Evening star., 1919-08-28
AMERICA BLAMED
FOR RUSSIAN CRISIS
Foreign Governments Still
Hope to Prevent Complete
Failure of KoIchak.
GERMANY PLAYS CARDS
BY oL1yER OWEN KUHN.

| Is Russia lost to the allies? This is
a question that frequently holds at
tention Of diplomatic circles in Wash
| ington. Frankly. put. diplomats fear
that allied delays have prevented the
Kolchak regime from accomplishing
what it once thought it could-the
overthrow Of the bolsheviki; at least
the establishment Of a settled order
at Omsk about which the forces work.
ing for the rejuvenation Of the land
might rally.
Four months ago the allies by rec
ognition would have so aided Kol-
chalk that today his power might
spread over the greater part of the
land. AS the result of delays, his
power is in genuine peril and the
whole of Siberia is endangered by
successful bolshevik operations.
In discussions of the Russian situa-
ton the slowness of the American
peace delegation in Paris to act and
| subsequent failure to adopt definite
| course is blamed. as other govern
ments have been ready to move quick
| ly and with effect toward both recog-
milton and aid of the Omsk regime.
Face Dangerous Winter.
The Kolchak armies and govern
ment must enter another winter put
meagerly equipped. meagerly financed
| and with prestige weakened among
Russians themselves, because of Kol-
chak's failure to obtain the necessary
sinews from the allied world. De-
| velopments of grave Importance are
| expected during the winter. Unless
the bolshevik armies show surprising
| weakness and there is radical disir-
! tegration of the bolshevik govern
ment in Moscow, grave doubts are ex-
pressed in Washington that there will
| be left any anti-bolshevik government
| in Russia worth the mentioning. AL
lied aid for Kolchak might ease his
months. but unless there is quick rec
| ognition this work even will be
handicapped.
| Diplomats in Washington most in
terested in the settlement of the Rus
sian situation are looking forward to
some action on the part of the Ameri-
can government in the immediate fu-
ture, particularly in view of the reit
Grated statements of Ambassador
Morris, American envoy to Japan. who
now is on his way from Siberia to
| Toxic, under orders of the State De-
4 partment.
| Ambassador Morris was sent to Omsk
| to make Investigations for President
! Wilson and the department, as it was
believed that this governments course
would be largely based upon the reports
made by the American diplomat. Now
J that Mr.. Morris has reported and urges
| the recognition of Kclchak by the allies
as the one hope Of preventing future
bolshevik inroads. diplomats here would
not be in the least surprised if this gov
ernment extended the Kolchak govern
n ent desired recognition, though 1t is
kSow. that the American government
is proceeding cautiously and will con-
tinue to do SO until it is made definitely
plain that there can be no other logical
course than. recognition and concrete
material assistance to the Omsk regime.
weak as 1t may appear at the moment.
Alarmed by Germans.
| Allied diplomats and foreign govern
ments are really alarmed at the speed
with which the Germans are infiltering
into Russian business and economic life
From all sections come reports of former
| high German army officers cooperating
with and drilling the bolshevik armies.
That favored trade agreements are being
entered into by Lenin and the poEers at
| Weimar and Berlin is known. Unless
the allies take some step to >prevent
continued bolshevik control Of Russia
and back government which is anti
doubts whether Russia can oyer be sym
pathetic toward the allied world. and
the Germans will be enabled thereby to
carry out their most cherished idea Of
| Russo German alliance which will offer
! constant menace to all of western Eu-
rope. IL not the world. Fears are ex-
| pressed that with thoroughly Ger
manized Russia there will be German
| lied Asia, as Russia would be a logical
| working base for German schemes in
the Asiatic regions. the exploration Of
which Is deemed essential to a revivifled
| Germany.
Lenin Ready to Barter.
Lenin, realizing that he ia with
: out a friend on earth, Is thoroughly
| coGnizant Of tho, value of future op-
erations with Germany, 1t is reported,
| and though he personally knows the
| Germans are ready and eager to ex-
| ploit Russia, he nevertheless is ready
| to sacrifice Russian rights and integ-
| rity for the maintenance of his boil
| shevik regime. which he, according to
reports. admits is weaker than q year
ago.
| II America but acts, America will
be ably backed by every power in
tho world" according to tho expressed
statement Of one diplomat in Wash
| ington. III America fails to render
| aid to the only anti-bolshevik gov
eminent of any note in Russia, then
there can be little hope for law and
order In Russia: little hope that Ger
manization ever can be avoided"