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Show RUSSIAN . LEADERS TO f I ITER EST I ENTENTE j Desire Restoration of j Order to Reunite Coun-I try and Win the Rec- f ognition of Powers. ! Propiinent Men Arrive in Paris; Will Enlist Help to Check Menace of the Bolsheviki. PARIS. Saturday, Dec. 21. (Dy the Associated As-sociated Press) Professor Paul Milukoff, leader of - the Russian constitutional democrats and foreign minister in the cabinet of Premier Lvoff, which -was formed after the overthrow of the imperial im-perial dynasty, has arrived in Paris with Nicholas Schebeko, former Russian Embassador at Vienna, and four other i f Russians, representing the various po-V po-V f tical parties', exclusive of the Bolsheviki, 1 and the extreme left of the social revo lutionaries. The Russian leaders say they have come here for the purpose of Interesting the entente powers in the restoration of order In Russia so that a government, may be formed which will reunito Russia and win recognition from iie world powers. FORCES SMALL AFTER i GERMANS WITHDREW. The party left Kiev three weeks ago . and traveled to Paris by way of Odessa. "When Professor Milukoff left Kiev the Skoropadski government, ho said, was Itard pressed because the Germans never had permitted General Skoropadski to organize his own army and the Ukrainian force, was small after the German troops withdrew. Professor Mijukoff said General Skoropadski Skoro-padski never was popular with the Ukrainians because he advocated an independent in-dependent Ukraine, while the public largely favored a united Russia. Extensive Exten-sive agrarian movements also haVte been directed against Skoropadski, the constitutional con-stitutional democratic leader added, and it la likely that tho general has been overthrown. In the meantime. General Denikine, former chief of the Russian general staff, has established a government at Yeka-terlnodar, Yeka-terlnodar, which Profeseor Milukoff and his associates Bay they hope to see develop de-velop sufficient strength to unite all the moderates in tho Ukraine and eventually to merge with the government of General Kolchak at Omsk, Siberia, into a central government pledged to the preservation of Russian unity. MEMBERS BELONG TO VARIETY' OF PARTIES. Other members' of the "Russian mission now here are Vladimir Gurko, a brother of General Gurko, who formerly commanded com-manded the Russian southwestern front; Scrgiue Tretiskoff, former president of the Russian Ecumenical council; Ale-x-Jt ander GetofT and Constantino Krovopo-r Krovopo-r fcotT. Tho laat two named members of 4;.e mission are moderate Socialists. They special! v are interested in the co-operative movement and represent the 1oft party in Russian polities. Profensor Mtlu-Io(t Mtlu-Io(t represents the Center party, while the other three belong to various parties of tho Right. The membprs of the mission nre eon-I'crring eon-I'crring with Professor Roris P-akhmetle", the Russian ambassador at Washington; Michel de Glcrs. the Russian ambassador at Rome, and the other Kussian ambawa-dors ambawa-dors who have assembled In Paris to get Russian Interests before the peace conference, confer-ence, but the member probably will scatter soon to the entente countries and he United States. TO RELIEVE FAMINE IN CENTRAL RUSSIA. The purpose of the mission is to set the aspirations of Russia before the various vari-ous peoples and to enlist their help to check Po'shevtsm and relieve the famine r.ow racing (n central Russia. Professor Milukoff frankly told tho Associated Press that the mission had not. been appointed by any government. "There isn't any government in Russia which can speak for all Russia." he aid. "We represent the various political parties par-ties and are doing what, wo can to get entente assistance in restoring order." Replying to a question as to how order could be restored. Professor Milukoff saM: "The opening of the Black sea makes it much easier for tine entente powers to check anarchy in Ukraine and In sov iet "The presence of the allied navies has steadied the situation, but ailicd troops 'fe necessary to check the movement of , yWshevtsm southward and to relieve the ' aopalling famine in Potshevik territory. v felp should be Immediate. If it is de-O'ed de-O'ed until spring, hundreds of thousands f (Continued on Paso Eleven.) RUSSIAN LEADERS TO , INTEREST ENTENTE (Continued from Page One ) vr of persons will perish and greater disorganization disor-ganization will ensue. "The Black sea affords access to the most populous and richest section of Russia. Rus-sia. Consequently, relief expeditions through It would be easier and more effective ef-fective than would the Archangel and Vladivostok movements Discussing the movement headed by General Denikine, which has resulted In the formation of a government at Yeka-terinodar, Yeka-terinodar, . Professor Milukof f said that the minister of foreign affairs is Sergtus S'azonoff and that the minister of finance is M. Bernardeski, a moderate Socialist, who was a member of the. Kerensky cabinet. When asked as to General Denikine's attitude toward the constituent assembly. Professor Milukoff said the general was opposed to the reconvening of the old constituent assembly. This is the same position taken by General Kolchak, whom Professor Milukoff described as a reasonable reason-able man of liberal views. The attitude of the entente powers toward to-ward Russia in the peace conference so far seems wholly undefined. The American Amer-ican delegates sav they do not know whether Russia will be allowed representation represen-tation at the congress. Professor Milukoff Milu-koff said the members of the mission and the Russian ambassadors were hopeful that Russia would be granted a voice, but that they were without definite information. |