Evening star., 1938-03-06
Fate of Dem0cracies Hinges
On Propaganda, Kerensky Says
Former Russian, Premier
Says Dictatorsl,ips Must
Be COn,batted.

night with appeals for American CO.
operation In the defense of world
democracy and for completion of eco
nomic and social reforms within the
United States to bolster that de-
fense.
Alexander Feodorovitch Kerensky.
Russian Premiere from July, after the
March uprising which overthreW
Czarism and the November revolution,
which brought the Bolshevists to
power, in 1917, will speak tonight at
Town Hall on I'm Defense Of Democ-
racy"
Grave danger in complete isolation
of the United States was envisaged
by the distinguished Russian former
statesman in warning that crisis
confronts the entire democratic sys-
tenn.
There is one enormous question
before the world" he summarized in
his interview. in dictatorship or
democracy? The United States holds
an enormous balance in that ques-
ton"
Urges Democratic Propaganda.
"All the world spiritually is one,
and American public opinion should
1t must-participate in the common
struggle on behalf of world democracy
This cooperation can be carried out
only by the development of enthusi-
asm for the democratic system to
counter the enormous propaganda of
the totalitarian states, against which
democracy is passive now. The need
is for enthusiastic propaganda in de-
tense of democracy"
DisavoWing any complete knowledge
Of American internal conditions, the
former Premier expressed keen de-
sire to understand the essence Of
American reform. He did say, how
ever, that progress is impossible with
out recognition of the rights of man.
1T is possible, even essential, now
to organize a planned social and eco
nomic system with freedom and de-
mocracy." he said. adding, "the re-
suit of the American situation will
have great repercussions."
DenOunces Stain Regime.
Speaking English forcefully. yet with
great apparent effort, Mr. Kerensky
bitterly denounced the Stain regime,
accusing the dictator of double-cross-
ing the Il IN who we're his helpers in
conspiring with Germany against the
allied powers between 1917 and 1882.
"Toda" Leon Trotzky, one of the
most ruthless men when in power" he
declared, for the first time recognizes
that during the IS years from the be-
ginning of Lenin's dictatorship until
1882, the so-called Socialist Com
inunist government was in secret COL
laboration with the general staff in
Germany.
"Krestinsky, one of the defendants
In the present trials. was Ambassador
in Germany for 10 of those IS years
and conducted this collaboration un-
der the direction from Moscow Of
Lenin, Trotzky and Stain, all of whom
were in the conspiracy with Berlin
against the allies 1t was not treason
able to the Russian state, least Of all
q conspiracy by Krestinsky and the
others against Stain.
War Material Factories.
During that 15-year period many
German officers organized war mate
rial factories on Russian soil, with the
aim of organizing combination of
armed forces against the Versailles
treaty"
Mr. Kerensky expressed the belief
that the collapse of the dictatorial
machinery in Russia has resulted in a
strong anti-Stalin movement within
the Bolshevik party, the bureaucracy
and the army. crediting to this extent
the accusations against leading Soviet
figures.
The confessions made by these men
are not true, however" he explained.
The true motives of the movement
against Stain have been hidden. The
strongest movement now in Russia is
not a leftist movement for recon-
struction of the country along the lines
Of Trotzkys principles but a rightist
movement for the emancipation of the
peasantry and for social and political
rights of workmen against the Stalk
e'>AASAA o"SooiAl SyoUCAl
Sees Regime Change Essential.
Reasserting his love and patriotism
Tor Russia, Mr. Kerensky expressed his
entire sympathy with Russia in a pos
sible war with Japan. but insisted that
change in the Russian regime is
absolutely essential and added his
expectations of being called back when
that change occurus.
The hope of returning some day
to Russia is the very life of emigres
scattered throughout the world" he
concluded, but any belief that the
old regime could be restored is only
. childish dream of monarchists."
Members of the panel questioning
MIR. Kerensky tonight will be DR.. E. A.
Walsh vice president of GEORGETOWN
University; William T. Stone, vice
president of the Foreign Policy Associ-
alton; Edward Keating, editor of
Labor. and Raymond T. Brandt, chief
of the Washington bureau of the st.
Louis Post-Dispatch. Huston Thomp.
son will preside.
Although the advance sale of seats
has been unusually heavy, Mrs. Rich
ard Oulahan announces, few seats
are still available, and telephone reser-
vations will be accepted at the Rialto
Iheater this afternoon.
Fordham Professor Dies.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. March 4 (p)