The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-12-27
INTERVENTION Isl
ONLY s9kYlON
Allies Must SEM Army of 200,-
900 Men Ifs5 Russia to
fut Down Bolshe-
vism.
EASY IF IMMEDIATE
Prince LvofT Says Quick Action VIII
Save Russia and Perhaps
Prevent Future
World Strife.
EASY IF 1Ml1EDrArE
[By Henry Wood, United Press Stah
correspondent

Correspondent.
PARIS, Dec. 27.-IThe only solution
OF the Russian problem is immediate
allied intervention, Prince Lvoff, first
Russian premier after the revolution,
declared in an interview with the
United Press today He suggested
that the United States and japan
should furnish the armies.
"T fully appreciate the disinclina-
tions Of the allied people, after four
years OF war, to intervene in far
away Russia, but the allies must un-
derstand that unless the bolshev1ks
are conquered, the propaganda they
are spreading throughout the world
inevitably will again menace world
peace. Only we who have just come
from Russia realize the extent OF the
danger. which the allies and neutrals
do not yet appreciate.
"The quicker the allies intervene,
the smaller will be the necessary ex-
peditionary force. Two hundred
thousand men would be sufficient now
to nut down the bolsheyiks, while oy
spring vastly larger force would De
necessary.
SHOULD the allies feel that gen.
eral Intervention is impossible, on ac-
count Of the sacrifices they already
made, they might authorize America
and Japan, whose military strehs.h
has not been exhausted like the otn-
ers, to undertake the work. Japanese
forces already in Russia number six
lty thousand. The Americans nave
twelve thousand, while the French
and British forces are smaller. The
Immediate increase of these forces TO
200 900 would permit the establish
ment Of a representative government
and Russia's participation In the
peace conference before 1t closes.
with local governments already es-
tablished and growing at Archansel
and Omsk, and with separate states
in, IJkrainia Poland and Finland, the
Ibolsheviks hold only the interior. But
jit Is imperative to eject them from
Petrograd and Moscow. This could
be accomplished easily by landing
large allied force at Reval, only 2bo
ki1ometers (1615a miles, from Petro-
grad.
! aOnce the bolsheviks are put down,
the eventual government unquesnon-
ahl, would be republican. The bolshe-
viks no doubt would attempt mon
archial reaction, but we could then de-
feat them.
"The peace conference will be un-
,hle to re-establish and insure world
peace without settling the Russian
uroblem, while every days delay III
;ntervention renders employment OF a
greater force eventually more appaf
ent"
Prince Lyoff heads delegation OF
fifteen Russian officials who are con
ferring with Allied representatives In
an effort to obtain aid In oVercom-
ing the bolsheviks.
Serious Consideration.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2I.-ihcrease
Of allied military forces in Russia lor
noticing. but no intervention, was to-
day given serious thought here ana
| abroad.
The disposition here is against large
scale Intervention lest that should de-
velop into war The whole, propienn,
| however. is likely to crystalize now
ttbat President Wilson has consulted
with British leaders.
| Rumors have been current mere tnat
ianother American division would De
/ sent with four allied divisions TO IN
| crease the forces in Russia. Ihese
stories lack confirmation.
| Some effort is being MADE 10
smoke OUT the administrators at,
+itude with a general declaration that
! American troops will not be WIN
drawn from Russia until that country
has been restored to something re-
sembling stability.
Thus fa.r, however, the administra-
tion has refused steadily to commit
Itself to any declaration further than
that the situation is unchanged.
Menace Is Growing
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29-The boil
sheviki have drawn into the army
500, coo citizens, most or wnom rear
for their lives through violence or
| starvation If they refuse to join.
state department advices today gave
this information, adding there was a
considerable number OF Austro-Hun
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