The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-26
EVENTS POINT TO end OF CIVIL
STRIFE BETWEEN RUSSIAN GROUPS
British Business Leaders Conf
dently Predict Country Will
Be Open by Spring.
PEACE IN FEELER STAGE
Europeans Believe With Wilson
''Bol5hevism Will Not Be
Oyerthrown by Sword"
(sy HAROLD BEcHToL.)

London, Jan. 25.-Peace with Russia!
Everything points to an allied effort
to end the civil war in Russia, and, II
possible help the various Russian
groups together.
Then. under peace conditions. Russia
can decide what kind of government,
or governments, she wants.
Behind the scenes, events have been
moving rapidly since Lloyd George
announced: mo more British aid for
Denikin."
The movement toward peace is not
prompted by any new love for Bolshe-
vism. Nor is it probable that any of
the allies will rush in and recognize
Lenine's cold blooded experiment
But Russian peace is in the "feeler'
stage right now, and is making
progress daily. Here are some of the
important spurring facts behind II:
/. Business interests are insistently
demanding peace with Russia. Cheaper
raw materials and food would hit the
cost Of living.
2. Lenine knows this, is increasing
his peace efforts and is making a
special appeal to allied business in
terests. 5Ie is also moving steadily to
the more conservative right. by COM
promise.
3. The allies are in real fear of
German Russian alliance if peace waits
too long.
4. Western Europe no longer stands
in the trembling that the opening
up" Of Russia win blow Bolshevistic
red terror ali over the world.
withdrawal of British military aid
for Denkln was tremendously popular
This aid was expensive. Euope, gen
orally. has come 10 regard Denil,in.
Kolchak and the other white hopes
as hopeless bets.
Europe3n sentiment has crystalized
on the wilson Lloyd George theory,
long preached, but only now coming
into practice. that "Bolshevism viii not
be otcrthrown by the sword
Britain and France are tired of going
TO America where they get only 81
worth for the pound, for raw materials
which they might be buying cneaply
in Russia with the exchange rate in
their favor.
Germany is extremely active and
friendly toward Russia. and Lloyd
George and his advisors are wide
awake to the danger of a Russian
German alliance that might easily
I'D . NAGA AAActkAJ q SdAuGt L1EOu6n the
war
The allies acknowledge that Lenine
is playing a shrewd home game in
constantly offering to make peace on
terms that must appear to the Russian
people to be very libercL
The allies would welcome peace to-
morrow if all factions would agree to
constituent assembly elected from
all over Russia. But neither Reds nor
Whites VIII listen to this now, though
many allied statesmen believe they
will shortly. For the present, Lenine
suggests an economic federation or
the various states-which would, of
course. keep him temporarily in the |
saddle OF Soviet Russia.
The more conservative sovietism I
mas its "only hope" appeal for the /
allied business man, especially as \
I.enine offers concessions and a guar
antee OF old Russia's debts.
Lenine has been forced to compro-
mise on his cardinal principle OF |
national ownership Of all property. to
give the stubborn Russian peasants
private ownership OF their grain and
other products.
Litvinoff, as spokesman for the
bolshevist crowd. now admits: Full
is only possible IL other
countries accept the same economic
basis. They will either follow our ex-
ample. or. If Russia is before her time,
she will have to revert to capitalism.
we have been forced % take aN1iddIe
course for the present"
At the moment the allies are eagerly
watching for more internal risings
against the Leninites of Russia Re-
Gently a number of Red troops have
mutined and Joined the Baltic forces
and there have been persistent reports
of serious internal risings. Lenine ad-
mits the discovery of a widespread
anti-red organization.
Peace efforts would be dropped like !
hot Goals if these disturbances were to
spread, for the allies would certainly
DO nothing that might prevent the
overthrow Of the Reds.
Business men here are confidently
predicting Russia viii be open by
spring"
POI rs ORDERED !