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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

help organize the food supply and the
clothes supply, and even the munitions
supply Their spirit was magnificent
and their service invaluable. They
saved Russia from collapse and ruin
during the first two and half years
OF the war
But then came the revolution, and
then came the Soviet, and then the
whole T per cent became suspect To
the Soviet the whole per cent, as
mass. was counter-revolutionary The
Soviet wanted 1.-The fruits of the revo-
luton 1t wanted all land for the
people. 1t wanted all industry for the
people. 1t wanted outright Socialism,
and wanted it at once. The per cent
did not. The Soviet excluded the per
cent. But the Soviet was coming to
rule Russia. Even under Kerensky, as
Robins had seen at Kharkov, and as he
now saw at Petrograd, the Soviet was
coming to be the real government.
Therefore, when the 7 per cent was ex-
eluded from the Soviet it was excluded
more and more from the real govern
ment, from the real direction of Russia.
Russia, having lost the German part
of its directing brain, now began to
lose most Of the experienced native
had no directing brain at all, no brain
experienced and skilled in the technl-
cal directing processes necessary to
the production and distribution of COM
modities.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
100000 a month thereafter during

0'o'ooo mont III tneIcaICer during a
period of three months.
He cabled. A week passed. Two
weeks passed. Three weeks passed.
Then voice was heard from Washinc
ton saying that the idea suggested bv
Colonel Thompson was being carefully
analysed in Washington, and might be
adopted, but that in any case a perfect
ly good representative of the Commit
tee on Public Information would soon
be on his way to Petrograd.
When the representative of the Com
mittee on Public Information arrived
in Petrograd, the Bolsheviks had been
in power in Petrograd and in full con-
troll Of the whole Russian situation fol
more than two weeks.
Deprived of support from Washing
ton, Colonel Thompsons Russian Com
mlttee was obliged to revise its work
and to taper it off. In the meantime
the peace movement and the Soviet
movement and the Bolshevik movement
we're all of them every day growing
j, stronger Robins now had an especial
ly good opportunity to watch them. He
began to make regular scheduled pub
lie speeches to meetings Of soldiers.
He already had spoken to soldiers
occasionally; but on September IS,
1917, he began to speak to them daily,
and he continued to speak daily until
the Bolshevik Revolution broke and
stopped him. At armories, at arsenals,
at barracks, in Petrograd and in the
environs of Petrograd, he stood up and
spoke at length through an Interpreter,
telling his hearers about America and
about Americas government, and about
the reasons why America went into the
war. He carried his message to manv
thousands of Russian workmen and
peasants still in the army, and they
were interested
They were interested particularly in
the subject of education in America
Our Western state universities amazed
and delighted them. The fact that a
poor boy could 60 all the way through
the common school and then through
the high school and then through the
university, paying no tuition anywhere
and getting whole education by free
grant Of the state for the future bene-
fit Of the state in citizenship, was
thrilling to them. Robins made the
most OF our democratic opportunities
in education and of all our other demo
cratic opportunities for individual adj
vancement. He also made the most
of the democratic support given in
America to the war.
He would call his hearers attention
to the fact that our business men did
not need to 60 into the war to make
money. They already were making
money-large quantities Of it-selling
goods to the Allies, and they were max
ing it without having to pay any war
taxes of their own to their own gov
eminent at Washington. Now, having
gone into the war, they would have to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
''AN Pore,.''

RUT those soldiers were not for the
war They wanted to show Robins
that no personal hard feelings
were being entertained, but thew were
not tor the war. At Gachina and mt
virtually every other armory and ar
senal and barracks that Robins vixitnd
his hearers were cold to the war. Com
ing back FROM addressing the Machine
Gun Corps at Stalna on October 20. |
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

