The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-18

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the BoIshevil1 leaders, on January
| II; 1918, that "by order of the Ger
man General staff the German in
telligence section "has informed US
of the names and the characteristics
of the main candidates for re-elec-
ton to the Russian Bolshcvik cen
trail executive committee" and the
general staff orders US to insist on the
election Of the following people.
They add a list Of Russian leaders
satisfactory to the German General
Staff The list is headed by TrotZ-
ky and Lenine They were elected
and the rest of the present Bolshevlk
executive committee We're chosen
from the same German list.
Document No. 2S gives evidence OF
the quid pro quo. 1t is a photograph
Of letter from the president of the
German Imperial Bank Of the Rol-
shevik commissar Of foreign affairs
IT is marked Very secret" and dat
ed January s, 1918. 1t says: "1nfor-
nation has today been received b.!
me from Stockholm that 50,000,O0o
roubles of gold have been transferred
to be put at the disposal of the peo-
ple's comnlissars' which is the title
Of the Bolshevik leaders. ''This 6red-
il, - the letter continues, has been
supplied to the Russian government
an order to cover the cost Of the
keep Of the Red Guards (the Bolshe-
vik revolutionary troops) and asita-
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government considers it appropriate
to remind the soviet Of peoples COM
r1issars Of the necessity of Increasing
propaganda in the country as the
antagonistic attitude Of the south OF
Russia and Siberia to the existing
(Russian) government is troubling
the German government.
-Four days later the same president
of the German Imperial Bank Sent
another 100000 roubles to the same
address to provide for the sending Of
Russian revolutionary leader to
v1adivostok to get possession of the
japanese and American war mate
rials'' at that port, and if necessary
to destroy them A photograph o.;
hi sletter is given as Document NO
9.
There were earlier payments. but
probably none later than these. Nonf
was necessary. By this time the loot
Of an empire lay open to tile Bolshe
0iks and the Germans.
Most significant of all are two pho
tographs of further communications:
from. the German Imperial Bank, Civ
en- as Documents Nos. 10 and II. Ont
IS a letter addressed to the chairman
of the council Of peoples commits
,ars and the other is the ''resolutio.
Of conference OF representatives
the German commercial banks re
ceived by the chairman OF the Bol-
shevik central executive committee
and fndorsed by his secretary. To
getller they give a complete. synop-
sis Of the terms on which Germany
intends to have control Of all Russian
industries.
For FIVE years from the signing o;
peace, English, French and American
capital in Russia are to pc Danish
sd, and mot to be allowed in the FOL
lowing industries: Coal, chemical anc
;,i1armaceutical.' These industries
are to be developed under the con
troll a supreme advisory organ
consisting Of 10 Russian specialists
1o from German industrial organiza'
tions and the German and Austrian
oanks.'' Germany and Austria are tf
enjoy the unlimited privilege
lending mechanics and qualified work
men into Russia All other foreisl
mechanics and workmen are not tt
Sc allowed to enter at all" for fiv'
years after the conclusion Of peac'
between Russia and Germany. Prl
vate banks in Russia arise only with
the consent of the union of German
and Austrian banks. And so forth
And this conspiracy between Ger
man capitalism and the pretended
Russian Reds is Endorsed b. Bol
shevik leader. with the rccommenda
tions that it should be taken unde;
advisement'' and the ground prepar
ed in the soviet of the workmen's an:
soldiers deputies in case the councl
Of peoples commissars will not &C
eede to these requests
Various details Of the consplrac!
between the RolsheviA leaders ant
the German general staff are expos
I'd in Documents l6 and 19. Thess
ire photographs of letters whlci.
passed between the Rolshevik leader
md the German general staff, or IN"
German officers in Russia. Docu'
ment No. 2l shows thst on Nove1n.
Der 1, 1917, when Russia was still re
graded as an ally Of Great Britain
France and America, the Germa:
general staff was having the homo
to request" the Bolshevik leaders t.
inform it. '.at the earlies possible mo
ment". concerning the quantity an,'
storage place of the supplies tina.
have been received from America
England and France. and also tn
units which are keeping guard ove'
the stores"
Document Is shows the Gern1a:
general staff requiring the BolshevlH
leaders to send "agitators to tn
camps of the Russian prisoners G.
war in Germany in order that the!
might procure spies to work amons
the English and French troops and
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