New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-03-16
Retain Allied
Army i'm Russia,
Says Mililil>off
Withdrawal Would BE Sad
Blow To Anii-Bolshevist
Propaganda, He Warns
100, 900 Soldiers Needed
INSISTS iscssarabia's Vote to
Join Lenine Rule Was
Obtained Under Pressure

LONDON, March 15.--Professor Paul
Miliukof, the Russian Cadet leader, has
settled in London. From this centre he
directs numerous anti-Bolshevik activi-
ties. He also watches closely the in
terests of the Omsk government and
busies himself with Russian frontier
problems.
Whe1 saw Professor Miliukoff this
week was engaged in translating
documents to prove that Bessarabia's
so-called vote of differentiation, by
which she proposed to join Rumania,
was extracted under pressure. Accord
ing to Professor Miliukoff, M. Bratiano
the Rumanisn Premier, used this lille
gally obtained vote to support his claim
to Bessarabia before the peace confer
ence in Paris.
Discussing the Russian problem as
whole, Professor Miiukoff said he saw
hopes of intervention in Russia from
the South. On the other hand he re-
garded Archangel and Thurman as i'm
possible bases for conducting any useful
military operations.
Opposed Expedition
PERSONALLY, was against the Arch
angel expedition from the first. Great
stretches of country separate the Allies
there from any military detectives.
| Communications arc difficult and the
northern climatic conditions render the
/ situation still more unpromising.
Nevertheless, / don't think the Allies
should withdraw their troops. This
would be big moral blow to the anti
/ Boshevik forces. 1t seems to me there
is little to fear. If the Allies cannot
carry out extensive military operations
against the Bolsheviki neither can
Trotzky fight with ease against the
Entente troops"
Asked why great bodies of Russians
did not, as was promised when inter-
vention was first advocated, flock to
the Allied standards, Professor MiliU
koif replied that the state of the COM
munications made this impossible
wAile iii the northern provinces Of
Russia which were almost uninha bited
there was no one to answer the Allies
call.
'1n the SOUTH" continued Professor
Miliukotf, conditions are quite diff
ferent Intervention here holds out
great hopes. ! cannot agree with Mr.
Lloyd George that it would be neces-
sary to contemplate an expedition of
million men We Russians would be
content with 100000 In the south a
Russian army already is fighting
against the Bolshcviki. Every man
and every gun sent to us there would
be SO much help"
Against Farley With Reds
laa Asked his opinion concerning the
Prniipo conference. Professor Miliu-
lsod stated "I now believe and hope
that this project is abandoned. 1t was
founded, as MIR. Lloyd George said, on
n system which had worked we'll among
the savage tribes in India. 1T is true
that some mistakes have been made
by treating the Russians as though
they were instantly capable of ruling
themselves oh democratic lines, but it
seems TO mr. that Mr. Lloyd Georges
simic nevertheless was not Il very
"What the Allies must do first of all
in Russia ia 60 recognize the Omsk
government. 1t is not right to regard
the various groups IN Russia as tac.
tonal. All Russian anti-Bolshcviki
adhere to the Omsk government and
support it. When the Omsk govern
ment il recognized, it viii be possible
to lognl2c the loans made to our forces
and render them further financial as
sistance. After that we should be
given representation at the peace
congress. We still consider ourselves
10 be allies of the Entente, and we be-
lieve it is not right to settle Russian
problems without admitting us to the
4 Congress-. Our opinions have been con-
suited privately on various questions,
but this is not the same thing"
No Chance for Compromise
Professor Miliukof thinks there ex-
fists no possibility of u compromise be-
tween the Bolsheviki and the anti-Bol-
sheyiki, nor would it be possible to
convince the followers Of Lenine that
they were wrong. They are incon-
vertible, that is their great strength"
/ Lenine was can honest fanatic" He
said he believed the Bolshevik army
to be about 100000 strong. "This
sounds like very formidable army
] but you must remember that it is COM
posed Of soldiers who would surrender
whenever possible. Its officers are
men who have no use for the Bolshe-
/ WIKI and only Joined the army under
( compulsion You can readily see that
/ 1t would not be so difficult to fight
against this army as is generally i'm
agined
The Czecho-Slovaks, according to
Professor Miiiukoff, performed a very
/ useful function of supplying a screen
behind which it was possible for the
Russians to organize their "Sibcrian
army" ut is just this which we should
/ like the Allies to do for us in the
I south while we organize our forces"
Professor Miliukof says the Czecho-
Slovaks finally became more bother
than they were worth, owing to their
socialistic and radical tendencies