Evening star., 1921-04-24
Dream of Great Russian EMPIRE Vision of Des0lao

duma was only "A talking shop. Every
thing points to the necessity OF an hon
EST. efficient autocraCy. The autocracE
Exists now. but il most emphaticaly is
rot efficient. and when its proponents
persist in the face of such obvious m
competence, il can no longer be honest
THE attempts of the bolshevists ia
correct the troubles OF Russia are
about AS effective as the attempts OF a
blacksmith's helper 10 repair a wrist
watch with one blow from a sledge ham
mer. But sooner or later the owner of
the watch will understand that a more
skilled mechanic is necessary.
The situation has already passed the
stage when assistance from outside can
be of any use. The various allied mis-
sions have had the success that usually
attends a mediation between n husba nd
and wife and they received the thanks
usually accorded to donors OF good ad-
vice. The salvation of Russia must
come. from within.
Now let us study this condition
calmly. | believe the present gov
ernment TO be just about the worst
possible. but If had the power
| to upset il this minute with "A scratch
of my pen | certainly should not do
SO unless | also had the power to
! create another one. To destroy the
government at the present time
would only precipitate ruin into riot.
At the present time there is fair
degree of order in Russia-please do
not Taught mean it-I speak in
| terms of what order was in Russia
at the best of times and | remind
you that whatever iawlessness there
is now is caused by the government
and not by the people. The govern
mer~ has an absolute stranglehold
upon the people. This is partly
maintained by the red army. the SOL
diers of which receive priority
| idea of another revolution. All the
food. clothing and arms are in the
possession of the administration.
The day may soon come when the
red army will be highly dissatisfied
with its conditions and the current
reports would lend color to that pos
sib!lity. but if the red army were
to suddenly turn and capture Moscow
| think it would be a very unfortu-
nate situation. | think the soviet
| government i1as more, TO fear from
the peasants in their refusal to grow
more food than their own require
ments.
! Communism is the kernel of the
cancer that is devitaliZing Russia to-
tS SoOH dS INCENTIVE
/ is restored Russia will have new life
The name Will quite possibly be
| changed from the present-'socialist
| federated soviet'-simply to the
! Russian republic"
/ And | further prophesy that many
! of the elements of the present gov
1 ernment will remain. I think the
| peasants will retain the lands and the
! old seignorial tenure will never re-
turn. Also there will always he a
great deal of naturalization in Rus
| sia- The railways. telegraphs. mines.
! forests. water powers. public utilities
| and theaters will be owned by the
; nation. There may also evolve some
| system of state control of the neces-
! stiles of life. In other words. I
! in Russia will more likely be a rev.
| olution of the government than a
revolution against the government.
| This will come gradually in re-
| sponse to the necessities of the sit
[ uation.
+ Now there is another phase that
! I wish to emphasize while we are
| dealing in futurities. and that has
! to do with possible alliance between
Russia and Germany.
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! GERMANY also is in distress. She
! is close to Russia. They are COM
pdHioilS III duNefSity anu tHeEt Is
/ much sympathy between them. Each
can supply the others greatest re-
quire. What is Russia and Germany
/ were to fall into each others arms?
/ Just think of it.
, Russia has unlimited natural
! wealth: Germany has Comparatively
little. The Russians are not a manu-
facturipg people. whereas the Ger
| mans are highly trained as manufac-
turerS. The Russians are incapable of
organization and in this the Germans
are unsurpassed Germany requires
markets and Russia requires material.
Germany requires an outlet for her
energy and her efficiency. while Rus
! STA requires the stabilizing influence
| that the Germans can supply.
! Before the war the German business
| man had permeated to every part of
Russia His business methods are
well established. An amazing number
of Russians can speak German and
great quantities of German machinery
have been used in Russia. The re-
pair parts are much in demand now
as also are renewals of the machines
During the great war the Russian
armies captured about a million and
quarter Germans and Austrians. Many
of these prisoners spent five years in
Russia and most of them were per-
mitted a fair 'amount of liberty.
Thousands of them are still in Russia
and most of the little present manu-
featuring is done by these Germans
and Austrians They have become