The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-06-13
BY JOSEPH

usltyaao 1MAiy. Geyss Aaus
nv JOSEPH sHAPLEN.
United Press STAT corrsspondsnt-
Stockholm, June 1.-THE counter
revolutionary movement n Russia II
growing. The b~olsheyists are living
Unless the present regime iii over
thrown by the combined efforts Of othefe
revolutionary democratic parties, ther0
will be a. counter revolution Of the
mcnarchial supporters In Moscow n
Petrograd, similar to that which trt-
umphed in Ukraine.
Skoropadsky, aided by the Bourgeotse
and cadets. Is ruling Ukraine and has
virtually restored the old feginle. Man
nerheim In Finland. ii Krassp0m in
the Don regions, have triumphed In ltk0
inces of the Baltic region have been
occupied, while the provinces ot8Psk06
and Minsk are under the banner Of
Austro-G German Imperialism:
Nearing Heart Of Russia.
Russia is threatened by foreign Inn
The Turks are again advancing In tho
Caucasus, aiming to unite atTifts with
the Germans. who are advancing from
h north.
q With masked cunning, by friendly
notes through German Ambassador
EANA az 4Sh ~ - - 49, 49,
preaching the heart Of Russia, In order
to pierce. 1t at the desirable moment.
An ALLIANCES of German and Russian
counter revolutionaries, acting from
two fronts-the inner and the outer
are preparing for q final and complete
counter revolution.
Last week, In MOSCOW, a plot: was
discovered in which hundreds of re-
dictionaries aimed to kill the republic
and restore the monarchy, through
Efnnlllt anaOI1I 1inrJRfpra In MnUc0W IL
Petrograd and other c%enters, inco-
operation with German bayonets.
The German command, OF course. Is
taking no official part in these plots,
but is splendidIy informed of the new
reactionary regime at the proper mo-
ment.
Admit End 10 Near.
1t Is still impossible to foretell Inn
mediate developments, but it is certain
the brief respite Is nearing its end.
selves admit: we are already i
corpse, but there is no one to bury u.s.
The bolshevist regime, U to meth
DDS OF violence similar to the old Ear
ism in an effort to preserve itself. is
universally hated. The proletariat are
leaving the bolshevlsts enmasse.
All factory workers in Petrograd.
nave organized. Their conference de-
mands a united, democratic front.
abrogation Of the Brest-Litoysk treaty.
formation OF O. nationalist, socialist
Russia, in order TO restore industry, In
augurate social reforms and end the
civil war.
8~olskevists H!uffed.
The bolshevisits planned to dissolve
the conference but got cold feet. The
conference is planning q general strike
unless the bolshevists yield.
There Is no doubt that the Russian
revolution is facing Its fina battle. / n
the counter revolution and German In
trigue. This will decide the fate OF
democracy In Russia. The forces at the
disposal Of the soyiets are too weak to
meet the situation. Both the prole-.
tariat and the ~peasantry are deserving
the b~olsheyists, they finally realizing
Litovsk peace.
There is complete di~sorganization OF
Russia's financial and economic life In
most districts, the ~bolsheyists remain,
ing in owe only because OF their hired
1t is as clear as daylight they will be
unable to solve tho colossal economic
problems.
Worknen Will Rise.
Only the combined democratic ole
ments will be able to organize a real
army to end the Reorganization OF the
whole Of Russia. 1t is not yet too late
to accomplish this, through a united
democratic government, but the boil
shevists prefer to swallow daily ulti-
matums from Germany. The bolshev-
LIST press also has surrendered. and ID
concentrating its attack on the mem
bers of he right and the rn~enshevists.
knowing the peasantry And workmen
are Topping tozthe latter.
PetrogEad and Moscow are now quiet
The former Is virtually starving, the
population getting about IN eighth az
a pound Of bread a day.
Soon. however, something will burst.
The workmen themselves are preparing
to overthrow the b~olsaeyists to SAYS
the republic before growing counter
revolution restores the monarchy.