New-York tribune., 1918-06-12
Allies Asked
TO Intervene
To Saue Russia
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theirs, addressing the Allied world, is
'tselt IN the nature of counter-revo-
! luton, for they have addressed foreign
governments and asked them to move
| against their own government. 1t may
be significant that on the very day this
address is made public word reaches
here that martial law has been pro-
claimed in Moscow in an effort to put
down counter revolution.
The followers Of Miliukoff have been
, silent and inactive since Kerensky
overthrew the original revolutionary
government. While everything an
peared TO be going the way of the Boil
sheviki they accepted the rule of the
latter without protest, at least with
out any protest which reached the out
side world. Apparently they were pa
triotically determined not to cause
Russia to be torn unnecessarily by
civil strife. Now that they have finally
addressed the outside world it is only
fair to assume that they see approach
ing the end of Bolshevsm and are
gong to try to give Russia stability
OF government, protection from Ger
man absorption and economic restora-
ticn with the aid of the Allies.
he demand for intervention in Rus
sla IS being openly made public in Rus
sia itself. An editorial article from
the "Prizov," Of Moscow, was made
public here to-day which expressed this
desire in the following language:
Ihe Allies must at last take def
mite and precise decision, if they have
not done so already, to extinguish the
military danger which the conquest of
| i l. IL
ter nower understands that in subjugat-
ing and dismembering Russia she is
waging war upon the Allies.
"Russia faces fatal uilemma: With
whom shall she march to her rebirth ?
Russia has no troops of her own; she
cannot with her own forces repulse
the Germans, who are invading her
territories. The intervention of the
Allies alone can give us the real mill
tary strength and indispensable sup
port for thrusting back the yoke of
the Germans and for reconstructing
Russia.
"Our interests coincide with those
| of the Allies, because they can only
count on success if Russia recommends
to fight. The reconstruction of the
Russian military power by national
union; war against the Germans, in
close union with the Allies-these are
to-day"
If the Bolshevists are losing their
hold upon the Russian masses it is be-
cause the sovereign. remedy of Boil
shevism has failed, like all the previous
revolutionary remedies, 20 bring Russia
what she wants-economic restoration.
When Russia overthrew the Gear, Rus
sia wanted food. She thought that
| ha fo
kof government failed to bring peace
and fell. The Kerensky government,
instead of bringing peace. ordered a
new offensive, and fell to make way for
Lcnine and Trotzky. The Bolshevists
have brought peace-pcace of sort.
But their peace leaves Russia starving,
just as she starved under the Gar Lee
nlne and Trotzky have shown no organ
ilzing capacity. If the present outbreak
in Moscow and the revolutionary com
munication from the Constitutional
shevsn1, the end Of Bolshevsln is in
sight, for a starving country always
seeks new master
If the Constitutional Democrats
should go to the people of Russia with
the promise of Allied aid, aid chiefly
in getting the food that is already in
Russia properly distributed and aid in
restoring Russian industry and agri-
culture, so asjt ito afford employment and
a livelihood to the Russian people
they may conceivably overthrow the
Lenine-T Trotzky government. They
will bring the promise of food.
And If intervention is Invited by tho
government of Russia, whatever that
government may be, provided it ap
pears to represent the will of the ma
!ority of the Russian people, there is
little reason to doubt that Intervention
will have President Wilson's approval
/ The President is understood to have
opposed only intervention against tn.
will of Russia.
In this way events in Russia hav,
probably brought Allied action ther,
against Germany near But in an,
event, whether or not the Constitu