Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1920-01-14
KOLCHAk FORCES
need MUNITIONS
DECLARES Envoy

Cuzeae, who married the daughter OF
President Grant, and who is in this
country on military mission for the
Koichak government of Russia, said
TODAY CONCERNING the reports that
Kolohak had given up the command;
"Whether or not Kolehak has been
forced resign active command or
the all-Russian armies because of III
ness, the military situation is not
seriously altered thereby. There are
| other men in the Russian army who
win carry on the fighting as long as
4 there Is foot OF ground left. There
| is vast territory between the Russian
front and the Pacific Ocean and even
In nkutsk has fallen into the hands
or the Bolsheviki, which myself
find hard TO believe the all Russian
army win carry on.
"The Kochalt armies have the men
and they have many and excellent OF
flcers, What they need IL supplies.
They have no shoes, no clothes, very
little ammunition, and very little fooo,
If the allies wish to stop the spreod
of Bolshevism throughout the worhi
they must come to the rescue of kni-
ohak and Denikine. Semsnoff 10 n
Cossack, He Is an honest and strong
man. / do not believe that he tn
tplaying into the hands OF the jap
/, anose as people In America are IN
clined to believe. He In Russian
: and a patriot. His methods are ruth
less. but his purpose IL TO fight tho
e Rolsheviki and save the world from
0 their clutches.
d "The Kolehak armies are fighting
, on the defensive Until they are given
! supplies by the Allies. they will not
/. be able to take tho offensive Their
d great distribution to the peace OF
the world at present IL that they are
e preventing the spread of Bolshevism
\ into the Orient.
ss "srho Bolsheviki In Russia have
failed They know that they hava
n failed II is only matter Of tin1
" before the peasants, who are disiiius-
er ioned and bitter. uprisc once more
8. and annlhilatae the Bolshevlk govern
ment. When that happens what win
the leaders OF Bolshevism do2 Rusfsia
or ia already looted and impoverished.
nj There ia little more to gain by hold
9, ing the power In Russia. Their OBJ
VI vious aim is TO find new worlds 10
conquer intTt ~ Ettot HPfNtiP'f"tF
for them among the ignorant n,aeses
OF China and India. Once the leaders
and the propaganda OF the Bolsheviki
have entered the swarming lanus oil
~ the Orient ahere IN no estimating the
~ suffering and horror that viii descend
:" upon the world. Nothing stands be-
os tween the Western nations and such a
,ss ss catastrophe except the thin waverins
" line Of the Kolchnk forces
% "There are Chinese In the Bolshesii
armies These mcn were paid 10000
dubles apiece in paper money fo'
an taking omsk. The city preHanted .
wv picture Of desolation and horror an
matched In the entire war, after
e.' had been looted by the Chines'
mercennrics These men are anxious
.,,,.l to return to their own homes ams
they have been taught to behave tina
"a tho only thing which prevents thsf
"a returning iH the Kolchak armies
Once they break through they wi
eturn to China To spread Bolshevi
doctrines from one end of the Orior
to the other
'gf Bolshevism can be kept Isolate
I'm Russia II Will wear itself out b
lls own exceases. Bolshevism II hk
..- a sickness prcyng upon the wea
land ignorant By cutting off the ter
rltory occupied by the Bolshsylki y
means OF military force, the diAoas
VIII wear itself out. Governments ai
slow moving but there IL one thin
which can be done by the people
Of Amerlcp Immediately. Behind II
rad Kolehak army there is another plt
4. ful army of refugees, hundreds
thousands OF people have fled out
poi Boiahevlk Russia into Siberia tn
eve are under the protection and care
s OF Kolchak and the military authoritie
this and kolchak has neither the supph
the nor the equipment to care for the
ever properly They are scattered all q
en- way across Siberia on the line or u
eaeh railroad
- AS They are living In box cars
ered and 30 wnfnen and children In q
with car. They have nothing betwe
pai- them and weather which ~ at ~ q
per grsas below zero, except the IN
. OF board wallis or the ear Their on
Mh- heat IN from small stoves Ia the
ana cars. which they keep supplied
pulling down old snow sheds a
c"ly- gathering fagots. This fuel makes
h'H hot fire for a few moments but 10
ehee. burns out They have insuffiels
ana clothes 70 protect them against
ths weather aud no shoes or medical -
eFS' plies helped to carry out
corpsea from one car and To b'
~ them. Only those in the prime
seo' life are living today, The old peo
AM an and the young children have all di
They cannot survive the ha
ships. and these people are the %
''''''''' Gated classes Of Russia, Among n
- lare the professional classes,
',',',a tradespeople. clerks and skilled wo
men. The villages cannot care
o.a,, them. Little towns built for
people are already ovsrerowded.
..'tta tho peasants have all they can DO
feed and warm themselves ana
.a,,.v people in their homes. IL Amsl
cyeig will but help to care for this ~
Of refugees terrible responAibi
a gner will have been lifted from the sht
,,.s.xv ders Of the Russian armies and ths
ands Of valuable lives will be ~
Logan for the future.
,nkleyl The American Central comini
Zucea sor Russian Relief has uDderts'
rrpooI the work OF rescutng this pll
remnant Of a once great nation
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