The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-01-11
RUSSLA'S NEEDS
MOST URGENT
Prince George Lvoff, Head Of
First Provisional Govern
ment, Talks.
BOLSHEvISM M UST END
Omsk Government Seeks to
Suppress Bolshevik Tyranny.
Intervention Necessary.

3(By Deltus M. Edwards.)
| Paris, Jan. '11,--(Copyright, 1919
by !. N. S.)-sPrince George .Laoff
head Of Russia's first provisional
government and president OF the
Russian ambassadors conference
now sitting In Paris, today summed
| up Russia's needs as follows:
First-Recognition by the allies OF
| the Omsk, or Central Russian gov
| ernment.
Second-Granting of Russia's rep
| resentatives full powers at the peace
| conference.
Third--Immediate and real mill
tary intervention In Russia.
"The Omsk government crystal
! Lies all the governments of Russia
struggling against bolshevism," said
| the prince. 'It Is seeking to suppress
| bolshevik tyranny and struggling for
| the expression Of the real feelings OF
| the people of Russia.
"The conference, made up of am
bassadors of the old government
| from Paris, London, Madrid, Rome
and Washington, has already pre-
sented a memorandum to the allies
| pei iliSoioI " 6lI dt lilC BCtlCt
| conference. No reply has yet been
received.
"The allies must take cognizance
\ OF the situation and assist Russia
now, for German influence Is grow
| ing stronger with the bolshsviks
every day. German bolshevism in
! Russia must be 'ousted. The longer
| this is delayed the more difficult be-
comes the situation"
Prince Lvoff would not commit
| himself directly as to what action
he expected the allies to take, but
| intimated a belief that Russia would
| be given full representation in the
| conference.
Guarded by Gendarmes.
The prince. who is about GO, but
whose big flowing beard is still
black, holds daily conferences in an
immense. old, high walled mansion,
| in the Rue Grenelle that is guarded
| by gendarmes. The mansion is
sparsely furnished. Some rooms are
| barren; others contain pink, gold
| trimmed chairs and a table. There
are few draperies. The pictures are
far from what one would expect to
see in the abode of grand dukes and
princes.
AS he talked TO me he sat on a
| sofa close up TO the table, down
toward which he constantly leaned
his head. His eyes seemed to be
looking through one all the time.
THE first great need of Russia"
the prince continued, 'is recognition
Of the national Omsk government.
This represents all the really influ-
ential people of Russia today-people
who long for a peaceful existence.
Omsk Government.
THE Omsk government now has
100000 soldiers-all excellent men.
I am sure Of the national army win
ming to success. but intervention
which must come Immediately, would
give our. army time for full eXpan-
sion and time for all the forces cf
Russia to cooperate with it, The
longer it is put off the harder will
be the task.
when / was in Russia three
months ago. the bolsheviks had an
army of about 300, 900 men. OF these
100000 were Hungarians.
Intervene now and restore order,
to give Russia time to organize for
BfaNts lAF dAAANE oltCu4h AlON a.
tempt half measures. They should
uphold and support the national gov
ernment and make the sovereign
power of the people strong at the
same time. This would liberate the
: country from the minority who hold
supremacy only by physical power.
THE moral power of the bolshe-
viks is dwindling. They are working
with German troops of the same
stamp. The situation becomes more
and more as il the allies were deal
ing with Germany
For Russia's industrial rogenera-
tion, the prince said that the country
was in great need of machinery. the
bolsheviks having DESTROYED much OF
this, in addition 10 Hrecking the
] money s.stc mand manv industries.