Show DELAY DlA 1 KILLS R Russ HELP T AlU e Robins Tells Committee Agreed tc Resume Warfare It If Cooperation n Assured Assure WASHINGTON March 7 vy The Russian Bolshevik gOY gov agreed in February 1918 to denounce the Brest Brest- treaty and resume thi th war against Germany it if the Unite States and Great Britain would assur cooperation Raymond Robins forme head ot of the American Red Cros I mission In 1 Russia testified before th th senate c committee investigating law lawless less propaganda Robins said that d despite his effort and those of R. R A A. B. B Lockhart Brit British ish high commissIoner to induce the governments to agree to this pro proposal word was received by Marc l 14 when Lenine said he was con conI I winced no help could be expected an induced the all Russian soviet t ratify the treaty with Germany Robins testified that an Lenine disagreed about the of the Brest treaty tHe for former former mer believing that If he appealed t tl tho working classes of Germany th German leaders would not dare im impose pose the treaty on Russia Later however Robins declarer said that both Lenine an am himself were willing to oppose fins ratification of the treaty and it if saIry retire to the Ural mountains t reorganize the army and the govern government government ment to Oppose the Germans if th allies would lend assistance MEMORANDUM UNSIGNED r I asked Trotsky to put this i i writing the witness told the coin cOpl He replied Do you want m life But But we finally arranged tha the matter should be outlined In memorandum unsigned Robins said he agreed to this proposal to the American gov government government and obtained the of Commissioner Lockhart who ha special powers from the British gov government government and that the American am gave his approval Despite all efforts according to th witness no answers were forthcomIng Ing Ing- when the fourth all Russian sovie congress congress assembled at Moscow 1 that congress he said six of the seve parties were originallY opposed t the ratification of the Brest treaty Just before it dosed closed Robin said he was sitting on the steps o c othe the platform Upon which Lenine wa seated and Lenine asked him titer ther if any word had come from the aUle governments When hen he be replied In tit th negative Lenine said r shall ask th ratification of the Brest trea treaty t j jIn In the end the congrEss congress ratified th tb treaty GERMANYS GERMANY'S HAND When the Bolshevik began to weaken the morale of th G German armies Robins said the Gar Ger Germans mans financed and organized the Ru Rusian sian anarchists to hamper the Bol and he added that the ant anal were responsible for most ot of th agitation unfavorable to the allies an America One of the German agent I he testified was a former Mrs bars Proc Proctor Proctor tor of Cincinnati Robins said that before beCore Russia taUe falle as an ally allied and American propagandists prop propagandists unwittingly contribute largely to the downfall of Russia Russi morale and what followed Posters were all over Russia sai Robins telling how great the aUle were and how powerful America wa Some of the posters said the Unit States would pave airplanes an men In Prance France The RUI Ru rea reading ing these declarations said sai VeIl if all that Is true we wiil w g 8 home for a while There is no dou douthat that this propaganda materially a IU in the disintegration of the Rue Ru sign sian morale COLONEL THOMPSON Colonel William B. B Thompson he hea of the American Red Cross mission i 1 Petrograd who had been charged wi wIt spending money to aid the Bolshevik Robins said never spent a dollar doHar f fo that purpose ho declared us In an effort to convince the Russian Russia that German victory meant defeat ethe e the Russian revolution was from Colonel Thompsons Thompson's private lo fot tube Robins said a request was made i ithe f the American government for an add lional million in October 1917 and million dollars a month for thre months to carry on propaganda Tl Th American government was warned 1 h said that unless this money was forthcoming forth coming the Bolshevik would gain co con control and a separate peace between Rue Rus sla and Germany was lately Instead of receiving approval ot of t tb project RobIns testified the gover overn ment cabled that a representative c 0 the committee on public would be sent to Russia to studY tb situation When the committees committee's re rep I arrived the h hal been In power for two REAL POWER Robins said that lie he saw early the tha the would become the ref rea power in Russia because they had th masses of the Russian people behin them although Germans and certain dishonest elements were for tt th moment in control At that time the witness said tho tb Germans were trying to obtain ra materials from Russia he though they should be prevented from Ing these materials He Said Trotz offered to permit allied officers to toto gc to the frontier and enforce the embargo em bargo on raw materials going to Ge Ger many I 1 asked for an explanation of th attitude said Robins and Trotz said I if raw materials could be pr pre prevented vented from going to Germany th tha government would have to glue give Russi a fair peace |