| Show AID FOR RUSSI RUSS f PATRIOTS WAS DENIED BY JAP JAPIn He Hemmed In in by bv J Protective V Force Gaida Gaida's Army Y Was Tas Slaughtered By Joseph Correspondent Staff Universal nl Service Shan Shanghai Feb 14 In H.-In In the dark dart hours rooming morning of ot November 17 I. of ot the cr y the tho nucleus of or a D. new democratic government government gov gov- ov- ov In eastern castern Si Siberia was hammered ham Imm- to bits bUs In the Uia railway station nt Vladivostok command com corn General Gaidas s conglomerate nand mand of about men had Ind driven the Kolchak soldiers out of oC the station an and Immedi Immediately l- l had bad mado their stand there by command commard o of the tho Japanese e general Son gen eral cral a a. cor cordon on o of a led soldiers predominately predominately pre pre- dr Japanese was thrown thron about th the sta station to w localize tho disturb ance H Hemmed Jn In n by this force torce which tho tiro Galda ada soldiers dared not fire upon nor slaughtered charge the tho revolutionists v.-oro v. as ts In a L shambles They ThC could not Tight fight nor e escape capo nor surrender cr Shells from Russian P ships In the harbor harbor harbor har har- bor crashed Into tho the station bullets from rapid fire guns barns on launches smashed through the broad windows an and raked Tn-ke the tho Interior Without Trial TroUt after three Just before daybreak I hours of at this indescribable horror borror I Kolchak Kol Iol- ol- ol chak soldiers c came c through tho the cordon and nit rushed tho the helpless remnant of oC the comma command d. d hundred Rus Rus- Russians I left leCt nn alive c were marched out and without trial were shot to death eath by orders or oC General Rosano tho the I Kol- Kol ol- ol OI 1 garrison commander arlda Gaida the youthful r genius of ot the Slovak c army who ho twice t saved 1 Siberia from tho the red arm army and md non now at atS at'S S 'S 3 S years cars of oC ago Is banished from Crom Siberia has 1113 arrived hero b by steamer from Yla Vladivostok accompanied by b- hl his J loyal al personal staff B By the tho same mo ship came a L number of ot Americans and Europeans Euro gUro- and the corroborating corroborating- stories s of ot thc these o men place tho ill fated attempt at tt r revolution In an entirely different Y light from that shed upon It ft b by th the censored cen ocd reports that were permitted to to be sent out from Vladivostok General Idol Gail Caida Cania remains tho the Idol of or the Slovak Czecho fol ier heroes still In Siberia Probably that fact ha had most influence Influence preventing from sanding sending send sand d- d ence In ing ing- him at qt t once to death before a I. I firing fir fir- ing squad Galda Gaida Is not n. n Bolshevist Ho He Is as ns Bolshevist anti m ns over or Ho lIo broke brolo with Kolchak b because the supreme ruler has back of or him only reactionaries and the lawless lL element clement of or the Cossacks holding holding- the governmental authority by terrorism tho the result of ot intolerable cru cruelties lUoR lie He broke with him for the same samo reason elson that every cry American of officer ot- ot fleer neer r nil soldier In Siberia is utterly out of or sympathy with I Kolchak I Siberia S 'S can Cn be saved from Bolshevism Belshe- Belshe vl m b by either cither of or two ways said General General Gen Gen- eral cral Galda G In an n interview ho granted me ro recently Either a n. stable democratic democratic demo demo- c cratic tlc government SO must be bc formed In eastern Siberia or ot an army furnished by tho powers pov or ono one of or the tho powers will nl have ban to overcome o tho the Bolshevist army with tho bayonet liberal Democrats Democratic Tho mass mars of oC the people of or e eastern Siberia are arc not Bolshevist They aro arc liberal demo democrats the tho enemies of ot both Bolshevism and tho the autocracy of of the tho Kolchak They The would rally to the tho support of ot a liberal government and fight i ht for fot it It but Bolshevists aro tro be beIng being being be- be ing made among them thorn e c every da day by br bythe bytho tho the t tyrannies and cruelties of or Rosa Rosa- In Inthe I nov