The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-16


would have been the signal.
Germany's Plan for the Enslave-
ment OF Russia.
The evidence now spread out by the
Committee on Public Information dis
closes in an Interesting way the vii
lainies of LENINE and TRoTzKY and
their group of fellow criminals, but
not all of 1t was needed to assure
America that Russia was betrayed by
these hrelings Of Germany. What
happened at Brest-Litovsk last win
ter was ample proof that a huge ma
ton Of amiable but ignorant people
had been sold out by some wretches
who. with German aid, overthrow
KERENsKY and his Government. This
evidence, the fruit Of Mr.. SIssoN' 8
patient work abroad, only confirms
the impression, forced upon the
United States some months ago. that
the Bolshevik Government, far from
being representative Of Russia, Is
purely a German Government.
The documents which bear upon
the money dealings between Germany
and LEVINE, TRoTzKY & Company are
OF themselves interesting as the abb
solute confirma ton, In detail, OF the
shameless treatment Of a great fioun-
dering nation. They are not 80 I'M
portant, however, as the captured EVIL
dence of Germany's cold purpose to
use Russia after the war as a mere
province to be exploited for Germany's
commercial gain. The Committee on
Public Information announces that 1t
possesses copies OF communications
sent to the Bolshevik leaders by the
German Imperial Bank which "give
complete synopsis Of the terms on
which Germany intends to have con-
troll Of all Russian industries" These
terms are summarized by the Com
mittee on Public Information:
"For five years from the signing of
peace English. French and American
capital in Russia Is to be 'banished' and
not to be allowed in the following In
dustriee: coal, metallurgical. machine
building. oil. chemical and pharmaceuti-
CAL These industries are to be de-
veloped under tho control OF q supreme
advisory organ consisting OF ten Rus
sian specialists. ten from German IN
dustrial organizations and the German
and Austrian banks Germany and Aus
tria arc to enjoy the unlimited privi-
lege of sending mechanics and qualified
workmen into Russia
IAN other foreign mechanics and
workmen are not to be allowed TO enter
at all for i've years after the conclu-
sion Of peace between Russia and Ger
many. Private banks In Russia arise
only with the consent Of the Union Of
German and Austrian banks. And so
forth"
This astounding contract for the
commercial enslavement Of land OF
16O,OOO,OO0 human beings was In
dorsed by at least one Bolshevik
leader with the recommendation that
It be taken under advisement" and
"the ground prepared in the Soviet of
the workmen's and soldiers deputies
in case the council of peoples COM
missars will not accede to these re-
quests"
Even if 1t be taken for granted that
such a treaty would not be permitted
to stand. 1t throws light upon German
purpose, greed and assurance. 1t Is
easy to imagine, after what has al
ready happened, that some Of the
"ten Russian specialists" in the "su-
preme advisory organ" would be Ger.
mans, whether they bore Russian
names or not. One German specialist
inserted into the Russian half of the
board would give Germany the bal
ance Of power and supreme ability to
do what she would with the whole
great idUu. oHCc III COIlIOl VI SOdi,
metals, oil and machine building the
Germans would have the Russian
peasant more securely slave than
ever the poor wretch was under the
Cars. England, France and America
would be shut out of Russia. II they
went there for oil or wheat they
would get them on Germany's terms.
The Hohenzollerns would be the mas.
tiers of the greatest single territory
in the world, and more absolute In II
than they are in Germany. The land
the slave armies, the tribute for
which the Prusslan has longed would
Mt last be his. The place in the sun
would be one where he could stretch
himself unhindered.
All that could never be, but It Is
what Germany aimed at, and wha,
the betrayers Of Russia have beer
willing to let her have. The documents
in the case might be of interest al
' the peace table; but, of course, Ger.
many would deny them.
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