The New York herald., 1922-01-16
People From Z. s. More Popu-
lar in Russia Than Any
Other Nationals.
PREMIER IN RETIREMENT
Defeat of His Workers Con-
gress Scheme Sends Him
to Moscow Castle.
BY CAPT. FRANCIS M,CULLAGH.

Special Gable to THE New YoRK HERALD
Copyright, 1899, 6y THE New York HrRALp.
REvAL (via London), Jan. 15.-M.
Bruckbacher. prominent Swiss So
cialist and personal friend of Lenine
when Lenine was living in exile in
Switzerland, who passed through Reval
in returning from the Russian famine
districts, where he has been admins
tering relief in behalf of the Interna-
tional Socialist Organization, says that
at present Americans are more popu-
lar than tie people of any other ma
tionafity in Russia.
According 10 Bruckbacher, Lenine
said he would rather have American
capital in Russia than that OF any
other nation. The Soviet Premier has
retired temporarily to his favorite
suburban castle near Moscow on the
diplomatic pretense OF illness. but
really because several of his proposals
have been turned down by the Ninth
Soviet Congress, especially one for
summoning national assembly in
case the Entente insists on His
doing so.
Profound Changes Seen.
Lenine proposed to call this assembly
the Workers Assembly, but the left
wing defeated the proposition. Leninc
will remain in. retirement until the OPP
position implores him to return, which
it will probably do in few days. as
1t needs him to direct the new orienta-
ton. which means more concessions to
foreign capital. The negotiations with
the Entente are expected to be lengthy
and will entail profound changes In
Russia.
Guerrilla fighting continues in Kare-
liza. villages being taken and retakcn.
The Finnish Government has become
more careful in its support Of the in
surgents. owing to British representa-
tions and the opposition of the Finnish
Socialists. Red Firms recently held a
"hands off Russia" meeting In Moscow
at which resolution was adopted to
appeal to the proletariat of the world
and especially in Finland against Fin
nish action in Karelia.
Red Army Overstnted.
The Bolshevist Government is suing
its usual pompous language in dealing
with Finland, saying the Reds have
100 900 men ready to overrun Karelia,
and that the Films must expel a long
list of White Russians. including Savin-
koff. but the Finnish general staff is
aware that at the outbreak of the
Karelian insurrection there were only
1000 Red soldiers in Karelia and only
5000 between the Finnish frontier and
Petrograd One Red division number
ing 5000 men was afterward moved to
the karelian border.
NJ Mirkin, an able economist who
studied in Moscow and Germany and is
now member of the Lithuanian Mis-
sion In Moscow, will enter Russia 70 'ay
after being in Kovno to arrange for the
reopening of two Lithuanian factories
for the manufacture of agricultural and
other machinery. He says 1t will be i'm
possible in the long run for any of the
States separated from Russia to sur
vive or compete with German manufac-
turers unless they are united to a new
and reorganized Russia by the closest
commercial treaties enabling them 10 use
Russia's raw materials and TO send man.
ufactured products in exchange for The
raw materials. He sees the future Pus-
STA as a great federation like America OF
ike the British Empire.