The Elk Mountain pilot., 1920-03-25

SoNcTuucut VI Stndii tuiHOTiiy Tuics
that 1t was built on force that the
rule OF might prevailed. that violence
was the law. that dictator was the
prophet, turned to the thought that
the soviet government was the begin
ming of the New Order for which
they themselves had been looking and
working. They suspected that the al
lied governments were doing the bid
ding of the capitalist class, which
they knew had far too important
voice In government affairs, and were
trying to hinder and obstruct the So
Wet government, trying to prevent Its
succeeding. in the fear that Its sue
cess would bring the New Order" to
the rest of the world and destroy the
special privilege class. This thought
gave them an interest in the success
of the bolshevik experiment. a SYM
pathy for soviet success.
Pretended saviors arose In Russia,
Denikine. Kolchak, Petlura and Yu-
denich. These men were heraded to
the world as patriots, leaders seeking
to deliver the Russians from the yoke
of violence and autocracy fastened on
the people by Lenine and Trotzky.
The allied governments did not Off
cially favor these counter-revolution-
airy movements in Russia, but rumors
were allowed to go unchallenged, sug-
gesting that the allied governments
were furnishing arms and money to
these uprisings in Russia; not having
openly interviewed, the Russian prob
lem belonged to the Russian people.
The phrase "self-determination" had
been driven into the minds of the
world. Here was a violation Of the
fundamental meaning of national
freedom, world liberty. The Allies
gave their open sympathy-at least,
when it was printed they did not ofi-
cially deny ito every uprising In
Russia, regardless of the character
Of the leader and the purposes Of the
movement. Then came stories that
some Of these "white hopes" were
brigands. adventurers. reactionaries.
Tho people reasoned that the only
ground for unofficial Interference ex-
pressed in favoring these revolution
lists with the moral support of the
Allies was that they were against
the .bolsheviks. Being against the boil
sheviks did not amount to a good and
sufficient reason in the minds OF the
people. It must be remembered that
the general public looked upon boil
shevism as the ''New Order" and its
enemies as the social "standpatters"
Of the world.
koichak Called ReaetIonary.
Gradually the public was enlight-
ened by the press, and Admiral Koi-
chak was pictured as reactionary.
1t was pointed out that he was sur
rounded and supported BY the favor
ties Of the old regime; that his plan
was to re-establish the rule Of the no
billty. Later reports showed that his
leaders were the Cossack Eenerale,
Semenoff, Kalminkoff and Rsssnon.
The world knew something about
these Cossack generals- They wers
said to have been part Of ths csar's
pah terrorists; now that the esar was
deed and they were NJ Soogef - his
Ray roll they had become iawsess mer-
eenaries, and had seized upon the
movement Of counter-revoautlon in ST.
IBERIA to loot and piIlass De people.
From the best inferno tioa have been
able to get, comiag nrsa ADerfcan
ssadiers. part Of cur expeditionary
forces in Siberia. have learned that
while the Russians In siberia are op-
posed to bolshevik Violence and soviet
ruie, they are more opposed 10 the
coming into power Of . government
headed BY these hated Cossack gen
erals. The British government open
~ recognised and aided KslcAek; pri-
vately and secretly Lloyd George ad-
mitted that Kolchak was q reaction
airy. On January 10. 1910. at q con-
ference Of the allied leaders IN Paris.
the efsciai minutes Of the converse
ITEMS held report Lloyd George ~ Aav-
ing said:
a.Moceovef, from infermatisa -.
esivedSi would appear that Ksiehak
he'd been collecting members Of the
old reglns around him, aud wsuiA
seem t. be at heart q mssarchsst. II
appeared that the Csecho slovaki
were finding this out. The sympathies
sf the Czecho Slovaks are very desne-
cratic. and they are net at all pre-
pared to fight for the restoratisa Of
the cid conditions In Russia"
1t was the duty Of the allied govern
ments to keep the people informed
concerning Affairs in Russia. The press
Of the world IL civilized, human and
patriotic. and would have respond
ed to all reasonable requests made
to give the truth 20 the people. The
intelligence departments of the vari-
GUS allied governments had in their
possession the truth; they allowed 1t
to spoil, while misleading. dIsappoint-