The sun., 1919-01-28
TRUTH COMMITTEE
SUPPORTS LENINE
New York Russian Sympathi-
zers Says lie Is More Mod
crate Than Trotzky.
ALLIED ACTION PLEASEs
Denial Is Made That Soviet
Chiefs Were Linked Up
With Germans.

The majority OF the Russian people
are supporters Of Lenine. the more mod
crate Of the two Soviet chiefs. and arc
eager, as Is their leader, to get into
communication and cooperation with the
allied nations. according to a statement
Issued yesterday by the Truth About
Russia Committee
Trotzky. on the other hand Ia vio-
iently opposed to any relations what
soever with the western capitalistic
Powers and advocates class war
throughout the world until all existing
governments are overthrown. This liz
the real state Of Affairs IN Russia at the
present time. according to the commit
tee. which has offices at 300 Broadway,
ard is composed Of Americans Interested
In Russian affairs.
Members of Truth Com mittee.
The director Of the work Is Lincoln
Colcord. and among the members OF the
committee are Henry r. Mussey. Albert
J. Mock. William Mac Donald, Paul Kel-
losg, Martyr johnson, Harold Stearns,
Robert Morse Lovett, Frank p. Walsh,
d. n L.
Hopkins. Alan MacCurdy. Amos Pinchot,
George L. West and Albert Boni. who
also Is treasurer.
The committee in its statement yes
terday Endorsed the action Of the SUI
preme Peace Council in Paris in inviting
all political factions In Russia to send
representatives to meet representatives
OF the council at Princes Islands in the
Sea OF Marmora. This action signifies.
according to the committee, a realiza-
ton on the part Of the allied Govern
nlents that Bolshevism must be faced
as a reality. and that repressive activity
hitherto undertaken has resulted only
in strengthening the Bolshevlk hold on
Russia. 1t Is declared that Information
reaching the committee tends 10 show
that the Soviet Government In Russia
is stronger to-day than 1, has been at
any time since the revolution OF Octo-
Der. 1917, and that II Is developing a
constructive programme in Russia.
Calls Revolutionists Sincere.
Unless II Is recognized now that
both OF these men tTrotzky and Lenine)
are sincere revolutionists and that they
have never been German agents, 1t will
not be possible for the statesmen In
Paris to get forward with a constructive
solution OF the Russian problem" saye
the statement The Soviet regime,
whatever may be thought Of It on a
basis OF principle. unQuestionably was
agonist!c to the German imperial re-
gime, and any thought OF collision be-
tween them was a sheer absurdty. The
man on the street to-day. X he reads
his paper with any logic. may see in the
definite collision between the Soviet re-
glme In Russia and the Sparticide move
ment in Germany how impossible II was
for the Soviets ever to have been linked
with the German Imperial Government.
The committee asserts that the infiu-
ence of Lenine 10 the dominating one IN
Russia "in spite OF recent European
propaganda to the effect that he had
been arrested and overthrow by
Trotzky." II Is pointed out that should
Lenne not be met half way in his id
vances his power would pass to Trouky
the supporter OF international BolsheviR
propaganda for the overthrowing OF eX-
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