Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1920-05-28
NEWS REVIEW OF
CURRENT EVENTS
General BrusiIoff Reported to
Have Assumed Control Over
Soviet Russia.
PERSIANS TURNING BOLSHEWK
Banks curtaIIino Credits, Forcing Low.
sr Prices for MISUNDERSTANDING
Wage Scale Suggested for Rail-
way Labor-PoIltical De-
velopments In Both
partiaa
BY EDWARD W. PIcKARp.

Something Of Importance has been
happening In Russia. The dispatches
Of the week made this fairly certain,
but they did not reveal the exact ma
ture Of the event. A good guess is
that General Brusiloff, former COM
mander in chief of the cars armies,
has effected a military coup and has
assumed the full control Of the soviet
republic formerly exercised by the CT
william commissaries. Rumors of this
have been current for week. A
change Of policy II not Of authority, is
indicated by the fact that a Moscow
correspondent has been permitted, for
the first time, to send q story of the
hopeless collapse of transportation in
soviet Russia and a prediction of the
downfall Of bolshevlsm next winter If
not before.
On the other hand, authentic dis
patches show the Russian Reds are by
no means whipped yet, and that the
spread Of their doctrines in other lands
has not been checked. East of Kiev
the Poles and Ukrainlans have been
held, and between Borisoff and the
Dvina river they we're driven back by
a strong counter offensive launched by
Brusiloff. In the Crimea General
Wrangel has formed new government
with which the bolsheviki we're expect
ed to open peace negotiations at once,
the remnants Of Denikine's army being
assured of safety.
Unconvinced by the impending fate
of soviet Russia, or ignorant of 1t, the
Persians seem to be turning more and
more to bolshevism. with the active CO
operation of the Russians. The French
foreign Office on Wednesday received
word that the Persian gendarmerie,
which was organized by Morgan Shus-
ter some years ago. had turned bolshe-
vik and that the young shah had fed
southwark from his capital. At Enzeli
a Persian port on the Caspian sea, the
Reds landed from thirteen ships and
the British were forced to evacuate
the city. Though the japanese in ST.
beria are now having things all their
own way. the mikado's government is
worried. for bolshevism is spreading
among the japanese troops In that
country and is injecting the people al
home also.
In the Caucasian region conditions
are confused and disheartening. The
Georgians and Azerbaijans are fghtfnt
flercely; just why is uncertain. The
Turkish nationalists, who are said Il
be plotting with the leaders of bolshe
vism through secret meetings in Ber
lin and Rome, are still going stronl
and are supposed to be promoting an
other uprising Of nationalists II
Egypt.
The determination Of the Frencl
government to break up the Genera
Federation of Labor is explained full,
by disclosure Of evidence found by tn
police. This shows that If the May
revolutionary strikes had succeeded
all was prepared for the institution
of soviet rule in France. Soviets ha
been established in seven principal ell
les and the leaders are we'll supplie
with funds. The federation has nov
refused to be identified with the ez
tremists and has called Off all tn
strikes.