Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-30
BOLSHEVISM SOCIAL
 DISEASE, DECLARES
 SLAVS' AMBASSADOR
Russian Envoy Says Lenine and Trotzky Backing
 German Spartacans

PARIS, March 29.-(By the AssO- ciated Press. -"Bolshevism is not a political movement; it is social dis ease, and must be treated as such" said Boris Bakhmeteff, Russian am bassador to the United States today, in discussing the efforts to check bol- shevism
 "All middle Europe is like a man wit ha fever" he continued. Before the disease can be treated the tenn perature must be reduced, and the only way to do that is by supplying food, clothing, medicines and other things to make life normal And. in my opinion, German bolshevism should should be fought before that in other countries by such treatment.
 'The world is threatened with a lapse into barbarism comparable with that in the fourth century when Greek and Roman civilizations were sub merged In Russia today practically the entire population is mad. Bolshe- ciki and non-bolsheviki alike are un- balance dby the struggle and hard ships, and are incapable of sound judgment. Hunger and suffering have rendered the Russians forgetful of the old standards and they are indifferent to fate. The hOpelessness can be overcome only by food and manufac- tTed articles pecessary for bodily comfort
 Russian Outlook Favorable.
 Commenting on the military situa- tion in Russia. NJ. Bakmeteff said a summary of the Russian committees dispatches from Archangel. Omsk, Kuban. the Don and Ukraine showed conditions favorable everywhere ex- cept in the southwest, wheer the Don Cossacks were much affected by the announcement of the proposed Prin- kipO conference, and virtually gave up the struggle for short time, saying that it was impossible to fight the bolsheviki if the allies gave such rec Ognition.
 However, the Don Cossacks had been reorganized under General Bo- gaewsky. who had succeeded General Krasnoff, and was at the present time cooperating with General Denikine
 M Bakhmeteff expressed the belief that the entire Ukraine would fall under bolshevih control, excepting odessa. He said this was inevitable, as Ukraine had not settled her agra ria ntroubles, and M Petiura, the Uk- raine peasant leader, is far from being wei lorganized.
 Back spartacan Movement e9FfI
 On the Perm and Ufa fronts. in M Bakmeteff's opinion, the Kolchak forces are in excellent condition and will doubtless advance rapidly into bOlsheyiki territory when the extreme ly cold weathe rabates and the spring 1 floods subside late in May The Kol- | cha kis able to collect taxes and sail | the ambassador, many other evidences of condolences in KOlchak's democracy | are being displaye damong all classes.
 The Russian commission, according to M. Bakhmeteff has learned that | practically all the money for the Spar | tacan movement in Germany was sup piled by the Russian bO!sheviki lead | CTS, Lenine and Trotzky, who shipped | the government platinum, gold and | silver reserve to Stockholm, where it | was exchanged for German marks.
 Reports from General Denekine at | EkaterinOdar indicate that his troops | have been suffering terribly from lack of anaesthetics and medical supplies | of all sorts Amputations have been made without anaesthics. the soldiers undergoing great hardships in the | hospitals. The Russian commission | has been negotiating with the Ameri- | can Red Cross, which has promised to relieve the situation.