The New York herald., 1921-03-15
.LENllE DECLARES
REVOLT Is PETTY
| AND SURE TOFAIL'
Only Two Kinds of Govern
ment Possible in Russia
-SOviets or Car.
TO STARVE KRONSTADT
BOlshevist Head, Inter
viewed for IN. Y. Herald
Calls Sailors POwerless.
SAYS MUTINY IS FOOLISH
Cannot March Over Melting
Snow and in Petrograd Can
Get No Food.
SAYS MUTINY IS FOOLISH
BY CAPT. FRANCIS sI'CULLAGH.


Special CobIe to THE NEw York HERALD.
Copyright, 1921, By THE NEW York HERALD.
REvAL, March 13.-The situation in
Kronstadt, where the Russian Social
Revolutionists are still holding out
against the Bolsheyiki, remains un-
changed. The possibility of the city
and fortress being cut of by the Reds
and starved into submission is not
alarming the leaders.
A radio despatch has just been
picked up in which the kronstadt
revolutionary leaders protest against
the murder of women and children
with bombs dropped from Red air.
planes flying over Kronstadt.
THE NEW YORK HERALD correspond
ent in Moscow. telegraphing from that
city, says Lenine is cheerful and feels
safe in his Kremlin stronghold. hav-
ing no fear of the Anti-Bolshevist up
rising He telegraphs the following
interview with the Soviet Premier:
Can Only stsrve I'm Petrograd.
What can they fthe revolutionists)
do IL they take Petrograd? Only one
thing-starve. They will have big.
foodless city on their hands, and we
shall have more food FOR Moscow. as
more supplies are coming in from llu-
ban and Siberia. and for q short
time we will no longer have 70 feed
Petrograd. which has Of late been
strain on our resources. owing 70 It's re-
moteness from the grain districts. IA
Constantinople despatch dated March 13
says the province OF Kuban tCaucasus)
Il IN revolt and that the Reds are with
drawing their armies from Georgia and
the CkrAiNc.I
This shortage OF bread and fuel and
the transport difficulties are due 70 the
fuel famine. Despite all our efforts,
Petrograd's food position became acute
recently, and there is genuine starva-
tion In the suburbs OF that city.
AN advance on Moscow (by the revo-
lutionists) over the melting snow and
swampy ground. and because OF the torn
up railroads and devastated country. Is
impossible. The sailors at the head Of
this foolish mutiny at Kronstadt will be
out Of their element as soon as they lose
sight OF the Gulf OF Finland How can
they provision themselves for such q
hard march through districts afford!nc
them no food? And we shall see that
there is no food there.
III they accept supplies from foreign
Powers they brand themselves at once as
traitors TO Russia and the whole country
will rise against them. just as it rose
against Denikine and Kolchak.
'T believe that there are only two
kinds OF government possible in Russia
"a Government by the Soviets or a
Government headed by Gar. Some
fools or traitors in Kronstadt talked Of
Constituent Assembly. but does ANY
man in his senses believe for a moment
that Constituent Assembly at this crlti-
cal. abnormal stage would be anything
but a bear garden.
Some people In America have come
to think of the Bolshevih as 4 small
clique of very bad men who are tiran-
nizing over vast number ~ highly in-
tellectual people VINO would form an
admirable Government among them
selves the moment the polshevlst regime
was overthrown. This Is a mistake.
for there Is nobody TO take our place
save butcher Generals and helpless
bureaucrats who have already dis
played their total incapacity for rule.