Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-04-06
RUSSIAN PARTY
At OMSk GAINS
POWER STEADILY
General Denekine in the Cau-
CaSuS Has 100000 Men
and Law and Order Organ
izatiOnS Are Growing,
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Paris April (by the Associated
Press) The Russian government at
Omsk, headed by Admiral Kolchak,
is steadily growing in power, accord
ing to advices received by the Russian
commission here, Boriss !. Bakhme-
teff, Russian ambassador to the Unit
ed States, said today.
In Bolshevki and -BolsheviK
Russia, the ambassador added, there
are as large organized armies as in
any European country. lie con-
tinued:
General Denekine Gin the Cauca-
sus) has 100000 men. the Kolchak
government has the same number and
the strength of the BOlsheYiki, which
has been variously estimated. is prob
ably 500, 900. All three forces are
fairly effective, the discipline Of the
Bolsheviki having b cen improved
greatly. The Russian military move
ments are so scattered over isolated
territory that the world apparently
has lost sight of their magnitude, but
other nations should remember that
Bolshevism is no longer Russian
problem, but a world problem, ana
the signing of a peace treaty with
Germany does not solve it,
Mr.. Kakhmeteff said that Admiral
Kolchak and his associates were dis
playing an independence and self-re-
lance which was gratifying to tho
leaders who were striving for re-
united Russia. The tax collections Of
the Kolchak government are improV-
ing.
The social revolutionists in Siberia
have not, as reported, Joined the
Bolshcviki, the ambassador said. The
Russian commission here has received
a statement signed by prominent
social revolutionists of Ekaterinburg,
Omsk and other cities denOunCing re-
ports that they have cspoused Boil
shevism and declaring that the social
reVolutionists of the extreme loft join
ed the Bolsheviki. These men at
tempted to make It appear that the
entire party had deserted kOlchak
the ambassador said, but the Omsk
government is now supported Loyalty
by a majority Of the social revolutions
lists.
Dispatches received by the commits
sion, he added, show that eastern 81
IBERIA is more unsettled than the dis
trict west of Lake Baikal, which has
distinctly Russian population con
sisting chiefly of prosperous farmers
In the western sections the popula-
ton has elected zemstVOs and munici-
pay councils in which the majority OF
the members generally are socialists
and indications are that they are do
ing constructive work in cooperation
with the Omsk government.
East of Lake Bailkal. where there
is a mixed population including Chi
nese, Burats, Mongols and other no
MAIDS, there is more disorder and II
Vladivostok the situation is extremely
unsatisfactory because of BolsheVlF
agitation.
Dispatches from Perm show thai
the population of the territory re-
Gently liberated from the Bolshevik
is cured of BoIshevik leanings and is
loyalty supporting the Kolchak gov
eminent.
President Tschaikowsky Of the
northern Russia government is IL
London comforting with British Of
ficials on the situation in north Rus
STA. Mr. Bakhmeteff declared tina
reports received by the commission
from Archangel did not indicate
serious military situation, but sai(
that the British reports probably were
more dependable.