Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-01-31
EXILES ARE UNITED

The conference is attended bv hot !,
the liberal and the revolutionary
leaders of Russia. The leaders of TIN,
constitutional -democratic party. Paul
NJ. Miliukov, former minister of for
"1gn affairs in the Russian provision
al government, A. l. Konoyalov and
A. Vineyar, sit and work together. IN
full harmony, with the leaders OF ti,f
party of sts-Revolutionists \.
d. Avskentiev( chairman of the con-
ference A. f. Kerensky, former prime
minister in the provisional govern
ment, and Catherine Breshkoyskaya.
the grandmother of the Russian re-
volItion.'
The conference is supported by
many of the labor and socialist lead
ers OF Europe who heretofore were
either expressing their sympathy to-
ward Bolshevisn, or protesting neu-
trallty in the struggle going on in
Russia.
1T may also be added" the state
ment continues, that the vigor with
which Lenine treated all those labor
and Socialist leaders of Europe who
did not subscribe to 100 per cent. Boil
shevism, branding them as traitors
OF the working class, servants of the
Bourgeoisie.' etc, contributed greatly
to the new orientation of the Europe
an labor ard socialist elements in the
Russian problem. The majority OF
the European labor stands now ready
to support the Russian democracy in
it's struggle against Boishevism, as
actively as it was opposed tothe poll
icy Of military intervention.
at the same time, the situation
within Bolshevist Russia is critical.
The economic life of the country is de-
stroyed, according even to the Boishe-
visit officials data. According to Num-
Der 256 of the official Bolsheyist Daily
Pravda, which contains a comparative
table Of manufacturing outputs for
the first half year of 1920, as compared
with corresponding period of 1914 the
present output of iron in Boishevist
Russia is only II per cent. Of the out
put before the war; steel, four per
cent. The area under cultivation is
only "A per cent. as compared with
land cultivated in 1914.
This winter not only the Russian
cities and towns, but the Russian viii
lagos as well are going through the
torments of starva ton. This is du"
not only to the decreased area Of land
under cultivation, but also to fatal
crop failure in ten central provinces
Of Russia.
"The Bolshevist regime is both a
political and economical failure aud
its downfall may be expected at any
moment.
ct is of Importance, therefore, fer
The entire world that the downfall of
Bolshevism in Russia should not
mark an increase Of anarchy in the
country, but on the contrary, should
stir up processes that would bring
about speedy political and economic
of Russia. This is pos
sible only on two conditions, first,
that the Russian democratic forces
should be properly organized and rea-
dy to work at the time Russia opens
fol their activity, and the other is
thor the world should come tothe rea-
l:zal,o that the Russian problem is
tiie central European problem and
therefore, the central world problem of
today, and that the forces that work
tor Russia Regeneration should he
given all the moral and material sup
port they need for the successful full
fi;lment of the great task before
them"