Evening star., 1918-07-08
M|RBACH.'S DEATH
MAY SAVE RUSSIA
Assassination Of Kalser's En-
.voy Viewed as Possible
Turning, Point. IL.
PUTS BoLsHEvIKI IN PERIL

By the Associated Press
LONDON, July S-As soon -
Emperor Wllllan heard Of the as
sassination Of Count Won Mir
bach. the German anSassador to
Russia. according to an Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from Amstef-
dam. he ordered Foreign Secretary
Won Kuehlnann to break on aego-
tiatfons with the Russian delegates
In Berlin.
A strong guard has been placed
before the house Of the boashe-
yik ambassador In Berlin, ~ 1t u
feared the poDulace Of the capital
will inaugurate aati-Russian DEM
onst1ati0ns.
An the German newsDaDers de-
clare the murder. Of Count voa
Mirbach must anevitably have .
great inhueace oa> >Russs-GeFnaa
relations.
LONDON. July s.-The assassination
of Count Won Mirbach, the German am
bassador to Russia, IL Viewed by the
newspapers here az an event Of great
Importance. which may have far-reach-
ing results.
The Daily Mall and Daily Express
agree that the assassination may have
momentous consequences and compare
It to the murder OF Archduke Francis
Ferdinand at sarajevo, four years ago.
The Express adds:
German influence Gin Russia) can
only be established on solid basis by
tho maintenance Of = great army Of oc-
cupation. Russia may once more play
a part In the war" --.
Sees Peril to Bolshevih.
Tho Daily Chronicle expects that II
the German emperor has his way there
will be . march on Moscow accompanied
by ruthless severities. although 1t is
possible moro prudent policy may pre-
vail, especially as Lenine and Tchtt-
cherin Win accept almost any demands
thinks. nevertheless, that such . sur
rcnder might precipitate the fall of the
bolshevik government
The whole quarter in Moscow where
tho German embassy 70 situated was
the assassination of Count Won Mirbach.
according to a Russian government mes-
saSe received here bY,iW W1retesk ,Seveys
ookSsce hA1s 6e6d ostseaishee 6xss -
persons arriving at and leaving the city.
,:sAasls lIS ass g SsS'sIs B ls sSs
.Gefaian gussrnnssnt the Indignation Of
Ru1stH oksr, ths criminal act
.Awakening of Russ Vengeance.
PARIS July 7-Havss Agency
IN otheir comments on the assassina-
tion -of Count Won Mirbaeh the Paris
newspapers ere unanimous In o1-
prss.lnE the opinion that The. the Event event
the Importance OF which cannot be
..Ths -f,rst swakeninx of the ven-
geance Of Russia against German
ths r. hiis fet the IN Pstit aten goure Ie
nal wonders II 1t will not open q new
phase Of. Germany's difnculties, in the
east.
tween Russian and Germany" says
lead to the most interesting compli-
Humanite considers the act mot q
vulgar assassination, but an act OF
open rebellion by exasperated pa
The assassination. ~ tho Matin
views Il. shows that there are still
In Russia mon concerned with the
dignity Of thsir country ana imPusd ut,a
F.ss.,.R Fa that
was patriotic Indignation caused by
the approach of the German invader
which provoked. the killing" :
The Temps. In an>edttortal suggests
may have been due to Indignation on
the part Of patriotic Russians at the
military agreement made June 1S 'be-
tween Germany and the bolsheviki,
whereby Germany promised to send
two army corps against tho Cxecho-
cupy Moscow. 1t expresses the opin-
ion also that the cause Of the assas-
sination might be found in the boil
shevik regime, which could be de-
scribed as q "crapulous autocracy,
bound to produce an Epidemic OF as
sassinAtions."
"dood Thing for Russia"
Alexander F. Kersnsky, former pre-
mier Of Russia, when informed by the
Associated Press OF tho assassination
Of Gen. Count Won Mirbach. declared
that while he could not 'feel elated
at the death OF q human being" he
could not help saying 'ft is a good
thing for Russia"
M. -Kerensky seemed reluctant to
believe the news, asking repeatedly.
Are you sure7" When informed that
tho news seemed perfectly reliable, as
It originated in Berlin, he said:
This may beathe beginning Of the
renaissance Of Russia"
"But now the Germans will surely
20 to Moscow" he added, sadly.
It was only few days ago. that
Kerensky, in a talk with the. corre-
spondent, expressed his opinion that
the only reason German troops had
not yet appeared in Moscow was be-
Cause Won Mirbach had not required
their presence there.
.sShould circumstances demand the
appearances Of German troops. said
tho former premier on this occasion,
won Mirbach, the reai ruler of Rus
sia, will surely call upon them. His
ability to govern without the help Of
German bayonets has alone prevented
the appearance of German spiked hell
NETS In the. ancient capital Of the
Muycovito empire" >.sN s
When asked about the prospects ofsa
revolution breaking out in Moscow,
the former premier was non-commit-
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