El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-31

THE spread of bolshevism In Rus
sis and Siberia is blamed on the
allies by Max hoffman, who has
Just returned TO FL Paso from siberia
llr HOFFMAN. who is manager Of the
Victory Piston Ring Manufacturing
company at 100 East Missouri street
was chief accountant tor the Y. n
o. A. for Asiarlc Russia from Deem
Der I. 1918. until the time Of his de-
uarture. His headquarters were at
NiadiVostok and at Harlin, about 500
miles west Of AladirOstOk. IL was al
this latter city that much Of the re-
cent activities OF the bolsheVlki took
place
1Ir. hoffman blames the allies for
the failure Of kolchak and the anti
boIsheyik forces because he SAYS they.
the allies. failed to denver the sup
plies they promised and without sup
plies the Czecho-Slvaks were bound
TO lose
Kolchak Military Genius
-kOlchak," Mr. hoffman says, was
one Of the greatest military geuiuses
Russia ever saw "He went into 81
IBERIA where the people were opposed
10 him and TO fighting and drafted
q large army and whipped IL into
fighting shape against many odds de
was promised support, but he never
got IT, And bolshevism grew nearer
and nearer"
speaking Of the CzechO-Sl0vaks, Mr.
HOFFMAN says there never were better
fighting men, In the part Of the
Czech army where he was with the
"Y he says he found some Of the
most intelligent men in Europe--men
who could discuss any subject intel
ligently, even theology.
This Czech army was indomitable-
Mr. hoffman said 1T got lost, as
you may remember from the Austrian
army with which it was compelled 10
fight
Then IL turned on the bOishe-
W7E7- For n time II fought with
out arms II once tOOk the city
Of Eiadfvostok with Hand gre
nades made OF old tin cans The
CzechO-SIOvaks," he said elected
their own Officers
All OF Siberia viii soon be IN the
hands OF the bolsheviki, the -'1" &C
couulanC thinks He explains the
success Of the bOlsheviki by its appeal
10 the psychology Of the Russian peo-
pie more than by its force Of arms
The Russian, said Mr. hoffman, is
an emotional. sentimental person He
is idealistic IN the extreme He learns.
languages readily and music and poe
Try touch hin Polished progagan-
disrs portray bolshevism 20 the sim
pie Russian in glowing colors and he
accepts II, believing Il VIII be his
country's redemption
Plenty Of Equipment.
The DOlsheT1k-, how eNer, have
plenty Of implements Of force. The
reds have plenty OF modern guns,
supplies and even the best Of air-
planes. he saws u saw a pair of field
glasses over there that we're as fine
as any ever made" Mr. hoffman
stated. Then he added that he be-
lieved they were Of German origin
as is the whole scheme Of bolsheNisnn-
Bolshevism, said the manufac-
rurer. was made in Germany and its
purpose was to overthrow the Russian
empire at a time when Germany was
meuaced by IL As to its future IL
viii certainly conquer all of Russia
and Siberia and threaten the over
throw Of China
s.The reason bolshevIsm appeals
TO China is not because Of its in
rrinsic WORTH but because China
sees in IL an opportunity Of get
ting even with Japan. which has
30 long harraEsed her.
Russians ana Chinese alike have a
common grievance against Japan and
I would not be surprised If some day
China takes Japan TO the cleaning F.
which The larger country believes f.
-he smaller nation so much deserves
China IS coming out Of her sleep (
Of centuries, Mr. hoffman SAYS, and I
he believes the wiser heads viii be 1
able 70 prevail against bolshevism
and save the country from it In the .
province n which Shanghai is To-
Gated he says the mandarin has or
dered at least one member of each q
family TO learn TO read and write with I
an alphabet OF set Of characters con-
sisrIuE OF Sc units. This, he says. .
viii be quite z change from one for
merely in use which consisted of 20 ]
600 characters The sign for q quarrel .
in this dialect consists Of a drawing
Of two women under one roof.
VIII Die of Own Weight.
Despite its growth. Mr. hoffman .
believes bolsheTlsm VIII eventually i
die Of its own weight He warns 1
against it here, though And he de-