The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1920-08-20
IN Chaos or Reconstruction in
Europe Follow the Great
World War;
NIGER IN GERMAN AMBITION
Is,,on Idea Is 20 Exploit Russia
|MhiIe the People Fear the Allies
II Seek Return OF the Old
&a1E Regime.
Article XXI.
nv FRANK coMERFoRD.

Miles have lost the confidence and
ssod will of the Russian people; l
Al not mean the bolshevik government,
mean the great mass Of the Russians.
7hey have resented strangers In their
! ma. outside interference has been
nhweIcome. II has strengthened the
bolshevik power and created distrust
III the Allies In the minds of the peo-
uIe of Russia. Our soldiers In 81
beria were constantly being asked
*Rhy are you hereg" 1t was the one
snestion they could not answer.
The Russians look upon Germany
IA their only friend. German pene-
Patton is going on. Before Gar Mich
Mas regime ended 1t was estimated
hat over half the Industries of Russia
we're owned or managed by Germans.
Since the war the Germans have
doubIed their efforts to Prussianize
Russia. They have assiduously cult
Fated the good will of the people.
German commercial agents speak the
Russian language. They are in touch
With Russian needs. They are not in
ferfering with the Russian problem.
They are selling to Russia and CIV
Ing longtime credit. The Russians
ook upon them as friends and on the
Allies with suspicion. The consensus
Of opinion in Russia is that the Al
lies are bent upon exploiting Russia
and delivering her to the old regime.
Prussian officers in Soviet Army.
Under secretary of state for for
elgn affairs of the Polish government
Skrzynski, told me of a document in
his possession which showed that Gen.
Won der Goltz of the Prussian
army offered to furnish "unter" OH
GERS for the soviet army at wage
~ of 30 marks day, with the further
understanding that the bolshevik
# government would give these officers
bonus of 5000 marks each at the
# end of their first year of service.
N There is much evidence that the boil
n sheviks accepted the proposal and that
the RED" army is being Prussianized.
The under secretary of state added
that he was convinced a treaty ex-
d listed between the soviet government
and the Prussian minister of war.
In October of 1919, the following dis
patch to the Daily Mail of London
q was printed.
u The Freiheit' says that the soviet
government has asked the German
81 government TO send 100000 working
men to Russia to aid in the revival
OF Russian industries. These work
lngmen will be under the oraer of en-
gineers and managers from German
factories, and Russia will thus be
peaceably invaded by the Germans
at the express desire of the soviets."
was in Warsaw at the time, and 1
sought confirmation of this dispatch.
FROM many responsible officials
learned that this dispatch was true
and that the invasion has already
begun. During this time Germany had
intact an army of over 100000 vet
efan Prussian troops under Gen.
Won der Goltz. While Germany had
an alleged republican form of gov
eminent, with Doctor Ebert as
president, no steps were taken to de-
mobilize this powerful Prussian mill
tary force. The peace table sitting in
Farls recognized the menace to the
security of Europe presented by the
Won der Goltz army. There was
much ado about 1t. Foch was sum-
moned TO conference. The result was
the demand made through General
foch that Won der Goltz be stripped
vi command. This was complied
W'th' but the Prussian army was I'M
disturbed. Won der Goltz continued
10 De the commander of this force,
Notwithstanding his formal resigna-
lion Of the command.
Germany Still Powerful.
Let there be no doubt in any ones
n'ind that Germany is coming back.
Ill tact she has come back. Germany
mas never felt that she was defeated.
Inc VIII to win, to conquer, still lives.
one Is preparing for the CRISIS, and
"heh 1t comes the Allies VIII find her
"S economically prepared as she was
ready IN military sense in 1914. Ger
many was not devastated by the war.
'"e Oh the fghting was done on Ger
man soil. Germany looted and pill
.aseu Russia, Belgium and France,
saA'ng raw materials, timber. coal and
n"chihery, The trains bringing food
ouu soldiers to the fronts did not
+e'urh empty. They carried back to
germany household goods, live stock,
funerals, timber, machinery. This
ven. vent on for four years. Germany
1ook millions of men and women from
russia, Belgium and France. prison
ana civilians. She used their la
~ Ucr power to keep up her economic
TOT the benefit of those who doubt
"er'hany's present economic prepar-
Tuhess | want to give bit of evidence
s"thered at the Polish German front
:" upper SileSla. | talked to the