Show LEAVE lAV RU IA A OF f Bolshevism Represents Desires Desires De- De sires of Muscovites Is Assertion By Associated Press WASHINGTON March Uon tion in Russia was condemned by y flay flay- American Red Cross mission In that country testifying today before the thes s senate nate committee investigating gaida g llda as unfair to the Russians and unwise from the standpoint of the United States Stares and the alles alies Mr Ir Robins said American soldiers and munitions not be used Ito to crush a revolution which he declared declare represented the wishes of the Russian people WOULD SOLIDIFY FACTIONS I It was his opinion that intervention would solidify Russian factions in support support sup sup- port of the Bolshevik government strengthen Bolshevik tendencies in England and France and materially assist assist as- as in laying a groundwork for the spread of radical doctrines in this country Recognition of the Bolshevik government government govern govern- I ment was advised against but the witness witness wit wit- i ness repeated that ir if the Russians Russians' wanted Bolshevism they should have it and he gave it as his opinion that the Russians did want it At the same time he reiterated his belief that Bolshevism Bol- Bol constituted the greatest menace men men- I ace that had ever th governments of the world Mr Robins deniEd statements by previous previous pre pre- witnesses that Russian peasants had no arms and were unable to OVErthrow OVEr throw Lenine and As a matter of fact he said there were rifles available in Russia and many of the communities and towns possessed machine guns PREJUDICE ALLEGED Responding to questions by br Senator Nelson th the witness said he agreed that intervention should be resorted to if It was true that thousands were being slaughtered In a Bolshevik reign or I terror but he entered a plea against such action being taken talen simply because because be- be cause there was a prejudice and lack ot of understanding of what he claimed to be bethe bethe the actual conditions in Russia The The wit witness ss th thought the Russian L iid L iid I p people p could get id get rid id of f Lenine ni and I at any time they desired I TREACHERY DENIED Mr Robins emphatically denied that the Bolshevists had treacherously attacked attacked at- at tacked the Czecho Slovak forces after the latter had been disarmed He said the conflict grew out of designs designs de signs which have not been laid upon the table and in this connection declared declared de- de that he knew that France had tried to keep the Slovaks Czech in Russia Hussla after offering to assist in gett getting get get- t ting ing them out as a means of overthrowing overthrowing over over- throwing the revolution at any cost He charged that the Czecho Slovaks tool took Bolshevist villages and shot some without trials Mr 11 Robins dented denied Madame Bresh- Bresh kovara was driven out of Russia by bythe bythe the Lenine government lie He said Lenine always knew where the revolutionary leader was and was not disposed to interfere with her unless she became active in counter revolutionary propaganda |