Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-02-13
Not a Moment to Be Lost If
the World Is To Be Saved
From Rule of Anarchy, He
Declares to Correspondent
VERY SMALL ARMY OF
ALLIES WOULD HELP
Eighty Thousand Men at Mos
cow Would Give Russians
Confidence and Induce Them
to Join Loyal Forces.
(F'rom a Staff Correspondent of the
New York World and Albuquerque
Journal)
Especial Gable Dispatch. J

Journal)
Especial Cable Dispatch
Paris, Feb. 12.-'I wish the Ameri-
cans could realize what an immediate
danger not only to Europe but to their
own country lies IN the present Boil
shevism in Russia. There is not mo-
ment to be lost. If il is not stamped
itself, it's headquarters. it will newt
ont at once inside Russia, in Moscow
ably spread to the other countries and
to your country"
The Grand Duke Alexander of Rus
sia spoke with the earnestness of con-
viction in an exclusive interview given
to the Journal correspondent In his
room at the Hotel Ritz.
In the middle forties, six feet two
inches. spare and wiry Of build he is
an impressive figure His handsome
and distinguished face, with it's high
forehead. straight, slender nose, hazel
eyes and brown peaked beard. lacks
the high. broad cheek bones frequent
Ily characteristic of the Russian, He
spoke very simply and sincerely in
fluent English
Speaking Merely as Russian.
First of all | want you to know
that I am not speaking as a grand
duke. II would be only natural for
people to think that am talking from
a self-intercsted point of view, But |
can only assure you that although |
happen to he grand duke ! am not
speaking as a grand duke but merely
as a Russian.
"lf only the present anarchy which
is destroying Russia can be stamped
out do not care what kind of govern
ment the Russian people wish to
adopt. Let them have republic by
all means if they choose Personally,
| do not believe that Russia is far
enough advanced yet to make q re-
public the most successful form of
government for her people with their
80 ner cent peasants, of whom only
a tiny fraction can read and write.
But if they want a republic, by all
means let them have it. But the one
imperative thing is to crush this Boil
shevism. which Is not the political
philosophy which it pretends to be,
but merely organized pillage and as
sassination by anarchists and thou
sands of liberated criminals.
You know they have now actually
socialized the women in many dis
tricts, force them to be the common
property of the men of the community
and plan to have the state raise the
fatherless children.
1T would not take an allied army
of more than 80 900 men to give us all
the support we heed to liberate Mos
COW. These men would not be asked
to fight. 1t is better anyway that
none but Russians shall do the fight
ing necessary to liberate Russia All
the allied army would be used for
would be to prove the allied support
and thus encourage the Russians TO
Join our ranks, and to advance In the
rear of the Russian army of libera-
ton, protect its lines of communica-
ton and police the reganed terri
tory"
"Why should the Russian popula-
tion be more disposed now to rise in
aid of an BDshevik army than
it was when General Alexieff and
others vainly counted on their help?"
asked.
Because when General Alexieff
and the others made their attempts to
free Russia the Bolsheviki had just
completed the distribution of the land
among the peasants and these were
satisfied with a regime which gave
them the land. But since then things
have changed. The peasants still
hold the land which the Bolsheviki
distributed among them, but the Boil
sheviki have now socialized the prod
uct OF THIS land.
Ripe for Better Rule.
For instances IL a peasant raises a
pig on his land and takes it to market
to sell it the Bolshevik local authori-
ties step in, take from him the price
he gets for his pig and divide It be-
tween him and the neighboring peas
ants who have no pigs to SELL So all
the more industrious peasants have
become dissatisfied and say to them
selves: What If we do own the land
If they own what we raise on it?'
Yes, they are ripe to join any Rus
sian movement which guarantees
them the retention of the land and
promises them. the ownership of it's
fruits. And this we must do. The land
must never be taken away from the
peasants. 1t would simply precipitate
a new revolt. But the government
should issue enough bonds to furnish
an amount adequate to recompense
the former owners of the land for it's
loss. The unexpected wealth of Rus
sia Is so prodigious that out of it such
a loan could be repaid in few years.
"Of course ii is true that Russia
with the land thus distributed will for
some years lack the productiveness
of the Russia of the old landlord sys-
TEN, for in the past It has been dem
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