The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-08

most ruthless means every attempt to
organize better form of governments
and administration. Consequently,
Inc worst elements of society have
the upper hand and naturally are
quite content with the state of an
archy This is why we Russians so
eagerly long for American or allied
help Our countrymen in Russia look
Tor some group they can rally around
ana organize an effective resistance to
the German Bolshevist misrule. It is
gratifying that the American people
know already that the Bolsheviki are
the mere tools of Germany, not that
Germany especially likes these luna
ties, but they found out very early
after the Brest-L.tovsk peace" was
concluded that no other elements in
Russia were willing to cooperate with
them, and so they were forced to
make use of the Bolsheviki. | know
OF many instances where the Germans
tried to approach educated Russians
during the spring Of 1918 and in many
very clever and subtle ways sought
the cooperation of various Russian
pollucal parties. In every case they
met with staunch refusal When all
such efforts failed nothing was left
FOR Germany to do but to turn back
TO the Bolsheviki. 1t liz through this
channel that Germany is now organic
ing in feverish haste her economic
penetration of Russia and is irving to
get strong foothold before the allies
can unite on a common policy towards
Russia.
was exceedingly glad that my per
sohal friend, A. /, konovaloff, pointed
out In his interviews published re-
Gently in the American press. the
latest camoufiage of the Bolshevist
/ regime, which seeks to delude the
American people by the new theory of
| soviet government" A. L Konoya-
loft pointed out very rightly that the
! soyiets and the Bolsheviki are svnony-
nous. They are no more representa-
i've or the people at large than the
late Russian autoCracy was They are
| even cruder more primitive and
I lhuch more dangerous form of gov
ernment than that of the Tsar. as their
policy and the means they employ
10 carry 1t out are much more brutal
| ana INSCRIPTIONS. The so-called
soviet government-~in other words.
the sheviki-represent a very
small minority even of the Russian
Workingmen. The soviets exclude not
only the whole bourgeoisie and all
educated people, but also the peasan-
try which constitute the real bulk of
the people, about So per cent of the
population. in as much as the vast
| majority of the peasantry is not or
ganized in the soviets and the ma
Jortty of the organized peasantry is
against this system of government and
against the tyranny of the Bolsheviki.
The Bolsheviki has against them the
entire middle class, the peasantry
and the majority of the city proIeta-
riat. This rule is founded on mere
armed force represented by the red
guards, body of well-paid men led
very often by released criminals and
agents Of the Tsar's regime
Help must be rushed to Russia be-
fore the present Bolshevist anarchy
has dissolved all the social filaments
OF the country and before Germany
has succeeded in building strong
foundation for hsr selfish economic
and military domination. Another i'm
portant consideration in favor Of quick
assistance is the possible growth of
reaction in Russian. The longer an
archy lasts the more people there
will be who in moment of weakness
and encouragement would turn to-
wards the reaetionary parties and
would thus help the re-esta blishment
of the old regime. We already hear
quite often of the monarcfic move
ment in Russia. of meetings Of mon
archists. etc. This is also fostered by
Germany and her agents Germany
would certainly be very glad to see
monarchy re-established in Russia
especially in case ii were done with
her help, which would insure her in
fuence over the new monarchy for
many years and also would be a splen
did support of the government at Ber-
lin. The reactionary movement is
certain to grow in proportion to the
growth of the Bolshevist anarchy.
Finally. still another reason for
quick action is the necessity to helm
the Czecho-S lovaks. They have done
splendid work, cleared nearly the
whole of Siberia of the Bolsheviki and
re-established order in many cities
and provinces. But they need en-
couragement and support badly If
these will not be forthcoming their
work might go to pieces and all their
achievements would have been in
vain This would not only expose
them to German vengeance. but
would greatly increase Russian an
archy and strengthen the position of
the Germans.
These are the conditions and all
classes OF Russia and all the Russian
political parties, with the exception of
the Bolsheviki, call to the allies for
immediate, general and military help.
Ii this help is rendered immediately
on the proper scale Russia will come
back and the German militarist CLIQUE
Will find itself once more In the iron
Ing OF the worlds democracies,