The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-06-09

In speaking Of Russian territory al
ready liberated from the Bolshcvisi,
we have in mind specifically the fol-
lowing provinces:
/, Eastern and Western Siberia. the
Trial region, the Province of Orenburr,
part of the Turkestan and part Of the
Eolga territory All these provinces
are at present united under proVi-
sional government, and represent more
than four-fifths of the territory with
about one-third OF the population Of
former Russia. The seat of the CEN
trail government Is in Omsk The gov
eminent is headed BY Admiral kol-
chalk. who is the communicative chief
Of the Ural- Siberian army consisting
Of about 100000 men. including the
cossack troops Of the Siberian, Oren-
burg and TRIAL regions.
! .. The northern Caucasus and the
Don territory. under the leadership of
General Denikine cooperating with
the governments OF the Kuhan and the
Don Cossaks. The place of central au-
ttority Is the city of Ekaterinodar and
the naval base Is at Novorosstysk. The
army in the field Is approximately ! 90
coo strong. This territory has recog-
nized the supreme authority Of the gov
eminent headed by Admiral Kolchak.
3. Transcaucasia and the Transcas-
plan territory, under the military au-
thority of British force. with Baku
as its permanent base. The troops
headed by General Richerakhov. with
a base at the city of Petrovsk on the
Caspian sea. arc cooperating with this
authority.
4. Crimea, which, untu the last inva-
sion by the Bolsheviki, had It's own
! government Odessa was also under
the influence Of this government and
the army OF General Denikine was in
close cooperation with it.
| g. The Archanselsk territory with
I bases at Murmansk and Archankelsk
/ has a separate government. headed by
: Nicholas v. Tchaikovsky. and has
recognized the authority of the Rol-
chalk government. The local dghtine
forces at first consisted LARGELY Of
/ troops landed by the allies. but now
fthey are mostly Russian naftonaI
+ troops. They are at present in con-
tact with the Siberian army
| s. Esthonia. where General Tdenitch
| has formed an army This army main
/ tains active relations with Omsk.
/ T, Finland. where the army Of Gen.
| eral Maynard is operating
| All these enumerated territories are
united in one common purpose-the de-
structiou of the central power Of the
/ EolshevtRi and the regeneration Of
t Russia, only Finland Esfhonia and
Georgia are striving for independence
/ All Of them are in a state of war with
/ the Rolsheviki and their Red Army;
Iall of them maintain fighting forces
which need. first of all, technical ma
terials Of warfare; secondly. shoes and
Iclothine, and lastly. provisioning. such
as food finances. medical and Red
Gross supplies.
| Their technical supplies for the war-
4 ing Of warfare, these armies are re-
ceiying largely from the allies, and to
e. Ii g,
Army itself as they continue to press
and infict defeats upon IT, However.
the supply service from the allies is
confronted with serious difficulties
owing 20 the poor transportation facil-
titles of the trans Siberian railroad
me improvement OF traffic and the
proper working order OF this trunk line
Is matter OF the greatest impor-
tance for the success OF the stron gest
anti Bolshevist force the Siberian
army, which ia victortousfy ADVANCING
on the Volga and which has set up as
ITS purpose the occupation Of Moscow
and the driving out of the Soviet rule
from the boundaries of Russia The
supply service OF rhe Siberian army
must be placed on 4 feeHlar basis and
must be increased in proportion with
the growth of this army and the in
crease or the area IN the rear. which
+, nKewtse requires military guarding.
mas service is Az present IN the hands
of military and railroad commissions
I Of the allies. and It is TO he hoped that
they Will organize II to meet the fun
treGulrement OF the army The allied
powers. however, must remember that
/ the labors OF these commissions can
only be- successful when the necessary
materials and supplies will be for
warded TO those commissions wftbou,
! interruption. Heretofore the princi-
ral supplies came from the English
IN part from the surplus Of ordnance
of their force in Asia Minor but. in
the main, from the stocks OF arms and
military materials made for England
ana Russia IN America and japan.
/; These stores are far from exhausted
and the problem. at present. narrops
down to the delivery OF these supplies
to the front
| From the other allies, In so far sc
known To me. we have never received
any technical military supplies excen,
for some aeroplanes shipped over re-
i Gently from France. Our material for
railroads we have heen receiving in
large quantities from America. We
are also receiving from America free
or charge. through the American Red
Gross orga nization in Siberia. generous
: supplies of bandages and medical sun
! plies. material for the construction of
lfield-hospitals, underclothes and cloth
ing for refugees, The commissary
I department of the Siberian army Is
sorely in need OF clothing materials
and the supply of same Is Just as i'm
portant as the supply Of firearms. The
English general. Knox. in charge of
supplies, has stated very definitely that
the Siberian army was. during the last
winter. poorly clad and is fighting un-
der unfavorable sanitary conditions
and that he made an urgent report
TO that effect to the war department
or the allied powers IT Is important
that they understand the urgency OF
the above demands and that they sat
isfy these without delay.
! With the dem utilization of an i'm
mense number of soldiers in France
En- gland and the United States. great
quantities OF these materials, as well
as firearms and munitions. will doubt
Hess, be left on hand. These should be
expedited. as quickly as possible, tc
the Russian front. With the openins
OF the summer campaign it is particu.
lariy important to have a large nun
Der of automobiles. freight trucks and
aeroplanes for fighting the Bolshevik
in the Orenburg and Turkestan steppes