New-York tribune., 1918-05-10
Russian Writer Points Out
Power Now in Ger
many's Grasp
Kerensky Said To
Be on Way Here
He Is Now in Norway, De-
clares BourtzeH
Especial Cable to Tho Tribune.)


STOCKHOLM, May o. Vladimir
Bourtzeff, the Russian journalist and
representative of moderate opinion in
Russia, declared here to-day that the
only salvation for Russia was Allied
intervention in favor of an organized,
legal government raised to overthrow
the Bolsheviki. He believes the time
is ripe for this action.
Bourtzeff has just escaped from
prison in Petrograd. Incidentally he
declares that Alexander Kerensky. the
former Premier, is safe and is now on
his way to America. Discussing his
own experiences, Bourtzetf said:
"Three days before the Bolsheviki
revolution, Kerensky coniiscated my
newspaper, the "Obschayeh Delo," be-
cause | had bitterly attacked the Boil
sheviki. Kerensky ordered the Min
lister of Justice, Malantovitch, to ar
rest me.
"On the day of the Bolshevik revolu-
ton, / obtained the confiscated ma
chinery and printed and distributed my
newspaper secretly, urging the i'm
mediate arrest of Lenine and Trotzky
to my apartment and put me under ar
rest.
"They brought me away in the same
automobile which carried the Czar
when he was overthrown En- route
the auto became incapacitated and
was forced to walk to the prison. AS
we approached Peter and PauPs prison,
the sailors decided to throw me into
the river l convinced them such a
Il
cred.
con the same night twelve ministers
and publicists arrived. mad occupied
that same room under the Cars
regime, when l was released upon the
request of President Poincare, of
France. One room in the prison was
occupied by Beletzky, director of po-
lice under the Car, whom he fought
four years later.
"The authorities allowed US to walk
around the prison. One of my COM
panions was Terestchenko, who had
been Kerensky's Foreign Minister.
received letter from Terestchenko to-
day. He also escaped when the Ger
city. At that time disorder reigned
and the guards were left to loot the
city.
MY friends organized my escape. l
bribed the Bolshevik soldiers with 200
roubles, and by obtaining a false pass
port, / escaped from Petrograd to Hell
singfors. In Helsingfors I was held
prisoner by the German staff officers
but my identity was undiscovered.
Kerensky Now in Norway
"I am informed that Kerensky is now
in Norway on his way to America Can
Kerensky explain to the American
people. Recent events are showing he
was the greatest enemy of the Russian
republic. He ruined Korniloff, who
could have saved Russia"
Bourtzeff said only Allied interven-
tion can now save Russia. 1t is prob
able the entire democracy now believes
Germany will utilize Russia's re-
sources, even her man power, to an
enormous degree and make an Allied
victory in France very difficult
He believes that the Allies should
cooperate with legal government or
ganized to oppose the Bolsheviki. The
ntellectuals favor Intervention, and
the peasants and soldiers will acclaim
intervention, provided economic and
food conditions are improved and star
walton is prevented.
To the question whether the Bolshe-
wiki are sincere, Bourtzeff replied: at
is Lenine's own statement that for
every ideal Bolshevik there are sixty
incompetents and thirty rascals."