Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1920-08-07

was the law. that a dictator was the
prophet, turned to the thought that
the soviet government was the begin
ming Of the New Order" for which
they themselves had been looking ana
working. They suspected that the at
lied governments were doing the bid
ding of the capitalist class whlch
they knew had far too important
voice In government affairs. and were
irving to hinder and obstruct the so
Wet government, trying 10 prevent IT'S
succeeding. in the fear that IFS sue
cess would bring sAs New Order" to
the rest of the world and destroy the
special privilege class. This thought
gave them an interest in the success
Of the bOlshevik experiment, sym
patty for soviet success.
Pretended saviogs arose ia Russia,
Denikine, Kolchak. PetIura and fu-
denich. These men were heraided to
the world as patriots, leaders seeking
to deliver the Russians from the yoke
of violence and aufocracy fastened on
the people by Lenine and TrotZky.
The allied governments did not oni-
cially favor these counter-revolution-
ary movements in Russia, but rumors
we're allowed to go unchallenged. sug-
costing that the allied governments
were furnishing arms and money TO
these uprlsings in Russia: not having
openly INTERVIEWED. the Russian prob
lem belonged to the Russian people
The phrase self determination" had
been driven into the minds of the
world. Here was violation Of the
fundamental meaning Of national
freedom, world liberty. The Allies
gave their open sympathy-at least.
when it was printed they did not Off
cially deny ito every uprising In
Russia. regardless Of the character
of the leader and the purposes of the
| movement. Then came stories that
some OF these white hopes" were
hrlgands, adventures, reactionaries.
The people reasoned that the only
ground for unofficial Interference ex-
pressed in favoring these revolution
Allies was that they were against
! the boIsheviks. Being against the boil
/ sheviEs did not amount TO a good and
sufficient reason in the minds Of the
| people II must be remembered that
the general public looked upon boil
shevisan as the New Order" and its
enemies as the social "standpatters"
of the world.
KoIchak Called Reactionary
Gradually the public was enIight-
ened by the press. and Admiral Kol-
| chalk was pictured as a reactionary.
/ II was pointed out that he was sur
rounded and supported by the favor
| ties of the old regime: that his plan
was to re-establish the rule of the Bo-
/ bility. Later reports showed that his
/ leaders were the NCossack generals,
| Semenoff Kalminkoff and Rozonoff
/ The world knew something about
these Cossack generals. They were
said to have been part of the czar's
! paid terrorists; noH that the czar was
dead and they were no longer on his
| pay roll they had Income lawless mer
cenaries. and had seized upon the
movement of cOunter-rev0lution in 81
IBERIA TO loot and pillage the people.
/ From the best information have been
able to get. coming from American
soldiers. part of our eXpeditionary
forces in Siberia. have learned that
while the Russians in Siberia are OPP
posed to bolshevik violence and soviet
rule, they are more opposed to the
! coming into power of a government
1 headed by these hated Cossack gen
erals. The British government open
Iy recognized and aided Kolchak: pri
vately and secretly Lloyd George adj
nttted that kOlchak was a reaction
%ry. On January 16, 1919, at CON
ference of the allied leaders in Paris.
the official minutes Of the CONVERSE
tions held report Lloyd George as hav-
ing said:
Moreover. from information re
ceiYed It would appear that Kolchak
had been collecting members of the
cid regime around him, and would
seem to be at heart a monarchist. II
appeared that the Czecho. Slovaks
we're finding this ont. The sympathies
of the CZecho Slovaks are very demo
cratic. and they are nor mt all pre-
pared to fight for the restoration of
the old conditions in Russia"
1t was the duty of the allied govern
ments TO keep the people Informed
concerning affairs In Russia. The press
of the world IS ivI'lzed. human and
patriotic. and would have respond.
ed to all reasonable requests made
to give the truth to the people The
intelligence departments Of the vari
Gus allied governments had In their
possession this truth; they allowed II
to spoil, while misleading. dsappolnt
ing reports we're allowed to circulate
unchaleuged. II was the duty Of the
allied governments TO give the people
the true story of the hoIshevik PRO
gram and the methods used by the
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