The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-12-21
Trotzky in Message to Outside
WorId--MiIitary Opera
tiOnS Stilled.
ATTENTION TO ECONOMICS
New Russian Government In
terested in Rebuilding Iron
and Coal Industry.

form or government. This was the mes-
sage sent to the outside world today
by Leon Trotzsky. peoples commits
sioner OF war. Trotszky has Just re-
turned from south Russia. where he
directed military operations on the
Crimean front He says that Russia
is not making any preparations for
future lighting. All the energies of the
soviet, he said are now being turned
toward the economic upbuilding of the
country.
According to press dispatches from
Constantinople, Soviet Russia has en-
barked on new war in Persia. using
troops that crushed Gen. Wrangers
antl-bolshevik army, ConstantinopIe
reported that the Russian reds had in
vadef northwestern Persia and were
advancing on Tabriz. overcoming all
opposition.
Trotzky Dictates Statement.
Seated in his office, in the building
OF the supreme revolution war council,
Trotzky dictated the following state
ment:
''As to the situation on the fronts, !
may say that at this moment we have
, no active fronts. In the south we have
eliminated Wrangel. In the west and
southwest we have eliminated Petlura
and BalachoVitch. In the tar east we
have routed the legions of Semenon
This Is the first occasion in the past
three years that the military situation
in Russia has been given way to tram
guilty There is no fighting anywhere
just at present.
'"rhe military reports from the fronts
nnI
the newly liberated districts and with
the enumeration of booty captured by
our armies.
How long do you expect this period
to last?" Trotzky was asked. He re-
piled:
"In this regard you ought to look for
enlightenment beyond boundaries OIL
soviet Russia-in those official head
quarters where all plots and attacks
and campaigns against soviet Russia
are being manufactured.
I'VE want lasting peace. We wanted
peace before the Polish war broke out
last spring. We should think that the
entente would grant concessions now
that we have offered amnesty to the
Wrangel crowd and in view of the utter
hopeessness of their undertaking.
"Not Wanted In ParIs!"
Russian peace, however. was not
wanted in Paris and London. The re-
suit has been that after a bitter strug
gle and immeasurable losses Poland got
less than we had been offering her.
"Wrangels adventure In South Rus
sia swallowed up some tens ot thor-
sands Of lives and few. billions OF
francs The result is that WrangelS
hordes were annihlated." ea~'
what do you regard as the chief
problem of the r1oment?" Trotzky was
asked. He responded:
'The economic problem. You know
that 1 recently returned from the
haG tNh I fnunthpr
commission sent by the council people 9
commssars, studied conditions IN the
coal and iron field We learned that the
metal industries and the coal mines In
the Donetz basin are now beyond dan
ger either from Armenia or the eau
casus 1t is quite possible to double or
even treble the production of coal with
in the next few months. | am CON
yinced that the measures taken by the
government guarantees satisfactory re-
suits.
We are re-starting the big metal fac
tories in the south. Railway transpor
the country is being directed from
questions of politics and war to eco
nomic construction.
We are very much interested in inter-
national trade. Still more would we
like to be left in peace. On, this condt-
tion we could pledge ourselves not to
unsheath the sword in the future
Military Problems.
what are your purely military prob
lems?' Trotzky was asked. % a0orooea
considerably the number of men in the
army but at the same time increase the
fighting ability of the army. The capt
tslstic press has fed its a,,aeed readefs dsOn on
tegraton of the red army. and ABOUT
Comrade Budenny's betrayal and so on
There still may be in Europe some
numbskulls who believe such tales as
these, AS a matter OF fact. during the
operations against Wrangel the red
army reached new level In efficiency |
and strategy as sos9 well as IN 9srI.9d rood
fighters. Our infantry in particular
scored great success Among the
many trophies captured from the
thing that we did not already possess.
! "What about the caucasus and the |
hear east?" Trotzky was asked
Trotzky replied; "Our policy there |
Is the same as on the Dniester ana thS
Narova-(the districts where the req
Poles)-a policy of fighting for peace |
statesmen of the caphalistic countries |
regardless of their Thousand nardons' |
tlockheadedness in questions or revolu-
lion and socialism ought to understand |
that our profoundest interests-politi- |
sal, economic and cultural-demand
Solicv on peace and intense work:
What about the. predictions Of the
rrotzky was asked He replied;
'I remind you that Premier Lloyd |
ceorge expressed his belief early IN |
he year that the collapse Of the soviet
|egme would soon come. He sald tnst
such mad regime could not POSSIBLY !
asst Permit me to call your attention |
10 the persstencv OF some statesmen |
h their role Of un'ucky prophets AS |
n our mad regime | am really AZ n |
oss to say anything in its defense. TO |
se sure we have no hereditary Kings |
Il the head OF our state as is me case |
n we'll conducted countries. We mss
hereby the court life and its ennohlinE |
nquence on the people We have no
Iukes no marshals no viscounts. no |
oeers no generals nor any exalted |
harners clad gin solemn judicial robes !
Ne alao lnck sadly a house ~ lords 70 |
Uhoyn Llovd George referred IN lHoS |
he 'parasitical Successors Of mis-
ir,qrte and parishes but who. never
holcss oven now continue to decorate !
,ar,ain civlliZed countries We have |
lo b9ukcrs IN Russia no Canital'S'S, no |
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