The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-03
MUTINY AT THE FRONT
Officers of Old Regime
Fight Because Lives Are
Not Safe Otherwise.
REBELLION IN FACTORIES
Failure to Stir Up Revolution
i'm Italy and Britain Dis
appoints Moscow.

specio. Gable Despatch to THE HERALD
Copyright. 1890, by THE NEW YonK HERALD
LONDON, Oct. 2.-Despatches from
Russia and from border States deal
ing with the Russian situation are
being carefully read in Downing
street. 1t is believed here that these
dispatches may tell of the turning
point in the Red tide--a turning point
which has been hoped for here, a
hope upon which the entire British
policy toward Russia has been based
These dispatches from various
sources tell of demands for peace by
Soviet troops on the Polish front and
in industrial establishments in Rus
sia. Outbreaks in both Moscow and
Petrograd are reported. The COM
mander of the Third Bolshevist Army
is said 10 have committed suicide and
Red troops to have killed a Bolshevik
Commissioner before surrendering.
~ Dispatches received here from Italy
indicate the futilty of Moscow hop
ing 10 extend its sway westward
there.
Bolshe evik Troops Mutinous.
The most significant feature of the
news contained in latest Russian tes-
patches is the mutinous condition cf
the Red troops on the Polish fr31t
in the face Of the growing PoliS
menace and the menace from Geq+
Wrangel With these two Bolshcv 81
hopes of growt hforstbitten the fie
is considered fertile for revo
against the Red tyranny-a revo-
British statesmen have expected an
along must come eventually, because
, Il continuation of the present Red
tyranny Is essentially impossible.
Tho correspondent hero OF THE HER
I'D etalked to-day with diplamatist
not a Briton-who has Just returned
tere from an investigation in Russia
and border States. He said it was un-
true that officers os the old Russian
regime were fighting willingly with the
Red army. He said he met many OF
| these officers who arc with the BoIshe-
! visit army because their lives are not
save elsewhere. Even the Soviet com
missioners dlstrust them. however. and
beside each of these officers who is in
an important command there is con-
! stantly a civilian representative OF
| Trotzky, with orders to shoot on the
| first suspicious move by such an officer
and TO ask questions afterward.
So long as its leaders could hold out
the prospect OF an advance into enemy
| territory, with the attendant loot. the
Red army held together. but this OBJ
server places full credence in to-day's
reports, In view of the "iumpy" state
/ he observed In the entire organization.
IT Is said here that the Poles and Gen.
/ Wrangel. in 50 far as equipment. disci-
piine and fighting spirit are concerned.
| are no better of than are the Bolsheviki.
but there Is no possibility Of revolt IN
| their rear.
Industrial Outbreaks Reported.
The Industrial outbreaks reported
| from PetroCrad and Moscow are nnown
to arise from discomfort on the part OF
the population with short rations, SIT
uation which prompted Leonid Krassine.
Bolshevst trade envoy. TO submit TO all
sorts of insults here in order to press
negotiations for supplies desperately
needed TO hold the Soviet organization
together.
Also IL Is known that Moscow wnS
frightfully disappointed when It could
not conceal its failure, in view OF its