The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-10-01
ECONOMIC
WORK WAS
INTERRUPTED
Says Russia Is Prepared to
Make Concessions
To Poland.
Copyright. 1920, by the i. \. -
(Last Chapter.D


MOSCOW (Wireless to Berlin). Sept
so.-Delayed.-Leon Trotsky, the MN
lister OF war in the soviet government.
is Immensely proud of the red army
But he EXPRESSED keen disappointment Mt
today because the soviet had TO inter-
rupt its industrial and economic pro-
gram to build up a lighting machine.
SOUGHT ONLY PEACE.
In an exclusive Interview with tho
International News Service Trotsky de-
clared that Russia sought only peace
with Poland. He sal dthat Russia was
determined to have peace ifvshe had to
hzht for 1t. Trotsky's statements on
the Russo-Polish situation were ex-
tremely timely in view of the negotsa-
tions which are now in progress at
Riga.
The war minister said:
AT PEACEFUL PURSUITS.
In the struggle with Poland our
only aim has been peace. On the eve
Of the Polish war we were giving our
undivided attention to peaceful work
and the problems Of peaceful pursuits
I myself was in the Ural district where
+ was presidentlof the first labor army
Never IN all my service in behalf or
soviet Russia have I experienced 50
HuCn SallS1dNllOn dS III bhAs NNNhOAAAS
work.
PEACE AT ANY COST.
The Polish war diverted our efforts
and our attention from this construc-
tive work Our aim was peace at any
cost We offered the greatest conces-
sions TO the Polish government. We
took the offensive in the field to com
pei the Poles TO give us peace. Our Of
rrr cnnnnlate
cess Now the all Russian central
executive committee is again offering
uncommonly generous terms-I do not
saw extravagant concessions-to attain
peace which would enable US to return
TO our reconstruction and our economic
problems.
THEY WE'RE DEMoNSTRATIvE
Our terms were not only generous.
but very demonstrative. We wanted to
win Industrial peace that would be OF
educational value. We must and will
prove to the world. including the Pol
ish people, that peace is our real aim.
even IL we have to pay a high price
for IT Our terms were an expression
OF the sef-conhdence of the Russian
workers and peasants who want peace
nd are ready to make concessions to
get it,
NO PEACE-MORE WAR.
IF their peace proposals are again
rejected they are fully able to gain
peace by victory on the field They
ere conscious of the unassaiIable right
eousness of their cause"
Only two years ago Trotsky was ask
ing American and French officers cle-
mentary questions on military matters.
Since that time he has built UP on tho
ruins of the czarist army and amidst
the shattered Industries and railways
of his country a red force OF 100000
or more, well armed, equipped fed and
drilled
OFFICE is UNGUARDED.
There is no guard maintained about
Trotsky's office. single sentry
stood before the door when an inter
viewer sought admission. At the ap-
pointed hour-to the very minute
Trotsky was at his desk at his heaar
quarters ready to receive the cor
RESPONDENT 1t was an immense room,
plain and severe in aspect. There were
no pictures but one wall was covered
with a huge map of Russia. A cabinet
stood in one corner containing reports
Of various kinds which are received
daily from every army unit.
TROTsKY POWER.
There was an elaborate telephone
system. At the great switchboard were
long distance lines stretching to head
quarters in the field. There was b.
solute silence in the r oom when the
correspondent entered except for the
ticking of a greatgrandfather's clock
Trotsky sat at his desk. The desk
was big and square and clean. The
man looked like one who possessed
quiet power. He appeared consider
ably aged and was slightly gray. His
uniform was plain with no insignia
When he spoke it was in excellent
French.