Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-20

Prepared to make some startling
revelations of events in Russia, care
fully guarded from the public in the
ii years since the overthrow of the
Romanov dynasty, DR.. Edmund A.
Walsh, S. j., vice president of George
| town University and regent of its
| School of Foreign Service, has ar
ranged series of public lectures, be-
| ginning this month, dealing with facts
he obtained from official and unofhcial
| sources during his recent research In
European capitals.
| After sitting for four months mass
i of conflicting information growing out
of the murder of the imperial Russian
| family at Ekaterinburg, Dr. Walsh Is
| ready to render an impartial opinion
on the disputed identity of the young
Austrian peasant woman claiming to
be the Grand Duchess Anastasia, be-
lieved In many reliable quarters to have
escaped the massacre through the aid
of a Russian soldier whom she later
married. While she was visiting mrs.
William Leeds in this country to as
sert i1er claims before the public, DIR.
Walsh was in the midst of q special
study Of the strange case from Berlin
| police records and in interviews with
persons who knew the grand duchess
and others in possession of facts about
the massacre of the royal family.
Rather than do possible injustice to
an innocent woman, DR.. Walsh has
weighed his material carefully before
| forming his own opinion of whether
she is actually the grand duchess or
the inapoSter which many claim her to
be.
Soviet Interesting Study.
Rev. w. Coleman Nevis, S. j., pres
ident of Georgetown, in announcing
the continuance Of the Winter series
Of lectures on Russia and the Russian
revolution. started by Or. Walsh in
1925, said: The widespread interest
manifested in this public course in
other years and the enthusiastic racen~
ton accorded by the general public OF
Washington convince the university
authorities that no greater service can
be rendered than by resumption Of
that absorbing study.
Soviet Russia Still remains one OF
the major international issues of the
hour and upon an informed under
standing of the problems involved may
depend the peace Of Europe-if not OF
the entire world"
In. connection with the series, an
nouncement was made that dis
tinguished authority on Russian af-
fairs, Sir Bernard Pares, director OF
the School of Slavonic Studies of Lon
don University, will visit Washington
in February 10 deliver number Of lee
lures to students of the Foreign Serv-
ice School Arrangements have been
made for him to make his lecture on
February Z available 10 the public and
win be made a part OF the regular
series on Russia.
Prof. rares spent many years in Rus
STA before and during the revolution.
He speaks the Russian language fluent
" and has served his government on
several confidential missions 10 Russia.
He is regarded rs perhaps the best
posted and most authoritative writer
on questions delaing with that country.
DR.. Walsh Plans Seven Lectures.
DR.. Walsh will deliver his first lee.
ture in CASTOR Hall the evening OF
January 81 at $50 o'clock. He win
give seven lectures In all, the course
being interrupted on February Is for
the special academic exercises com.
naemorating the tenth anniversary OF
the founding of the School of For
eign Service.
After a review of the incidents lead.
ing I'D to the triumph OF the bolShe-
viks. DR.. walsh viii devote the re.
mainder OF his weekly lectures to de-
tailed survey Of the IL years that have
elapsed since the fall OF the Romanoy
dynasty and win end with study OF