The Washington herald., 1918-09-18
HUN PEACE AS
SEEN IN RUSSIA
Disclosures of German Aid
Given to Bolshevik
Assassination.

y
of made in Berlin" peace. the United
States government In yesterdays In
stallnent of official disclosures
through the Committee on Public In
formation. gives the world compre-
hensive behind-the-scenes view of the
shameful plots which preceded the
forcing upon helpless Russia Of the
ruinous Brest-Litovsk treaty.
Following. as they do, the latest
Teutonic peace offer to the allies, and
its startlingly prompt rejection by the
United States, they possess an imme-
dIats interest and give an exception
ally clear outline of the standards ana
methods by which Germany sets
about to make peace" with her
enemies.
Below are enumerated some OF tne
nora striking features Of the Beriin
vay OF negotiating" peace as re-
vsaled IN original documents or pnoto-
sranbic comics of official German ana
BoIsheyik documents made pubic yes
terday:
I-Assassfnation Of anti-German
Russian generals and loyal Russian
patriots -
Ronch-Buevich, head Of the Russian
General StaI. stationed at Petrograd,
which led to his overthrow and the
selection Of a German hand-picked
successor, obedient to Berlin. to pre-
pare the way for the complete de-
bauchery and decentralization Of the
Russian army which followed.
MercIless Suppression
tsuppression by the most rigor-
Gus and merciless force Of all patri-
otic propaganda by loyal Russian
soldiers and civilians. who still sought
to save their country from destruc-
ton and plunder.
+Treachery even to Lenine and
Trotzky, their servile hirelings. in
volved in the separate peace with
Ukraine.
5Complete brotherhood in the ma
Jor conspiracy among Germany. Aus
tria and the Lenine-Trotzky regime
as early as November, 1911.
1t Is to be borne in mind that all
these acts were planned or commit
ted before March 4. 1918, the day
Petrograd received news of the sign
ing Of the treaty by the Russian and
German delegates. They took place
at a time when Russia was suppos-
edly at war with Germany and the
central powers and when Lenine and
TrotZ<y were posing as the apostles
OF democracy and free government
who were to liberate the Russian
people.
The first document, dated Novem-
Der IS. 1917. is a photograph of a
very secret letter Of the German
secret service setting forth that the
German and Austrian high COM
mands. cooperating with Leninc
and Trotzky, had worked out a
plan of the activities of the revoIu-
tionaries known to the Council Of
Workmcn's and Soldiers deputies
CEudovsky. BoyardskZ CubarTky
and Piatokov-whO are under full
direction of the Austro- Hungarian
high command"
- Proof OF Conspiracy. ..-
This completely convicting SEN
teuce clinches the proof of con-
sDirscy: The commander-in-chfef
on the Russian army has been made
acquainted by Shott with plans OF
the AustrO-German high command
and viii cooperate with him"
Disclosures of a cold bIooded plan
OF assassination and the drming Of
German prisoners of war as Russian
soldiers is contained in a similar
communication dated in December,
1917. The United States government
elso has a photograph of this paper.
1t says, in part:
The agents sent by order from
Petrograd to kill Gems. Kaledfn,
Bogayeysky and Alexieff were cow
srdly and non-enterprising people.
The agents passed through to Kar-
fulof. The communications of Gen.
kaledtn with the Americans and
English are beyond doubt, but they
limit themselves entirely to fnan-
cial assistance.
The major also organized a de-
tachment Of prisoners Of war in ac-
cordance with the directions given
by the July conference at Kron-
stadt. participated in by Messrs.
Lenine (then follow other names).
They took part in the battles. dress
ed in Russian army and naval uni
forms"
BoIsheylks DoubIe-Crossed.
How the Bolshevik chiefs them
many Is shown in other official COM
munications of the Bolshevik "coun-
ter-espionage" dated January 10,
1918 and addressed to the Russian
commission for combating the
counter revolution.
1t Is pointed out in the accom-
panying notes of Mr.. Sisson that the
German plan had the advantage of
not only disciplining the Petrograd
Bolsheyiks, but also OF disunifying
Russia still further.
On February s. 1918, the German
Jtan is found to be secretly plotting
Ior the overthrow of Gen Bonch-
8rueYieh- the Russian general. FL
aally the disposition OIL Bonch-Brue-
Eich and the naming of a Berlin IA
yorite in his stead was peremptoriIy
demanded in a German note dated
February rs. 1918. 1t stated that
the Russian generals actions do
not meet the approval of the Ger
nan high command and that his
continuance in the position of gem