Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-06-17
.BRussA0FF AND THE WORLD REVOLUTION
(By g. s.

Copenhagen, May 24.-sNow, as be-
fore. Copenhagen is the clearing house
par excellence OF information con-
corning Russia. Livinoff as still here,
despite the energetic, protest of the
Danish newspaper press, but the in
formation that he authorizes must be
taken with a big grain of salt. There
are, however, numerous other sources,
and it is not difficult for an Ameri-
can newspaper man to get. in contact
with them for h purpose Of forming
an idea Of what Is going on in Russia. !
today.
The latest sensation is the news
pointed chief commander of all the
Bolshevik armies. In other words a
covenant has been effected between.
Russian nationalism Of the ancient
regime" and revolutionary Sovietism,
as exemplified by Lenin and his CO.
shorts. Despite this it may be safely
asserted that the old hero has not be.
a Bolshevist-quite undoubtedly
he is a r~eactionary at heart as he
armies against the German legions.
But, moved by the Polish attack on
Ukraine, and thereby against Greater
Russia Brussiloff has become angry
and placed his sword and his skill
at the disposal of the leaders Of the
revolution. u
Lack OF Mutual Trust.
The fact that it is a red and not
a white" army which Brussiloff now
heads must be a source of %vexation to
him, but, then, the interests of Great
cr Russia are at stake, n all other
considerations must be ignored. Len
in. of course, knows very we'll that
Brussiloff is not really his man, but
he can better afford to have the old
general formally on his side than to
have him In the opposite camp, so
Lenin acquiesces for the time being in
the strange and unholy alliance be-
tween Russian nationalism and the
red terror. r..
The new constellation isl not with
out its very peculiar aspects. Lenin.
the father Of the world revolution"
pretends to fight for the deliverance
of the masses, from the letters of ty-
ranny. and he asks Brussiloff, of
CHASTITY and splendid fame, to rive
his red" soldiers forward-Brussiloff
greater than-whom no military tyrant
ever existed. IA
The man is sufficiently character
Gus orders Of the day'hssued during
the Russian-Cerman campaign.
Behind u advancing troops we
must. always have reliable men with
machine guns sc that we. if necessary,
can compel men togo forward. You
must not hesitate to open fire onryour
own troops in ase they indicate a
disposition to retreat. Everyone who
sees that a detachment large or small,
is preparing to surrender. is under
obligation to open fire on these men
and to keep on shooting until they
have been completely annihilated.'
1t must be with mingled feelings
that Ienin makes use of this rough
old soldier who has no confidence in.
the h~Nolution. and fn-whom Lenin
can have no real confidence; the latter
undoubtedly, realizes the necessity of
using his new ally with tho greatest
warning turn his = entire military
strength against the Soviet govern
ment, and in that case the revolution
collapses. .r..
To Turn the Poles Out.
Lenin will be able to reckon with
BrussiloffH loyalty only until the.
Poles have been turned out of Russia
perhaps until Poland has been
entirely conquered, or until events
show that this is utterly impossible.
When. the moment Of final decision
SoAhce lHS SAAIlSlIC general Will SnOW
his true !t%colors and change the red
army into white legions," and if that
happens, tLenin's protective guard will
have been reduced to a few Lettish
and Chinese troops o surrounding
him as his bodyguard.
Lenin is no fool He knows all this
better than anyone else and for that
reason is trying to fortify his position
elsewhere. Simultaneously with his
directing the movements of. the So
Wet defensive against. the Poles, he
is conducting a subtle offensiveI for
the purpose of spreading Bolshevism
throughout Europe by way Of Po-
land some of the other adjacent
states and Germany.
AS far as Poland is concerned, the
present*rulers Of Russia feel that this
bankrupt country, despite it's war
paint, n despite British and French
stimulating influences. is being slow
~ undermined by B~olshevism. The ma
tionalistic regime of Poland has, it is
true. seen to 1t that some Of the COM
munistic leaders-among them Horov-
icz Valocki-have been rendered
harmless by arrest, but the communis-
tic movement is working in secret,
and even the armies OF Pilsudski have
been infested. for they consist large
~ Of Socialists who may be. supposed