The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1922-05-10
The BOlsheviki's Aim

FOR CnuS DONG mucn TO justify IN
the eyes of the world the course OF
France toward her, Germany has been
charged with stupidity. Perhaps Ger
many is not as stupid as she seems to
be. The worlds memory has proved
short, and the sort of things Germany
did only few years ago are passing
into oblivion. Germany apparently
can count on other nations forgetful-
ness. What she has done in this in
stance is to secure at least finger
hold upon the rich resources of Rus
STA, and she is probably ready to gam
BILE on the chance that the Allies will
overlook this act of bad faith as they
have overlooked great many other
such acts.
The Germans were told that, since
they had made this arrangement with
Russia, they could not be admitted
into the discussions of Russian affairs,
and they accepted their exclusion with
apparent meekness. Moreover, they,
as well as the Russians, were told that
the Allies would preserve the right to
declare any provisions of the Russo
German treaty which are in conflict
with other treaties (for example, the
Treaty of Versailles) null and void.
The Russians were told, too, that if
they were going to continue in confer
ence with other nations they must not
be too truculent. The Allies experts
on Russia had met in London and pre-
pared report on Russian affairs
which the Bolsheviki scorned in a
statement which was issued by one of
their officials. France promptly re-
fused to sit with the Russian repre-
sentatives until they made an ex-
PLANTATION. In the meantime Tchitch-
erin, the Russian Foreign Minister,
had issued a note in reply to the
Allies demand, The Allies had noti-
fed the Bolsheviki that their fifty bill
lion dollar bill (which DR.. w. F. john
son, in an article in this issue, exposes
to the light of an incident in Ameri-
can history was quite unacceptable.
Mr.. Tchitcherin withdrew the bill.
The Allies had told the Bolsheviki that
they would write down" the war
debts owing by Russia and postpone
payment Of interest, and even omit
some parts of the arrears, and Mr..
Tchitcherin agreed naturally. The
Allies had set certain conditions con-
corning the payment of debts and
damages to foreign nationals; Mr..
Tchitcherin presented some counter
among which was the very
one that the Bolshevist
should be recognized.
When this apparently mild note ap-
peared, it was explained that tits
the truculent letter first
and the French thereupon re-
sumed relations with the Russians.
In all of this the aim of the Bolsh-
aviki is obvious. They are in desper-
ate need of two things in order to re-
tain their power over the Russian
masses. If they get those two things
at Genoa, they will go home highly
pleased with themselves. One thing
is recognition. The other thing is
money. They have found that their
plan to revolutionize the world by de-
stroying the governments of other
nations and the medium of exchange
is futile. They had so conducted
themselves that they won and deserv
ID international ostracism. Accord
ing to an Associated Press despatch
from Moscow, the Bolshevist Govern
nent had issued up to the last of
March twenty-five trillions (that is,
twenty-five thousand billions, or, if
you please, twenty-five million mil
ions) of paper rubles since the first
If January of this year. That seems
but the whole Bolshevist
scheme is incredible except for the
'act that it happens to be one Of the
facts of an incredible era. Now these
find that if they are going
% exploit the Russian people further
hey have got to have the backing of
,ther governments not only politically
,ut financially. So they present their
fifty billion dollar bill, and present
,ther preposterous demands, and then
dandy offer to withdraw everything
provided they get recognition and
.ash.-The Outlook
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