The sun., 1919-04-07
LET RUSSIA ALONE, 2
BRITISH ATTITUDE
Peace With Bolsheyists Out OF
Question, Is Prevailing
Belief.
NEW WAR UNTHINKABLB
Workingmen Would Not
Fight Again, and Favor
Withdrawing Army.
Spscio, Wireless DespatcA to TIE Sur.

NOpTtpht, lsls. oN ftONtS scsc'Ve"-
LONDON. April Stalk Of peace with
the Bolsheviki of Russia, following tho
report made by W. C. Builitt and I'm
coin steffens after a tour Of Bolshevist
territory. came like n blow in the face
in England. where news was received
only the other day of the terrible plight
OF the British soldiers in the Arch
angel region. Peace with the BoIshc-
visits, it is said here. is impossible.
According TO high British authority
two courses are open. either to set about
instantly the rescue Of the British troops
at Murmanek and to continue active
warfare against Bolshevism. or to allow
matters to drift. merely doing what IS
possible TO maintain the Gordon about
Russia in the hope Of preventing tho
spread OF the Red peril
It is plain that the policy OF drift
must be adopted for the great mass of
the British population are against a war
with Russia. Neither Great Britain nor
France has the army that would be-
necessary to carry II on, nor could such
an army be raised here owing to tho
state of mind OF the British soldiers and
citizens from whom such force would
have to be drawn. They would not toll
crate another recourse to armed force.
Men Would Not Fiwht.
These men endured the terrible condi-
lions of modern warfare that foreign
military despotism might be conquered.
Most OF them are workmen and do not
know what Bolshevism means, but they
think 1t Is something extravagant and
impracticable but distinctly pro-1abcr
and anti-capitalistic in spirit. Any at
tempt to conduct war against the
Bolsheviks would appear as a capital
istic intrigue. with the object OF having
the capitalistic chestnuts raked out of
the Russian ire.
The British public is utterly sick OF
the war and the mere suggestion OF
general hostilities against Russia meets
on every side angry and contemptuous
reputation. Tho only logical solution
of the Russian problem. It Is commended
here, Is to send instant and effective re-
lief to the danger point, remove the re-
mainder of the Allied force and leave
Russia's various schools Of Boisheviks
to work their own way through their
plight until they become civilized aeain,
object to Lenine Peace.
Suggestions of making a peace With
Lenine are equally repulsive to the
British mind. The secrecy surrounding.
the reports brought by the two newspa-
per men has not prevented rumors In
regard to their leaning toward the Boil.
shevists. Even the Government author
tiles here are asking II this mission had
any official recognition and IL so why
did the United States send men on such
an errand who had decided socialistlo
leanIngs.
1t Is generally known that for the last
month the Soviet Government of Rus
sia has been more than willing 20
commence conversations with the En-
tente Powers with the intention of ceas-
ing military operations The proposals
made on February 7 TO acknowledge the
financial obligations OF Russia and to
guarantee the payment OF interest in
raw materials doubtless have been re-
newed through this latest -missien"