country, and probably after l. certain
reorganization will be able to send
delegates to the peace conference.
The overthrow of Bolshevism will
release armies now operating against
the German Bolshevist forces and
they will be used by the provisional
government fer safeguarding order
during the period of reconstruction.
elected on the basis Of universal suf-
frage are reGstabished and a Russian
constituent assembly representing all
classes and natjonalities Of Russia
DEFINES the constitution of the state
and solves the main social and politj-
cal problems.
"The stream of events brings a very
important problem to the surface. II
Germany accepts the terms of an
armistice. and there is almost no doubt
that she will have to accept them al
though they mean unconditional sur
render, the tonnage now used for
"A"i''ASA AiHS ~ dtlCS lO,UUV AInerl-
can soldiers daily and for supplying
them will be released Until now the
lack OF tonnage has been one of the
fundamental conditions that has ham
pered the Allies and Che United States
IN rendering any considerable help to
Russia.
Aid viii Be Possible
THE other condition preventing Al
lied help, SO far as the most suffering
central port of Russia is concerned,
has been the inposs bility for the Al
lies to reach it under the German Boil
shevist rule. With this rule removed.
with the Black Sea and, probably ve~y
soon the Baltic Sea, open, and with
the tonnage necessary for transferring
American soldiers to France released
the Allies and the United States will
have every possibility for rendering eff
fective economic help to Central Rus
sia.
"Lord Cecil estimated Russia's pos
sible losses during the coming winter
as twenty millions. This estimate is
probably overdrawn, but it is safe TO
say that beginning with January tens
of thousands will daily fall from
hunger in the cities and villages OF
Central Russia, and the final result Of
this epidemic of hunger may express
itself in several millions.
For three years the Russian armies
were doing their share, and if now the
banners OF democracy are triumphant
the seas Of Russian blood and tears
were shed TO make this triumph pos
sible. The Russian problem. the prob
lem of rendering the starving PROV
inces of Russia effective and generous
help, is not only political but also n
moral problem"