Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-03
MILLIONS
FIGHTING
ORUNION
IN RUSSIA
Sergius Sasonoff Reports
Thousands Are Giving Lives
Daily in Effort to Over
throw BOISheviSm.

Russians in organized governments
are now cooperating in a move
ment for a reunited Russia. These
Russians are working and fighting,
dying by hundreds and even by
daily in an effort to save
Russia from complete destruction;
and all this is being done without
a thought of political ambition"
said Sergius Sasonoff, minister of
foreign affairs in the Denikine gov
ernment, who also is the representa-
tive in Paris for the Omsk govern
ment, in an interview today. Con-
he said:
an addition to the Russians
fighting bolshevism through and
outside the governments there are
also hundreds of thousands of Rus
slams within the bolsheviki bat
tling daily against the efforts to de-
feat reunited Russia.
Progressives Join Hands.
During the months l was in
Yekaterinodar Capital of the pro-
vince of Kuban,) socialistic and |
other liberal elements are taking a
very prominent part in the move
ment for a reunited Russia, especial
ly in the south. In the Crimea
and in the Don and Kuban govern.
ments the progressive men of all |
parties have joined hands. There |
is not the slightest chance that au-
tocracy will ever return in Rus
sia. .......
Friends OF a reunited Russia |
much regret the effort made by GER
tain propagandists to create the in1-
preston that the southern govern
ment, the Omsk government and the
Archangel government are led by
men who would favor return to
the old order of things. | am sure
men like General Denikine and
Admiral Kolchak have no desire to
turn back the wheels of progress in |
Russia and ! do not believe they
seek personal aggrandiZement,
Able to Pay Way.
"The effort to split Russia into
many independent governments also
is a misguided movement. Scores
of small governments cannot live
independently. The larger govern
ments bowl them over by their sheer
weight.
Russia has such undeveloped and
unlimited resources that she is able |
to pay her way and the entente will
be amply rewarded for any help they
may extend to patriotic Russians in
their effort to overthrow anarchy
and restore peace in a country thar
has been disrupted by bolshevism."
Paderewski Discusses Peril.
Warsaw. March 2.-"Can you op-
pose bolshevism with the bible? |
This is a question which the world /
is facing today" 80.
Ignace Jan Paderewski, the pre-
mier of Poland, somewhat nettled at
the American opposition to the big
Polish army which is being formed |
while the peace conference is sitting,
asked this of the Associated Press
correspondent today.
1T is not an individual peril, bat
a peril for civilization" he said, 'be-
cause you cannot have peace and |
prosperity with your next
door neighbor advising your work !
men not to work and paying agents |
to destroy your factories as quickly |
as you can build them. Most peo-
pie like to get money without work
ing, and that is what bolshevik Rus
sia offers" "
When asked if he was able to
reconcile the Polish army of 350,0O0 |
with the league of nations plan, NJ. /
Paderewski replied:
"Yes. certainly, and l am quite
in sympathy with that plan. Po-
lands army is to be recruited for /
such time as is necessary to restore |
order on our frontiers. 1t will be |
an army of peace and order, or po- |
licemen, if you will, the same as the !
United States called up to protect |
its borders along Mexico from out |
rage.
at is evident that the Germans
themselves victors on the !
eastern front and are planning the |
economic domination of Russia by |
selling arms to the bolsheviki, which |
epidemic will cease when it runs its |
course. The probable end of Rus.
sia will be a dictatorship, with some |
other Trotzky, Lenine or Hohen.
zollern type. Your advice to us not
to fight is good advice for a dying |
man, but not for man who wishes
to live and enjoy liberty. We have !
to protect certain institutions.
"On the whole. | am optimistic |