Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
EARLY VICTORY
DEPENDENT ON
/ RUSSIAN STAND
Withdrawal Would Be
Blow, War Coun-
Gil Sees
DUMA WOULD FIGHT
TO CRUSH GERMANY
Root Must Defeat Germans
Separate Peace Plan
in Petrograd
wAsIilNGTON. April IS

Irish question were the two herculean prob /
lens before the great world war council Of |
the Allies here today
AS for the Irish question. there is rea-
son to believe British Foreign Secretary
Balfour's first report Of the war parley. .
received in London today. viii declare iu-
formal inquiries have made it clear iha,
President Wilson believes speedy solu-
tion of the problem VIII do more than any
thing else to advance the fight for uni
Serssl democracy
The United states Government considers
Ireland a subject too delicate to permit
even informal suggestions concerning Eng
lands attitude. It has left the initiative
strictly to England, and England through
Balfour, is known today to have exercised
that initiative.
The promotion of the world democracy
phase Of Amercns attitude dovetaiis with
the Russian situation and plans to meet it,
England. France and Italy are keeping the
closest possible watch on developments in
the new democracy. And while they are
doing all they can to help it along, they
look to the United states to take the brunt
of the burden because OF it's position the
birthplace of freedom and democracy.
Ultra-secrct conferences between this
Government and the British and French
commission heads and representatives OF
'Ie otner N"les pieceueu anu io'IoWeo tne
United Statess Russian aid commission
WI SPraN ou' '"'l.e' t''Hs t''e NuHS'ah s'tu'
5i ,. .nvs i'et ~ - too ue~lic"te ~
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ernments piece their attitude together like
this
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rate neaco Gerr,arv is nnrcartrotira IL.
efforts ON tho extrcn,e Soc,aligts on ,ho 1o,,o
mittce, among the people at home in Russia
- and among the soldiers In the trenches
These German propagandists argue;
II has been successful
we in Germany are getting our revo.
luton under way Make a separate ueace
with us. We are all brothers together and
together we will throw off the autocra tic
yoke. Why should we fight each other2 We
have no quarrel"
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us p,''I''" n' 'neHt susseS' oHS II WIZ De
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And he added heaven only knows
when the war will end IL they manipulate
. separate peace"
Germanys success in Russia, it is pointed
out, would mean the necessity for hurting
Of millions of American troops into the
war on the western front.
DO not for n moment minimize said
another \liy official today. what
separate peace between Germany and Rus
ria would mean 10 the United states
1T wou'd mean that Germany would
oe ied' Supp"ed ana equipped Tor endless
war ana mat INC N'ned piocNane to s;arve
Germany out would nave gone for naught.
about million and half fighting men
would be swung into the balance against
the British and French fronts
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You can readily see how this would
menace the remaining European Allies
Then there could be only one answer for
the United States, and that answer would
he millions and millions and ,niIIons NJ
men
.J-pou America would depeud the surcess
mr. faiure of prussIsnisrp
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fuipp'is r'u' opo u"'e' 'S present Hsht'hg
'o'u'''o"S'
such is todays lineup Of the problem
with which Elihu Root and the American
commission to Russia will be confronted
While Sl00,O00,00O loan to Italy and Il
s2GO. 900, 900 loan to France were being ar
ranged for between President Wilson. Sec
retary McAdoo and the French and Italian
representatives and probably will be con-
summated within a few DAYS, and while
such international questions az the rreyar-
tIon of the Threatened world famine ard tho
details OF Americas active mart I'm the ,ra,.
deeply engrossed the war capital Of the