The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-13
BY RAYMOND SWING,

staD Correspondent Of TIE HERALD.
Copyright. 1890, bU THE NEW foAh HERALD.
BERLIN, Oct. 12.--Most German OBJ.
servers of the Russian situation ex-
pect that Russia will have the most
calamitous winter in her history and
that Lenine and Trotzky are facing
the crumbling of their authority. Even
such friend of the Moscow Soviet re-
gime as Maximilian Harden accepts
as. true the reports that the Russian
harvest has been a failure and that
the cities are in dire distress from cold
and hunger.
Inability of the Russians to de-
feat Poland, even after appealing to
and winning Nationalist support, has
brought about an unmistakable reac-
ton, Herr Harden declares, and adds
that it now xemains to be seen what
will become OF the Soviets in their
alliance with the more conservative
Russian elements.
On the other hand, II has been as
serted in very high circles that a
trade agreement between England and
Bolshevist Russia had actually been
signed and that II would be announced
soon.
Felix Deutsch, president of the board
OF directors of Germany's largest in
dustrial enterprise, the German Gem
eral Electric Company, does not ex-
pect the overthrow of the Soviet Gov
ernment and regards 1t as imperative
20 the interests of Europe that the
Moscow Soviet be retained. He de-
clared that the only regime which
would replace il now would be a re-
sime of bandits. which. he believed.
would make it impossible for Europe
10 get access to Russian wealth, which
as vital to European reconstruction.
"Soviets Lost Golden Moment
German opinion regarding Russia has
gone through radical transformation
through watching the Polish war and
as result of information brought into
this country from Moscow by Indepen-
dent Socialist delegates to the Third In
ternationale.
Soviet Russia has lost her strongest
weapon, the myth of her unconquerable
POWER" Herr Harden said. THE Red
armies of that vast nation have been un-
able to defeat even Pollard. even though
they had In their ranks Nationalists OF
the Czarist school. They lost the golden
moment wher. they decided not to make
peace until they had captured Warsaw.
no1n nv,I nj ,toIo
trembling. But they showed themselves
IKE other armies like other militarists {"
Herr Harden also criticised as folly
The Bolshevist alliance with the Turks.
Just in the hour when they were unable
10 crush their old enemy. Poland, they
make common cause with their still
older enemy. Turkey as though the Brit
ish Empire really could be jeopardized
by conspiracies and rebellion In Afghan
istan." he said.
The Russian Soviet. Herr Harden de-
clared has been animated by remark
able ideas. and in time when all the
rest of the world was trying to find its
way back to methods which the war had
rendered impossible. He complained Of
the lack OF reliable information on how
these ideas were being carried out how
ever, and expressed regret over the COL
bring socialization into disrepute every
where. at the same time aid in enrich
ing its opponents.
Deutsch Sees No other Power.
Herr Deutsche is the leader OF an in
dustrial group here which has been
Working all summer for economic CO.
operation between Germany and Russia
He agreed with other observers that this
winter VIII be n terrible one for the Rus
slams. but did not believe the Soviet Gov
ernment would fall.
''If Europe would leave Russia block
AIDED and deprived OF what she wants
and come back In three years she would
still find the Soviets In power" he de-
c'ared There simply II no other power
70 replace them in Russia. Ex-Premier
Gutchkoff has been in Berlin for two
years continually prcphesying the fall
OF the Soviets within ten days. but are
Cutchkoff's partisans able TO set up a
government thereY'
Germany, II subjected to the same
treatment applied IN the case of Russia.
would. he asserted have been starved
out In week. Russia, he continued,
had met with unparalleled difficulties.
especially because OF the fact that she
Continued on Third Pare