The sun., 1919-05-15
Admiral Hailed as Strong
Man Who Will Establish
Order in Russia.
MOSCOW DRIVE PLANNED
Failure to Give a Voice in Gov
ernment to Peasants OPP
posed by Wilson.
BY stor Correspondent Of THE sux.

Copyright. 1919: oil rchs reserved.
PARIS. May 14-Encouraged by re-
cent developments, French official opin-
ion inclines more daily to the belief
that Bolshevism will receive its death
blow not from such schemes as the
Prnkipo conference or the Nansen
plan OF feeding the people but from
armed force.
1t is pointed out that now that the
Bavarian Spartacans have been van
quished by Noske's German troops and
the doom Of Bella Kun has been sealed
practically by the advancing Ruman-
Ian and Czecho-Slo armies a vigor-
GUS military leader likewise is emerg-
ing from amid the Russian confusion.
In Admiral Kolchak is seen the prom
| Use of a strong man who can bring or
der to the distracted nation, and the
belief is expressed that in the increas-
ing emergency the Allies should back
him to the limit with money and sup
plies. Admiral Kolchak already is
mapping out a campaign to capture
| Moscow.
Difficulty already is expected in en-
listing the support OF President Wilson
for Admiral Kolchak. Point Is given to
this by an interview with the Admiral
published in the Petit Partsien In which,
although expressing himself as the
friend OF the proletariat and especially
OF the peasants. Admiral Kolchak state.
plainly that he does not believe they
are ready for immediate and full par
| ticipation in the government.
Plan for Government.
Once Moscow Is taken. Admiral Kol-
chak intends to establish a paternal gov
errment. with himself at it's head. the
tenure of which will be indefinite. The
| calling OF a National Assembly to de-
termine the future form OF our institu-
tions," he says, will be possible only
after important work OF preparation.
My government. l believe, cannot alone
assume that task. and l propose to as
! sociate with 1t council composed OF
members OF the Zemstvos and munich
palities. representatives OF great social
organizations and men distinguished by
experience. The members of this coun-
ell will be appointed by me.
This council will aid the government
to achieve the pacifcation of the coun-
try 1t will FIX rules according to which
the Constituent Assembly will be elect
| ed, and when finally the Assembly meets
my only care will be to give the chief
of state chosen by 1t the power OF which
| l an. the depository"
The objection made to this programme
is that 1t involves indefinite rule by a
one man machine and makes Admiral
| kolchak virtually dictator while the
election is planned. and such a machine
when II is carried out finally could have
but one result the confirmation of Kol-
chak's power Admiral Kolchak appeals
for an alliance with France as safe
guard against the recrudescence OF Ger
man power. He says:
Because they did not push their mill
tary advantages the Allies left incom-
plete their defeat of Germany. In a
few years Germanism will be for France
and for us as dangerous as 1t has been
in the past"
American Objections.
According TO American military opn-
ion, the advance OF Admiral Kolchak' &
| army, rapid as il has been recently
must be pushed much further west be-
fore II can become a formidable menace
to the Russian Bolsheviki. II Is ad-
mitted, however, that the Kolchak Gov
ernment stands out as tho strongest OF
all the Russian anti-Bolshevik govern
ments. The objection to 1t is its alleged
reactionary tendencies
President Wilson, II is stated, believes
that the Russian mouJik or peasant. de.
spite his heritage OF centuries OF ig-
norance and servitude. has now had
sufficient political experience to gov
ern himself or at least should have
another chance to try. The Bullitt-Stet.
fens reports encouraged this belief. In
French circles II Is held that the events
in Russia in the last two years prove
that the moujik still has a long way
to go before he will be capable OF self.
government