French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-07-18
gv EDWARD w. PEcKARD.

"yyhat shall we do to help Russian
uuas still the leading question for the
Governments of the allied nations last
week. Developments, though they
we're in the main favorable to the al
1iod cause, had not greatly clarified the
Situation. 1t seems apparent that Ger
many, too, is in doubt as to what
course to pursue In the ear East. Her
noIicv of terrorism and grab-all has
not been working out well and has
caused bitter complaint ever in the
reichStag.
The people of the Thurman coast,
between Finland and the White sea,
where there are large allied military
stores under guard of British and
American forces, have created the
White sea republic, and in the rest
of Arctic Russia, from the White sea
to Siberia, the republic Of Wologda-
czhe has been established. Both OF
these new states are anti-German and
pro-ally and their people promise to
form active forces against the Teu-
tons If given aid. In western Siberia
the bOlsheviki have been defeated
again and are reported to have eUac-
uated IrkutSk, and a provisional gov
eminent for Siberia has been set up
in NOvOnicOlacVSk. This government
has laid out a program hat includes
the liberation of Siberia from the bob
sheviki; the avoidance, if possible, OF
foreign intervention; universal Snf-
frage, distribution of the land among
the IandleSS and other economic re-
forms. 1t intends to summon a con-
stituent assembly and to restore law
and order. All this is being done IN
der the protection of the2 army OF
Czecho-S lOvaks that has continued its
victorious campaign against the boil
sheviki and the German and Austrian
war prisoners who r aiding them.
Thus there appears to be forming
the established authority that has
been considered requisite for the ex-
tending of aid to the Russians, at least
in Siberia. But President Wilson
would not consent to the dispatch of
an armed force that would mean the
weakening of the western front in Eu-
rope, and doubtless the other allied
leaders agreed with him. Further
more, Mr.. Wilson especially is averSe
to departing from the policy of non
interference in the internal affairs of
a friendly nation. This does not mean
that the allies will abandon the plan
to send to Siberia supplies from Amer
lea and g commission to extend help
of an industrial and economic nature.
Moreover, the CzechO-Slovaks there
are doing so valuable a work that the
entente powers intend to give them
such moral and material support as
they may need, provided they stand
by their pledge to refrain from asSum-
ing permanent control Over the cOun-
try through which they are passing
If a military force is sent into ST.
IBERIA it probably will be largely made
up of Japanese and Chinese.
Through German sources comes the
assertion that the soviet government
of Russia has declared it will ally
itself with Germany if an Anglo-Jap-
.8neSe expedition interveneS in Siberia.
No doubt Lenine would commit him
self to such a course, but it is a ques-
ton whether he would be sustained
by n great numbers of Russians.
Germany'S penetration of western
Russia and Finland has been accom-
panied by such brutalities that the
minority socialists in the reichGtag
nave been attacking the governments
policy strongly. Their leader, Hugo
daaSe, asserts that since the Germans
entered Finla1H $4,000 wOrkmen have