and 1 R who represent the re rear r the Kolchak government In fact these little conglomerates about represent of or troops in tho the rear all that Is left Idt of ol tho the Kolchak army which no longer has bas a front It Is en entrainIng entraining entraining en- en training v in confusion contusion before be before be- be fore rore the enemy It Is a broken command command command com com- mand because so BO many of oC Kolchak s officers and more of ot his men had no heart In la the fight to re establish op 01 oppressive op- op and autocratic government They felt th they y might as i well bo be Bolshevik Bol Bol- and bo be done Ilono with It Quartered on Train I Z I reached Vladivostok with a b body bodyguard bodyguard guard of ot sixt sixty Russ Russian Inn soldiers besides my personal staff starr of ot five Czech officers officers cers a I. I servant and two chauffeurs also Czech Wo were quartered in my train which was wan not armored In tho the railway informed of or a contemplated con con- yards Soon I was wa revolution Its leaders lea were Ivan president president dent of oC the tho Siberian duma and Col Ar- Ar hadi Antonovitch mem- mem her of or tho the constitutional assembly and formerly minister of or war of the eastern eastern east rost- ern Siberian government the thc first revolutionary rev rev- government go They are both now In a place of ot safety A bloodless revolution was planned It was hoped to win over oer b by propaganda propaganda ganda anda practically all an of oC the Kolchak soldiers rs in the vicinity of or Vladivostok I was us In sympathy with this movement but took tool no active part In It I personally personally per per- told the Kolchak commander commander com com- mander that I was In sympathy with any ny plan to establish a democratic gov- gov em that would r rally tho the people t to stand against t Bolshevism I had hall a agreed rec that If it tho the bloodless revolution succeeded succeed succeed- ed cd I would take tako military command to I free Creo the country countr- from tho the tyranny o ot of tho the Kolchak government and establish a 11 now front to hold hotd hold back tho the Red arm army Aid For Iol Rua Rus Then came tho the attempt to assassinate assassinate nate mo roo in m my c. car Documents now In the hands of ot the allied d council prove provo that tho the man who m made o the attempt was 8 a a. member of or one o of several five five- men groups sworn to kill me and ami that the tho plot originated with junker officers ottIc ottI- ottI officers c cers rs of or tho cadets cadets' school on ru Russian Island In tho harbor Ordered to Slay Him IUm Friday November 14 H. H there was 15 a I parade of or tho the men of ot the tho gar gar- rison The soldiers were ordered to carry arry roun rounds s o of ammunition and anda a a. supply of 01 grenades and the tho th parade was WS held though It rained very hard That evening at dark all tho artillery command officers and men a a. hundred of or them came to my train The of- of rl Mg Eli R. 1 lh they ln v had b been hern n ordered r to attack k and disarm m me mo after r ite-r th the tho p parade parade pa pa- rade but had como come to protect mo me In In- In stead They Thoy were followed d by ICO mt men n of oC the marine Infantry who took quarters quarters quarters in an nn unarmored train standing next to mine Patrols were stationed by their off officers leers I- I hindered ible Saturday two armored trains carrying carrying car car- men pulled In on those two tracks blocking any exit for tor our trains Two companies of or orCA CA cadets of oC command took possession of or tho the station Meanwhile tho revolutionary re ry committee committee com com- be began bean an to Issue proclamations I l' l had no part In this and so BO far tar as asI asI asI I know my was not u used c More roro men In small amaH groups and singly be began begas be- be an to Join u us try that b gas gan so by noon Sunday Sunday Sunday Sun Sun- dl day November 16 we had about COO soldiers soldier 8 0 Officers of or tho the garrison gar gar- rison permitted to pass pasa our patrol patrol patrol pa pa- lino freely and come to our trains About noon some of or the