New-York tribune., 1919-05-25

from our sources of supply Of material
and men and officers. The knight Of
the Don was resolute, strong and
mighty. but his enemy was many
headed Hydra, poisonous denizen Of
hell. Days passed, weeks, months-no
help is In sight. And the Knight low
cred his sword; despair, blank despair,
seized his heart. Abandoned, alone. he
staggered, gave way, and is falling
back, closely followed by his relentless
enemy.
And why does help delay in COM
ing? For one reason, and only one.
Our Allies did not know the real ma
ture of our enemies, the Bolsheviki
AT the Paris conference the Bolsheyiki
were taken to be some section of ex-
treme Socialists. Why should we, ran
the argument of our allies, go to Rus
sia as police force in their internal
struggles and fight against progressive
Tor years, who are tired of slaughter
why should we? But then there
came to the Paris conference the
Danish consul and residents Of Mos
COW and Petrograd. They enlightened
our allies as to the real nature of our
enemies, the Bolsheviki. And now the
help of the Allies is Fastening to US.
BY the combined efforts of our army.
the voluntary, army and Allied help,
we will drive the enemy out of our
beloved Don land'
"The speech had ended, yet tho au-
dience waited for more in dead silence.
Then, realizing that what mattered
had been said, they broke into shy
cheers, sign of deep emotion.
Next spoke General Bogaevsky, our
Don Premier He repeated the assur-
ances Of the Ataman. After him ap-
peared on the platform General Els
ner, the representative of the COM
mander in chief of che armed forces
of Southern Russia. He only an
nounced the glad news that General
Denikin himself would appear in the
Circle on February 8.
"The speeches ended, we came to
business. The Circle approved the
sending Of telegrams-to the Cossack
troops on klS front, exhorting them
to stand firm; to the Kuban Rada
(Circle), with brotherly greetings and
information as to our distress; to the
Terek Cossacks, calling on them to
help us; to Admiral Kolchak; to our
allies, through our representative. Mr..
Sazonoff; to the voluntary army; to
the Ataman Of the Orenburg Cossacks.
Dutoff. Then the meeting was ad-
journed for a quarter of an hour.
after which followed a session with
doors closed to all except the members
of the Circle and the government"
Displeasing
Another letter describes the
meeting on the following day. Gen
eral Denisoff, the Minister of War
in Krasnof's government, submitted
report which greatly displeased
the gathering. Several speakers de-
manded Denisoff's removal and that
of his Chief of Staff, General Polia-
koff. The Ataman (hetman), Gen
eral Krasnoff, rose, defended his
lieutenant, and rendered his resig-
nation. This was accepted bv q
large majority, and General Bogaev-
sky was asked to take over tenn
porarily the Office Of Ataman. Then
the letter continues:
"To-day (February 81 the commander
in chief Of the armed forces Of South
ern Russia, General Denikin, came to
US, with his chief of staff, General sRo-
manovsky, and appeared in the Circle.
The chairman greeted him in the narne
Of the Circle.
Denlkin rose to reply. He Is rather
short, thick set, broad shouldered large
featured, heavily built He has the
clear, steady eye Of leader, with the
deliberate movements of son of the
people, The audience stood up and
cheered-cheered from the very DEPTHS
or their hearts, cheered with relief and
full OF hope, as if electrified by the un-
bending will of the man.
The first words of the speech were
scarcely audible. They were muffied
by the deep feeling reused by the
warmth Of the greeting from the circle.
which evidently surpassed all the ex-
pectations of General Denikin. But
soon will triumphed over emotion. and
the clear, steady notes of command
ing voice ioated over the audience:
The voluntary army will not allow
the Don to be given over to the Boil
shevlki to be ravaged and pilaged and
outraged. Those who 20 over to the
Bolsheviki now must remember that
even If they are not sent by their
friends, the Bolsheviki to the eastern
front to fight their brothers of the
Siberian army, they will be confronted
nero and brought to bay by an enemy
impiacable to every traitor, mercilcss
10 every traitor, by the voluntary army.
have already sent the best corps of
the voluntary army to the left of the
Don front. AS the voluntary army has
nearly completed it's task of freeing
huoan and Terek from the Bolsheyiki
an It's forces will be directed to helpine
'As distressed Don army. More than
e9ai' all the detachments which the
} Allies NAV ada to ,,,~ ~.~,,r I'LL l.