The Sun and the New York herald., 1920-08-14
WRANGEL'S POLICY
PLEASES PEASANTS
AS He Advances He Leaves
Rear Contented and Glad to
Support Him.
NEW ARMIES FORMING
Anti-BOlShcvist Leader Profits
by Mistakes Of Dcnikine,
Says Gen. Buratoff.

Special cable Despatch 10 THE srN AM Nrw
! NoRK HErALn, Copyright, 1920, by ThB Sun
Avn NEW YorK HERALD
LONDON, Aug l3,--Gen. Buratoff.
! representative In London Of Gen, Baron
letor Wransel, declared In an exclusive
Interview with the correspondent Of THE
SUN AND NEW YVRK HERALD to-day that
Gen, Wrangel was prontlng by the mis-
takes OF Gen. Denikine, his predecessor
In the anti Bolshevist campaign In the
/ Crimea, and Is consolidating every part
OF Russia that ho conQuers by leaving
, contented peasants In possession OF the
land in hrs rear Gen, Denlklne prom
sed to do this but he did not do it, Gen.
Euratoff said. He added that Gen Wran-
gel was actually handing over the deeds
to the land
While II was asserted in other Russian
quarters hcre that Gen. Wrangcl was
compelling the peasants TO pay the old
landed proprietors OF the land, Gen,
Buratoff said that the distributions
we're on an essentially Just basis, Gen.
Wrangel leaving the details of the dis
tributions exclusively to the peasants
themselves.
Results of the Policy.
This" said Gen. Buratoff, lis the re-
suit Of Gen. Wrangel's policy:
First, the Cossacks are forming new
armies to cooperate with him; second,
i, is settled that the future liberation
of Russia shall be distinguished from the
policy Of conquest Of the land by Deni-
kline, and, third, as 90 per cent. OF the
Russian people are agrculturists, he is
satisfying 80 per cent OF them by giving
them land as he advances.
He Is proceeding on these theories,
that the only effective opposition to the
armed forces of the Bolsheviki is armed
force that the country must be fortified,
strengthened and reorganized as he adj
vances, and that slowly but surely he
must establish local administrations In
his rear
He promulgates new agricultural
laws regularly as he advances, thus not
only contentlnR those in his rear, but
making the peasantry in front of him
look forward eagerly for his coming.
1t is worthy of note that Gen. Wrangels
advance has been progressing steadily
since its inception four or five months
ago due principally to this land policy,
which has already inspired fiattery BY
the Bolshevikl when they copied 1t in
their terms to the Poles as was in
stanced In Article Z of Leo KameneT' |
note to Premier Lloyd George last Tues |
day l believe that this equitable policy |
will make Gen. Wrangel strong, not only I
within Russia, and especially with the |
Cossacks, but outside OF Russia as we'll |
The spirit of the CoSsacks Is that of |
freedom. Even during their 300 years
under the Car they kept this spirit, and /
to-day It is impossible to ina gine them |
as shareholders--and. therefore, victims
of the Communist ideas OF the Sov!ets !
The history of the Cossacks is one Of self |
government and II is history they will |
because freedom and the desire |
for self government is in their blood and |
bones"
Expects RIAin@ Of Cossacks.
Suratoff told the correspondent Of TIE |
Sun AND New YoRK HERALD that he be-
lieved that as soon as the Russian har-
vests were over there will be a general
rising OF Cossacks and that Gen. Wran-
gel will have his forces many times in
creased over their present strength.
This Is regarded here as very probable
In view OF the known plan Of the Soviet
authorities to seize this years crops for
the starving north
Gen. Buratoff said that he cxpected
most important moral, material and DO
Iitical results from Frances recognition
or Gen. Wrangel as the head of the de /
facto Government of South Russia and
that he hoped similar recognition would
be extended by the other Powers, and
by America.
Gen. Wrangel even now can tell his
troops that the Cossacks are not de-
serted by all the Allies" he said.
He declared that Gen. Wrapgel should
get his strongest help from America
Gen. Wrangel deserves it," he said
and If America wants 10 give 1t she
,an do so. While l was In Persia and
n Armeaia l saw the magnificent work
If the American Red Cross Society and
,ther American relief organizations,
which did not forget to feed and take
'are of the Russians there. In fact IL
vas my recommendations that brought
% the Americans there the highest dec
oratlons the General Staff bestowed.
Ny warm personal friends in Persia
we're an American missionary and his
wife who. after thirty years of exile in
hat wild country had grown gray In
heir self-sacrificing service. This was
'ut wonderful example of what the
lew World can do for the Old
II am sure that America, which has
Llways supported the highest and pur-
st causes. will support Gen. Wrangel, |
Who appeals to them on the grounds of
he purest sentiment in order to finish
IS soon as possible this terrible fraticl-
lal war which every day eats up so
many lives
Gen. Wrangel. he said. uow holds the
'ital pol-Alexandrovsl railroad ,
Inc, thus assuring his military petition, i
nd meanwhile is endeavoring by peace :
making with Georgia and Azerbaidjan
o consolidate his diplomatic influence ,
n the Near East.
Gen. Buratoff is Terek Cossacls and I
ormerly was a member of the Russian
General staff. He has but one leg, as a
esult of a wound which he received
when a bomb was thrown at him In