The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1920-10-15

an enemv or 70 launch an attack Their ports
are warm water" always open 10 traoe-
Sebastopol is only 200 miles from Constantinopio-
The allies have In the near east large "'h'"i!
stores, as Lloyd George announced In MS speech
to the house of commons. The soviets, IN tne't
various proposals to restore relations with Great
Britain, have insisted upon surrender OF Wransei
forces thus admitting the correctness OF INC
British prime minister's Characterization VI
Wrangel's movements as formidable" Further
more the Communist central committee In MOSCOW
telegraphed to all Its branches on July 10 OF this
year.
"Hs (Wrangel's) offensive has already caused
the soviet republic great difficulties. Each success
OF the general even the most modest one, deprives
Soviet Russia Of great quantities of grain, coal ana
oil, and spells spread OF starvation, destituton'
lack of fuel and destruction of transport The
Communist party should understand that liQuida-
tion OF General WrangeFs undertaking Is an ao'
solute necessity for Soviet Russia"
AS fighting force the army will depend
mainly on the Cossacks. 1t was Denikine's failure
to hold the allegiance Of these warriors, coupled
with endless dssension behind his lines among his
politicians, that wrecked his hopes of overthrow
ing the soviet.
Wrangers arrangement with the Cossacks al
lows for their complete independence In their do
nestle and civil affairs. According to an agree
ment made on April IS Of this year the Hetman OF
the Don Cossacks recognizes Wrangel as highest
military chief In return for this autonomy ana
Wrange agrees to consult the Hetman on all ne
gotaons with foreign powers on questions per-
tanning to Cossack troops and territories.
Thus Wrangel begins by avoiding the great mis-
take OF Denkine. He seeks cooperation Of all
foes OF the bolsheviki. but not domination over
them.
my slogan is" he said. with whomsoever you
please, but for Russia"
He has before him the lesson of the SCATTERING
Of Denikines hopes In whose campaigns he played
a brilliant part. What the causes Of that failure
were, he himself has put thus:
Summing them up, 1t may be said that strategy
was sacrificed to politics. and those politics were
no good at oil. Instead Of uniting all the forces
that made It their aim to combat bolshevsm and
instead Of pursuing ore Russian policy, without
any party Affiliations, there q Volunteer army
policy a sort Of private politics whose leaders saw
In all that did not bear the stamp of the Volunteer
army enemies Of Russia. They fought the bolshe-
Wiki. and they fought the Ukrainians Georxiana
and Azerbaijans And II would not have taken
much to have started with the Cossacks, too
who composed half OF our army and with their
blood cemented the connection with the regular
troops the battlefield"
The territories of the Cossacks were enguIfed
In the sweep of the Red armies toward the Cauca-
sus They represent STILL however, according to
their spokesman In Paris, v. A. Kharlnmov q
force of several scores Of thousands of fighting
men,
As for the attitude OF the Cossacks toward BOZ
shevist rule, NJ Kharnmov says:
1.-THE democracy Of Europe should remember
this: The Cossacks are unable to accept the 30
Wet regime; they are organlcally incapable Of be-
coming Communists. The Cossacks nre In their
overwhelming majority thrifty farmers. There Ia
no such thing Cossack proletariat In existence
The Cossack Is by nature an indivduallst, holding
very dear his personal liberty. Not In vain did
the revolution affect the Cossacks. They are eonS
to defend their freedom. their rights and libertje1
with all their might" 1s