Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-23
Starvation and Loyal Rus
sian Soldiers Pronounce
Doom of Red Rule.
PROTEST AGAINST
ALLIED FOOD PLANS
Officials Of All-Rusian Government
Object to Entente Nations Proceed.
ing With Promises to Feed Anareh.
ists and Thus Preventing Complete
Victory Over len,ne Followers,
Which Seems Near.
TBy the Associated Press. ]

Archangel. April 2l.-Opposition by
officials Of the government of North
Russia TO the plan for feeding bolshe-
vik Russia. as recently made public III
Paris. is based not only on unwilling
ness to provision territory occupied bN
forces of the government the north
Russians are fighting, but because they
believe the plan would not be effica-
cious in combating bolshevism.
In an interview given the Associat-
cd Press correspondent recording his
opposition to the plan, Lieut.. Gen.
Eugene ,Parlovitch Miller, acting head
of the ArChangel goNernment, eN-
pressed the view That those who helped
bolshevik Russia in this wise would in
effect be allying themselves with the
bosheviki Others in official circles
expressed opposition to the scheme,
and on all hands there was approval
Of the statement of the Russian lead
ers in Paris that those aiming toward
the regeneration Of Russia should not
for one moment cease fighting the boil
sheyiki
Reds Would Welcome Respite.
General Miller characterized as i'm
possible and impracticable" the propo-
sition that the anti-bolshevik Russians
should cease, lighting in any place in
order to allow provisions to reach their
enemies.
THE holshevik government contin-
ued the general. lis hard pressed from
a military standpoint by the Siberian
forces. and it now is helpless in the
north. In the interior II faces hunger.
II would doubtless welcome an armis-
tice and would eagerly accept help
from outside. Those who help it
would. in effect at least. simply be
making an alliance with the bolshe-
Wiki" And this. the general said. at
a time when victory for the opponents
of bolshevism was near at hand.
General Miller stated that the period
Of. trial for the new Russian troops in
the north was finished. He pointed
out that the Russian force which
was fighting on the northern front
last autumn was small and it's
morale nothing to brag OF. but now
continued the general. "the number OF
the Russians in the north equals that
of all the allies combined. Their
morale is excellent
On the actual lighting fronts most
of the work now is being done by the
Russians. They are more and more
taking the first line positions, while
the allies protect the rear.
e. Peasants Hate Bolshevism.
General Miller said the morale OF
the soldiers had improved while they
were at the front because they were
thrown in contact with peasants VINO
had suffered from bolsheviki depreda-
tions. so that whatever the troops had
thought previously Of the theories Of
bolshevism they soon learned TO hate
that doctrine in practice.
"It must be understood" General
Miller said, that this civil war is not
only a war OF principles but a war
against brigandage All over Russia
there are little groups of bolshevlk
hrieands and anti -bolshevik peasants
engaged in lighting and full of a hatred
that can only be wiped out by eX-
termination.
"The fulfilImcnt of the bolshevik
pledges would result in the eXtcrmina-
'tion Of the bourseoise classes. The is
sue Is so clear that there is only one
solution to 1.-THE complete defeat or
the bolshevik leaders who. having guns.
impose their will on those who do not
have them"