The New York herald., 1922-06-15
Premier Out of Soviet Govern
ment for at Least Six
Months.
TCHITCHERIN PUT ASIDE
Stain, Kameneff and Rykoff
Named to Assume Duties
Of Leader.

Special Gable to THE New YORK HERALD.
Copyright, 1929, By THE NEW YORK FKRALp.
New York Herald Bureau,
Berlin. June IA.
Nikolai Lenine is out Of Soviet Gov
ernment affairs for at least six months.
THE NEW York HERALD correspondent
learns from Bolshevists here, who are
in close touch with Moscow. Although
Ills recent operation was successful
there is brain trouble resulting from
fatigue. which prevents him working.
Prof. Flechsig. Leipzig brain special
ist, is en- route to Moscow.
According to the Freiheit. the organ
of the Independent Socialists, trium-
virate consisting of J. v. Stain, Leo
Kameneff, president of the Moscow
Soviet. and A. 1, Rykoff, First Vice.
President of tie Council of Commis-
sars, of which Lenine is the President,
has been appointed by the Communist
party to assume the duties of the
stricken Soviet chief. Stain of the
Georgian Soviet. is really Turk.
The statement in previous dispatches
that George Tchitcherin, the Foreign
Minister. has been largely relegated into
the background. has been confirmed, and
1t Is the first important change since
bLenine began losing his grip. Tchit-
cherin was Lenine's particular adjutant.
He now sits In Berlin. keeping up ap-
pearances. but admitting to his friends
that he has become a private citizen
again. Karachan. a young Georgian
and formerly Soviet Ambassador to
Warsaw, holds Tchtcherins post in
Moscow pro tempore.
Reducing His Duties.
For the last two years Lenine has
gradually been reducing the number Of
commissions he held ex officio. Until
1920 he lowered above the Communist
party and held virtually all the execu-
tive power In his own hand. When the
party's secretary. Sverdloff. died Lenine
formed an executive commission, COM
prising twenty trusted Communists of
the central executive committee, and a
smaller commissariat, corresponding to
a Ministry of the Interior. For some
time the dictator has allowed the
economist. Rykoff. to represent him in
the political bureau and the commits
sariat.
The scramble for home on the part Of
Soviet officials at word of Lenine's sup
posedly fatal Illness presages fight for
the choicest places. Leonid Krassine's
position is in jeopardy because he also
is under the protection of Lenine. In
view of the fact that he follows prac-
tical business methods and is a man Of
actfon-Qualities disliked In Bolshevist
circles--he has returned to defend his
office as Commissioner of Foreign
Trade. The Communists think his
chances are good. as he alone, they say,
Is qualified to deal with foreign busi-
ness.
Soviet stage Proprietfes.
A friend of Trotzky's told THE NEW
YoRK HERALD correspondent that Trot-
zky's differences with Bucharine -eIa-
tive to the new economic policy and most
of the reported disputes were staged TO
hold the support of different Com
munist factions while the ultimate
course OF party action already was set
tied behind the scenes. Even In cases
where real differences arise. according
to Bucharine, Radek and others. the
members of tho executive bury the
hatchet In order to keep up united
front.
Lenine alone commands wide popu-
larity among Russian Communisto
Should he withdraw the Soviet Govern
ment would lose It's greatest prestige.
Trotzky, owing to his energetic and MILL
tary manner, especially because no .s
efficient, has numerous enemies in the
! Communist party. consequently Il Is not
likely that the party would select him
| to succeed Lenine as Premier
Kalenine, chairman of the Central Ex-
ecutive committee, also is not qualified
for this office because he lacks proper
| grasp on world affairs. Probrashensky
head Of the Soviet financial delegation
at Genoa, and tho prominent economist.
Kempaschko. Minister OF Health. as
we'll az Ossinski, Minister OF Agricul-
ture. are the names most insistently
mentioned In Communist circles as pos
sible successors to Lenine.
Owing 10 the party solidarity II Is i'm
possible to estimate the inner political
differences which might lead to Lenine's
gradual withdrawal from active political
direction. Lenine introduced the new
compromise economic policy, but is be-
lieved to oppose further concessions TO
outside capitalists. Also Lenine is known
to favor Tchtcherin more than Li;vi-
noff. It is significant that The Com
munist party urged upon Lenino a long
vacation to recover his health. but that
Lenine declined.