The New York herald., 1921-03-11

Special Gobie p TIE NEW YorK HERALD
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New York Herald Bureau,
London. March 10.
Alexander kerensky, former Premier
Of Russia. VINO IS in London. said to
night he did not anticipate going 10
Reval for the present II least, while his
most intimate friends here declared there
was no possibility Of his taking parr in
The revolt now occurring against the
Bolsheviki
Friends OF Kerenslss who are kindly
disposed toward the present revolt in
Russia and who probably are backing II
III whatever way possible said he could
not come back They declared Kc-
rensky had an established reputation in
Russia ana that 1t was well known there
he had tried once to esta blieh repub-
lie and had failed. !f he returned TO
Russia Il would mean that he would
have 10 start with many enemies while
the situation there was such that he
could not succeed with this handicap.
Even persons closest to him here were
agreed that he could not be expected to
take the leadership Of new counter
movement. no matter what his personal
ambitions may he They realize that
Russia Is in no position 10 receive him.
IN ant-Soyiet circles here. where per-
sons are in the closest possible touch
with happenings IN Russia, Il was or
tNniGticaliy asserted that If the present
revolt does not succeed Il is certainly
The beginning ot the end for Len!nc ana
Trot2'sy. These persons said they he'd
Information n the effect that even II
the Bolsheviki put down the revolt they
cannot las; more than two or three
months. because hey have not the food
necessary to pacifv the workers.
"Lenne and Trot2ky have lost the
backing OF their strongest force. the
workers. said NJ. Buckoloff head OF the
Russian Cooperative Society here. "The
man in tho street. TO whom they have
appealed consistently. realizes that their
promises arc empty and that he cannot
hope TO gain anything from them aud
that the great wave which has figured
90 DIRE matically in Russian history dur
ing the last fa1r years is now turning
against them. The kronstadt sentimen.
is spreading over all Russia slowly but
surely. and that 1t is only q matter oe
time--a very short time--until Bolshe-
vsm win be forced out
THE BolsheviSi cannot support their
armies because they have not the food
necessary: they cannot control their
men because they have nothing but old
pi omises. which is the very thing that
is causing the trouble there now. We
ere on the eve OF Q new era in Russia,
whether for the better or the worse [
can't say now. but the failure OF Boil
shevism is certain"
The British FOREIGN Office does not
take exactly the same view. 1t was said
there was nothing alarming in the pres
rnt trouble in Russia, and It was init
mated that officials were confident that
Ehat is generally called the day Of
reckoning had not arrived.
Tomorrow Sir Robert Horne, presi-
dent Of the Board of Trade. viii renew
with Leonid krassiue Bolshcvist trade
envoy, the discussion Of the proposed
commercial agreement between Great
Britain and Eussie. The conference be-
tween Sir Robert and krassine win take
place ~ though nothing had occurred in
Russia calculated 10 disturb the negotia-
tions for 4 resumption OF trade. How
ever. there Is little optimism here that
the proposed trade agreement viii ever
be ratified. because it Is understood that
Krassine has returned TO London with
notifications and amendments TO the
tentative agreement which Great Britain
cannot concode. But Sir Robert Is go
ing 10 discuss them with him. which
probably reflects better than anything
else what British officials think Of the
present Russian situation.
The British Foreign Office thinks the
real danger IL Russia is In the Siberian
situation, which they call much graver
than the crisis IN the west They feel
that e Sibera II cut off from the rest
Of Eussa +, will be fatal to Bolshevism
In Moscow
The Russian Whites here see an
absolute parallel in the circumstances
of the present uprising and that which
swept Lenine and Trotzky into power
They said that when Kerensky was In
the leadership In Russia Lenine and
Trotzkv were considered unimportant.
but finally appeared on board the cruiser
Aurora ani bomharded Petrograd. Then
they landed and their troops walked
10 Moscow Nov the same vessel. the
Aurora, is in the hands Of the revolu-
tionists and they are doing the same
thing that Lenine and Trotziy did. They
regard this as an evil omen FOR Boil
eheTisu.
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