The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1917-03-22
RUSSIAN REVOLT
VIEWED CAPITAL
TEUTONIC DIPLOMACY IN RUSSIA
A COSTLY BLUNDER-WlLl
AID ENTENTE ALLIES
RUSSIAN EMIGRATION TO CEASE NOW
Naval Preparation Going Forward
Very Rapidly-Men For Service
Are EnIisting


When the news of the %upheaval IN
Russia was received in Washington
the first thought of those watching de-
velopments among the Entente Allies
land, France and Italy?" The first
flashes from London to Washington in
dictated that the trouble had beer dis
counted. 1t was said that the condi-
ton of affairs in Russia had been
thoroughly understood both in Eng
land and France, and prominent Eng
lishmen profesSed to be pleased that
the outbreak had come at this time.
Prominent men here in Washington,
and this information does not come
from anyone at present connected with
the Administration, have known of the
existence of a clique of pro-German
agitators in Russia whose work is so
studendous and ~far-reaching as to
make the Teutonic operations exposed
in this country look like a mere moth
ing. 1t is known that Teutonic pressure
brought to pea on the Car and his i'm
mediate circle was so intense that Rus
slams alive to the seriousness of a
break with the Entente Allies were
fearful.
In the disturbed state of affairs it
would be a rash person who would pre-
dict the happenings of the near future
III Russia. The concensus of opinion,
however, is that the pro-German ele-
ment has failed and that the clumsy
Teutonic diplomacy has once more
worked against itself.
1t is believed that the trend OF emf
grafton from Russia 70 Canada and the
United States will be materially affect
ed by the new order of things at home.
Russian resources are so great and
there is so much undeveloped farming
land, especially in southeastern Siberia
that Russia needs all the men she can
get at home. Hitherto the emigration
has been caused by hardships under
Olt ny llC PCloblAbc az IN ~ Vi
the government. The reason for the
emigration of the Jews is perfectly
well known. Whatever the immediate
outcome of the present break may be
it is altogether likely that Russia, with
its vast domain of undeveloped land,
will offer more inducements to her W
people to stay at home.
The Bureau of Navigation reports
progress for the upbuilding of an
American merchant-marine. Since
July, 1914, the tonnage under the Stars
and Stripes has increased 351,114, al
though POI vessels have been lost dur
ing that time through their transferral
to a foreign register. 204 ships in
this period were transferred to foreign
flags, but the tonnage on the 204 that
were gained was 664, 1925, while on the
405 ships lost it was only 315,811
American ship owners are selling Their
smaller boats and buying larger ones
The revival of wooden ship building is
also predicted. 1t is pointed out thai
wooden ships can be built in much less
time than iron ones. In building
wooden ship no great yards are neces
sary. If this movement is really start
ed on a large scale it will be the al
vantage of American lumbermen anC
laborers. A standard plan of construc
ton may be adopted and the knees anC
timbers sawed out in great number
and shipped east or west to the coas'
the uuickness with which a woodeI
ship can be constructed, it is recalled
that during the gold excitement IL
California good sized ships were turned
out in ninety days. When Commodore
Marlborough was ready for battle will
the English on Lake C%hamplain in 1S1:
the Brig Eagle of five hundred ton.
had been built in nineteen days ant
most of the ships which defeated thu
British at that time had been thrown
together with timbers sawed from thu
forests on the borders of the lake.
The Gloucester fishermen are con
sIdered the best sailors in existence
In the old days of the whaling feet an
of the great merchant-marine of tn
United States the Gloucester lads tool
important parts. Since the decadenc
of American maritime supremacy tn
fishermen have been sticking to thei
business of going to the banks TO