El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-02

government wanted only opportunity
to develop their system in peace and
were ready 70 make concessions 70
governments which differed with
them in order to gain that opportu-
nifty
That such assurances should have
been accepted at their face value
from kameneff Otherwise Rosen-
feidt), the protege and relative OF
Irotsky, his representative in the
treaty Of Brest-Litovsk with the Ger
mans. the super-diplomat, In fact In
the whole Bolsherik movement
shows faith almost childlike In the
head Of the British government
Led Into Trap On Poland.
Kameneff reached London at the
moment when 70 appeared that the
Poles were 70 be overwhelmed and
the British government feared that
the Bolshevik flood would sweep over
all western Europe ~ was anxious
for a settlement and Kamenoff took
advantage Of that fact TO lay a trap
into which Lloyd George rushed.
dragging Italy after him me oail
was the draft Of the alleged peace
terms Of the BolsheTiki which
breathed generosity. in that they
pledged the Independence Of Poland
and a boundary even wider than the
Paris peace conferees had allowed
flying in the face Of France, practi-
cally ordered Poland to accept and
put pressure on that sorely beset
country by having his agent, Sir
Reginald Tower. stop the now OF am
munition through DanEiE-
Kameneff had the British premier
willing TO 90 even further The had
given such a picture OF a reformed
Bolshevism that Britain and italy
were on the point OF giving formal
recognition 70 the Lenine aurocracy
and were only stopped from doing
so by Frances coup in recognizing
the rebel Gen Wrangel in South
shock to British.
Imagine then the shock TO Lloyd
George when the Bolshevik ENJOYS at
MinsZ revealed their real scheme
which was to have the supposedly
free Poland ruled BY Red guard Of
armed WorLme1- The whole Uuicnist
part o. his government was on his
back IN an instant Il was even worse
In italy. There the Catholics threat
ened TO throw out a government
which would ask Poland's Catholics
TO put themselves under Red guard
Lloyd George had to rush of TO
Giolitti which would bring about an
arrangement to save that endangered
statesman And the two IN one OF
the most remarkable pronouucemeurs
ever issued, admitted how thoroughly
they had been deceived when they
berated the BolshiFin for "a gross
breach Of faith" and solemnly de-
clared that negotiations with a gov
eminent which so lightly treats its
word is difficult II not impossible"
The Final DisIIIuEionmeut.
Yet even this sad experience did not
serve TO disiliusionizs the hopeful
premier. he permitted the Bolshevik
authorities 20 assure him Il had all
been a mistake. kameneff remained
on and the game OF chasing the wiz
0-lle-WlsD was resumed
kameneff had given another solemn
pledge in which Lloyd George had put
trust He was not to use his resi-
qence IN Britain 70 carry on any reTo- ]
lutionary intrigues against the gov
eminent Gregory krassine, the Le-
nine trade agent, had given a similar Z
pledge a few months before and then I
had inundated England with his prop I
sEanda by having IL published in ]
Paris and sent on TO the British press. 3
Brazen Pledge Breaker.
Now Scotland Lard-or was Il the I
French secret service drought out /
that hameneLf had been even more I
1razen in his pledge breaking.
Diplomatic privileges has covered I
a multitude OF things in the past-it I
covers quite quantity OF liquor ]
brought into this country at present /
but seldom has it been the means Z
mass Of 1eWelrT which was carried in /
the baggage Of Kameneffs suite. re F.
had already disposed FOR cash OF /
100000 TO s250.000 worth when I
interrupted, and had arranged the ]
sale OF S250.Q00 more. And these were ]
a mere Lithe OF his resources. He had /
millions Of dollars worth more to sell. j
He has since boosted that he had not /
-ratficlred in the crown Jewels OF the 4
czarist regime because his govern
ment has plenty OF Taluables coufis- ]
Gated from stores and persons
Money spent For Iterolutioas
This money was being spent direct /
y for revolution IN Britain. Mosr OF /
t went TO the London Labor Herald. ]
0ne Of the most inflammatory and I
yet one Of the abiest papers in Eng ]
and At the moment the government ]
was coming 20 grips with the revolu- I
-onists in the labor unions, the Her
I'D was putting its finger with dead