The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-05-02
ALLIES BLAMED
FOR RED RULE IN
RUSSIAN AFFAIRS
Refusal to Recognize Sway Of
Revolution Gave Chance to
BOISheViki for New Power,
Says Raymond Robins.
REMEDY FOR CONFUSION
MAY STILL BE APPLIED
Intervention With Single Aim
to Lift Embargo on Fronts
and to Settle Industrial Tur-
moiI Will Succeed.

AhtSASNN ~ ~
MOL Will Succeed.
CLEVELAND, o., May 1.-The Boil
sheviki got control Of Russia because
America and the allies refused to rec
ognize that an economic revolution had
taken place there.
The Bolsheviki were forced TO make
a separate peace with the central pow
ers because American and the other
allies ignored their appeals for help.
Ihese In substance were statements
made by Col. Raymond Robins, repre-
senting the American Red Cross mis-
son IN Russia, in a speech before the
CITY club here. His subject was zone
view or the Russian Situation" Fol-
lowing his address he talked with about
l00 members the rest of the afternoon.
10 back up, his statements, Col. Rob-
ms showed photographs Of letters from
Lenlne n Trotzky and Of cablegrams
to British and American authorities,
the originals Of which are said to be
IN his possession and could produce
when necessary.
Il am against the program OF Lenine
ana Ir2tzky'' Col Robins said at the
close OF his address. Il am opposed
because, believe their plan Is wrong
economically and morally, but / don't
pelleVe IL Is necessary to libel or SLAM
ger courageous men with whose ideas
| do not agree.
We could have controlled their maxi
ing OF a separate peace II we had fol-
OWED an intelligent policy. We could
have had a vast people friendly TO lis.
living under a free though probably So
clalistic form of government, but they
would have offered a market for our
goods.
Calls Intervention Stupid.
Il. believe the Russian people have
the kind Of government they want. In
tervention was a stupid and foolish
mistake After it began the reign Of
There are but wo courses open. the
revolutionary culture or the old re-
dictionary order"
Col. Robins then made these recon-
fendations:
Lift embargo at once on all Rus
ENTER into direct negotiations for
an armistice on all fronts where allied
or Czech forces are engaged.
3~--Insist In armistice negotiations
upon general political amnesty to be
declared and guaranteed by both sides
allied forces to be retained In Russia
solely for the purpose of enforcing such
guarantees and to be used after sign
Ing OF armistice In recognizing and
operating Russian railways primarll,
for transport of food supplies through
out Russia.
4-Send relief through American Red
Cross to Petrograd and Moscow imme.
diately upon signing Of armistice.
6-Send Industrial commission of in.
quiry with trade experts to Moscow tC
ascertain n report on present situa-
ton In soviet Russia and best means
OF bringing social peace, economic re-
organization and relief to all the peo-
pie OF Russia, / EFgAa$
Col Robins said he and Col. William
In Russia, had found the Russians Ell.
tlrely out Of sympathy .with the aims
OF the war as expressed by the allies
representatives in Russia, that they
Crhompson and Roblns) started a prop.
uganda to convince the Russians thai
defeat by Germany would mean a dc.
feat of the revolution, but that aid wal
refused them by the American and 9TH
er governments.
Then Lenine and Trotzky came into
power" Col, Robins went on. ~ never
had to deal with less lying and less
hypocrisy in my life.
Allies Spurned Offer.
.Lenine told me he would give allied
officers full authority. to enforce the
Ing into Germany, The allied officers
refused to have anything to do will
the Bolsheviki. That is, all except oul
Gen. .Judson, who agreed with me. Ht
was later recalled to Washington.
'Lenine offered to let the American
railroad mission run the Trans Siberian
railroad and agreed to give us half tn,
, cars In Russia to evacuate the Russian
supplies and guns In the path OF thu
Germans. The allies refused the offer
, After the separate peace was ratified
the Germans took Russian guns ant
| ammunition and Ysad than tp Lin olltnf
soldiers on the western front,
II asked Trot2ky TO permit me tC
, send 81 cars Of Red Cross supplies &c
: Jassy, In Rumania, where they wouldn't
/, be of any possible use to the Germans
He not only permitted me to do this
hut gave me the guard to take care o
, the cars which had to pass through
destitute territory. This showed tina
he had the power In Russia. He nevel
: made a promise to me that he did no
, keep"
: Col. Robins showed a photograph o.
a series OF questions the Russians pu
/ to the Americans which, IL answered Ii
the affirmative, he claimed, would hav,
= prevented the signing the Brest-Litovsl
! treaty and other photographs of cable
, military representative in Russia ant
!, to Frank II. Vanderbilt by the Nationa
City bank representative urging ait
' for the Bolsheviki,
Situation Vast as Country.
, The reason such opposite views 0
the Russian situation are brought bacl
from Russia, Col. Robins explained, Il
because In the first place the situation
itself Is too vast, as vast as the couli
try itself, and In the second place 9TH,
country is divided into the Z per cen
who used to own everything and 81
per cent who had no interest in tn,
old order at all.
THE per cent" he said, "are thu
most delightful aristocracy you eve
met, When you meet them you get the
tea table, the boulevard point OF view
But you have to get outdoors to ge'
the view Of the real Russian people.
II am not saying theirs Is the right
point of view, but theirs liz the poinI
OF View we have got to recognize, be.
cause they own and control Russia 10.
day.
~"Bolshevism is the most Fundamental
menace OF the time. But 1t will lhavs
no power in America unless by restrict
Ing the freedom of speech and he fpee.
dom of the press we create Bitterness
that will not be satisfied with less thai
the overthrow of our democratic insti.
t~utions.
we must meet the issue. \ The onl,
reason the old order was overturned
in Russia was the desire for a better
human life, The only answer in Amer.
lea Is Il better human life"