Truer words. in the light Of that
moment, it would manifestly have been
difficult to frame. Colonel THOMPSON
proposed to have them written and
spoken throughout Russia The Rus
sian members of his new committee
were in full agreement with him. They
were persons of standing certainly
unimpe achable. They were:
Nine Catherine Breshko- Bresh kov-
skaya, grandmother of the revolution,
anti-Bolshevik
Nicholas Tchaikovsky, leader Of the
peasant co0peratives, afterward head
(under the Allies of the government
of the north in the Archangel district,
anti Bolshevik.
Lazarov, formerly manager of the
revolutionary underground station
in Switzerland, anti-Bolshevik.
General Neusl owsky, one of the
most trusted of Kerensky's generals,
anti Bolshevik.
David Soskice, Kerensky's private
secretary, anti Bolshevk.
Such was the committee. It was
strong in personnel, but it was weak
in money. Colonel Thompson attended
to that detail. He provided money to
deposited, in a bank at Petrograd, to
be drawn on by the committee, an inn
mediate fund Of million dollars out
of his own private fortune
Some people are saying now that ths
money Colonel Thompson contributed
to affairs in Russia was contributed tt
the Bolshevik movement. They make
this statement in an effort to argue
against Colonel Thompson's conclu-
sions and recommendation regarding
American policy toward Russia. The
effort may be legitimate, but the state
ment is not. Colonel Robins says:
~ repeat to you what said to the
Senate committee under oath. Colonel
Thompson never contributed one cent
in Russia to the Bosheviki But he
did contribute one million dollars
against the Bolsheviki. He contrib
uted one million dollars Of his own
money to an organization for educating
the Russian people to see the menace
and the peril of the peace the Bolshc-
wiki were advocating"
That organization got under way,
The Kercnsky government co0perated
Men were released from the civil SER
vice and from the army, men Of char
acter and of persuasveness, to 20 out
and spread the truth--the truth ex-
pressed in the indubitabe fact that q
victory for Germany would be a vic.
tory for the counter revolution.
Delay Fatal
nNE million dollars, however, though
enough for starting, was not
enough for continuing. The project
was one for the readucation of a whole
people. No private fortune WAS ade-
quate to it. Colonel Thompson there
fore cahlcd to Washington
In cabling he explained his enter
prise, and he also explained the need
Of it in the Russia of the moment,
dwelling on tho danger that Russia
might be hurried into peace and Boil
shevism within a short time unless
Russian public opinion could be
reached and changed, He asked for
100000 within ten 4 So and for 49,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
Ahonys Distrustful

40 THEY went on, always, in the end
~ toward revealing their anti war
drift. Always, in the end. they showed
their distrust Of all "capitalistic GOV
ernments," and their suspicion that
the aims Of the Allies were selfish and
sinister. and their essential conviction
mat the war was "bourge OILS" war.
and that the Russian proletariat had
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08
Boisherik Queries

