Evening star., 1921-09-03
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NEW WHITE TERROR
Former Aristocrats Garry on
Campaign Of Assassina-
ton Against Reds.
BY HAL OFLAHERTY.

By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News.
Copyright. 1921.
RIGA, Letvia. September Rus
sia's tppsy-turvy condition has now
produced a real white terror" with
the former Russian aristocrats filling
the roles of bomb-throwers. ~revolu-
tionaries. and assassins. driving those
in power into a continual fear for
their lives and making necessary a
ceaseless vigilance against plots.
Eight Leaders Assnssinnted.
In recent statements read before
the session sof the communist central
committee In Moscow. which was at
tended by foreign correspondents. 1t
was revealed that eight communist
sassinated within the last month as
the result of plots Matched by terror
lists operating through Finland.
This organization, in which. Mos
cow authorities assert, American Sc
cret service agents have been active
Is also charged with plotting to as
sassinate Zinoviev and Maxim Cork,
the president of Ahe Petrograd Trade
Union Council; Ansilovitch. the COM
missar of the Baltic fleet; Kusmin
and others.
Use Famine Situation.
Soviet officials declare that the
white Russians in Paris. Bucharest
situation as a lever to instigate up
. risings and giving detailed informa-
tion to work under way in those capi-
tails.
Counter revolutionaries in Paris.
they say. are led by Kartoschoff and
lister of finance Kokovtseff as the
principal. all being tools in the hands
of entente agents.
Move From Rumania.
1t is claimed that the revolution
aries in Finland are led by Prof.
Grimm and Prof. Zeidler, former head
of the cars Red Cross. Agents for
these organizations continue to make
their way into PetroSfad through
Finland with the Finnish general
STAFF aiding the espionage system. All
these elements had combined on a
plan to start a real bloody revolution
throughout Russia the last week in
August. This scheme was partly re-
allied in the formation Of well
mania, which. according to reports,
has already crossed Thea Rumanian
frontier into Russia. For the last
two weeks this Rumanian movement
has been mooted in the newspapers
of the Baltic states and reports are
even now current in Riga that the
bolsheviki have a strong military
force en- route to the Rumanian
frontier prepared to drive clear into
that country should operations against
the whites require it.
Reports Are Exaggerated.
1t is needless to say that these
reports are greatly exaggerated, but
at the basis OF the furry there is
undoubtedly some real and danger
GUS movement of white Russians in
Ruman1a which is bringing soviet
circles N MOSCOW to an unusual state
of anxiety.
During the session of the commun-
ist central committee Tuesday night,
Mananen spoke on the work accom-
plished in combating the famine. ex-
pressing extreme satisfaction of all
soviet circles in the timely arrival
OF Hoover's organization. To all ap-
pearances, the American relief force
In Russia has aroused only the
frtendliest Of feelings, but under the
surface there seems to be running a
strong current of suspicion that the
Americans may attempt to use the
relief measures as political weapon.
Drove Out Hungarian Reds.
All newspapers are publishing long
extracts rom an article appearing in
the Worlds Work. written by Capt.
Gregory, explaining how he managed
to squelch the Bella Kun uprising in
Hungary by using his power as a
food distributor and Hoover's influence
to drive out the reds.
All Americans in the Baltic states
decry any tendency to- use the Amer
lean relief forces as political
ments engaged in this humanitarian
task to conf1ne their work purely to
single drive against the famine The
soviet SO far has shown every cour-
tesy to the Americans within Russia,
but that they will tolerate no politi-
cal meddling is shown by the arrest
of several members Of the recently
dissolved Gorki committee.