The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-02-24
.HAR SITUATION
IS REVIEWED BY
RUSSIAN DUNA
GOVERNMENT REMAINS
UNSHAKEN-MORE DIFFICULT
THAN EVER TO SEE END OF
THE CONFLICT.

THE CONFLICT.
PETROGRAD, Feb % (via Lon
&-n, Feb. 23)).-Addressing the duma
to-day, Foreign Minister SazanOf re
,iewed the war situation in most
optimistic way, although he de
Jared it was more difficult now than
Ger before to foresee the end OF the
Grid struggle.
The imperial government remains
uashaken in its determination to con
,taue the struggle to conquer the
enemy" he said. The war is the
greatest crime of hlgh treason against
humanity. Those who provoked it
bear a heavy responsibility, and today
stand entirely unmasked.
I'VE know who it was that let
Loose the misfortunes without number
with which Europe is oppressed. Even
German public opinion is beginning to
realize that the German people has
been the dupe of those who thought
the hour had como to realize the
dreams Of rapine and punder they
had cherished so long.
when dealing with an enemy like
Germany we must take thought in
good time how best to prevent the
repetition of the events which oc-
CURED so rapidly eighteen months
ago The instinct of sclf-preservation
demands putting an end to the ruth
L-ss eGotiam and passion for plumber
which are The dTST1TCTTv7
istics of Prussianism. and they must
be crushed once for all Otherwise
the sacrifices of the allies would be
in vain.
"The allies have brought about a
complete union Without the sacrifice
by any one of them of particle OF
independence or uersonality With
the enemy it is differens.r Germanys
allies have become aa$sals 1t is hard
10 speak any lonSAHlof .Austria-Hun-
gary, Turkey and4Bulgaria as. inde-
pendent states. The clutching grasp
of Germany has seized 1he power in
itheir armies and all branches Of ad,.
ta ...
j. "The signature by the five allied
powers to the treaty to conclude
peace in common proves the falsity
bf absurd rumors OF separate peace"
: M. SaZanoff also dealt with the
Polish problem in his address.
- '1from the beginning. of the war"
he said, Prussia has had inscribed on
her banner the reunion of dismem-
bored Poland, and never has this
ceased to be our aim. Germany has
granted few minor concessions to
Poland. In return, it is said, she con
templates raising hundreds of thou
sands of Polish troops to be used in
the attempt to bring about the tri-
umph of Germanism."
Inaregard to Russias relation with
Sweden, the foreign minister said:
"Our only sentiment toward. the
Swedes is one of sincere friendship.
Any pretense of conflicting interests
could only be artificial. Russia's his
tory does not impel her towards the
coast Of Scandinavia. She must OBJ
tain an outlet in a free sea in quite
another direction.
NJ Sazanoff then turned to Rou-
mania, saying:
"Roumania viii not betray her own
interests, and when the hour strikes
she will know how to realize her ma
tional unity at the cost of her own
blood. She may be certain that in
defending herself against the attempts
tof a common enemy to interfere with
her independence she Will find real
support" ':
Toward the end of his address M.
Sazanoff took up the subject Of Rus
Esian-American relations.
"The interest which American in
dustry has in our markets" he said
permits Of the hope that, in addition
to the friendly poiitieT relations ex-
listing between the tWd Countries, an
economic rapproch6ment may he
brought about which would be of the
greatest benefit to botI' nations,
On any case the russian govern
ment will put FORTH all its efforts to
this end"
I ? The foreign minister also referred
to the "maladroit and importunate
propaganda of German agents in
America" which he said, mot only
failed in it's object, but provoked a
certain irritation and appreciably
chilled American sympathies for Ger
many"
The speech of Emperor Nicholas be
fore the duma was devoted principally
to the victory of the Russians at
Frzerum.