The New York herald., 1922-10-17
Proposed Peace Then on Alb
ject Terms Through Amer
lean, William c. Bullitt.
REJECTS BRITISH POLICY
Sees No Surrender Of Bolshe-
visit Principles in Urquhart
Concession.
By FRANCIS M'CULLAGH.

Special Gable to THE New York HERALD.
Copyright, 1929, by THE New York HERALD.
Moscow, Oct 16.-"The question of
the education Of youths Is question
of the life or death of a country in
revolution, and so in all revolutionary
movements we should preach atheism
to the young if that will show them
their place in the world and outline
their activities here" declared Leon
Trotzky, Soviet Commissar for War
and Navy, in a remarkable speech at
the fiftieth congress of Communist
Youths, powerful and widespread Or
ganiZation which is encouraged by the
Government. though no member Is
more than 1S years old.
The most astounding revelation made
by Trotzky was that Bolshevist weak
ness in 1918 was such that a few Brit
ish or French divisions could easily
have annihilated the Reds.
THE Allies in fighting us four years
ago had one characteristic in common
with the Allies in negotiation with us
sion, inconsistency, hesitation. waver-
ing. At the end of 1917 and the be-
ginning of 1918 German imperialism
could have smashed us very easily; and
but for Clemenceau at the end Of 1915.
for the Bolsheviki then were infinitely
weaker than any one of the Allies. The
failure to attack us seriously was due
to fear by the Allies of the spread Of
Bolshevism in their own countries as II
result of the war. Because the Allies
thought Bolsevism such transitory
phenomenon that it was needless 10
wage a big war was our salvation.
THE Allies confined themselves to
hiring Czarist generals - Mensheviki-
against us, forming an iron ring around
U.S. The Bosheviet position was so
desperate in the spring OF 1913 that the
Soviet Government proposed peace on
the abject terms of acknowledgment OF
Czarist debts. giving raw materials as
guaranty of payment and giving con-
cessions or surrendering territory oc-
cupied by the Entente.
"In April, 1919 the Soviet proposed
to the American William c. Bullitt
that the Whites keep all the Russian
territory they had got-most of Russia
that the Red Army be demobilized i'm
mediately and that we assume our share
Of Government debts, without asking the
return of gold seized by the Czecho-
Slovaks.
Luckily, the Alliesrefused these terms.
We are bound to Europe and America
by no treaty; yet We are not at war.
why? Because progressive paralysis has
overtaken the imperalist class. Why?
Owing to the growth of the revolution
airy labor movement.
How shall we. explain the Entente's
rresolution in the negotiations at Genoa
and The Hague? The bourgeoisie want
an agreement with Russia. which Is
possible source of the raw materials Eu-
rope requires. The European economic
crisis is not as progressive as 1t was a
year and a half ago. 1t has stopped,
and even improved; but the improve
ment is superficial. and the crisis will
continue till the whole economic basis Is
exploded.
"a Russian agreement would not Inn
prove Europe's economic fabric imme-
diately, but Russia's inclusion In Euro
pean economic life means that in eight
or ten years Russia will be on her feet
again, cured and one of the biggest fac
tors in the worlds economy.
did the Urquhart concession for
ninety-nine years mean the surrender OF
our principles? No. For in ninety-nine
years capital everywhere will be ma
tionalzed and anyhow the Soviet re-
fuses to ratify the Urquhart conces-
sions. owing to England's policy. Urqu.
hart's concession will be ratified when
England recognizes the Soviet and dis
cusses highly important political ques-
tions with her"