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Show URGE RUSSIA AT PEACE TABLE Prince Lvoff Says Destruction Destruc-tion of Bolshevism Must Be Arranged. Otherwise Germ of Another An-other War Will Be Left in World. WASHINGTON, Nov. 2::. Itccr t ton of Uu.v-ila at the world peace conference ;il Wr.viiIW'3 una urKi'tl by lYlnce Guurge I .vofi, first prime minister of Itussiu n f L'T I hu overthrow of tho c.:ir. In a wiiilc-ntcnt today to the American people. J'rinro Lvoff expressed his conviction I hat, any program of reconstruction ivlil'-h does not provide for the complote destruction of Bolshevism In Russia will have in the world the germ of another grcnt war. "The termination of tho war has raised the question of the peace conference-," said Prince Lvol'C, " think, a j-u'iv-f! nf duty and justice dictates to the allies the necessity of organizing In Versailles Ver-sailles tlto defense of tho Russian interests. inter-ests. Tii is work can be done by Russians Rus-sians only. Tho country as a whole is unable at present to send to the conference confer-ence its plenipotentiary represent a Uvea. Hut when our friend la ill we act for him. . OP Friendly Interest. "To designate the persons and consider thu form of their part at the conference i ii mat ler of friendly Interest lo the allies." Of the present Bolshevik rulers of Russia. Rus-sia. 1'rince Lvoff said: "At the moment of greatest weariness of the war they promised peace, bread j and liberty to tho people and many followed. fol-lowed. "Instead of peace, they pave never-ceasing never-ceasing war; Instead of bread, hunger without precedent In Russia: Instead of liberty, a bloody tyranny such as we never knew In the worst years of the rign of the czars. "Tho T.iolshevlki are indulging in a perpetual revolution. Their aim Is universal uni-versal social eruption. They are Inter-esied Inter-esied In Russia chiefly as a hearth where t hey mav keep up. by all means, the world's conflagration. From the outside it would seem that the Bolshevik! dis-i dis-i piay strong power, but this Impression is i not correct. Almpst all tho branches of I their administration are in a state of chaos, and they are unable to enforce, I even hv tho most cruel and sanguinary incisures, the submission of the border lands and the execution of their decrees. de-crees. Kindling Class Hatred. "In the Bolshevik state. In connection i with complete anarchy, reign hunger and 1 tho need of all essentials of life. The i allies have decided to feed vanquished foes. Can they let Russia die of starva-t starva-t ton 7 The allies require order of Germany. Ger-many. Can they tolerate the nest of a nat ch v In Russia, the domination of the Bolshevik!, who are aiming to kindle class hatred and the struggle with the arms of tho proletariat against other , groups of the population? "T deem the Intervention of the allies in dictated not only by pure compassion for the victims of Russian Bolshevism, but by political foresight as well." Prince Lvoff praised highlv the accomplishment accom-plishment of the Czecho-Slovak forces snd said that around that had centered such ideas of order us were successful in parts of Russia. Tie predicted that the separated communities now organizing organiz-ing under the impulse of the Czechoslovak Czecho-slovak adventure. If aided by the allies, now that the need is most pressing, would fuso again into a strong central state. ' "A sentence on Bolshevism and all its crimes has been passed by all the civilized nations." he said, In concluding his statement, state-ment, "hut the source and character of its power remain still not clearly under-j under-j stood by many people abroad." |