The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-07-24
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tionalized by the revolution.
One Saturday in August, 1919, an
English destroyer came full speed
from the eastern waters and anchored
in the roads of Copenhagen, where
the English feet was stationed. Cen
eral Cough went alongside with his
staff, purposing to seek out the Trans
atlantisk company and eventually
bring about collaboration. He was re-
ceived by the chief manager, Harald
Plum, and had thorogolng parleys
with him, resulting in a complete es-
tablishing of collaboration between
the English military plan and 'the
Russian relief committee" an agency
started by Harald Plum, with the
same purpose as Hoover's relief"
Errand to koIehak
Cough went on to England with one
Of the managers on board his de-
stroyer, and another Of Plum's help
ers, Consul Haxthausen, went whip
and spur to Paris to speak with the
representatives of Kolchak. making
them familiar with the situation. IN
September Cough caDled 10 rl1... tA~t
the action must be regarded as as
sured. But the day after Plum got a
communication from Paris that moth
ing would be done. The white gen.
erals took their orders from the head
quarters in Paris, back of which Cap.
tain Martin says that Hoover, Church
Ill and the French government stood.
Harald Plum insisted lin letter
included in the secret documents)
that "all the threads were collected
in Copenhagen" Poor Harald Plum
became very confused. In letter he
had expressed himself SO: when are
we getting Cough back" He never
got Cough back!
Supreme Council o. X.
The plans of Plum and Cough got
appreciation from the supreme council
In Paris ("the four great powers") {,
but they ran aground because an in
formed English statesman was op-
posed to the recognition of the Baltic
states. Such recognition was one of
the suppositions for Coughs designs,
but the politician meant that 1t was
only scrap unworthy the tradi-
tions Of English diplomacy. Much
more it was the English workers, how
ever, who raised such an cutlery that
the plans collapsed.
The letters from Harold Plum,
which unroll the great conspiracy
against Russia, show that he was not
mentally sound. That would bring no
harm, but both the minister Of Justice
and the minister for foreign affairs
stood with him.
consplrators Organize.
Harald Plum founded in 1919 a So
called Russian league" in connection
with Kolchak, Yudenitch, Manner.
helm and officers and politicians
abroad. This international Russian
league was founded with a directing
committee consisting of practical bust
ness men and at least one military
man in every county.
To win France for his league he
devised the idea of the restoration Of
the Rheims cathedral by means Of a
postal mark. (That idea to touch
that sensitive point of France Mr..
Rockefeller later took up
The purpose of the league was to
establish a popularity elected CD Rus
sian government, the recruiting Of an
army and the support Of that army.
Members of the league were passive
payers and active soldiers. On agree
ment with the minister Of justice, Mr..
Zahle, a recruiting office was founded
in Copenhagen. Under Danish law,
recruiting Of soldiers for foreign
power is prohibited.
), Plum had raved about great army,
but only 300 young men were shipped
with the steamer Merkur, armed and
with plenty of war provisions, the
steamer guarded by policemen. The
whole thing was painless, guided by
lunatic, harum-scarum fellows. On
the white front the young men were
victimized for their payments. They
got no food, but were directed to plum
der. Two OF them were shot by the
bullets of their own colleagues. The
rest returned home, IS per cent Of
them infected with venereal diseases
Thus ended that campaign!
ION to Moseowl"
After that fasco Harald Plum
changed his program to mere relief"
but the Russian expedition should be
guarded by "a sort Of armed police
He then attempted to captivate Dr.
hansen, but he would have nothing to
do with Mr. Plum's affairs. Also the
well-known socialdemocratic, premier