DOtSstSUIn VIcIIcS
GO RUSSIA began to lack food and
rament and fuel. In it's grea.
centres of population and of demand
and of need Russia began to be under
fed and UNDERGRAD and underwarmed.
1t began to suffer, at first slightly, then
horribly. 1t stood in the gale of the
world war with an empty stomach,
shivering and angry. And the Allies
said "Fight.' Robins heard the an
swer
He heard it in his translations of
the newspapers. He heard it in his re-
ports from his friends and agents in
the army. He heard it with his own
ears during his own numerous visits to
army barracks. 1t was the we'll known
simply:
Who made US fight? The Car.
What did the Car want? The Darda-
nelles. What do we care about the
Dardanelles? Nothing.
why do the Germans fight? Be-
cause the Kaiser makes them.
"Why do the Allies fight? Because
their rulers make them, by conscrip-
ton. What do their rulers want?
They want Syria for France and Meso-
potamia for England and some Greek
islands for Italy. When we ask them
why, when we ask them to speak their
full mind, they say this is no time for
speaking.
Eve will speak. We will speak to
everybody. We will speak to the Ger
mans. They are workers and peasants,
too. Nine out of ten of them are work
ers and peasants. We do not want
their land. They do not want ours.
We will speak to them and tell them
what is in our hearts, they will not
fight US any more. Why should they?"
Perhaps only Russian peasants, if
one may believe what one conventions
ally hears about them, could have been
so beautiful and so silly. OF course,
the day may come when beauty will
FIJI the world, and the Stiffness of men
is said to be one of the means of
Providence to the dawning of that day.
There is some such hint in scripture.
But no such day was shining in 1917.
In 1917 Robins was solidly certain
that Ludendorff's troops would not Law
down their arms at the approach of
arguing Soviets, even if the Mahom-
etan Soviet went along with its most
cogent and convincing thoughts. Robins
cast about, therefore, for arguments
With which to combat the arguments
O. this fanatical but natural peace
movement and with which to persuade
INC Russian soldiers that it was really
actually practically necessary for them
to fght
The Allies. Of course, were conducting
q propaganda in Russia All govern
Snenss were conducting propaganda ev-
efywhere, and whining because other
governments were conducting it. The
propaganda Of the Allies in Russia was
simple. 1t was simple minded 1t pro-
cssded on the theory that what the
Russians wanted to be sure Of was
that the Allies would win.
The fact was that what the Russians
wanted to be sure of was that the
allies were hghting for good ends and
not simply for territorial ends. The
Allied propaganda, perhaps. did not
even know that fact 1t assumed that
the Russians were looking for the
hand-wagon, and that If they saw that
the Allies had 1t, they would ut once
climb back aboard on the Allied side.
Therefore. the Allies got out propa~
xanda In Eussia dealing almost en-
orsiy With their terrific physical
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-06-08

aoor. He remembered severn, g.,
of the Kerensky government. s aa'a
General Knox had forgotten. gs a'ea
toned them. With the Sovis, '''a'
ing at the ranparts, Genera, "; W
remembered all the trouble ;ns;s.
ramparts. General Judson. the A. 'as
can general, was, as will anro.~
later instruments of this narra.;r. q
entirely different sort of person : ~
erai Niselle, bound by the cba;.s ".
his environment, seemed to rem.;.
perfect indoor person to the finish .
finished by reciting the Russian 49,
tary disaster at Tarnopol and h, =.
pressing the view that Russian ~
diers were cowardly dogs.
Both Russians present, csr..,
Neuslochowsky and MIR. Soskice ~.
the room. They would listen M ,o,.
They departed red, and also s.sI.
red. They were through.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
COUNTRYWIDE BOMB PLOTS
NAUCURATED BY ANARCHISTS;
SEVERAL HOMES ARE DAMAGED
Violent Explosions Rock the Residences of Prominent Men
More Than Half Dozen Cities.
Two Reported Dead From the Explosions
Man Thought Be Anarchist Killed Home of Attorney
General Pamer-Police Are Puzzled.

WASHINGTON, June 3.Anoher attempted reign of terror d
chiefly against public officials who have been active their
prosecution launched by American radicals shortly before mid
night last night
explosion which damaged the residence of Attorney
Mitchell Palmer the fashionable northwest section of
Washington which apparently resulted the death of the bomb
planter followed intervals by similar explosions other
extending Boston, Pittsburgh Paterson N j. and
Cleveland
Besides Washington Cleveland and Boston, cities which bomb
ouages Pittsburgh Paterson j. West Philadelphia
York and Newtonvie Mass West Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
subjected to two separate explosions.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
Fl Nations s...
In Conference

WASHINGTON, June 3.-(United
Press. Representatives of twenty
one South American countries met
here today for the purpose of ex-
changing views and information with
official and unofficial representatives
of the United States, with a view to
stimulating development of Pan
American trade.
Recalling the success of the first
Pan-American Commercial Confer
ence held under the auspices of the
an-American Union in February,
1911, the governing board of the
union believes that much good will
result from this "get-together" be-
tween North and South Americans.
Governments, organizations, firms
and individuals will be represented
in this informal, but comprehensive
exchange of views ana informa tion
between commercial representatives
trade experts, business men and other
interested parties.
In order to do justice to all coun-
tries concerned, and to the numer-
Gus important phases OF Pan-Ameri-
can commerce, general and special
sectional sessions will be held, be-
ginning with the inaugural session to-
day, and continuing for three days.
Everyone at the conference will be
given an opportunity to state his
views, and it had been hoped that
President Wilson and Secretary of
State Lansing would return to Amer
lea in time to speak at the inaugural
session. Many international trade
experts have been invited to speak
at the sessions.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
NEW REIGN OF TERROR.

