New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
No Gratitude i'm
Central Europe
For u. S. Relief
Herman Bernstein, Who Re-
turns After Attempt to En-
ter Russia, Warns Against
Further Contributions
Sees Fall of Soviet Rule
Aquitania Arrives With
1856 Passengers. One Of
Largest Lists Ever Carried

The Cunard liner Aquitania, with
1856 travellers, one Of the largest west
bound passenger compliments she ever
carried, arrived here yesterday from
Southampton and Cherbourg, after q
smooth and uneventful trip across the
Atlantic.
Many of the saloon passengers cx-
pressed keen interest in Russia, some
asserting that the end of the regime of
Lenine is close at hand. Throughout
Europe, the passengers said, an opinion
was prevalent that the Soviet govern
mcnt of Russia was on its last legs.
Herman Bernstein, the writer and
authority on Russia politically and eco
nomically, who recently had tried to
break into the Soviet realm, expressed
the opinion on his arrival yesterday
that, despite its trade agreements with
England, Germany. Italy and Poland,
the Soviet government had crossed the
line of disintegraton and will soon
crumble.
Mr.. Bernstein said no real gratitude
was felt toward America in the Central
States for the relief and charitable
postwar work she had given, and he
warned the people of the United States
to be wary in doing out further con-
tributions.
Widespread Famine in Russia
There is widespread famine in Rus
sia," said Mr.. Bernstein. "The CROPS
are very poor. Lenine's new conces-
sions to the peasants is his last card,
and it is hardly likely to save the So
wet government from this most criti-
cal stage of its existence. Only an
other Allied blunder can save it. Only
another war Or attack against it from
without can prolong the life of the So
wet regime. Born of war, Bolshevism
came into being in Russia under the
prctext OF peace. 1t has maintained
itself these years by wars, and now
that the wars around Russia are ended
Bolshevism seems to be dying in peace.
The Bolsheviki have modified their
theories and changed their ideals. They
admit that their hopes of kindling an
Immediate world revolution are shat
tered. They are bankrupt, but as vet
there is no receivership in Russia
ready to take over the reins of govern
ment. Bolshevist sympathizers who
have gone into Russia in the hope of
finding their dream of a communist
paradise realized have come out disil-
lusioned by the CHASTITY actualities of
the famine, chaos and decentralization
prevailing there"
Soviet Rule a Warning
Another traveller who had given some
time to study of the Russian situa-
tlon was George E. Roberts, vice-pres-
ldent of the National City Bank. who
went abroad to attend the conference
of the international Chamber of Com
merce in London.
He said that Russia under Soviet
rule had been warning to the rest
of Europe, which, he thought, had
proofited by Russia's example.
Among the Aquitania's passengers
was Morris Gest, the theatrical pro-
Queer, who went to England on bust
ness and while abroad made his
second attempt to bring his aged faith
er out OF Europe. Referring to reports
that reached this country that he had
been imprisoned, he said he had been
arrested at the Rumanian border be-
cause he had not had his passport
vlsed twice. but that after two-hour
parley he was liberated. He CHANGED
to have a clipping in his pocket from a
Hungarian magazine telling what a
fine fellow Morris Gest, of America,
was in the theatrical world, and the
reading of this notice, he said, caused
the officials to liberate him.
Among others on the Aquitania
were Miss Eleonora Sears, of Boston;
Francis Burke Roche, DR.. and Mrs. P.
G. Cole, DR.. 7. H. Curtin, Mrs. M. B.
Inch, j. Lynde Lockwood, A. L. E. Muir
ray, Louis Tracy, c. B. E.; H. G. Taber
and r. D. Whitmore.
The Aquitania brought back as con-
sular passengers the first and second
officers and seven men of the crew of
the steamship Western Front, which
was destroyed by fire in the English
Channel July II. 1t was United
States Shipping Board vessel