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Show BOLSHEVIST VICTORY. Owing to the capture of Ekaterinburg, Ekaterin-burg, the Kolchak forces have lost one of their main supply bases and their Inst important base north of the trans-sibcrian trans-sibcrian lino at Tcholiabinsk. It was from tliis point that Nicholas Romanoff Roma-noff disappeared, and the city was also the point where several other members of the Russian royal family were murdered. mur-dered. It has been generally believed that it will not be long before the allied powers formally recognize the Kolchak government and other bodies in Russia engaged in fighting the Bolshevists. Bol-shevists. This recognition has been delayed de-layed for one reason or another, but the attitude of the supreme council as indicated in-dicated by its action the other day appears ap-pears to warrant the expectation that the allies soon will deal in direct manner man-ner with the Russian situation. Paris cables say that the question of preventing prevent-ing merchant vessels from entering the gulf of Finlan,d without an allied license li-cense has been referred to Washington, for the views of President Wilson. The matter involves the position that the allies should assist Finnish and other anti-Bolshevist governments. The council coun-cil also has before it a proposal to have the Dcnikin government in southern Russia declare a blockade of tho Black sea ports, with the allied recognition of the' legality of the blockade. Such a step would cut off an important source of supplies now enjoyed by the Bolshevist Bol-shevist rcgimo in Petrograd. Any move against the radicals in Russia will of necessity involve similar simi-lar action, against the Bolshevist government gov-ernment in Hungary. There is this difference, dif-ference, however: Hungary is conquered con-quered territory, a fact which Bela Kim in inclined to dispute. The Hungarian dictator has been accused of violating armistice conditions, but this he denies, in turn charging the Czecho-Slovaks and Rumanians with disregarding the armistice stipulations. According to Paris cables the allied powers have directed di-rected the military command to report whether there is any warrant for Bela Kun's accusations. The situation in Russia and Hungary justifies the suspicion that a complete restoration of peace in those quarters hinges on positive action in dealing with Russian and Hungarian Bolshevism. Bolshe-vism. It will not be surprising if tight blockades of certain parts of Russia and Hungary are ordered as tho first step in this direction. |