Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08

the Romanoffs fell And many of
these names have passed Kerensky came up-and
passed. kolchak came up-and passed. Denikine
came up-and passed. Now comes up Wrange.
VIII this anti Bolshevik leader in South Russia
stay-or will he pass like these other foes of the
Red menace? M
The long and losing struggle of the Russians
against the dictatorship Of Lenine and Trotsky
seemed to have collapsed with the fall of Kolchak
In the north and Denikne In the south. Then
flashed forth wrangel in the south. and the strug-
gle was renewed. Now the French government has
recognized General Wrangel as the head Of the de
facto government of southern Russia. America
has given notice through the note OF the secretary
of state to the italian ambassador that II VIII not
consent to recognize the soviets as>the government
of Russia. And the United States has been max
ing inquiry to settle for itself what this General
Wrangel represents and what he purposes to do.
. General Wrangel leads what may be called the
hfth great White Russian crusade against the heu
soviet government of Moscow. The world was
startled to read that he had emerged from MS
stronghold In the Crimea. coincdent with the demo-
lition of Red armies by the Poles. and had thrust
hts fresh forces eastward across the straits OF
Azov, on to the boshevik mainland Of the North
Caucasus and had occupied the great Donetz coa'
basin $50 miles to the north.
& Then General Wrangel announced plans for re-
organization Of his forces into two armies and one
independent -corps-The first army will hold the
er:i Gutepow, whose headquarters will be at Nell
topol-sThe second army will operate in the prov
ince of Kuban and will be led by the famous Mon
goan general Uagaia The independent corps
was holding the line of the Dnieper river. This
reorganization is the first step made In preparing
forstbe co-operaton of all Cossnck forces.
>..various sEossack expeditions have sent to
Yeisk and other points in Kuban and the Don ter
ritorys are advancing eastward being heartily sup
ported and Joined by local Cossacks," said General
! WrangeI -"Our navy is now restored to u point
where 1t can effectively support our troops In any
possible sea action. and consequently the time Is
proptous for giving the Don, Kuban, Astrekan and
Terek Cosslcks the organization needed for utiliz-
| ing their unlimited resources against their OPP
! pressors. 8f4t
"The Cossacks have men, foodsturs and ami
mails sufficient for long fight. and the spirit with
| which they have joined the expeditions sent to
help them indicates they will soon hold all impor-
tant ports and railways to the Georgian border"
( General wrangei has announced his program
to be the establishing of new government for all
/ of Russia founded upon democratic principles and
Ideals His statement to France Is as follows:
| ..1 In the first place. In establishing perma
uent Russian government, south Russia will give
TO all the Russian people the opportunity to choose
| The form OF government desired by free vote
sisa .s2i The south Russian government guarantees
political and social equality and security ali Rus
sian citizens regardless OF their descent or religion
.3 The land will be turned over to those PEG
ole actually engaged In Its cultivation and all prop
erty already turned over to the peasants during tn,
revolution will be regarded as legally held and Il
ties VIII be issued to them This reform aread!
Is being carried out In territory now held by thu
E.artned forces Of south Russia.
. ~. Speesa4 protection win be afforded the Ia
4 boffhg classes and their organizations.
IS. The south Russian government will endeav
of 70 unite the new sggyerun1enta formations 0
= Russia under broad democratic federation base
upon mutual Interest," primarily Of economic nature
g. Economically the government will. attemp
RI Establish constructive force in Russia founde
upon the principle Of private initiative.
II The government will assume an foreign obi
cations contracted BY the former Russian govern
| ment
s8. All debts will be paid. dependent upon tn
fuidlln,ent Of a program Of economic reconstru,
!, iOa." - Al
who Is this Gen. Baron Peter wrangei who hs
flashed 20 brilliantly upon the worlds eyef 4
metal rcport reserved pt Washington says hs
~ fhirty-uine years Of ago; that he 10 Of Germs
,esrent that his immediate ancestcrs came frpi
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