The sun., 1919-04-06
BAKHMETEFF SAYS
BOLSHEYISM GROWS
Russian Ambassador Warns
That It Has Become o
World Problem.
ARMY OF HALF MILLION
K0lchak Government Growing
in Power and Social Revo-
lutionists Aid It.
ARMY OF HALF MILLION
By the Associated Prsss.


PARIS, April 4 (delayed.-The Rus
sian Government at Omsk. headed by
Admiral Kolchak. Is steadily growing
IN power, according TO advices received
by the Russian Commission here. Boris
A. Bakhmeteff, Russian Ambassador to
the United States, said to-day.
In Bolshevik and non-Bolshevik Rus
sie, tho Ambassador added, there are
as frge organized armies rs In any
European country. He continued:
Gen. Denekine Gin tho Caucasus)
has 100000 men. the Kolchak Govern
ment has the same number and the
strength of the Bolsheviki. which has
been variously estimated. In probably
100000. All three forces are fairly ef.
fective. the discipline OF the Bolshevtli
having been improved greatly. The
Russian military movements are 30
scattered over isolated territory that
the world apparently has lost sight Of
their magnitude, but other nations
should remember that Bolshevism is no
longer q Russian problem. but a world
problem, and the signing Of peace
treaty with Germany does not solve 1t"
Conditions I'm Siberia.
Mr.. Bakhmeteff said that Admiral
Kolchak and his associates were display
ing an independence and self reliance
which was gratifying to the leaders who
were striving for a reunited Russia The
tax collections Of the Kolchak Govern
ment are improving.
Tho Social Revolutionists In Siberia
have not as reported. Joined the Boil
sheviki. the Ambassador said. The Rus
sion commission here has received
statement signed by prominent Social
Revolutionists OF Ekaterinburg. Omsk
and other cities. denouncing reports that
they have espoused Bolshevinn. and as
sertinY that only the Social Revolution
lists Of the Extreme Left Joined the Boil
sheviki. These men attempted to make
It appear that the entire party had de-
serted Kolchak, the Ambassador said.
but the Omsk Government is now sup
ported loyalty by q majority Of the Social
Revolutionists.
Dispatches received by the commits
sion, he added. show that eastern
Siberia 10 more unsettled than the dis
trict west OF Lake Baikal, which has
distinctly Russian population. consisting
chiefly Of prosperous farmers. In the
western sections the population has
elected Zemstvos and municipal coun-
ellis, In which the majority Of the MEM
Oers generally are Socialists, and indi-
cations are that they are doing con-
structive work In cooperation with the
Omsk Government.
Disorder Chiefly In East.
East OF Lake Baikaf.i where there IL
. mixed population. Including Chinese.
Burats. Mongols and other nomads, there
Is more disorder. and in Vladivostok
the situation is extremely unsatisfactory
because OF Bolshevik agitation.
Dispatches from Perm show that the
population Of the territory recently lib
Grated from the Bolsheviki Is cured OF
Bolshevik leanings and Is supporting
the Kolchak Government loyalty.
President Tschaikowsky OF the North
ern Russian Government is In London
comforting with British officials on the
situatioS In North Russia. Mr.. Bakhme-
ten said that reports received by the
commission from Archangel did not in
dictate o critical military situation. but
said that the British reports probably
were more dependable.