Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-10-18
BOLSHEWK|'SE END
IN RUSSIA IS NEAR
A. J. Sack Declares Fall of
Petrograd and Moscow
Is Imminent,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, October 1S.-A. ]. Sack.
director of the Russian information
bureau in the United States, has is
sued the following statement:
while the news of the fall of Petro-
grad is not yet confirmed, the fall of
Petrograd and Moscow. meaning the
downfall of bolshevism in Russia, is
imminent. At this moment when the
northwestern army, under Gen. Uden-
itch, is nearing Petrograd, If not al
ready in the city, and the volunteer
army under Gen. Denikine after cap
turing Orel is approaching Tula, about
one hundred miles from Moscow. and
the Siberian army is on the full Of
fensive and is moving toward the
Urals, the bolsheviki find themselves
within an iron ring. from which
there is no escape. All the anti-bolshe-
visit armies and the governments be-
hind them are united and subordi-
mated to the all-Russian government
at Omsk and to Admiral Kolchak as
it's head and the commander-in chief
Composition of Army.
with regard to the many ques-
tions coming to us as to the nature
Of the northwestern army and the
northwestern government 1 may say
that the northwestern army is led by
Gen. Yudenitch, who, during the war,
was in command of the Russian army
in the Caucasus.
nent Russian generals. and. although
commander over the northwestern
army, he occupies the position of min
lister of war in the northwestern gov
ernnient. The northwestern govern
ment is subordinated to the all-Rus-
sian government at Omsk. The prime
minister in the northwestern govern
ment, S. G. Lianozov. is a prominent
public leader and business man. 9th
er ministers are also men with splen-
did public record. partially liberals,
partially conservative socialists.
Among them are K. A. Alexandrov, a
constitutional democrat; NJ. C. Mar
stitutional democrat; Peshkov, a So
cialist revolutionist; E. I. Kedrin and
V. L. Corn, social democrats.
1.-The program Of the northwestern
government can be seen from the fol-
lowing appeal of the government to
the army, which is now on the way to
Petrograd:
1.-The newly formed government of
the northwestern territory Is appeal
ing to you brave soldiers Of our
army, the sole support and hope of
mutilated and bleeding Russia. We
are a government not Of capitalists
and the landed gentry.
Public Men Are Leaders.
"'Our government is composed of
men in public life, OF representatives
of all classes Of the population. The
regime of tzarism is as hateful to US
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possible. We shall not permit that
the peasants become again the hired
help upon lands belonging to the gen.
try. The land belongs to those who
toll upon it. We shall not permit that
the manufacturers rss;-estabiish
factories. The eight-hour day must
be preserved. We shall not permit
that Russian life be again placed be-
hind tsar's prison wall, where 1t
has been stunted and stultifed during
many centuries. We shall use all our
the end that the people may live a
free, peaceful life. that they may
freely develop and display their abil-
tiles, that they may enjoy in the full
est measure the fruits of their labors.
that our people may dwell in that hap
Justly deserve. But in order to estab-
fish this new life we must, first of all.
rid our country of the bolsheviki. who
have been plagueing and mutilating
our unfortunate Russia for the past
two years. AS long as the bolsheviki
in Russia we shall have neither
peace, nor bread. nor freedom, nor
laws. B..
"'Only by armed force can we save
Russia from the bolsheviki. We know
that you are tired Of campaigning and
lighting; we know that you have fire.
uuently suffered from hunger and
want; that you have been poorly clad
and shod in the past, and that you
were poorly armed. But now, all this
is ended. We have plentiful supplies
for you. Make your greatest efforts.
soldiers. and your last and
final sacrifice at this hour. March
bravely to fight the enemies of the
people and of freedom, and fulfill to
the last your duty. thus winning peace
and happiness for yourselves and for
our unfortunate nfotherland'