Evening star., 1923-01-05
SEES EARLY DOOM
:. Of RUSSIAN REDS
Princess Cantacuzene Tells
Twentieth Century Club Le-
min Regime Is Weakening.
ARMY LOSING MORALE
Lack of Funds to Pay Soldiers Will
Cause Collapse, She
Says.
ARMY LOSING MORALE

Rolsheyism in Russia was graphically
described to more than 200 members of
the Twentieth Century Club yesterday
afternoon at their meeting at the Cos
mos Club, when they were addressed
by Princess Cantacuzene and Secretary
of Labor Davis on the immigration bill
and living wage bill, and by William
Mather Lewis on Thrift week.
THE bolshcvik government has a
powerfully strong army said the
princess. who has recently returned
from another visit to her husbands S
country, "but at least half of these
forces are Chinese. and Il large proper
tion OF the remainder are Germans and
Let's All of these men are well
clothed. fed and paid. 1t is the revolt
of these mercenary troops when the
government funds give out that will
cause the inevitable fall of the bolshevik
regime. Tho morale among the native
Russian troops in the army is already
very bad.
Peasants Nictimizcd.
THE heads Of the bolshevik system
have traded upon the deeply religious
and idealistic character Of the Russian
peasants, who are very ilitcrate and
do not understand the true motive be-
hind bolshevik propaganda
Every other county, has given up
Russia for the present as bad lob.
practically impossible in fact. from
an economic point of view. No coun-
try has any illusions regarding the
possibilities of the present govern
ment. The statement recently printed
regarding the plans of the bolshevik
government TO export grain to other
countries in the near future was per
fectly ridiculous, for every one in the
United States knows that only a year
ago Congress appropriated $4,000. 900
to send grain to the starving Rus
SLAMS. They have no grain in that
country and it is folly to believe for
n moment any statement TO the con-
trary. The Russian people deeply ap-
preciate the wonderful work that Mr.
Hoover has carried on among them
and even more than the visible relief
do they appreciate tho sympathetic
sentiment that is behind the relief
work that Americans are doing for
them"
Secretary or La Dor Davis spoke
briefly on the subject Of the ; per
cent immigration bill, stating his
warm Endorsement Of the view that
the barriers should not be let down
further at the present time, but.
rather, steps should be taken to ex-
anime, both physically and mentally.
every individual who wishes to come
TO this country, to see that they are
fit; and. moreover. this examination
should be held in that natives coun-
try. and not in the United States. He
also spoke on the living wage. stating:
There are 40,000,000 people in the
United States who are gainfully en-
ployed. and these people need more
incentive than a mere living wage to
become worthy citizens of the United
states No man or woman would be
content to have his or her remUnera-
tlon cut down to mere living wage
with no prospects of ever getting
more than the amount necessary for
existence alone"
The third speaker was William
Mather Lewis of the National Cham
Der of Comm cree. He earnestly advo-
Gated the reipvestment Of funds ma
turing this year from government
bonds.
New Members Admitted.
Babylon, Athens and Rome fell
when thrift went out of fashion, said
:Mr: Lewis, and the principal trouble
with the world today is that nobody