The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-30

news Service The Times ha. xecure,
an Important and excIurive Interview
with Leon Trotsky, soviet minister o.
war, upon vital tnternntionHI topse@.
This Interview, because of its length,
viii be carried in two sections, the
hrst being transmitted today tTs-r--
aay5. The interview +Tas secured 10
Moscow, wtrclessed from Moscow re-
iayed from Berlin to London asd ssbl-
cd from London to New 1ark-EDI-
TOR.
Copyright, 1890, by the l. ~ 81
MOSCOW tBy wireless to BerI.n).
sept. 20. Delayed. )-~The soviet asvs
ernment of Russia 10 turning its attea-
tion to the Pacific. in which sphgr.
according to War Minister Leon Tras-
sky. a tremendous antagonisrn is sro.s
ing up
Trotsky's reference to Tremendous
antagonism was made in response IL
question as to what policy he expact-
ed the L S. TO adopt towards Russia IN
view OF the Acknowledgements riYairy
in the Pacific
TRoTskH REGSANT.
Tretsky. who is enc OF the dominaat
powers in the soviet government te,isv
outlined his view 5 on international -
sues and certain phases of the military
and economic situation within soviat
Russia for the International News
Service. He promised many surprise;
by the Russian Red army"
Minister Tretsky. in referring .
President Wilson, said;
i think the policies OF Presideut
Wilson are not the cleverest in the
history OF the great Atlantic Ia
public.
AS TO L. =. POLICY.
As to the policy Of the United states
toward Bolshevism, Minister Trotsky
said;
i may venture brief statement. a.
though comrade Tchitehcrin. the COM
missionaire for foreign affairs. could
answer questions more fully. having
greater knowledge of the SUBJECT.
In our world policies We have avoid
ed national prejudices. chauvinistlc
sympathies and antipathies we hsvs
no prejudices against yellow skfn
nor have We any blind sympathy with
the white race.
KEEP EVE on WORLD
We keep an attentive eye upon yne
| developments OF all antagonis ms
throughout the whole world We a.s
aware that . tremendous antsgonism j.
growing Up around the Pacific. our a.
| titude regarding the antagonistie Ia
cific will be wholly determined by ths
policies of the L. s.eand Japan towsi Is
Russia
we have repeatedly demonstrated
| by our acts that we not only can exis-
/ with bourgeois governments, but we
! are able 10 do business with them on =
| broad scale
FORECASTS MILITARY RESULT
The war minister was asked to for
cast the military result on the Western
(Polish) front. He replied:
Regarding the army and our pre-
ent and potential strength I can say
tbs:
THE army il bound to bring msry
surprises in the future as it has IN
tho past
Superficial observers were astouni-
| ed at our successes and we're una6ie 70
explain them when we were advancing
on the Polish front our retreat from
Warsaw threw them to the other ex-
treme.
STILL BUILDING ARMY.
our army was built and IS still hes
| ing built at the front. In the midst q
battles we are always studying or
enemies and adjusting our movements
| 10 tho needs Of the moment. we are a..
ways improvising new formations AMI
| tempcring them in the fire OF battle.
| .Conditions on the northeastern an !
| southwestern fronts are fundam entail y
| different On both of these fronts 0a
| made serious retreats after initial suo-
cesses This could be interpreted a.
evidence OF insufficient persistence. Ac-
tuaIly it is the result of the factfssat
We had to create armies in the process
! Of .sac -truggio while iaboring " II
millions 10 convince them that t.;cce
was no other solution except tshtin :
White we throw forward divisions
/ which reached Warsaw we worked int
4 ccssantly in the rear on the formatios4
Of tho new forces far exceeding =
numbers those that retire ated fr 81
Warsaw
we were compelled to mobilize IA
dustrv a i time when the need of m
| dustry for the countsy was seripJs
problem.
Before The forces OF Admiral ke.-
chak We retreated TO the Nolga RIVER.
Denekins army forced US back to tbs
oral district. On the front where we
opposed the army Of Gen. Yudanital.
Nc rctreated almost 70 The walls 81
| Petrograd. But with another wave oua
armies swept back or destroyed the ss
enemies. Well did He study the mo tcs
Of our enemies. We believe that Our
next blow on the fronl where we have
retreated Viii be more decisive thar
| cur first"
nlDl DnoCc ko MAN.