The New York herald., 1921-08-21

Command OF the A1nny His opera
tions against Russia particularly #,
him to comment on the MILITARY Of
I fensive character Of the Moscoto Sovaei
Government. In the foHosoing 0rticIe
IN spored in collaboration aoith Arnold
RedNs berg, a0Jpo serVed as Captain o.
.cdpat,s,, he discusses the military sit
.satio1, ii, Eawope aoith reference to the
Danger fNBo,sheatsm.
By cElv. ERIC LUDENDoRFF.
.sssesal CORR A'paV'dsnos to TIE NEW YORK
co,u,ost. rsg,A ~ TIE New YORK HERALD.
NJ, w York Herald Bureau.
Berlin. Aug. 20.
The power OK the Soviet Govern
ment rests within its territory on the
military force. In preference to the
rest Of the Russian r,>eople whose wants
are completely neglected. the Red
army is well provided for. Conse-
ouentIy the Soviet Cover nn1ent has the
Red army well in it's glhp because on
the, one hand the soldiers are under
thea terror of the Chin ese battalions.
and on the other hand fear to lose
their Nxtra supplies in case OF down.
fall of the Soviet Govern lment and so
sink down TO the level of the starving
Russian people. The oniGers of the
former imperial Russian army were
forced to enter the Red army by the
Soviet Government. They nssde them
:. selves sure of these officers Ivy retain
ing their families as hostages.
II is not probable that for some time
to come the Soviet Government will
ba cast away by the Russiail people
themselves. The Soviet Government
itself cannot change in its character.
If the Soviet Government wereA to d.
rn,nssh in the least degree only the
terror which 1t has exercised for years
already, then the fury OF the Russian
people against the Soviet Government
would soon show itself openly. tt Dis
not at all In the interest of the Soviet
Government to remove the economk
distress in Russia An Improvement
of the conditions of life In Russia would
shake the reliability of the Red army.
because the soldiers could then hope
to find tolerable conditions also outside
the army. The system of the Soviet
Government therefore excludes an
economic reconstruction of Russia in
either way.
On the other hand. Europe needs the
economic reconstruction of Russia and
her reinstatement into the European
economic body because the permanent
loss of the Russian import and export
Will press heavily upon the life condi-
tons OF the European peoples, and all
the more so the longer 1t lasts. Hence
it follows that the European peoples
will be compelled in not too far a time
to remove by force of arms, If not
otherwise possible. a government whose
existence alone makes the reinstal-
ment of Russia into the European
economic body an inpossibtity. ano
consequently the distress OF Europe
irreparable.
Deceivfng the workmen.
The fact that the Soviet Government
we're able TO make tne workmen OF the
European peoples believe In their oeine
y government for the working people
thie fact, along with some other less I'm,
portant obstacles stood In the way oi
Government The truth is that IN nc
4 time OF history and under no system
of government the workmen OF natlor
L Rad TO endure greater want OF freedom
and greater suffering than under tht
rule OF the Soviet Government. Ih'
deception OF the European workner
rbout the character of the Soviet Gov
ernnent cannot last forever. Sooner
or later unquestionable news from Rus
Ella must penetrate.
The Soviet Government for thi'
reason must endeavor to gam positlor
before that time, which. also from
military point OF view. appears uncon
auerable. They would have got tha'
nosit,on In Europe in succeeding TO ad.
vance their power toward the wese
lnerhaps az far az the Rhine line. The
Soviet Government must, therefore. re
main IN the offensive till they have
realized this plan. But once havlnt
got as far, they will most probably pusf
on their offensive still moro westward
This Is 70 be expected because the lead
ers Of the Soviet Government declare
publicly that they intend TO spread tn'
soviet system all over the world.
The means Of attack OF the Soviet Gov
.rnroent are not ut all exclusively MIL
.arv. The Soviet Government begin
sts systematic offensive rather u'
jnciting the peoples against their gov
ernmpntH. fOT inlG HbtR'H' NHN -rNAM
Government uses numerous ana ex
trerneIy clever agents. The more IN
econonic distress Of Europe proves n
raparable. the more susceptible becon'
the European peoples and with them IN
European armies 20 the propaganda 2
the Soviet Government
The 1--oud degree Of BoleheVs
ofsenslye il the formation OF Bolshevis
organizations In those countries aFalns
which the offensives OF the Soviet Gov
ornrnent are directed. At the same tim
ths Soviet Government tries with alR pos
eible means 70 get the railway and tele
rrnph officials IN those countries on thei
~,se. because in given case the mil
tnry transports depend upon their api
tude. These preparations being com
nleted. the Soviet Government proceeq
10 a conclusive military attack.
According to western European ma
+ions the troops Of the Moscow SoVie
yovcrnment are inferior, In spite Of IN
iron discipline applied to them BY N
soviet Government. AS to equipmen
they do not come up 70 that of IN
western European troops either. Bu