tho c. cadets ets be began began bo- bo gan to join our patrols and come over Into our command Fire Firo was opened on these deserters from the railway station and nd that started tho the fight right I A A. A Russian colonel commanded c an and our rifle firo ro drove tho the cadets out of ot th the tho station But Lut ut sud suddenly only Japanese soldiers blocked tho the wa way with bayonets bay bay- preventing our men from enterIng enter enter- la Ing t the e station Tire The colonel nt nl once save nc orders Jr that no ono should lire fire on tho the Japanese While we were thus held out of or ortho tho the station the tho Russian i hips opened fire tire Our loss lOGS was heavy beavy In that period Alter After an nn hour tho the Japanese withdrew nn and our command took tool possession o of the tho station At an allied cordon was waa thrown about the llio place That was Jo localization of ot ofa a 1 new r sort XI Night ht ht had come coma on and wo we wore ware thus held helpless We C In rr r death trap and md shells and bullets bullet poured In on us till dead and wounded were ero lying thick A t Horrible ble Slaughter HIt It It was a horrible slaughter Tho The nex next morning I an a prisoner r saw the tho poor devils who were captured being loil lel away to bo be shot They executed 00 of oC them without oven even pretense of or a o trial Galda G do does s not tell o 0 oi his l personal adventures in iii this fight but a n. member member mem mom ber bet of or his staff states that the gon- gon 1 01 rou fought ht his wa way out at the time lime when tho the Kolchak mon rushed the station Uon just jut before rak lie wis wounded oun ocl In tho the left lett leg and was finally final ly Iy captured c 11 about out 9 0 o'clock D Defuro roro tho the fight the tho allied council hA had discussed tho thu status tatus of Galda b. b It was W decided that ho had hall simply been loaned l t lu b by the Czecho Czechoslovak slovak k and Jad 1141 nut not JOl lost t his 18 status as a a. Czech general General Cock om finder of the echo olovie Jo demanded that t Clid be turned over oer to him That a lone done after Cec hail ball pledged d ld hl his wor worP word P tat Pat l Gal Gada Gaida a. a would leavo cave Siberia This situation coupled couple doubtlessly T r. r fear 1 that C. C execution C of oC taida Ja would stir tic the C to attack the tho arrion saved thu life ilfe of or the spec- spec young foung general American cnn Gua GurdIn Gurd In the cor cordon on th that t mode made C tho slaughter ter leI or of tho possible were two t battalions of oC o In front hack Back Jcl of or them a battalion of at Americans and back of oC the tho the Americans two I companies of oC Slovaks Though Gal Galda Garda a and his comrades will say nothing concerning tho the allies In Information Information In- In formation from other sources is to tho the effect that the entire C Slovak heco army is as much out o of sympathy with the policy of oC tho the J Japanese panes In support of ot Cossack despotism as are arc the Amer Amer- They and tho the Americans are aro friends but between both of or them and the tho the bitterest of at feeling exists and clashes clashe with tho the J Japanese nr are Col Charles Gal Gaidas Gaida's as chief chic of or stuff with four tour other otner officers wain wn wa was In charge chargo of a 1 firing squa squad on the wa way to tho the edge o of the town when a 1 Czech Oliver Lift saw sar hint hm and commanded that ho sand his companions as aU Czechs I t should 1 he taken ho-taken to hoa headquarters There I they were paroled b by the tho Czech ten gen en eral cral Gaida Galda and his party will remain here hereabout hereabout about three weeks while his woun wound Is ish h healing bailing linC Then they will proceed on tho the thorl rl way home to Czecho Slovakia going through the United States Just before Gaida Galda loft Vladivostok he received a telegram from Dr Girsa d Slovakia's Czecho-Slovakia's in Si Siberia st- st beria berla then at t that tho CzechoSlovakia Czecho Czecho- Czechoslovakia slovakia croix do guerre ha had been conferred conferred con con- upon him for tor his service sor to his country and Its army |