WASHINGTON June 3Radca agiators last night apparently
attempted nauguate another reign Of terrorism throughout the
through planting of Internal machines the residences of
prominent Within few minutes after the explosion of bomb
Attorney General Pamers residence here with the
killing evidently the planting the bomb reports
received from and Cleveland of similar attempts
The similarity of the reports received from the various cities
called to authorities the May Day bomb plot of month
planted under the of the home of the attorney
general 232 street. the fashionable Northwest section of
Washington wrecked the dwelling, smashed the windows of ad
joining houses for block but injured within the Palmer resi-
dence found the entrance and handb
signed "The Anarchc Fighters printed red worded
inammatory fashion, serving notice intent of its authors
general leaders society," the only clue available
late hour last night
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
Schools Suffer
Under New Rule
By John Graudenz

by JOhn NfauoenZ
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
BERLIN.-(By Mail.)-The rad
icals claim that equal education for
everyone" the principe of socialism,
has been dropped by the socialistic
German government. While the lat
ter, during the last three months,
spent eight and half billion marks
on the "new militarism," the Prus-
sian minister of finances turned a
deaf ear to all calls for help from
the minister of culture. Both min
isters are majority socialists.
The total amount needed for the
most necessary school reforms is es-
timated at two hundred million marks
but not even one million and half
was granted for the proposed peoples
high school, where intelligent work.
men could be trained as administra-
ton officials. This, according to the
radicals, is the only basis upon which
the socialistic republicans stand. In
order to erect temporary school for
this purpose, the reformers are now
begging for funds from calitalists.
There are from ten to fifteen thou
sand unemployed teachers Thous-
ands of governesses are being dis
missed to make room Tor the return
ing warriors. All these girls are in
great need. Hundreds appeal daily
to the minister of culture who is un-
able to assist them.
The reformers intendpto change the
entire school system to correspond
with American, Danish and Swedish
systems, especially with regard to the
so-called working schools. Their plan
to abolish all privileged schools is op-
posed by the government, because it
needs the fees paid by the pupils of
these schools.
The municipal administrations
promised to reserve twenty-five per
cent of all the seats in the privileged
schools for the workmen's children.
The reformers, however, fear that this
would spoil their children, since they
would adopt burgeois manners.
Meanwhile, the school system is be-
coming more reactionary. The di-
rectors and high school teachers most
ly members of the Pan-Germanistic
parties, are forming leagues of the
youths and offer active resistance to
all orders issued by the minister of
culture.
Socialistic teachers are dismissed
by the directors. The school books
are, as before, filled with imperial
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
Germany Aims
To Battle For
World Trade
By EDDIE W. HULLINCER

