Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-15
PEACE DRIVE ]
| ONLY BREATHING SPELL.
| TOPUSHPROPAGANDA

New York, Dec. 15.-Supporting his
statements with evidence gathered
from one of the leading Bolshevik
publications of Russia. A. w. Knefoth,
former Assistant Military Attache of
the United States in Russia. charged
yesterday that the present peace drive
OF Lenine and Trotzky was merely an
J effort to gain breathing spell" and
to enable them to break down the
: economic barriers which are prevent
, ing them from spreading their propa-
3 ganda throughout the world.
I Mr.. Kliefoth, who was in Soviet
( Russia until early in the present year
: and left the Northern Russian front
e lonly recently. made his charges in an
i address he relivered at the Cosmopoli-
II tan Club before the Women's Branch
of the National Civic Federation.
Lityinoff Busy In Copenhagen.
he In connection with the peace drive
nt Maxim Litvinoff is now said to be in
Of Copenhagen in conference with Brit
NJ ish representative. In the United
n States the Russian Soviet Bureau un-
IS der the leadership Of Ludwig C. A
us X. Martens is carrying on a cam
lte paign of publicity in an effort Z
p- secure the opening of commercial re
M lations with the United States.
Tor Among the papers from which MI
OF Kliefoth quoted was Pravda, whic
ace has the official sanction of the sovis
ity and is edited by former resident
the New York City, whose articles haN
ids appeared in revolutionary publication
rox Of the United States. In support
hey his claim Mr.. Kliefoth noted that
re- peace as being profitable to Us al
article written by Zinovieff spoke Of
not to our enemies" because "
should use this as breathing sp
in order that the mere continued
istence OF our Government may n
ther the grand scale propagan
me- which Soviet Russia has been car
kF ling on for more than year"
III "a Mocow dispatch" said Mr. X
10th. showed that the Commun
lin propaganda used 40o.oO0,o 900 rut
4 an lin this year alone. have seen II.
is printed in all the languages OF
'aii''s -ne world This is for distribution apre
emile "Their foreign policy is based
two things-first. propaganda.
care secondly, the world social revolut
The programme Of the Commu
NJ oh party ia the programme of the r.
Mrs. ,ution In all countries. In 1917
"ad," nine said, We will only make p
with the capitalists Of the W
do at when it is to our advantage 10 uo
t un- Now he finds it to his advah'as
rcial- do so. ,c,...
Russia Now as in Cars Tim
1 well oTheres Is no difference in n
seems TODAY between this ana the ola re
some under the Czar. The 6o,oVo
/. He police Of the old regime @i0
Of all active all over Russia"
to the Mr. Kliefoth said he had seen
,ra,rIoads Of children IN freisht
N sup being shipped out Of the prii
e;,,aa He said families were
DESTROYED on the idea that tine J. !
shoe e. the bulwark of conservatism.
"a f;va "rha land" he said, sis not
hands Of the peasants put
hem II hands of the Communis. -,
e many He said that the reaso pa,s,
could so little oppositioh 70 wy .sa,
moments was sapped; tina. uhey
IN Russia was that strength Oh
MADE "bled white"
"The factories of Petrosra
ccessful dead" he went on orc m
nate the crowded peeaus' pa,roerad. II
he was soup kitchens ~ aap get
Children take home the boo
cause a pound of propasanaa ~
much heat as q pound OF wooo