Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-12
No Change in Policy
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bassy had transmitted to the state
department an appeal to the United
States and the allies to send an eX-
peditionary force to Russia to repel
the Germans, forwarded by the Cen
trail committee of the Cadet party.
The committee which speaks for the
powerful Russian constitutional
democrat forces, asked that such an
expedition be under international
control to guarantee the rights Of it's
country.
1t is evident that the Bolsheviki
strong opposition, not .nly from the
old conservative elements in Russia,
but also from certain powerful fac
tons just as inimical to the restora-
ton of the Empire as the most pro-
nounced Red Russian. OF these the
Cadets or Constituencies are I'M
dcrstood to be the most inevidence,
not because of their numbers. but
for the reason that they embody in
their principles the moderate views
which are calculated to appeal most
strongly to the great mass of the
Russian peasantry and to consider
able portion of the working men, who
are slowly reacting from the extreme
ideas of license and impossible social
and economic conditions which they
accepted without question in the first
days of the revolution against the
kerensky regime.
In the Ukraine, technically sepa-
rates from Russia by the Brest-Lit-
ovsk treaty. the people are loath
completely to break the old ties and
there is distinct and powerful re-
action against the German dicta
torship. The Cossacks are reported
to be ready to overturn the new gov
eminent by revolution ii not re-
strained by the German army.
In Siberia the spirit of revolt flares
up brightly whenever the Cossa tx
leader Gen. Seminoff, achieves a
temporary victory over the Bolshe-
wiki troops, Meanwhile the many
Russian army officers and statesmen
who fed from European Russia into
Siberia and China. are nursing the
idea of an independent Siberian re-
public and giving the Bolshevki great
concern by interfering with their
control of the Siberian railroad.
In the south of Russia the advent
of British troops from Mesopotamia
into the Caucasus has given great
moral and material aid to the people
there who are fighting the Turks in
deflnce Of the cession of their coun-
try made by the Bolshevik in the
Brest Litovsk treaty.
Finally. in the Far North of Rus
STA. on the Arctic ocean, where the
British and French marines now hold
the port of kola and some miles of
the railroad running southwark to
PetroSrad, there is the nucleus of an
international force which may have
a profound effect upon the German
military campaign by gathering a
sufficient number of Russians will
ing TO resist the action of the Boil
sheviki government in surrenderins a
part OF the Mourman country to Fin
land, which means Germany.
AS has been stated, some of the
Entente powers feel that the time has
now arrived for intervention, but ti,.r
view is not shared by the United
states government for the reason that
50 far no practicable plan has yet
]een advanced that would insure the
two objects which alone, il is held,
wnlli6 .tIfV intarfprn,,n ~, hc il.
ternal affairs Of Russia.
1t has been pointed out that the'c
arc insurmountable obstacles in the
way of the placing Of allied ana
American troops in Russia proper
save in the small sector on the Arc
tic ocean where the British ana
French flags arc now seen. TccnTf-
cally that is part Of the territory nov
under the Jurisdiction of Gen. Fo"h
in his capacity Of COMMANDMENT
chief Of the all-allied troops. II lie
desires TO risk starting campaign
at such remote point, II is said he
may use Americans for this purposs
in his discretion.
The only other avenue Of approach
by an army to European Russia
would be by way Of Siberia and, IN
less the allies are willing to turn tina,
task over to Japan alone, which it IL
fe ared the Russians would resent,
there Is no transportation available
for the placing in Siberia Of che large
American and allied army that would
be required for q successful cam
paign,
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