23 AUGUST 1919, Page 1
It may be said that as Admiral Koltchak has been
recog- nized by the Allies and America as the leader of Anti-Bolshevik Russia, the arrangement with Esthonia ought to have been made by him. But we imagine that General Marsh, who seems to have managed things very wisely and skilfully, has made the best transaction that was possible in the circumstances. Rapid communication with Admiral Koltchak has become impossible since his long retreat, and the need to march on Petrograd is from the military point of view urgent. If General Yudenitch's attack with the help of the tanks that have been promised him develops successfully, the pressure against Admiral Koltchak will be sensibly relieved.
