The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-01
GERMAN RULER
OF UKRAINE AND.
HIS AID SLAIN
Field Marshal Won Eichhorn
Victim of Bomb Thrown
by RevOlutiOnist.
COUNTRY IN TURMOIL
Group That Assassinated Mir
bach in Moscow Continues
Reign Of Terror.
Special Gable Despatch to The Sun.

Copyright 1875: oil rights resesred.
LONDON. July 3l.-The assassination
Of Field Marshal Won Eichhorn. German
military dictator in the Ckraine, fol-
lowing the murder Of Count Won Mir
bach, Berlin's envoy to Moscow. un-
doubtedly has proved a great shock to
official Germany. particularly In view
Of the fact that the German Foreign
ONCE had relied heavily upon the mis-
sion Of DR.. Won Helfferich. the new
Amba ssador to MOSCOW, to exercise a
pacifying influence upon Russia's in
creasing spirit Of revolt against Ger
man domination.
1t is now evident that the German
penetration of tho old Russian empire IL
going to prove more difficult and be at
tended by more dangers than Berlin an
ticipated. 1t is evident that E!chhorn's
slayer belonged to the same revolution
ary group Of WI leh tho Mirbach mur-
derers we're members. Until recently
this group has been closely associated
with Premier Lenine. and his followers,
but they now appear to be in open revolt
against the Bolsheviki and their German
masters.
More Trouble Ex1eetsd.
That Germany 10 not wholly unpre-
pared for serious trouble IL inatea ats4 By
aixfminS rsportA publAhed m doerhrfh
newspapers, resa riding affairs In Russia.
The Cologne Gazette said this week
! Events connected with the rising revo-
lutionary group Of Socialists show that
great mistrust exists, and since recent
hostile efforts rave not been entirely un-
successful 1t is all tho more important
that Germany should establish a rela-
tionship with Russia which. through
far reaching economic agreement. will
knock the bottom out OF these intrigues.
The FrankJurter Zeitun0 says the
Russians are resisting with all their
power the German attempts to gain
ground in Russian commercial life. 1t
admits the Bolshevik Government now
regards the situation more critical than
ever. and says street fighting Is taking
place in Moscow, where the Soviet Gov
ernment claims to have suppressed the
! revolutionary uprising.
kilograms from Berlin TO The Hague
| say the Berlin Tdgebldtt observes the
reports indicate that. the attack on
Eichhorn originated in Social Revolu-
tionary quarters. and as It Is known
that the Social Revolutionaries have
Entente tendencies it Is to be expected
that the criminals must be sought
among the Ukraine patriots who are
opposed to the Government established
xutth Isar tparrihSH
on their banner the motto Away with
| the Germans"
Moscow Direction Charged.
Vorruerts, the Socialist organ, says
| the official telegraphic report assumes
| that the wires we're pulled from Mos
! COW this time. This would occasion
| renewed complications with the Bolshe'
| viks OF Great Russia. 1t Is feared that
! peace with the east will AFFORD much
| for the Germans to do.
| Commenting on the charge that the
outrage was the work OF the Social Rev
olutionary party backed by the Entente
Powers. the Paris Temps remarks:
"The German Government already has
accused the Allies OF the murder OF
! Count Won Mirbach. but with good rea
son has not been able to advance the
slightest proof OF the alleged completely
imputed to the Entente. These attempts
at diversion can deceive nobody. The
regime set up In the Ukraine by the
| Germans--the military dictatorship. thu
1 deprival Of the peasants OF land, thu
| forced seizure OF supplies--suffices L
explain the popular ferment OF which
yesterdays outbreak probably is a mer'
episode"