The Washington times., 1919-08-17

news from her soldier-sailor husband
fearing day and night lest hidden
enemies kidnap her son to force
Kolchak into abandoning his cam
paiEn against the Bolshevil<i; and
without word from her husband for
months, Nine. Kolchak waits here
patiently for the clouds to clear.
In her quarters today little PEN
sion in a quiet corner af Paris-yhe
talked about her husband and the
prospects of his success in Siberia
Despite unfavorabIe news regarding
the enforced retirement Of the kolchak
army, and the dangers confronting it
this woman remained confident
'Tf the allies give assistance 70 my
husband, he will succesd QUICKLY
she said. 'Tn event the allies DO not
help us, lf Will take years TO build up
the necessary strength Tor oyercom-
ing the Bolshevik menace. But IN
either case have the greatest con.
fidence in my husbands ultimate sue
cess, because he has undertaken just
cause, and believe justice always
wins out in the end.
says Heu Succeed.
Gas 20 how he Is getting on can't
say from direct knowledge, for have
received only one message from him
In a year, and that was on July II, In
which he stated that progress was
most difficult. He added that he had
sent me many letters, but had not yet
received a single one from me. he adj
vfsed me to keep our son In exile IN
France or England, as conditions In
siberia were far too unsettled to re-
turn there, and that dangers from tn-
trigue were very great.
Madame Kolchal0 recently. arrived
here from Sebastopol with her ten
vear-old son. after being tfailed al
most constantly by the Bolsheviki.
II have lived each day in the con-
slant fear of my boys safety" said
the mother. 81 have been afraid to let
him from my sight. The Bolsheviki
are most anxious to get him IN their
hands, believing they could thereby
force my husband to change his
policy"
Though the wife Of a sailor and nat
uraIiy forced to accustom herself 70
long absences OF her husband, Mad
anne KolchalE has been particularly
unfortunate. Shortly after her mar
riage 70 the admiral. Re was captured
by Japanese troops during the Russo
japanese war, Imprisoned at Port
Arthur. and she didn't hear from him
Tor two years. 1S
sspSrafed Glnee Ts1zs
'ThIs time havep't seen him since
June, 4sII.e said 4fadatne KOlchak,
with the trace Of . catch IN her voice
But she caught herself proudly and
.ddss. THOUGH i am longing to see
him, I realize the part be is playing
70 save our nation forces me 20 bear
the sacrinees 3 little longer. Ny suf-
ferinR really is trihing when you
think Of the terrible harcships i'm
posed upon our countrynien dominated
by the BolshevilIi."
Questioned regarding the form OF
government her husband planned 20
set up II his campaign proved sue
cessful, Nine. Kolchak replied:
s'WhfIe am certain he would not
permit an absolute monarchy, I am
Inclined to believe heaWould favor q
limited monarchy, at least until order
Is restored. The reason for this Is
that the immense peasant population
OF Russia has. lost all confidence in
so-caIIed democratic government. Be
cause q BolsheVilS traitordom, the
people might not have confidence in
nor give the fullest support 20 re-
public until they are better educated.
my husbands ideas are not mon
archistic. He Is decidedly democratic
and immensely liked by his men,
whom he treats demOcratically. His
journeys to the United States in 1906
and 1917, impressed him greatly with
the advantages OF liberalism. He
hopes to build Russia into q great,
free nation and improve the status OF
the people. who heretofore have not
had opportunity to outgrow the par
tial slavery in which they always
have lived"
Wishes to Visit AmeFiea.
Nine. Kplchalx would like to visit
America, she said. She has relatives
there, but has lost all track OF them
since the war. She believes they are
still living in New York.
'In event I cannot go to America" !"
she said today. Il probably will di-
vide my time between Paris and Lon
don until I can once more go back to
Russia to live"
With full understanding and
mastery Of both French and English,
Madame Kolchak reads in seclusion
TO while her hours away She is
about forty, but prematurely gray.
and her face plainly shows her long
and anxious suffering.
Though members OF the Russian
colony here try to tighten her wor-
ries, she prefers solitude. About her
rooms were books showing. her to