The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-25
By II, MICHAEL srAkHovrrCH.

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 (AT. StaIhoritch, Russian Ambassador Madrid, best-I1novyn Of Russian states The intimate friend of Tolstoy and Turgen- tev, he has the reputation of being of the wis est and wittiest diplomats in turopeD
 held the curious views that the best thing to do is to leave Russia alone. Let the Russians fight tired Bolshevisnl will f-zze out Anyway 1t is noth- do with us."
 The events of the last few weeks in Hungary have shown the most indifferent that BoIshev- ism is spreading westwards. What is more, it is spreading rapidly. It began in Russia; yesterday it in GaIica, today in Hungary. Every day step nearer the North Sea.
 These events are suficent justification for me, loyal Russian, to ask the British public to consider very seriously today whether has arrived deal drasticaIly with BoIshevism. My experience in Madrid. in Paris, and in London is that people do not realize yet Bolshevsm is why the Russians their initiative rid of it, why the whole of civilization rise to end the red plague.
 In the first place, and I it deliberately, Bol- shevisn1 is not political programme but simply potco-economic delirium- You cannot argue with a BoIshevilz; would be do argue a fever-stricken whose brain is fire
 Lenin is out to destroy all the conventions which form society and civilization know it. He is not in the least bit concerned about altering things so as to make life more comfortable lie is in way interested in making life finer or better Imperialstic than the Kaiser, scrupulous in his Propaganda than BernstoI1f more cruel than Nero, Lenin's aim is to spread Bolshev and the Soviet form of government throughout
 Helpless Russia
 asked very often, and quite reasonably, why don't Russians get rid of the Bolsheviks if they don't like them? It is perfectly fair 
 place, Ienin has he has the power the bayonet, and you cannot with cold steel his Chinese executoneTs who, with Mongolian indifference the suffering others. carry without hesitation question the of the Commissars.
 Moreover, Lenin has control of the food There is food, n abundance, Russia today; is even plenty territories in the grip of Bolsheviks, but Lenin that only those who actively support the Soviets get rauons; the rest IS best they
 ceaseless, fearful, gnawing hunger painful enough n of the individual becomes agonzing when sees his nearest and dearest suf- fering from a relieve What der then, the middle classes, despairing of help, finally give way and assist the BolsheViks, army officers civil servants?
 But despite difficulties, there is hardly day passes without a revolt against Lennism- Sometimes is only village rising at other times a formidable demonstration in the town In the last months something like 1,400 of these volts have been recorded. but they sporadic and lack concentration because Russia is descend ing apathy.
 Illusions and Realities.
 knows better than Lenin that Boshev ism burns itself out He knows and has admitted that the game rob my neighbor has definite linn it's Nobody can doubt that to the with noth- ing absolutely nothing, Boshevsm is most attract