Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1919-04-13 | Page 11 | Red Agitators' Leaflet Stirs Yankee Revolt

I RED AGITATORS AGITATORS' I LEAFLET STIRS YANKEE REVOLT General March 1 Says Mutiny l Ended Co I In Tn- Infantry fantry Infected Washington April l 12 Official Official reports reports re- re ports to th the war department made public l by Y General March chief of or staff show that the mutiny among the the tho Amerlean Amer Amer- American ican lean troops at Archangel was Wa directly c to propaganda circulated b by Bolshevist Bolshevist Bol Dol- sympathizers among the men all of or the questions asked ell by the sol- sol of their officers having ha been di directly directly dl- dl suggested in leaflets urging the Americans to revolt re The mutiny now appears to have ha ended when the men entrained for th the front We e have a report from General March larch sal said to to the effect that the organization which was referred to as Company I infantry The dispatch states I Seek L t-l. t Leaflet t It I is worthy rh of note t that the l questions ques that were put to the tho officers by br bythe bythe the thc men were identical with o that the Bol he propaganda leaflets advised advised ad ad- them to put to themI them I J have not seen this h leaflet but I Iam Iam Iam am vcr very anxious to get It it This is a n avery avery very crO striking thing 1 have ha had long experience In the arm army and I do not recall ever having seen American soldiers sot sol diers who did dill not want to get into into a fight They always s said kad I ead me ins to It and wont vomit to it It ft Is la a aver very important thing thin We e want to get hold of that Bolshevik pamphlet and find out Just what the they aro are up to T Sl l Agitator The Information to the time source of tho the mutiny coupled with the time tact fact that no no- reports of further refusals to do duty have hn come led officers to beH believe ve that thul events e would show th that t the single agitator agitator akl- akl agi agi- ta tor in Company Compan I who was arrested for stu stubborn born refusal to proceed d with hits his company in the others hind had de decided decided de- de de to obey was var very largely responsible responsible sible for or what happened j I The They regarded It Il n as almost certain certain J that he ho would woud prove pro to bo be a n man with Bolshevist l tendencies and had no doubt been leen severely punished The dor of dor-of of time company pan It was 2 said would take a different view of or their action when they realized how ho it Jt was was viewed at home Situation t Not ot The 1114 general g situation or of I the forces it at and Archangel has been ed General Genera March said bald through the reopening of or the railroad from i t south bringing the distant southern outposts Into direct t touch I Continued Col on Page Pago 6 j RED REO AGITATORS AGITATORS' LEAFLET STIRS YANKEE REVOLT Continued from Pa Page c 1 with headquarters The chief of or staff did not believe the military situation In northern Russia was at all an alarming He lie sal said transportation was now open to such an 9 that there would be he belittle little difficulty in withdrawing tho time forces Corces The They have 11 constant communication lIon b by land and water between and Archangel ho he said I do O not think the wi withdrawal question presents presents presents pre pre- an any difficulty