The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-31

70 extend IS uncertain. bu. THE New
YORK HERALD correspondent was in
formed by reliable source to-day that
Poland was ready TO resume the often
slve on a large scale the moment the
Reds violate the peace agreement en-
tered into between the Poles and the
Bolsheviki recently.
France continues 10 send munitions of
war to Wrangel despite the refusal of
the dock workers in Marseilles to load
aboard ships cases containing guns 1t
IS admitted that in case q Bolshevist
offensive threatens Wrangeps movement
in the Crimea. technical troops and adj
visers probably will also be sent TO him.
Meanwhile French Socialists find them
selves confronted by Kerenslly on his
Teappearance here. Before the Lenine-
Trot2lsy coup d'etat French Socialist
journals lauded Kerensley- as n revolt
tionary and anu-Czarist and now they
are unable to deny that he represents n
large faction OF Russian people OF demo-
cratic ideals. as we'll as the fact that
his movement has won the respect OF the
United States, France and italy. where
his ambassadors are constantly receiv-
ing assurances of sympathy.
On the other hand. the Socialists
here, in order to Save their own face"
cannot revoke their instructions not to
send munitions OF war to Russia aboard
French vessels, but II Is reported here
that this difficulty will be overcorrss soon
by the use OF Russian ships. manned by
Russian seamen. and that these Russian
vessels viii carry French guns. French
shells and even French soldiers for use
in the anti-Red campaign. Ten OF these
Russian ships were said to be en- route
to Constantinople.
simultaneously with Kerensl;y's dec
clnration that he intends to wipe out the
Bolshevll1i. there comes here tho news
OF 4 successful appeal by Wrangel 10
the chiefs of nearly twenty tribal COM
munities. who will add at least 10000
men to his fighting strength.
The only drawback Wrangel is en-
countering, It was said. Is lack or win
ter clothing for his troops and rifles.
This, II is confidently believed, will be
overcome by supplies from France, Po-
land and the Little Entente" countries.
Lenlne's only counter stroke against
this threat to his security is the tight
ening of discipline. especially In Mos
COW, where the inhabitants are prohib-
tied from being on the streets after
nightfall on penalty OF death. The
famous terror expert. Djerdjinskl, has
been made comn1andant OF the Moscow
police. The inhabitants OF that city
were notified last week that every avail
able man, woman and child there must
cut wood IN the forests nearby, as there
was left only enough fuel for the use
OF the industries. The half starved
people were told they could heat only
one room for each family when the tenn
perature was below zero.
Djerdiinsld has not lost any oppor-
tUnity TO again show his cruelty. He
sentenced 1000 women 20 be whipped
because they did not respond to his
orders TO chop wood, despite their plea
tI.ey could not leave their babies Later
he issued an order that infants more
than a month old should be placed IN the
Government nurseries, subject 20 the
naturalization decree. The cruelty OF
this decree was proved when statistics
were published in Soviet journals show
ing that 50 per cent Of the babies In
thcse nurseries die before they are there
t1ree months.