Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-12
DIR. USHER PREDICTS WAR
 IN A FEW YEARS MORE


 Declaration that he agrees, with Le- nine, that the next world war will come about 1925 or 1928 and that America, in stead of scrapping her navy and reducing her army, should prepare, is made by pr. Clarence D. Ussher.- First church mis- sionary in Springfield. in letter pub lished in the Sprine1ield Union. Dr. Ussher has been working among the Ar menian refugees from Turkey in Russian territory. |
 He has just arrived in this country and is at present in Stonington, Conn. He came home to be near his children and to secure @ much needed rest. He says he expects to be in Springfield May 16 or IT and remain until May 22.
 Russian communism is not Christian communism, and is too utterly selfish to succeed" declares pr. Ussher.
 The letters follow in part:
 Communism conducted by Jews in an- tagonism to Christianity has failed in Russia and has reduced the productivity of the country more than 90 per cent.
 All communists are amateurs in gov ernment and, with even the best of in tentions would be incompetent. Their former penuriousness makes them look asAance at the cost of repairing railroad rolling stock and has allowed the rail- roads whlch are all under the direction of Moscow to become very inefficient. It Is now impossible to transport necessary relief food to all the needy sections. Lo- comotives are scarce and the roads be- come congested and blocked at functions. As far as transportation is available the famine is heinz relieved. The A. R. A. is doing a large work.
 The famine is a result of climatic con- ditions aggravated by the bolskevik re- gir1e. The peasants finding. the com munist government was taking all their surplus from them refused to plant more than they needed for themselves. My private opinion is that the Russian peo- pie will need famine relief on large scale for two years longer. Orphanage work must go on for Is years. To let up on either is murder.
 '"The government of Russia is rapid- ly modifying into a radical socialistic republic under the direction of dictators more despotic and cruel than ever czar thought of being. The red army Is q conscript army intensely dissatisfied with the management of the country and ready to disintegrate at the first oppor- tdnity but held together by fear of death Or starvation. Trotsky Is a very capable organizer and has spy system, perhaps more extensive than under the regime of the cZarS
 "A war will strengthen his hands by furnishing an excuse for an army and army discipline and by diverting atten- tion. Six months absolute peace without rumer of war or danger would do more t, destroy the Red army than any other one thing. Such attempts as Deniakin': and Wrangel's give the Red army raj son d'etre
 '"The Red army will not disintegrate There are many Germans in the Russian army and apparently Germany is plan ming to recoup by gaining control ot Russia. She can make and apparently Is making her preparations in Russia l and supplies of munitions by the ship load are going weekly to Germany's al l ly, Nationalist Turkey Two shipload, of munitions arrived in Trebizond tn, week I passed through there. The allie will not permit Greece to prevent thi traffic in munitions in the Black Sea. "A very small proportion of the pop ulation of Russia is communist but tn others are now so completely under thei control that gradual modification and re placing of the radicals seems the safes | way out If a sudden revolution wer | to take the power out of the hands o l the Communists 1t would probably resul | In such Tepr1SalS and maSSacreS as nav | never been known.
 My conclusions are that the Russia, famine will last two years more and re quire American assistance for at leas that length of time for adults. Orphan age work on large scale must be car 1 ried on for at least 15 years.
 'The World war with Germany. Rus sia. Turkey and probably China an Italy lined up on one side is expected b l Lenine to come about 1925 to 1928. Per sonaIly I believe it will and that Amer ] lea. instead of scrappine her navy an reducing her army, needs to prepare Right will triumph and I cannot conceiv Of America and Britain being on tn wrong side.
 "The Armenian nation has lost man of it's best elements. The element tha could rough it has survived. It has grea possibilities but Is not at present fit fo flndependent republican government.
 "There Is a feeling in Constantinopl that France and Italy are constantly in triguing against the British, This fac may cause a different lineup in the mex war France has treated the Armenian of Cicilicia perfduously. Italy has bee working in with the bolshevih and push ing ahead in Russia for some time.''