SOVIET CONFUSION

Patea Mail, Volume XLVII, 10 March 1924, Page 3

SOVIET CONFUSION

ADMISSION OF WEAKNESS . LONDON, March 5. The Times learns : from trustworthy sources in Moscow i, that Rykoff, the Soviet President, whose departure,for health reasons, to'-4h'e::(3aucasus, was ostentatiously published,-in Soviet newspapers, actually left for' Berlin, incognito. The journey must be recognised as a very characteristic symptom of the present weakness and confusion among members of the Soviet Government.

The. correspondent recalls a recent speech by Rykoff, when he urged upon the Government that it was urgently necessary to invite non-party men who had proved active supporters of Soviet rule during the last six months to fill responsible posts in the Government, which declaration, together with Rykoff’s secret journey, is regarded as a sign that the Soviet appreciates its weakness, and is striving to enlist the active support of prominent Russians living in Germany and elsewhere.