The Washington times., 1922-04-25
SOVIET At END
. Of ROPE, SAYS
COUNT T0LST0Y
Son of Famous Russian Philos-
opher Speaks at City
Club Luncheon.

The overthrow Of the Bolshevik
regime in Russia early this com
ing summer was predicted today by
Count nya Tolstoy, son OF the fam
Gus Russian philosopher and writer,
speaking before nearly 1000 MEM
bers of the City Club forum at their
weekly luncheon.
The present regime In Russia, the
Count declared, is at the ell of their
rope.
Nobody in Russia is producing
anything. The only product today
by the Bolshevik is money" he said
Last year $4,000, 100000 rubles
were printed. Today they are print
ing 100 900 900 900 of rubles a day
One million rubles are worth one
dollar.
There are more millionaires and
billionaires in Russia today than In
any other country in the world, but
In the slang Of your American peo
Pile. 1t doesn't mean a thing and
they don't know what to do with
the money.
Incentive To Produce Killed"
"All incentive for production has
been killed, and will never survive
under the present regime. The Bol
shevik confiscate everything, have
robbed the churches and are nov
selling the works Of arts. When
all Of that is gone, they are through
and the Inevitable overthrow must
come"
The speaker estimated the total
wealth of Russa, about &4.00O,00o
600 I'm gold. had been squandered by
the Bolshevik. and that their only
hope was an allied loan.
ITO extend another loan to Rus
sia at this time merely means tt
prolong the day OF reckoning which
must surely come" he declared.
The conference at Genoa, thu
speaker declared. was a failure. "ant
any subsequent conference without
your Uncle Sam will also be fail
ure. The allies are trying to settle
their economic problems without th'
presence OF their principal. and your
Uncle Sam is merely walking arount
the conference observing. with hi
hands behind his back and hi
pockets Ibulging with gold.
"The delegates can only sit ant
confer, but their thoughts and minds
are on the United States, who II
really the Keynote OF European
salvation
Europe Dependent or Russia
Until Russian problems are solved
the sneaker predicted none OF Tho
European problems could be settled
The chief European problem, he said
was food, due 10 lack OF production
and this production will not incrcas'
in Russia until the Bolshevth arr
overthrown.
Lloyd George, Lenin and IIugC
SHINES, the German financial wiz
ard, the speaker characterized 81
three chess players who were super
players, playing the internationa
game Of politics. the outcome g
which means much to the world.
Tolstoy declared tho European
debts could not be paid. Germany
cannot pay her indemnities and th'
allies cannot even pay the interes
on their loans, he declared.
The speaker made an impassionat'
appeal to America to ho's aloof frort
any reorganization Of the Bolshevil
regime, declaring that to recognize
the Bolshevik would be a repudia
ton of the principles under which
America entered the war
Americans, he declared. who have
obtained large concessions In Russi'
from the Bolshevik will find thes'
concessions are not legal.
This is So" he declared. "becaus'
of the fact that the concessions wer'
stolen. and stolen goods cannot b'
sold, traded or bartered."