Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-04-28
HEART OF RUSSIA IS
STILL WITH ALLIES
A. \. BubiikuN. Former Member 0i
Dumh. Declares Country May
Yet Come back
MONEY CAUSED DOWNFALL
Loans Unsupported and Taxes We're
Itai-cd; Cost Of Living Went
Up and Nation Fell.

Up and Nation Fell.
That Russia may yet come back
into the war was the declaration ot
\. A. Bohlikov. former commissaire
of the puma, and acting minister of
ways of communication during the
first days OF the revolution when
he spoke on April 20 from the steps
of the sub-trcasury building In Sew
York
In part ne spoke as follows.
Il am speaking TO yau as a Rus
sian citizen. In the name of that
great country which since the be-
ginning of the war suffered about
eight million casualties In the fight
with prusSian militarism. our couu-
try Is temporarily out OF the ranks
or the ranks uf active fighters for
freedom ana democracy But | may
assure you that In spite Of the Geynl
man peace concluded In the name
.uf Russia by group of political
adycntuTcrs, Russins heart. the
heart OF tho overwhelming majority
OF the Russian people Is stun with
YOU with the great allied democ-
rncies and with thcir just cause
This period of dlsorganlZntiun in
Russia cannot last much longer and
as soon us the Russian democracy
rcasscrts itself Russia viii come
back into your ranks again AS a
fighting power for the principle OF
freedom.
unfortunately. | have not yet
mastered your language. cannot.
therefore, deliver an eloquent speech
or add any new arguments In favor
OF the Liberty loan to those which
are cloquently presented to you
daily
81 shall. therefore, not speak in
favor OF the Liberty loan, but just
tell you briefly what happens when
the loan is unsuccessful. | am sorry
to say, that my own country may
serve as an illustration OF such an
event
THE war loans Of the czar's gov
ernmcnt were not successful be.
cause the ears government feared
all agitation. even agitation In favor
OF the loans. and therefore, no one
! dared explain to the people why
they we're to subscribe 10 the loans
Loans Opposed.
After the revolution the young
I Russian revolutionary democracy,
dissR Rtisfed with what appeared TO
| be the bourgeois character OF the
first provisional government, began
/ TO fight against all It's measures. in
cluding the Liberty loan. A very
/ Vigorous democratic ca m pa Rn
against the Liberty loan was started,
n thing which Is probably strange
/ to you. The loan failed: but the
expenses OF the government did not
stop and the government had no
other course left but 20 Increase the
| taxation and TO issue paper money.
Prior to the war there was only
about billion and half rouhles
worth Of paper money In Russia. at
I the time OF the March revolution
] this total went up Ia eight billion;
I by the time OF the Bolshevik revolt
1T reached the amount OF eighteen
/ billion and at present II IN no less
| than twenty eight billion
"As n result Of this excessive is
sue OF paper money tho price OF
I bread went up from and l-2
kopecks per pound 10 60 kopecks,
I butter instead OF 90 kopecks. Is now
selling at IL TO ~ roubles per
pound. meat which was formely l6
/ to 20 kopecks has advanced to 1
and roubles. sugar has risen from
I6-l7 kopecks to and Z roubles
per pound. and 80 on
"Oour countrys ruin Is due to the
. lwl -
gone up frightfully AS result OF
this, the Russian army. which, after
two years OF strenuous work on the
part of the entire people. was fin
ally equipped with all the ncces-
saries of wer has now fallen apart,
due TO complete bankruptcy In the
rear
Economic Power Necessary.
This shows you that war requires
not only an army but also financial
and economic power on the part Of
| the government and the people, And
| this holds true not only with re-
gard 10 Russia. hut tn every other
country The same condition pre-
vailed here after the War OF 1nde-
/ pendence, the same high cost OF liv-
I ing. the same misery.
THAT is why the loan Ia great
democratic mutual insurance against
| the high cost OF wing Moreover.
this Is the test NJ the democracy's
political intelligence And II is pos
sihle that the great American
democracy should fail to pass the
ltest7
I There Is still another consldera-
tion tn favor Of tho loan Fate has
/ been favorable To you. Daring the
great war you happened TO have AT
/ the head OF your government the
greatest statesman ~ our times
/ President Woodrow Wilson.
President Wilson understood that
the fundamental cause OF the allies
. failure consisted In the absence Of
united military, diplomatic and
economic front And he found In
himself enough strength and energy
10 fight against this evil Due to
his efforts the military command on
the western front was united and q
com mander ln chief. was appointed
President Wilson is now working on
a united diplomatic plan Of action
who Is better fitted than ne. Tho
head ~ the richest nation of
America, 20 organize the economic
and financial matters Tor the allies
on basis ~ unity But will he hc
In q position TO do this II YOU Wall