South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-07-21

that il is time for them to under
stand and TO confess their failure
and. in the interest of Russia and
Of the world at large. TO transfer the
power they possess into the hands
of a new provisional government
/ that would consist Of representatives
Of all ilUssia's progressive factions,
/ a government whose aim would be-
20 reestabHsh Russia's economic and
/ political life and finally TO bring the
/ country to an all Russian constitu-
| emit assembly, freely chosen by all
! the population. This assembly would
lay the foundation for a stable dem
! ocratic government in Russia and
would pass upon the main political
and social problems in the Russian
| life OF today
Solution of Problems.
II the representatives of the dem
ocratlc nations would make IL clear.
IN such a joint representation. that
considering the solution of the Rus
| sian problem OF utmost Importance
10 all humanity, they stand ready
10 recognize such a provisional gov
eminent as soon as IL is formed. and
TO place at its disposal the credits
necessary for the establishment of
transportation and Industries de-
stroycd I'm Russia by the two and
half years OF bolshevism: IT, in addi-
ton. the bolsheVist rulers would be
given limited time either to accept
or 10 reject such a representation.
NJ Is possible thai the ConCiliatOry
clements among the bolsheviki the
elements that understand that the
holshCNist experiment resulted I'm 2
| failure. would prevail and the boil
snevlst leaders would consent To
abandon their power. on the other
| hand, their reply, even if negative.
would be victory for the democra-
| tic nations Of the world. The boil
Shcvist answer No" would mean
/ that they desire To keep in power at
/ any cost and do not hesitate TO
/ lock the way TO resurrection of the
] nation which they have brought to
/ ruin The case of the Russian peo-
/ pie. and in general the case Of dem
/ ocracy against bOlshevism would
/ thus stand out before the world as
/ clear as the recent case Of the dem
| ocratic nations against prussianism.
u Ky answering No the bOisheviki
I would accept war instead Of peace.
\ and In this case it would probably
I be possible, with the sanction OF
/ democratic parliaments. to enlist
/ and organize hundreds of thousands
\ OF volunteers who would be glad 10
\ hEht against the bolshevist tyranny
/ IN the name and in the interests of
/ the Russian people and of the peo-
| pies throughout the world.
This is certainly an Utopian plan.
/ it's main fault being that IL pre-
/ supposes an ability for a united and
I constructive policy towards Russia
\ on the part of European nations
/ which have committed manv mis-
\ takes IN their recent Russian policy
\ and are now ready To commit what
\ tn" future historian viii consider the
/ greatest mistake in this policy. But
/ with an this, IL could at least req
/ sonably be expected that among the
\ terms apparently proposed for boil
/ sheVist rulers that all the forms of
\ red terror be stopped and political
/ liberties freedom of speech. press
I and bly,-be rcestablished be-
\ fore any dealing with the bolsheviki
/ on the part of the democratic ma
I lions. This would express a mini
\ mum OF concern for the Russian
\ people on the part OF the statesmen
i VINO are now engaged in the parleys
/ with the bOlShevist leaders But
/ even this IS omitted from the terms
/ OF Great Britain's and Frances pro-
/ posal 10 the bolsheviki as published
/ in recent dispatches.
The unfortunate turn in Great
/ Brltaius and Frances policy to-
I wards Russia, the turn the results
\ OF which may prove distressing not
\ only for the Russian people but for
I the British and French peoples as
I well. adds value and Importance TO
I the firm and dignihed position Of
I the United states government in its
+ policy towards Russia. The Russian
people or the bolsheviki was and re-
1 mains the dilemma IN the Russian
I life today. The United States gov
T eminent. expressing the sentiment Of
Y The rank and hle OF the people of
! this great republic, once more sided
I with the Russian people. The Rus
I sian people whose ultimate victory
/ over bolSheVisn is inevitable. will
/ gratefully remember this wise and
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