The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-08-13
NOBLEMAN HERE TO
REBUILD FORTUNE
Former Governor Of Petrograd
Says Germans Are Behind
Bolshevism.
KERENSKY is BLAMED
Slavic Red Cross Worker and
Army Man Also Arrive
on the Vasari.

florence Pouschine of the old Russian
nobility and before the war one of the
richest men in Russia, arrived yesterday
from Liverpool by the steamship vasari
TO begin life anew In America He was
for one month Governor-General of
Petrograd under the provisional govern
ment in 1917. but in October of that
year he was forced to fee to one OF his
estates in Finland with his wife and FIVE
children. He has been until recently
living in London. He said the question
of Bolshevism not only confronted Rus
sia but also all other countries.
II have documentary proof" he de-
clared, that Germany is behind the
Bolshevist movement In all parts OF the
world and is carrying out a programme
of revenge that is kept from bearing tull
fruits In Germany only by the most Wig
orous measures on the part of the Ger
man officials.
Money for Bolshevist propaganda and
instructions for using the money to get
the best results Is being received from
Germany at the present moment. With
Russia hotbed of Bolshevism, the Ger
man influences plan to overwhelm the
rest of the world. These plans are be-
ing worked ou3 now, and the only solu-
ton of the problem Is, for all countries
to get together and exterminate Bolshe-
vism in Russia"
Puts Blame on Kerensl<y.
with Mr.. Pouschine were Baron Eu-
gene Fersen and Major-Gen. Theodore
LodijenslSy. Baron Fersen said he had
dropped his title and preferred to have
the American handle of plain mister. He
worked with the Slavic Red Cross in the
war. He Endorsed the views Of Mr..
Pouschine on Bolshevism and added that
the man guilty Of causing most of the
| trouble in Russia was Kerenspy, us he
| disintegrated the Russian army. Major
Gen. Lodijensky has been here before.
He and his wife, with the help of British
officials, escaped from a Bolshevist
prison in March, 1918. and came here.
making his home in 36 East Fifty-sev-
| enth street, where Mr. Pouschine will live
until he brings his wife and children
from England.
Sumitra Modak of Bombay, also a
| passenger by the yasari, is here to ar
range for the purchase of tractors, agri-
| cultural machinery and structural steel
He said India had been awakened and
| that the wooden pillow and other primi-
| forever. Beginning with this year, India
would assume a place In the family OF
nations on level. so far as modern
machinery could make her. with ali the
| world. Agricultural colleges in India
4 were crowded by students ambitious to
| know all that might be known Of the
scientific side of farming.
l Girl Has Crying Spell.
l. Violet Rankin. aged IL, who has been
visiting friends in Europe. had a crying
| spell when her father, r. H. Rankin, q
lawyer. did not appear as she had ex'
pected. to greet her and take her with
him to his home in Massachusetts,. Gus
toms men secuted for and found hin
outside the baggage Enclosure, and she
| went away with him.
| The Vasari was delayed several hours
| on Wednesday by answering the appea
for help of the motorship Mount Baker
bound from Philadelphia for France with
| q general cargo. The freighter's skip
| per apparently believed she was sinking
and so said In his wireless call. but she
was merely disabled and wanted a tow
| which passenger ships do not extend &c
| freighters, and the Vasari left her witt
three freighters nearby ready to aid
She had been assisted the day befor,
| by the transport Great Northern, which
arrived here Friday last.