The Washington herald., 1918-11-24
SEEKS ALLIED
AID TO DOWN
BOLSHEVISM
Prince Lvof Wants Force
to Reestablish Free
Russia.
is RAMPANT
Peasants Starving While
Grain Is Plentiful In
Warehouses.

Prince Lvon. the first prime minis.
Ter OF Russia after the overthrow OF
the car. yesterday appealed for sllied
ana American intervention i'm Russia
on scale large enough 10 crush Boi-
sheNsm He asked for immediat.
AID. and he also requested the entente
governments and this nation 10 dssis-
nate native-born Russians 10 tco,
after that oountry's interests at ne
peace table
The prince gave a detailed descrp-
uon OF Bolshevis and the misery a.
mas lefr In its wake. He pictured a
Starving people, eager for assistance
from the civilized world so as 70 cast
out from their nation the men tbs,
have ruined il.
am convinced" said the prf,o.-
that IL is still possible to helm Ras.
sla with a comparatively smsfI fores
OF men and means. and that 053th
every day Of 5elsy Il will REQUIRE
more and more forces and means an6
mat In the end the allies viii corn.
70 the conclusion that friendly inter.
Yenuoh ana assistance cannot b.
Ihe prince explained that he fem
- - proper 70 hrst see the President be-
fore speaking on Russia Tyis st.ts-
ment is as follows:
Promised Prosperfty.
Bclshevism still continues fo o.
ol .rol considerable part Of the coup-
~ A sentence on Bolshevisrn ans
- ~ crimes has already been PASSED
oy all the civilized nations. hut fhs
source and character Of the RoIshe-
Nlkl power still remains not cIe.r5x
Ni.oerstood by many people abroad
Al the moment OF the sreafest
"saF1ness Of the war. they promised
peace bread and liberty TO the Deonle
ana a great many followed them
instead OF peace. they gave a never
ceasing war; instead OF bread-hun-
ger without precedent in Russia in
steao OF liberty a bloody tyranny sucb
VIC never knew in the worst yesrs
OF the reigus u the czars.
The Bolshevflxi are induIg5n,. l.
a universal social eruntio..
are interested in Russia cffsa,-.
hearth Wtr4re they may keer ,5r' n,
all means the fire Of u,e[S -,
migration From the outside 1,
would seem as though the Ri.
sheViki display stronger power bu,
Ihts Impression is not correct An.
most all the branches Of their al.
M lhlstration are in a state of cbso.
ana they are unable to enforce ever
oy the most cruel and sspR7rins ;,
measures. the submission of a..
border provinces and the execut,or
/ OF their DEGREES.
Grain Plentiful -.
In Siberia and Ukraine tber, a.,
large amounts OF grain. not onIy ~
the last crop but also from preyiou,
crops. Nevertheless, the BoIsbeyflr
are unable to feed their subjects
either with this grain or with tbsl
on hand In the limits Of their do.
minion- The anarchy in the cour,
1 try and the weakness OF suthorit,
depriyes the government OF ever,
/ possibility OF getting hold Of thf,
gram and OF carrying it over to tn,
| hunEer-stricken provinces.
I The allies have decided IN feed
the vanouished foes. Can they Lei
Russia die Of starvationo Can tbey
quietly permit the enormous supply
OF grain stored in different parts OF
Russia TO be left without using or
account OF the anarchy prevaiIins
/ there?
The allies require order fror
GERMANY. Can they tolerate tn.
I nest Of anarchy In Russia. the
domination OF the BolshevikI. who
are aiming to kindle class hatred
and the struggle with the arms Of
the proletariat against other groups
OF the population?
/ 7 deem that the Intervention by
the allies is dictated not only by
pure compassion for the victims o'
Russian Bolshevism but by political
foresight as we'll"
Unfortunately the Czecho-SIav,
are numerically weak Left to theft
\ own resources, they might soon get
weary and Succumb. and with Their
would collapse the young Russia
army and the newly born idea OF
public order.
The termination Of the war has
raised the question Of the peac,
conference. think that a sense
Of duty and justice dictates to the
allies the necessity OF orRsnizinE
in Versailles the defense OF Russian
interests. This work can be done
by Russians only. The country, ss
a whole, is unable at the present tc
: send TO the conference its plenipo.
tentiary representative. But wher
our friend is ill. we act for him. To
designate the persons and consider
the form Of their part at the con-
ference IS a matte~ OF friendly in
terest TO the allies"