Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-02-18
WITHDRAWAL OF
U. S. TROOPS WILL
MEAN BLOODSHED
BOIsheviki Would Engage in
Massacre in Northern Rus
Sia, Says SimmOndS; Re-
spOnSibiIity Fixed on Hun.

Washington, Feb l7.-Roger f..
Simmons, who recently returned
from a mission to Russia for the bu-
reau Of commerce today told the
senate committee investigating law
less agitation in-this country that il
the American and allied forces were
withdrawn from northern Russia
the bolsheviki would engage in ono
of the bloodiest massacres the world
has ever seen.
The witness said he was surprised
at the demands being made for the
withdrawal of the American forces
and told the committee that every
time the American and allied sol
diers had found it necessary to give
up ground in northern Russia, the
bolsheviki had swept in and inau-
gurated an orgy of murder of peace
full citizens.
He said that before leaving Arch
angel last November 3, he~iad found
that the American troops were well
supplied and had performed great
acts of heroism which yet remain to
be told.
All the Russians in the northern
district were sympathetic With the
allied forces, he said and we're pray
ing that they would not be removed,
Evidence which, he said, showed
that Germany was responsible for
the outbreak Of bolshevism i'll Rus
STA was presented to the commit
tee by Mr. Simmons.
1t included a sworn statement Of
Russian that just before the cars
government was overthrow he was
sent BY the German imperial chan
cellor to Switzerland to determine
which of the Russian socialist
schools there was the most radical
and to offer the leader 100000
marks if he would send his men into
Russia to spread their propaganda.
After visiting Switzerland, the
Russian reported that the school
headed by Lenine was the most
radical, but he recommended that
the services of Lenine be not en-
gagged. as the result, if successful
would mean terrible catastrophe
for Russia.
Proves Responsibility:
This evidence Mr., Simmons said,
coupled with the fact that Lenine
passed through Germany on his way
from Switzerland to Russia; that
members of the Red guard were
given iron crosses and that German
soldiers and officers were used to
put down anti-bolshevik mutiny,
proved beyond a doubt where the
responsibility lay for the reign Of
terror in Russia.
The witness read 70 the commit
tee the text OF number of DEGREES
Through which the bolshevik Sc
cured the naturalization of women.
These need no comment" he said,
"This is the thing that is being fos-
tered and upheld by the propaganda
now being circulated in the United
States i'll an effort to justify bolshe
visn. The creed of the bolsheyiki
does not respect and in fact, dis
courages and in some cases even
prohibits women from being virtu-
GUS 1t is the same with religion.
The bolsheyiki favor no religion of
any sort" =
Full publicity Of the facts and be
liefs of the bo1sheviki, Mr. Simmons
said, would be sufficient to kill the
idea in the minds of any Americans
who might have become sympa-
thetic.
What do you think Of men like
Albert r. Williams who come over
here and uphold bolshevismi" asked
a member Of the committee.
Il think" replied the witness "that
Williams left Russia before the ter
rorism began; Williams now is go
ing upon theory and is not taking
into consideration the practice Of
that theory"