The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-12-23
SEEK WILSON VIEWS
ON CHAOS IN RUSSIA
Entente Diplomats Delay
Plans Until They Can Con-
fer With President.
DOLSHEvISM SPREADING
lilies Hope to Promote Unity
in South-LOyalist Lead
crs Flock to London.
BOLSHEVISM SPREADING

TnxpoN Dec. 22.-AS the bolsneNlk
..ohem in the Baltic provinces daily
-, more n,enacing, the whole uues-
~. n Russia Is under serious consid-
...,,on nv the Allies. Reuters Agency
,..rrs from an authoritative British
..,rce that the Entente diplomats
',ve taken I'D the problem. but asserts
40, m plan has been formed and that
ching can be settled definitely until
,hsre has been an opportunity to dis
,,., the subject with President wilson.
An Associated Press despatch Nom
serliu. quoting the Koenigsberg .corre-
,nondent of the Evening Td0eblott,
ays:
"Reports from Riga show that the
ao,sheyik Eruption in Esthonia and
rIthuania is proceeding systematically.
seThe negotiations of the Central
,,armaa Soldiers Council with the Boil
,hsyik leaders regarding the estab-
g,hment of 8 demarcatlon line has
,ome 70 naught. A Bolshevik army,
comprisng four divisions, was concen-
rated at Rosetten and already has
rassed Dardoetas on its way to Mitau.
"The Bolshevik troops which were in
marching On Riga"
Livonia Subject to soviet.
Die Freihsit in Berlin. according to
he same despatch, publishes the re-
ocrt that a Soviet Government already
AS been constituted at Riga. NJ
Stutshka. the head of the new Govern
uent, the newspaper says, has issued a
proclamation declaring that Livonia
/, now subject to Soviet laws and that
al private ownership OF land has been
abolished.
IA despatch from the Washington
bureau of The Sun last Thursday said
hat the problem OF Russia had been
AIKEN I'D by the diplomats in Paris and
hat Il was understood a programme
alling for military action this winter
instead OF next spring had been agreed
TO- The military action would be in the
nature OF policing Russia against fur
her depredations by the Bolsheviki
The British warships in the Gulf OF
finland and in the White and Black
'eas were to cooperate in the under
'aking, according to the advices reach
Nc Wash!ngton.1
Place Hopes in Wilson.
II. IS fully realized on all sides herr
hat the Russian problem is one Of the
most urgent and important to be deal
with and it is hoped that during Presi
.en Wilson's stay in London 1t ma,
e found possible to discuss it with {
view to prompt action.
There have been numerous alarmis
-eports recently relative to the siz'
4 the Bolshevik army. but figures
luoted so far are considered exaggera
IONS. The actual fighting strength
7rohably is not much over 100000 Of
10000. Discipline has been intro
ilced, but only by means that are IA
more tyrannical than anything know
nder the old regime.
In considering the present politica
position It must be remembered tina
for some months it has been quite i'm
possible for the opponents of tn
Soviet Government to express thei
opinions in public. All leaders o
thought who care for the future o
heir country have been forced to flee
ither to Siberia or to the south. II
he latter region there are severa
'nti-Bolshevist governments in exist
nee.
Fight BOlsheviki in Kuban.
In the Kuban district Gen. AleXieff'
volunteer army, which since his dealt
as been under the command OF Gen
Oeniklne, is maintaining a valian
fight against the Germans and Boil
'hevki. A provisional Government ha
been set up there and numbers amonl
It's members Moderate politicians sucl
as Sergius Sazonoff, former Ambassa
Tor at London; NJ. Astroff and NJ
Stephanoff. Social Democratic leaders
and others identified with that party
support has been given by the Mod
tTate Social Revolutionaries.
The Alice are in touch with thi
'0vernrhent, which possesses a thor
cughly efficient army Of at least 100, 90
men and British military mission
has been sent to inquire into the mill
AIRY position there.
IN the Don district is another anti
8olshevisk government. Here Ger
uasnoffs army Is operating unde
he political control OF NJ. Harlamofi
Moderate Social Democrat Thi
government is in close association
With the Kuban Government, and boil
work with the provisional Govern
nent in Crimea, with which they ar
N close agreement In Ukraine tn
situation is very complicated.
VIII Try to Promote Unity.
There is reason to hope that tn
policy followed by the Allies will pro
note unity between these various
SoVernments in southern Russia, al
u which repudiate tyranny and Boil
snevism and whose one object is tn
'atoration of order in the country.
late and satisfactory development
mas been a steady flow OF eminent an,
"yal Russians Of all parties in tn
direction OF London and Paris TO sc
an organization to deal with tn
Ooishevik problem and to be on ham
Iurlng the peace conference. Primo
H'o1' with Baron Korff, VIce-Gover
"or OF Finland, and Count Kpkovtzofi
Snother widely known Russian, hav
HH London for Paris. When thes
russian leaders were in London the
Aehanged views with leading Britisl
statesmen =
Ieter Strive. Russla's leading ecc n
Sst Is reported to have escape
rum Russia and to be in Finland
US said he is on his way here. II 1
'O reported that NJ. Havinkoff. VIII
was thought was in China, is nov
y" MS way to Europe.