Great Falls daily tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1895-1921, 1919-09-15
Teutonic Kolchak Plans
to Crush Reds, Gobble
All East Europe.
POLAND FEARS OLD FATE
IF DESIGN SUCCEEDS
Troops, Enlisted to Re-
Store Order, Serve
Under Cars Laws.
BY THOMAS STEWART RYAN.

Warsaw. Sept. s. via Paris. Sept IA.
I-(Chicago Tribune Gable Copyright -
While Poland's attention is centered on
Upper Silesia Prince Liewen. who may
be styled Germany's Private kolchak is
enlisting An army southeast of Riga
The Silesian Grenzschutz naturally
has reached Polish sentiment where it is
most tender, but Liewen undoubtedly is
the greater danger in the long run, ac-
cording to Polish officials His imma-
date aim is, together with Count ktll-
er to crush bolsheyism in Russia. Be
yond that according to the boasts of
the Danzig Germans, he hopes to ssin
control of Russia for Germany and
squeeze Poland between the two
weights.
Enlisted for Emergency.
The oath of allegiance taken by the
German soldiers enlisting with Prince
Iiewen may be seen in official circles
here. The soldiers are signed up for
the period of emergency, which is until
suppression of bolshevism aud restora-
ton of order and lawful government in
Russia
Keller A highly interesting feature of
the articles is that service in th> de-
tachment is subject To the laws effsc
tive in Russia before February -. 1917
that is. a citizen socialist in Germany
enlists under a regime equivalent to
that of the former ear
Troops Can Stay in Russia.
As another instance of this, the gen.
eral is to be addressed as your FIX
cellency," thereby recalling the old st.
Petersburg days. Time of service in the
German army is counted in granting a
Russian commission. Furthermore. .he
recruits in this legion are assured.
whatever good it may do them. they can
remain in Russia after the victory and
become Russian subjects.
The pay is IL marks day up. but
special inducements are offered such az
bonus of 5000 marks for the faithful
who enlist before September ard remain
until the submission of the holShevlsts.
This reckless sum seems to indicate con-
summation of the plan is dim in the dis
tant future.
Largest Force 10000.
The following figures for German or
Germanophile troops in the north have
been received from Polish official
sources On the east Prussia frontier
there are said to be 100000 With Won
der Goltz in the country back of the
Courland httoral the. estimate is 10000.
Liewen and Keller are given 10000;
Ui3hiHS Il told1 Cl ft-.Utt tEptpS ph
Poland's flank The entire Polish army
probably does not exceed this number.
and may be called upon to face the Ger
man regulars in Silesia. as well as the
bolsheviks now on the eastern marches.
General von der Goltz is reported to
have been recalled, but the idea Of re-
enlisting his men in Liewen's army ap-
peals strongly to, the German psyehol-
ogy saws the Poles
The circumstances add to the strength
of the Germans position should they de-
sire to stir up trouble with Poland on
the north and northeast.
First the forces of General Won der
Goltz. Prince Iiewen and Count Keller
are back of a long front created by po-
land, the various Baltic peoples the
CZechs aud bolsheviks.
Second, the German possess the nat
ural ability to instill in rival country
whatever doctrines they like Just as
pacificism was their game in America.
Bolshevism was used to weaken Poland.
For this purpose the Poles claim the
Jews are being used, since the Jews
speak German readily, and feel some re-
sentiment against the Poles for alleged
,ogroms. They belong to the retail mer-
chant class. which is profiteering vastly
IN Russia through the general dearth Of
necessities,