Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-12-27
BoIsheUik Offers
VielUed as Trap


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Cuutinued from Pare One
and economically impossible. They ex
clude each other mutually"
Lenine has never made any secret
OF the Machiavellian nature OF his tor
eign policy, in the subtleties OF which
his foreign minister, Chicherine, is an
adept, and If some of the allied states
men had ever taken the trouble to
study his writings, thev would have
found in his pamphlet entitled Future
Tasks of the Soviet Power" published
in German in Berne, the definite and
unambiguous statement that he regards
the conclusion of peace or compromise
with Capitalist governments merely
as a legitimate ruse to consummatc their
downfall.
Another "Scrap Of Paper"
significant speech in an entirely
similar strain, delivered recently before
the soviet of Petrograd by the commits
sary, Zinovieff, one of Lenne 5 most
trusted henchmen, is recorded in the
Northern Commune, an official Bol.
shevist organ.
''The example of Brest- Litovsk
shows u.s." declared Zinovief, that
we have nothing to lose and much to
gam ny ptdN' WIN 'h'
Entente powers. Such a peace Will not
cause us to defer for a single day the
reorganization of our armies or the de
velopment of our propaganda. The paper
that we sign will not bind us in any
way. We shall continue TO reinforce
our position, and we shall profit by the
breathing space accorded us TO prepare
and insure the triumph Of the world
revolution"
These declarations Of the soviet die
tators are not empty threats They
are rooted in their doctrine itself, which
Is a continual gloriiication of the inn
moral axiom that "the end justifies the
means and which teaches that the
most solemn pact may be repudiated II
the interests of belshevism are at stake
When the Bolshevist envoy Berzinc
came to Switzerland the Swiss Govern
ment exacted from him solemn prom
Use that he and the members of his
mission would not carry on any kind of
propaganda or interfere in any way iu
Swiss politics during their sojourn
Berzine promised readily and with
every appearance of good faith. But
he Immediately began TO distribute mil
lions of francs secretly among the Swiss
extremists and helped them to organize
a great revolutionary strike.
ENAulCalS + ul OF DcIanCe
When the Swiss authorities dscov-
cred his Vaccinations and dcportcd him
the mischief had been already done. I
witnessed the departure of the expelled
embassy from BernC. First came Ber
zine himself in taxi. surrounded by
dragons. His face wore an ironical
smile. Other taxis followed with his
assistants, and finally a huge luggage
van--for it was in the midst of the
strike and no trains were running
piled with trunks on which reclined
in attitudes suggestive of defiance and
contempt, several young women whom
Lenines envoy had brought with him
from Moscow. The women kissed their
hands to the crowd and cried "Au
revoir, implying that they intended
smiling satirically. they disappeared
from view, evidently well satisfied with
the work they had been able to ac-
complish while the confidence of the
Swiss in their promises lasted.
Afterward Berzinc published report
on the success Of HIS mission to Switz-
erlaud, in which he claimed particu-
lar credit forS having hoodwinked the
Swiss Government and carried on very
effective Boshcvist propaganda in spite
Of his agreement to abstain from it.
There is general though hazy be-
lief in Europe that powerful occult
influences other than international so
ci1lism have protected Lenines govern.
ment at various critical periods of its
existence. Rumors Of vast concessions
Of Russia' ostensibly inexhaustible
natural resources, granted by the Bol-
shevists to corrupt and paralyze their
opponents, have found credence. be-
cause the extraordinary vagaries and
vacillations of the Entente's Russian
policy seemed otherwise almost mex
plicable.
Corruption TavOrite Weapon
It seems certain that the Bolshev
lists, whose favorite weapon is cor
ruption, have attempted in the past,
and are still scheming today, to euticc
the western powers into disastrous
peace by the lure of concessions pOtcu-
tial with fabulous riches. They un-
doubtedly hope to influence the action
Of western Europe aud America by
holding out tempting offers in Counec
ton with real and imaginary unde
veloped resources of Russia.
But there is nothing tangible to show
that they ever succeeded in eXerting any
such influence, and it IS all too evident
today that their signature would be as
worthless dUXeu 10 n DuSlueSS COulTdCI
as to a peace treaty.
Still, there is mystery of Rus,
sia.' Different versions of it are cur
rent, all more or less sounding lik'
tales from the Arabian Nights, bu
nevertheless apparently not without {
certain foundation of truth. One stor!
I shall set down here, as it was told Il
me by prominent Russian anti Bol
shevist closely connected with the gov
ernment of Omsk. While | canno
vouch for all its details, believe tina
IL is something more than merely {
political adaptation of Bret Harte AM
Robert E6nis Stevenson.
Germany Seeks Spoils
Promises have been made by German
to General Denikin TO place a stron
army at his disposal, absolutely insur
ing the speedy capture of Moscow, if h
will but grant the Berlin government
number Of specified concessions
Gold enough to liberate half the coun
tries Of Europe from their crushing bur
den of war debts lies untouched in Rus
ala, the land of mystery. And what