The New York herald., 1922-07-29
TLAMISM THREATENS
TO DRIVE OUT REDS
Enyer Pasha's Movement in
Central Asia Makes
Progress.
HOLDS LARGE AREA
Hurls Back Soviet Detach-,
ments Sent Against Him
and Moves Forward.
SEXES MANY CITIES
Afghanistan Sends Ultimatum
[ZEs MANY CITIES
Afghanistan Sends Ultimatum
to Moscow Demanding
It's Rule Cease.

| Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1922, 6v THE NEw York HERALD
Moscow, July 2S.-Mohammedism
with Enver Pasha directing its move
ments. is the great peril threatening
the Bolshevist regime in Russia and
according to reliable reports, the peril
is growing more menacing every day
Notwithstanding the optimistic claims
Of the Soviet press and spokesmeu
here, and stringent efforts to prevent
refugees from central Asia talking
THE NEW YORK HERALD correspondent
is In a position to state that Enyer
Pasha's movement there is bringing
the whole of central Asia Islamisnl
into arms against the Soviets.
Afghanistan is reported to have sent
an ultimatum threatening war unless
Soviet persecution of Mohammedans
in central Asia ceases, and demanding
possession of the entire town and dis
trict of Merv, in Turkestan, as a guar
anty. A former Czarist officer, now In
the Red army. recently returned from
Tashkent, capital of Turkestan, re,
counts the situation as follows:
For long time the central Asiatic
Mohammedans have allowed themselves
to be deceived by the unnatural alliance
Of the Soviet with the Angora Govern.
nlent, under which the Reds are repre-
sented as real friends of Islam. But
actual Red rule has undeceived them.
Causes of Resentment.
'The rough treatment handed to the
Emir of Bokhara first opened their
eyes. but the real twin roots of the
trouble are the economic chaos result
ing from the Bolshevist policy and the
ruthless way the Russian Commissars
ride roushshod over the religious preju-
dices of an intensely fanatical people,
"Enver Pasha has played his cards
with Characteristic skill. He levied ar
army for the Bolsheviki and then used
Ii against them. He Joined the follow.
ers Of the Emir of Bokhara and other
rebels In the Ferghana district, and by
the end of May started double OF.
fensive northeast from Bokhara, which
he had captured by brilliant coup dt
main, toward Tashkent and northea 81
from Hissar to Khokand.
He threw back the Red detachments
hurried against him. arming, the whole
eager Mohammedan population. He me,
! with a temporary reverse at Igantchi
out arter a two days retirement. with
strong reenforcements from the hill
tribes he resumed his advance and now
holds loosely the line from Tashken,
down to Khojcnt and eastward through
kokand to Naryn, whence he is sending
out flying columns that threaten the
Tashkent and Krasnovodsk Railway. the
Reds main line for supplies.
Great Area Seized.
The entire country south of Tash
Kent has been wrested from the Reds
including the important towns of Var.
kand, kashgar. Samarkand and Box.
hara.
Several Russian ex-Czarist officer,
are cooperating with Enver. and he ha,
an excellent force of light artillery. hut
MS chief asset is the fanatical enthusi.
asm OF the Mohammedan population
with whom his name Is one to conjur,
with"
The Foreign Office here refuses to dis
cuss the Afghan situation. News also
comes that the Caucasus situation !,
dangerous. the Mohammedan tribe,
waging guerrilla warfare against IN,
Reds in the hills. even in the imme
diate neighborhood of Batum
The advance described covers a. dis
tance OF zoe miles or more In a genera
northeasterly direction along a s0t
mile front. The region held by Ehver.,
followers. according to this story. ex
tends 500 miles east and west and s0t
In width, touching the eastern border
OF and even overlapping upon Chimes,