Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-05-24
England's
Ruin Held
Leniin Aim
Duke Thinks German
Agent Would Spread
Revolution In Great
Britain
By Earl C. Reeves.

London, May 24.-Lenin, tn
agent Of Germany, who was sen
to Russia with ten million dollar
Of Germany money with which t
remove Russia from the war, is to
day working in the interests o
Germany by attempting to sprea'
revolution in England, thereby re
moving her from the field of in
dustrial competition.
Such is the Interpretation Of thu
facts behind Britain's present in
dustrial crisis given by the Duk'
Of Northumberland, England'I
greatest land owner and coal bar
on.
He absolyes the great rank ant
file OF labor from the charge of be
ing the conscious tools of Lenin
and hence Of Germany, but de
clares that the attempt to extend
Britain's coal strike to the triple
alliance, including railway and
transport workers, "if realized
would have meant and was intend
ed to mean revolution"
"The main purpose and origin
OF the strike remain sealed book
to most Englishmen, he said.
"The first fact to realize is that
we have in our midst today pow
erful enemy organization working
for our destruction. This enemy
organization is known as the Red
International of Moscow. 1t is
controlled by body of Russian
and Jewish adventurers whose
purpose is tie abolition of all law,
order, morality and religion
throughout the world; in fact, the
destruction Of civilization. In or
der to achieve this purpose, the
first aim is the complete over
throw of the British empire, be-
cause that is the principal bull
wark Of law and order in the
world.
I'm the course of few months
Lenin succeeded In demoralizing
the Russian people, and in the
course of four years the greatest
empire In the world has been re-
duced to a chaos and barbarism
more degraded than that of any
savage race. The immediate re-
suit of Lenin's success was that
Germany was enabled, in the
spring of 1918, to concentrate
overwhelming numbers in France,
and almost to inflict decisive de-
feat on the British and French
armies. When the war came to
an end. a defeated and humiliated,
but still defiant and unrepentant
Germany looked about her for the
means Of repairing the losses she
had suffered in territory and In
wealth, and OF recovering her posi-
tion in the world.
"She used Russian bolshevism
for the purpose of sowing the
seeds OF revolution in all the en-
tente countries. In doing this she
ran great risks. since the poison
was bound to spread to Germany
itself. But events have justified
her in taking those risks; every
revolutionary movement in Ger
many has been ruthlessly sup
pressed.
IF the risk was great, the prize
was also great; II was the same
prize that she had striven for dur
Ing the war-world dominion.
After the conclusion OF the war|
The executive who was in the clos
sst touch with the soviet govern
nent through its emissary, Lit
Ttnoff, endeavored to bring about
l strike OF the triple alliance be-
'ore the confusion caused by de-
mobilization. this strike being in
ended 20 lead to a revolution
There Is no doubt at all about this.
.enin Informed us that he saw in
he triple alliance a very formid-
lble weapon for creating a revo-
ution in this country. Since that
line every effort has been made to
orrupt its leaders and toAbring
bout a situation which would be
avorable for striking a blow at
he very foundation OF our social
nd Industrial system, The rail-