! Omitted Press Staff Correspondent
LONDON, June 1.-(By Mail. y
German business is preparing to ac-
cept the challenge OF European and
! American industry to a commercial
battle for the worlds markets, the
moment peace is signed, according to
information here.
Two great rival German manufac-
turers' associations united recently il
the Imperial Association of German
Industries to concentrate all forces
of German economic life"
Before the war South America was
one of Germany's most profitable
markets, and it is expected the Ger
mans will try to win back what they
have lost
Germa nchemical firms are plan
ming campaign of peaceful pene-
tration" to regain part of the mo-
nopoly they enjoyed previous to 1914.
The chemical committee of the Ger
man rehabilitation office and min
istry of agriculture has arranged
1919 program for production of 10
per cent of the normal output of fer
tilizers.
Since the blockade stopped Ger
man expectation, America and the
allied countries of Europe have been
compelled to build up giant chemical
industries of their own, and these
sources are now successfully supply
ing Germany's former customers.
From the desert regions of Arizona
and the mountainous rim of the I'm
perial valley in California, American
companies are drawing large quanti-
ties of potash and other chemicals
equally as good as Germany's. Many
of these deposits have been discov-
cred and exploited entirely as a re-
suit of the withdrawal of German
products needed by American indus
try.
German factories are feverishly
hurrying back to peace basis. Krupps
plants are already turning out ma
chinery which is being sold in Hol-
land for a price with which Dutch
manufacturers cannot compete. Ad-
vices from The Hague declare the
machinery is disposed of below ac-
tual cost of production.
Throughout the war German plants
maintained their production of iron
and steel goods at peace figures
despite the loss in imports of ores
according to the Anglo-American
Trade Journal.
Several new German foreign trad
ing companies-export and import
have been organized recently.
Hamburg business fmen, it is re-
ported here, believe that the loss of
the German merchant marine may
mean for Germany virtual loss of her
world trade.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
Ten Bombs Set Off in Eight Cities
Last Night; Anarchist Literature
Found Near Scene of Explosions

WASHINGTON, June 3.(By United Press )-In what may
have been widespread plot ten bombs set off eight
cities between II o'clock last night and o'clock this morning
Two kiled-a special policeman in New York and
unidentified here.
Anarchist literature near the scene of expo-
ons in Washington Pittsburgh and RoXbury Mass. Two
arrested by the Philadelphia police who refused make
known their In instances the police said Internal
machines apparently loaded with shrapne bullets Secret
service and city authorities throughout the country today
working the theory anarchist ring may be di
rectng these outrages from Philadelphia The hat by
the killed at Attorney General Pamers residence bore
a Philadelphia makers name.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
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The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
Advocate That Germany be Given
Mandatories Over Her Former Colonies

PARIS, June 3-(By United Press )-American economic
experts conference with President Wilson today advocated
that Germany be given manufactures former East Af
colonies to assist her to meet her financial obligations
The matter opened consequence of Lloyd Georges
posa that upper Ssa be returned to Germany for economic
American experts however suggested that Poland
retain upper Sesa President Wilson instructed the American
experts meet in British and French conferences and draw
their final conclusions for submission to the big Four From
authoritative learned today that President Will
son. Premers Lloyd George and Cemenceau agreed
the advabty modifying the treaty The question
said to be the degree modification necessary and when
it should be done.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
Mexican Intervention Talk In WASHINGTON
Nationwide Bomb Plots Inaugated In Several Important Cities
Republicans in Congress May Support
Immediate Mexican Intervention

WASHINGTON, June 3-(By United Press. )-Republicans
in congress may support immediate Mexican Intervention, Off
cals and diplomats directed today following proposal by
Speaker Ge, of the house, made that American
cal conference that American republics unite Mexican
policy The speakers remarks generally believed to be
feeler toward the United States of Joint Intervention
oresta the latest Mexican revolution and to force stable
government upon Mexico.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
STRIKE is BEGUN
AT MAYENCE

BERLIN, June 3.-The inhabitants
of Mayence and Wiesbaten began yes
terday morning a 24-hour strike in
protest against the attempted coup
in proclaiming an Independent pala-
tinate republic.
1t is also reported the pro-German
palatinatist at ManlseIm declared
general strike and that the inhabit-
ants of the palatinate, notwithstand-
ing threats by the French of courts
martial, everywhere ere tearing down
the posters proclaiming the republic.
The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-06-03
Telephone Operators Declare
They Will Remain Out Until Satisfied

ATLANTA, June 3(By United Press )-Srking telephone
operators here received the of PosmaserGenea Bre
ordering them back work but declared they would
main out until their demands grievances adjusted
Latest figures from strike headquarters today place the
Der out at 583 In the meantime the telephone companies
maintaining desultory service the downtown districts
There practically at all in the suburban and residential
sections of the city Much among the teegraphers
and predicted today that the keymen employed by the
Western Union would be ordered out in Atlanta at least within
"a hours