The New York herald., 1921-03-11
Upsetting Red War Plans.

One OF the features Of the present
revolt against Bolshevism at Kron-
stadt and in and around Petrograd
which should not be overlooked is the
effect that these uprisings will have
upon the military programme outlined
by the Moscow Soviet for the Red
army this spring.
Following the defeat Of General
WRANGEL'S army in the Crimea and
tie rejoicing over the annihilaton of
the last anti-Bolshevist armed force
In Russia I'RoTzKY announced with
q considerable show Of frankness and
defiance that he intended 70 push
back the Russian frontier 10 the old
line Of the Empire. At first this was
believed 10 be n threat or perhaps
n bait cast out to win TO Bolshevisn
The Russian Nationalists. 1t soon be-
came evident, however. that this plan
had been carefully prearranged AT
Moscow 10 follow up the Crimean
victory.
Without warning the entire Red
army. estimated nj 100000 men.
which had defeated WRANGEL was
transferred from Odessa 10 the east
ern banks OF the Dniester along the
frontier of Rumania. LENINE noti-
ded Bucharest that unless Bessara-
hia which had been awarded to Ru-
mania by the Peace Conference. was
evacuated by Rumanian troops and
turned over to Moscow the territory
would be invaded.
Scarcely had this manpuvre been
completed when Poland found herself
confronted with formidable Red
army which French military author
tiles at Warsaw reported after an in
veStigation 10 consist OF forty COM
plete divisions massed between Mo-
hilof and Smolensk, within twenty
five miles Of the Polish border. Massed
nj MinsK, still further to the west
were eighteen full cavalry and infan-
try divisions ready for an advance
upon Warsaw. The Red commanders
admitted that Soviet Russia had suf-
fered humiiating defeat by Poland
and declared that the cause lay in
the insuficienuy trained force which
IL sent Now. they said. they were
ready for final test Of strength in
the early spring. when their armies
would be reorganized, and that they
we're 70 advance simultaneously to-
ward Warsaw and through Galicia
into Rumsnis.
The third force. which was put into
the field at the same time, has so far
shown tho greatest activity. This was
the army despatched from Rostos for
operatiors In the Caucasus; II rcoc-
cupied all OF the Transca uca sian
region. ii. overthrew the small repub-
l,cs fiji the Caspian region aud tt noN'
threatens 90 march into Persia and 50
form the nucleus Of IN army which
will cooperate with the Turkish Ma
tionalist leader. MrsTAPHA KTMA1
pasha, in the subjugation Of western
Asia.
This elaborate military programme.
which Moscow made no nretence oil
disavowing. was formed when Soviet
rule was unopposed by any military
force. The dlsaffectlon Of the Red
troops ut Kronstsdt ana Petrograd
Aas. according 10 statements from
Moscow, called for several divisions
of new troops rom otner fronts. From
whn points t1es, hryc heen diverted
II t. MOI Hid hu II IL known That
tho best Iaincd ircops. ana the only
men who have been Under constant
drilling for the las rour months are
On the Polish and Rumauian IRON.
tiers. These would seem 10 furnish
the most dependable soldiers for the
suppression of the present raolt.
The question II diversion ~ t,oops