The Concordia sentinel. (Vidalia, Concordia Parish, La.) 1882-current, 1920-10-09

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these names have passed. Kerensky came up-and
passed. KOichak came up-and passed. nenikine
came up--and passed. Now comes up Wrangel
Will this anii-Boshevik leader in South Russia
stay-or will he pass like these other foes of the
Red menace?
The long and losing struggle of the Russians
against the dictatorship of Lenine and TrOtsky
seemed TO have collapsed with the fall of kolchak
In the north and Denkne in the south Then
flashed forth Wringel in the south and the strug-
gle was renewed. Now the French government has
recognized Gen Wrangel the head of the de
factO government of southern Russia America
has given notice through the note of the secretary
of state the Italian ambassador that It VIII not
consent to recognize the soviets the government
of Russia And the United States has been max
ing inquiry TO settle for itself what this Genera
Wrange represents and what he purposes 10 40
General Wrangel leads what may he called the
afth great White Russian crusade against lile NV
soviet government Of Moscow. The world wnS
startled TO read that he had emerged from MS
uronehod in The Crnea cOncident with the demo
lition of Red armies by the Poles. AMI had 'hruSt
his fresh forces eastward Across the stralls VI
Azov on to the bolshevk mainland OF the Nor'n
Caucasus and had occupied the great Donetz coa'
basin. $50 miles TO the north.
Then General Wrnngel announced plans tor re-
organization of his forces into two armies ana one
independent corps The first army Will hold 'he
Northeastern front and will be commanded by zen
eral Gutepow whose headquarters will be at Nell
topol The second army will operate IN the prov
nce of Kuban and will be led by the FAMOUS Ni"h-
goIian general Ulsgaia. The independent corps
was holding the line of the Dnieper river. Inns
reorganization is the first step iEade IN preparihs
! for the cO-uperation of nj COSSack forces.
! "Various Cossack expeditions we have sent 10
| Yeisk and other points in Kuban ard the Don ter
ritory are advancing eastward. henE heartily sup
| pOrted and Joined by local COssacks, SAID Generai
Wrangel "0ur navy is now restored To poiht
where II can effectively support our troops In any
| POSSIBLE sea action. and consequently the time Is
nronitious for giving the DOD Kuban. Astrekhn ana
Terek Cossacks the organization needed for utlliz-
ing their unlimited resources against their OPP
pressOrs.
/ "The Cossacks have men, fOodstuffS and AMI
mails sufficient for long fight. and the spirit with
which they have joined the expeditions sent !"
help them Indicates they will soon hold all impor
tant norris and railways to the Georgian border"
General Wrange has announced his program
IN no the esta bishing of new government for all
Of Russia founded upon democratic principles and
ideals. His statement to France is as follows:
al In the first place, In establishing perfna'
nent Russian government south Russia will give
70 all the Russian people the opportunity to choose
/ the form of government desired by free vote
.2 The south Russian government guarantees
nautical and social equality and security to all Rus
sian citizens regardless OF their descent or religion
, % The land will be turned over TO those peO
nile actually engaged in Its cultivation and all prop
erty already turned TO the peasants during tbs
revolution will be regarded as legally held and Il
} ties will be issued to them. This reform already
Is being carried out In territory nov held by th'
armed forces Of south Russia.
~ Special protection win be afforded the Ia
horinp classes and their organizations
"5. TIE south Russian government will endeav
or 70 unite the new governmental formations o
Russia under broad democratic federation base'
mon mutual interest primarily of economic nature
90 Economically the government will atiemp
IN establish a constructive force in Russia founde'
mon the principle of private initiative.
.s7 The government will assume all foreign obi
! rations contracted by the former Russian govern
: ment.
SO All debts will he paid, dependent upon th
fulalIn,ent of program of economic reconstruc
4 ton"
Who Is this Gen. Baron Peter Wrangel who ha
flashed SO brilliantly upon the worlds eyer
official report received at Washington says ne
o In, thirty-nne years of nge that he Is Of Gernn
descent: that his immediate ancestors came froL
r the Baltic provinces.