Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-22
OUSTING OF REDS
ISRUSSIA'SHOPE
Their Elimination Will Put
Slavs Back in Battleline,
Says Anti-Bolsheviki
IS RAMPANT
Barnett Bortin Describes Cor
, ditions With Which Allies
Must Contend

e.. Russia will he back ir the war as
soon as the Bolraevili are deprived of
the remnants oc their fast-wanirg power,
That is the opinion expressed today
bv Barnett BOrtin, a special writer, who
is visiting in this city and who
has snent three weeks conducting an
anti-Rolsheviki propaganda among the
Jews on the New York East Side
Mr. Bortn went to New York under
auspices of the American League. Re-
Gently he made a proposal to the State
Department concerning Russian propa-
ganda.
Mr.. Bortin was born in Gorodistz, in
the province of KiCv. and for five years
before coming to America was an active
worker in the Social Revolutionary
marty He is familiar with all phases
of Russian political life.
..The Social RevOlut ionists are opposed
to the Bolsheviki," said Mr.. Bortin, be
| cause they consider that the only way
to establish a permanent free demo-
Garlic government IN RUSSIA Is py
crushing the Hun.
! "They are not promising the people
| social revolution in the next twenty-four
/ hours. like the Rolsheviki did, but they
guarantee to have political and economic
! independence by abOlshing the German
nropaganda and influence which have
! fourished in Russia for the last 200
years.
| Peasants Need Help
while the Allies are fighting the
| RoIsheyiIi in the north, the peasants
of the Ukraine are helpless and suffer
ing In their present condition they
are worse off than they were under the
regime of Nicholas.
I'VE are learning from the recent
news that the peasants are fighting the
Germans They understand that the
Germans will never be the friends OF
Russia. The Allies ought to be re-
minded to help the peasants of the
Ukraine. for victory there would NEAR
the shutting off of the enormous sup
niles which the Germans are getting.
For the last nine or ten months Rus
sia has been in a state of anarchy, full o.
wild terror and perfect disorganization
This state of affairs is the outcome o
the activity of the Bolshe2ki.
"It does not matter IL the leaders o
the Bolsheviki-Lenine and Trotzky-
are supnorted financially by the German
Laiearin this Is matter which vii
have 10 he Investigated. But we see tn
trooic consequences of their activity
pight after the overthrow OF kerensky'
Government the Bolsheviki got BUSY AM
r., r,aant very sincerely indeed tina
tbo onIv salvation of the Russian peopl
is NOT only political freedom but also t.
abolish the present state Of social life
which means to say that they wante'
also 10 perfect and realize the social rev
olution at once. .,,, 7. ,
"Of course it is a double failure! IL !
irnossible to realize anything that
oontrary TO the laws of progress and evo
Iution II takes generations and genera
lions until a radical change OF any Kin
con take place in the life of human socia
afrairs rheir influence on the peasan
and the workingman of Russia was yer
great al a time, promising them tE'
by supporting their government ther
,rouId be no more poor and rich, slave
"a sIayers. bosses and their, employs
mt influence was very great an
,,,n~l,ad very fast on the minds OF III
vases, and that is why they have bee
empowered.
! Process tof Evolution
while admitting that Russia Is benin
b, the American and also some Europea
. civilization about loo years, let us col
slider a few real, cold facts. The laws I
: nature with the social and economic III
n Of nations goes on under the slow prooe
q Of evolution. II il a matter OF srnposlbl
: ity to perfect or inaugurate nnd ppf M
= existepce ~ TsfQr|ts which ~ 6of q