Arizona republican., 1919-01-20
RUSSIAN PEOPLE ID
 NOT DESIRE ALLIES
 WANT CzECH0- -SLAVS
Would Welcome Those Sol diers As Deliverers- Grandmother of Revo- lution" Seeks Funds for Orphans.
Republican A. p. Leased Wirel

SEATTLE, Jan. 10.-If help is not forthcoming at once, any government set up in Russia will fail. declared Madame Catherine Breshskovskaya, known as the Grandmother of the Russian revolution" who arrived here today from the Orient. Czecho- Slovak rather than allied troops, are wante9l in Russia, she declared. "The coming of Czecho- -Slovak soldiers would be welcomed by the people as they would welcome the coming of Christ, she said.
 '.Is it true I'm in America at last with my friends?' she exclaimed at the dock, where she was met by friends and d delegation from the Seattle branch of the Bohemian National al- liance. Among the friends, was Miss Helen Stuart Dudley, a Boston settle ment worker, who came here to accom- pany Mme Broshskovskaya across the continent to Boston and Washington. Mime. Breshskovskaya and Miss Dud- ley, it is said, have known each other for years.
 Don't Want Allies
 Russian socialists do not desire al- lied troops in Siberia, Mime. Bresh- skovskaya declared. Russian people want the CZecho- Slovak soldiers. The coming of Czecho- -Slovak soldiers would be welcomed by people, just as they would welcome the coming of Christ, as a deliverer," she said. ''The only order existing today in Russia is that which has been established wherever these troops gained foot hold. I hope some day to lead Presi- dent Masaryk of the CZecho Slovaks on a tour of Russia, so that he may educate our people to the true stand ard of democracy.''
 Madame BreShskovskaya said she came to America, to tell the people of the United States that financial help is needed for 4,000000 Russian orphans and S,OO0,000 Russian illiterates.
 ITO this cause I will devote the balance of my life she asserted.
 Madame Breshskovskaya asserted that she also came to America tc deliver a message, telling that the Russian bolsheviki are destroyers. She said she went in hiding in Petrograd for eight months, when Kerensky was overthrown. Then she went to Mos COW, where she remained two months Later she toured Russia secretly.
 Celebrates Birthday Madame Breshskovskaya celebrated here seventy first birthday January 13 while crossing the Pacific. Her fel. low passengers aboard the liner learned of the date and arranged 8 specia | birthday dinner, followed by speeche: ! and a dance.
 Madame Breshskovskaya responded | to the toasts and was an interested spectator at the dance," one of he fellow passengers said. "She told u of bits of her life work for the Rus sian revolution and of her years o | exile in Siberia. She was reticenr 1 however, about her mission to Amer 1 ica."
 When asked if she knew bolshevik were working in America. Madam Breshskovskaya smiled and acted a is she thought her questioner wa ] joking.
 ''Bolsheviki in Americao" she said "You do not know what boisheviki arc 1 They may be working against the gov ernment and they may be bolshevik sympathizers, but they are not tn bolsheviki destroyers of Russia. Bol sheviki are bolshevild, wherever the are"
 Madame Breshskovskaya was take on an automobile tour of Seattle. 9Th green grass is wonderful,' she eX claimed. lover in Russia all is desc late. Does not America ever hay winter?"
 Madame Breshskovskaya leaves her next Tuesday. She said tonight sh expected to go direct to Washington Later she will visit Boston.