The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-13
GERMANY IS
 RESPONSIBLE
 FOR BOLSHEVIk
Russian Refugees Declare German Influence is Be
 hind Reds.
INFLUENCES PLAN TO
 OVERWHELM WORLD
Capitalist in Czar's Regime Says He Has Documentary
 Proof of His Assertions.

New York. Aug. 13-Germany is responsible for the continuation of the Bolshevist government in Russia. ana German influences centred there are planning " ld-wide drive to cxteud tbe princii les advocated by I.enin and Trotsky, according to LOT enee PouJchine. a Russian capitalist under ths Car, who, with two of his fellow countrymen, arrived at this port yesterday.
 Conditions in Russil were pictured as depiorabIe by Mir. Pouschine, who came from England on tho steam ship VaharL- His companions were Eugene Fersen and Major Gen. Theo- dore Lodii enslxy.
 At the beginning of the war ME. Pouschine vas rated as one of the six Nvealthiest men in Russia his com panions said. After the overthrow of the Czar his fortune dwindled to virtually nothing. When the Russian Duma was formed he was regarded as one of the most powerful pofiti- clans of the new government and in 1917 he was Governor General of Petrograd for a month under the Pro- visional government
 Mir. Pouschine said he had to fec with his wife and five children from Rus-ia to one of his estates in Fin land and later to Sweden He said the present Bolshevist leaders were particularly vindictive against him because before the Provisional Gov erurnent he was president of the Land Committee. and had aided in the dis fribution of 7B.oOc small farms Ee raid the CSzar's Government was making progress in settling the land problem when it was overthrown.
 "Th, question confronting Russia and the rest of the world IS Bol- ehevisrn," he said. 'I have docu- rnsntary proof that Germany is behind the Boisheyis. movement in all parts of the world. as part of q program of revenge Money for Bo1shevfst pro- paganda is being received in Russia today. The German influences plan to overwssim the world, and at pres ent their plans are meeting with fair fuccess from their point of view.
 Baron FerDen corroborated the statement of Mir. Pouschine. He placed ths blame for the beginning of RussiA.s misfortune upon Keren- sky.
 "Kerenslcy. in my mind. is responsf- bio for Russia's downfa1l.'' he said. "IIe knowingly allowed the Russic n army to disfntezrate, Sy issuing orders that soldiers nsed not salute their su- perior officers, and might do away with officers they did not like. As q result of these orders. generals and other officers of lesser rank were ex- ecuted by command of small coun- ciis of their men. Wholesale murder of officers went on unnoticed by Ke- rcnsky or those associated with him.
 When the Provisional government issued orders for the arrest of all Bolshevist leaders Kerensky fled. This was in July. Trotsky was arrested and Lenin went into hiding. Kerensky showed his hand by going to prison and freeing Nahamesk q Bofshevts, isader masquernding under the narae of Stskiof, whom he took away with him in his car. Kerensky subsidized Boishevist newspapers partly with government funds and partly with private funds aggregating millions of dollars. which were sent to him from Germany. Why he did these things is a mystery"
 General LodiJonsky first came to the United States fin March, 1918 with his wife, as refugee. He lives at se Enst 57th street. He said con- ditions in Russia were past belief and declared the people In svers