The Washington herald., 1918-08-16
HUNS OCCUPY.
PETROGRAD
In FORCE
Kaiser Plans. Return Of
Monarchy to Use Against
Allies.
| ILENINE-TR0TZKY
REGIME PLAYED OUT
DR.. Soskico, Russian Dem
! ocrat, Gives Review Of
Late Developments.
, AS SECRETARY TO KERENSKY,
HIS INFORMATION ACCURATE
Miliukof, Honest Patriot. Joins
German Party. Despairins Of the
Republics Future Life.
AS SECRETARY TO KERENSKY,
HIS INFORMATION ACCURATE
By q Universal Service star Cor
respondent.

Ccopyrisht. lsIs. p Universal serriee)
London, Aug. 49, German
troops already are in Petrograd
in strong force.
Germany, fully aware that the
Bolshcvist zig is up" is ready and
willing to act as the undertaken of
the "Reds" who handed Russia
over to her. With the power of
the Leninc-Trotzky government
decling daily, and thus being of no
further use to Berlin. the Kaiser
has set afoot a scheme for the re-
establishment of the monarchy in
Russia.
Oppose Democracy.
That monarchy the Kaiser proposes
to use just as he used Lenine and
Trotzky. He will use 1t to oppose
Russian democracy and oppose the
allies who are coming through Siberia.
A new Eastern front. more to the
east than the present boundary Of
German occupation, Is likely to be
in the process Of the new
German Eastern scheme.
These startling developments, show
ing that Germany Is not sleeping
while the allies are giving aid to the
Czecho-Slovaks and the Russian
were revealed today by
DIR. David Soskico, an influential Rus
sian democrat, whose knowledge OF
the precise conditions in Russia sur
passes that Of almost any man out
side his disrupted homeland. Hewas
visional government. As secretary to
in furthering democratic principles In
his strife-torn country.
DR.. Soskico is now the head Of an
international corporation. He knows
Russia like q doctor knows his pa
tient. He said:
THE downfall Of the Bolsheviki,. due
to the rising tide of the Russian So
cialists and Liberals, IL not already
accomplished, is certainly an event
which cannot be long delayed.
BoIshevik Irresponsibility.
THE German government has taken
note of the impossibility OF its Boil
sheviki allies continuing in power.
The removal of the German embassy
from Moscow is a clear indication that
Germany-probably on the advice Of
her new ambassador. DR.. Helnerich-
has resolved not to put any more
money on the wrong horse
"A new move Is being prepared by
the German imperialists In Russia In
their usual methodical way the Ger
mans have been preparing the ground
for their new policy in Russia for
some time.
IT learn from a reliable eye witness
that In Petrograd a great number Of
German soldiers and officers already
have been concentrated.
Germans I'm Force.
Some put the number as high as
1oe, ,OOe.
"On the Novsky Prospect one sees
hardly anybody but soldiers in Ger
man uniforms and German officers.
their usual arrogant de-
meanor.
BY agreement between Germany
and I.ertine, the repatriation Of Ger
man prisoners from Russia has been
arranged VIA IGIfOSTcu.
From the capital, these prisoners
go through the Russian frontier 10
Pakoff, which is at present German
headquarters.
THUS a pretext was easily found
for concentrating German troops in
Petrograd.
simultaneously, confidential nego-
tiations were conducted between Ger
man diplomats and representatives Of
the Russian middle classes.
Also such secret negotiations were
carried on with the head Of the Rus
sian church, Patriarch Ticpen.
AIIuring Promises.
by alluring promises. such as the
reunion Of the Ukraine and Southern
Russia with great Russia. and Of ac-
cess to the Baltic and Black seas,
and, most Of all. support to the restor-
alton Of the old regime, Germany has
succeeded in paving the way to a
projected alliance between a recon-
structed Russian monarchy and the
Kaiser.
Tho middle and upper classes and
the monarchists, seduced by Germany,
are very feeble, indeed, and they can
not count upon the support Of the
masses to any appreciable extent.
These elements are led by two
brothers. the Princes Troubetskoy.
Gourko. Tretiakoff. and probably
Krivoshofn. who was minister Of
agriculture in the Cars govern
ment. -
These men have been lately
Joined by an honest patriot, but
shortsighted politician, Professor
Paul Miliukoff, who has been the
leader Of the constitutional party
since its formation and who took
part In the provisional government
in the first few weeks Of the Rus
sian republics existenceN as Minis
ter of Foreign Affairs.
mo one will doubt the sincerity
of Miliukoff's intentions. His latest
German orientation can be explain
ed only by the fact that he has
lost faith in allied help to Russia.
His conversion to Germany has
caused a>rupture with his party and
amounts to his political
suicide"
British Arrive on Caspian Sea.