Evening star., 1918-08-18

Berlin
It is even declared that the gold
reserve husbanded by the soviet
government in Moscow will be moved
DR.. Carl Won Helfferich. fearing as
sassination. owing to the increased
antagonism shown by all classes of
Russian people toward all Teutons,
left Moscow for Pskov. which is 400
miles to the west and .in that ter
ritory which still is pretty well con-
trolled by German military forces,
The German and boisheviki evil
IDENTIFY have awakened to the fact
that their dreams of complete en-
slavement of Russia are near an end.
the frantic endeavors
of Lenine and Trotzky to stir up en-
thusiasm for the bolshevik cause
there is too much hatred of the Ger
mans. and. fnasmuch as the RUSSIAN
peoples realize more than ever the
bolsheviki and the kaiser 1t is not
to be expected that either lenlne or
Trotzky ever will succeed in their
purpose.
In the regions to the south of Mos
cow. in that section lying TO the east;
regions the antagonisms toward any
thing that may bear the taint OF the
bolsheviki or Germany. is growing
apace. Bolshevik organizations have
collapsed SO completely II may den.
nitely be stated that only miracle
can restore old conditions.
People are coming more and more
to realize that the words OF Lenine
and Trotzky, when they assumed
power in Petrograd after the over
stead of a great democracy teeming
with the vital things essential to any
reconstructed democratic form of gov
ernment only chaos and anarchy
came. and as the days progressed TINS
til Russia today is drinking the dregs
of national disorganization.
Famine is one of the determining
factors in the capitalization of oppo-
sition to the bolsheviki.
ments antagonistic to Lenine in con-
troll of a
r.n;na Nov major portion
of Ru an
Come This Winter. grain grow
ing districts and dominating the main
routes of transportation and the al
lies in firm control Of the ports
through which Russia might expect
greatest assistance from the outside
world, the food condition will not be
alleviated, and there is every reason
for the belief that misery during the
coming winter will be of terrible
character Even complete allied sue
cess in wrestling Russia from the DOL
sheyiki and Germans cannot prevent
this period of hunger. Economic con-
ditions will remain frightful for many
months until there is a systematic
of induStrials as well as
ali other economic life. SO completely
have Lenine and Trotzky and German
agents disorganized Russia, TINS pro-
cess of rehabilitation will take longer
than it would had Kerensky remained
IT may be expected that as fast as
the allies progress they will begln
systematic work toward complete re-
Mobilization Of the economic and in
dustrial life in the districts which
they reach. This gradual process OF
reorganization will spread among the
Russian people until the day when
Russia truly will be a power to be
reckoned with. Were Lenine and
Trotzky to remain in power another
twelve months without serious in
reference by allied nations they
would so completely disorganize Rus
sia that it would be many years be-
fore the allies could hope to make
halfway start in the general task
at hand.
It is the knowledge that they still
have much to do-though to the aver
age mind Lenine and Trotzky have
done about everything in the world
they could possibly do to serve the
makes these two perfidious bolsheviki
leaders so eager to hasten a complete
break with the allied power. The boil
shevfki have declared themselves in
a state Of war with the allied powers.
stating, however. that this is only a
matter Of defense and that the soviet
does not hold that actual
war prevails. To the United States,
possibly in the hope of causing fur
ther delay in the formulation of this
its influence against tremendous al
lied pressure against them and the
Germans, the bolsheviki have sent
word that there has been no break
with this country.
Bolshevik purpose. however. is too
further protestations to interfere
with this country's support of the
general allied program looking to-
ward the rehabilitation Of Russia.
The policy the allies now are pursu-
United States and now that the allies.
with this country. have definitely set
out upon fixed road there will be
no turning back.
American forces are cooperating
with the French, British, Italian,
Japanese and
American Forces Chinese In the
.,,. vladivostok re-
6 sAe As' gion. as well
as on " Murman coast and below
Thsfe is svsry reason for believ-
ing that the few thousands Of troops