Arizona republican., 1919-04-24
RUSSIAN TROUBLES
 ARE NOT YET DONE
(By Carl w. Ackerman)

NLADIVOSTOK (delayedD. - The front today is a stationary line run ming a few versts west of the following cities which the Czechs hold:
 Petropocaovsk, Ekaterinburg, Ufa and Orenburg, but on both sides of the line the armies are threatened by po litical plots and dissatisfaction, while Orenburg is in the hands of the Cos sacks, Tashkent is ruled by the Bol- sheviki Kolchak and the Siberian min istry dominate Omsk, and at Ufa mem bers of the former constitutional as- sembly are under Czech protection. Past Omsk Kolchaks authority does not exist as far as Irkutsk, because Ataman Annenkov's Cossacks with hold recognition, issue their own money and conduct the government. In Chita Ataman Semenoff another CoSsack adventurer, with about eighteen thous- and men, has made himself supreme power, refusing recognition of kolchak, although Manchuria is rife with ru- mors about his arrest or submission. In Amur the Ussuri Cossacks dominate. General Horvat, vice president of Chi nese Eastern, holds Manchuria. To- ward Kiev, on the other side of the battle front, Denekin is massing his forces to join the allies.
 The Allies at Archanaei
 At Archangel the allies are snugly established in winter quarters. To- ward Omsk and Ekaterinslav the old government is being concentrated, awaiting the hour when, as dictators, the plan of military power may be re- established
 Meanwhile, the French general, Jan in. and his staff have gone to Omsk to confer with Russian and Czech leaders and begin to make the Russian army. Sir Charles Eliot and his staff passed our train in Manchuria en route i to Omsk. The chief of the intelligence division of the American headquarters l is proceeding to Chita. The Eliot train made an investigation of Semenoff' $ l activity for Graves.
 l Among neither the Cossacks nor the i Russians does one find a very high 1 opinion of America I heard no favor l able comment during the whole jour ney, while there is much criticism which, perhaps, it is not wise to re- | peat In Russia we have not made i good. Perhaps it is not entirely ouy fault that the allie sdo not agree fun damentally about what should be done. Until they unite on a policy see no possibility of success in allied political or military operations.
 Allies Gan Break BoIshevism
 Basicly there is the same criticism to be made here of the allied operations as was before the German offensive last March. When the allies united 1 against Germany they defeated her. Ii | they unite in Russia they can defeat bolshevism and help Russia to a re- birth, but so long as they continue divided Russia will continue to decay and grumble, but under present condi- tions it may be impossible for the allies to unite, for while, internationally. the Russian problem is grave, the recon struction problem for Russia is a hope less problem. It is tragic and danger. ous for the great empire of Russia ts be wasting away gradually, no force. uniting for her reconstruction, but witt many forces working against each oth CT for power.
 For these reasons Russia civil war il not ended. Meanwhile, preparation are made by both sides for a fina spring contest, but so long as power and not freedom. is the object of tn, leading contesting parties, there vii not be much opportunity for regen : erati1g order or peace.