The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-11
WILSON DRIFTS
TOWARD LENINE
Recognition Of Bolshevist Gov
ernment Seen in Recent
Moves by Americans.
NO PLANS FOR BAVARIA
French Would Welcome Break
ing Up of German Empire by
Separate Recognition.
NO PLANS FOR BAVARIA
Special Gable Despatch TO The suy.

Copyright. 1873: all rights reserred.
PARIS. April 10.-President Wilson
seems TO be drifting closer each day to
recognition OF the Russian I;olsheviks.
and probably all Bolshevik Governments,
as the only way out.
The American mission Is without
plan for dealing with the situation In
Bavaria, or with the long foreseeable
contingency Of having r:orc than one
Government in Germany. That situation
now exists, although it was said to-day
that the Americans were not prepa red
10 admit 1t. With the announcement
of the recognition accorded 10 rne Hun
garian Bolshevists by Gen. SHUTS. and
the earlier Prinkpo affair the Bavarian
Government is expected to hold out for
recognition as a separate State.
A clear Indication OF the direction
events are taking is the fact that as a
result Of the report made by Rullitt
/ and Steffens the Americans are COL
laborating in a plan to feed Bolshevik
Russia, using an association of neutral
nations. notably Scandinavia, as An
agency. This association will carry out
in Russia the same mission that the
, relief mission is doing in Belgium. With
! the neutrals as a stalking horse aid will
be given TO Eenine in his effort to ex-
finds himself in as n result OF the
anarchial merry go round he has been
running. In return 1t is expected that
Lenine will put an end TO his propa-
ganda.
This plan is to he followed as a sub
stitute for the Prinkipo conference. now
! definitely abandoned. even by President
Wilson. With the last few days the
, President has sent both White and Her
ron pleasantly worded notes. wherein
he thanked them for standing by, and
regretting the DELAYS which ensued.
virtually releasing them from further
! obligations.
| The new policy has not yet been
| worked out to the point Of determining
who is to furnish food and supplies for
Russia, that matter having been left
over until there is a chance for public
| opinion to record itself; especially what
| the United States will say TO the project
OF feeding the Bolsheviks.
\ multitude of arguments are being
adduced to prove that the Bolsheviks
really are not undeserving. among these
| being one that Lenine has tablished
savings banks, permitting thereby an
accumulation Of capital. and also that
he is permitting the peasants to owr
| land.
The loss OF Odessa will have a great
| effect in eAalting the BolSheNikS.
At the French Foreign Office Il was
stated to-day that II the Reds establish
n government In Bavaria II will mean q
separate treaty. This new development
IL in the direction favored by some
French circles, in that II means the
breaking up OF Germany into n numhe,
of small states, thereby destroying the
old empire.
Il is stated that the French have nc
fear that the Bolshevik revolt will
| srread toward France, for the reasor
that the frontier is guarded not only by
the French troops now on the Rhine
but also by the conservative, anti Boil
shevik people Of the Rhinelend. The
strikes that have been taking place II
Aisace-Lorrsine are described as having
no Bolshevik significance and are du'
only TO the natural difficulty OF read
jusrment