Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25
0MSK GOVERNMENT
TO Be RECOGNIZED.
PARIS ADv|CES SAY
Allies to Act to Force COL
lapse of Russ BoIshevik
Regime, IT'S Said.
EMBASSY OFFICERS GO
TO JOIN WITH KOLCHAK
Boris Bakhmeteff, Kerensky Am
bassador, Said to Be Advising.
Leader and May Return Here.
BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN,

BY OLIVER OWEN KUHN,
In anticipation of sweeping moves to
force early collapse of the Russian boil
shevik regime all allied governments
will within the next ten days formally
recognize the kolchak government at
Onlsk, the most powerful of the several
organized groups now combating the
power of Lenin and Trotsky. according
to reliable advices which have been re-
ceived in Washington from Paris.
The period of doubt and INDIGESTION
which has marked the allies course
since the overthrow of the car and the
ushering in of chaos by German paid
puppets Lenin and Trotsky is to end.
Concerted efforts to bring order out
of chaos and firmly establish in Rus
STA a government that will inspire re-
spect among misled peoples at the
same time one that will protect inter-
national interest through suppression
of the fountainhead of bolshevism is
at hand. At the same time the allies
are preparing to resist Teutonic
moves to enmesh Russia and make her
a commercial vassel to Germany and
a port from which would be launched
all Germanic moves to gain domina-
ton in the far east as we'll as those
regions stretching toward India. none
of which dreams have been abandon
ed by the German government.
Highly significant is the fact that
some members of the Russian en-
bassy in Washington are returning at
once to Siberia, from whence they
will go to Omsk to join the Kolchak
regime. More than leo Russian army
officers who have been in this coun-
try-many in Washington-on special
missions for various Russian groups
also are on their way home. where
they will join hands with the Kolchak
| forces In the coming concerted cam
paten to overthrow the. bolsbexdk
| regime. During the present week NJ.
Vladimir Novitsky, who has acted a.
financial delegate. to. this. country. VIM
leave Washington for Omsk
Says Mr.. Bakhmetefe in Omsk.
Though unconfirmed, there is cur
rent report in Washington that Am
bassador Boris Bakhmetef. who came
to this country to represent the ke-
rensky regime, and who has been q
stanch supporter of all movements
tending toward the rehabilitation OF
his native land, is already in Omsk
and is advising kolchak as to the
course to be pursued in treating with
the allies. In fact, 1t is declared that
the ann1alS made nv mi o afr
Bakhmetsf to President Wilson and
officials high in the American gov
eminent have done much to influence
this country in taking a definite stand
in behalf of recognition of the Kol-7
hak regime as a start in the gen.
eral rehabilitation plan. 1t is de-
clared that Ambassador Bakhmeteff,
in case the kolchak regime is recog-
niZed, Will return to Washington to
fill the position to which he was APP
pointed shortly after the overthrow
Of the car.
Owing to the peculiar viewpoint Of
Kolchak in regard to several of the
broader international questions and
doubt as to his possible strength in
co-ordinating all Russian elements
the allies have lent but little more
than moral aid, though the allied mill
tary operations on the Archangel front
have helped the general cause of the
anti-bolshevists by splitting Lenin's
combative power. But the allies must
do more, and it is reliably reported
that in anticipation of recognition of
the kolschak regime large stores Of
war supplies already are on their way
to Russia. These are vitality essential
and it is authoritatively stated that had
the various elements arrayed against
Lenin and the bolsheviks been we'll
equipped in the past they would have
made short shrift of the present ar
chaic regime.
Allies Not Minimizing Task.
The allies are in no way minimizing
their task, however. The bolshevik
army, according to most reliable au-
thority, consists of nearly 100000
men, while the total combative force
of the anti bolsheviks is in the neigh
borhood of 100000. On paper. how
ever, the various Russian govern
ments which undoubtedly will be
fully co-ordinated under the single
direction of Kolchak, have potential
military manpower of more than s.
900, 900, and if the allies will but sup
ply these paper forces with fighting
implements, swift progress against
the bolsheviks can be achieved dur
ing the summer.
The red army as it exists today 10
fairly we'll equipped. Its ranks are
filled by Adventures. sincere bolshe-
viks, Germans, Chinese and Let's. 1t is
well fed and, as a consequence Of food
being so scarce everywhere in Rus
STA, has been able to keep it's ranks
well filled.
When, however. the bolshevik fol-
lowers see the day of their power
is fading, when they realize that
behind the line of advancing Kolchak
forces there is settled order and inn
proved social, economic and industri-
al conditions, it is believed that the
bolshevik army will melt as snow un-
der brilliant suns. According to
unbiased Investigators who have re.
turned from Russia. the bolshevik
army in the ris kept together
because it offev the best meas OF
continued Eth Rassf