The sun., 1919-03-08
MUST CRUSH REDS
TO SAVE RUSSIA
Senate Committee Is Told Peo-
pie VIII Help to Fight
BOIsheviki.
ROBINS REPORT DENIED
Envoy From Government Of
North Says Peasants Will Rise
Against Terrorism.

WARRINGTON, March 7.--G. A. Mar
tusaine, who described himself as
Russian peasant and at present the Of
hcial representative in this country OF
tho Russian Government OF the North,
told the Senate Propaganda Committee
to-day that the United States and the
Allies could aid Russia only by helping
to crush the Bolshevists. With Lenine
and Trotzky overthrown. he said. the
masses OF people now ruled by terror
would themselves organize a real demo-
cratic government
The witness, who testified with the
aid of an interpreter. disagreed with
testimony presented earlier in the day
by Raymond Robins former head OF the
American Red Cross mission in Russia.
that the masses of the people In that
country favored the Bolshevik regime.
Mr.. Nartusaine told the committee that
since he was n Russian himself he had
n more intimate knowledge of the desires
OF the Russian people than Mr.. Robins
could possibly have secured during the
few months the Red Cross Official was
in the country.
People Against Bolsheviki.
II was n member of the original
Constituent Assembly, which was dis
solved by force by the Bolshevists when
they found only one-fourth OF the dele
gates held the same ideas az they" said
the witness. 'I know that the ma sses
Of people In Russia win fight Bsishevism
just as they fought Czarisn, for the
terror they are under now IN far greater
than any they ever suffered under the
old autocrncy."
Mr.. Martusaine said that in his opin-
ion both Lenine ana Trotzky were fanat-
ics who believed their nilsson to de-
stroy everybody not agreeing with their
ideas and to overthrow all orderly Gov
crnments.
The witness described In detail the
economic disorganization and chaos
brought about in Russia and the reign
o. terror inaugurated by the Bolshe-
visits which led to the United States and
Great Britain virtually declaring them
outlaws. He declared that all guaran-
tees OF freedom had been abrogated in
Soviet Russia. and said there were count
less numbers of cases where men had
been killed simply because suspected of
counter revolutionary sympathies.
Mr.. Martusaine said the peasants of
Russia would SOW little grain this
spring because of the knowledge that
the crop would be taken by the Bolshc-
visits, who have organized a special
armed force for collecting farm products.
Three elements assist the B0lshevistS
leaders In continuing their grasp on
Russia the witness said. He gave these
rs terrorism, false promises of free land
and other reforms favorable to the peas
ants. and the constant increasing Of
their ranks by reactionary elements
which desire establishment OF the mon
archy.
The witness told OF his part in the
revolution in northern Russia which
succeeded in eliminating the Bolshevists,
and said that the allied forces were es-
peciauy invited to come in and assist
In the operations against the reds. He
complained that not enough troops had
been sent to accomplish the task. how
ever, and that trouble had been expeH-
enced with certain British military Of
hcers. who. he said. started to interfere
i'm civil affairs.
C1echo-SIOvak Protest.
This resulted in the upsetting Of the
new Government. he testified. but IL was
reestablished at the demands of the
American Ambassador. David r. Fran lis,
and the Amba ssadors OF other countries
When Mr.. Msrtusaine concluded his
testimony Col. Vladimir s. Hurban, rep
resenting the Czecho-Slovak military
forces, read into the record a reply to
tons OF the Czecho-Slovak troops in
Russia, made before the committee by
Mr.. Robins. Col. Hurban specifically
denied that the Bolshevists had given
free passage to the forces through
Siberia and that the Czecho- Slovaks
had wantonly killed Russian Bolshevist