Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-20
DECLARES HUNS DO NOT
WANT SEPARATE PEACE
Teutons Do Not Trust Slavs and Have
Now Taken All Troops From Eastern
Front They Dare to Reiease-Cia'ms
Russian Collapse Prevented Allied
Victory by Oct. Last.

for the diSa Str:UIS collapse OF the NUS
sian army. Lieutenant Colonel F. Fra
ser Hunter for time chief of stan
of the British forces in Persia and
commander Of the S1st Bombay Lam
ciers of India, said in Minneapolis to-
day.
Colonel Hunter, who has been visit
ing his brothers. James and harry
Hunter, in Minneapolis, Of the Hunter
Land company, will leave tonight 'ol
Washington where he goes on official
business for his government.
Russians Forfeit Sure Victory.
Those not intimately familiar with
conditions IN the eastern theater OF
war will never realize just how start
ling a blow was struck the allies when
the Russian fighting forces collapsed,
said Colonel Hunter. I'VE were pouho-
ing away, winning consistently ana
there was not a doubt in the world
about our ultimate success. we posi-
tivelv would have marched into Berlin
by Oct l and all would have been
over. With this possible victory near
one can imagine the stunning do"
suffered when the Russians stopped
fighting. It was the keenest d!sap-
pointment in my life and in the life OF
our soldiers"
Blame Laid to kerensky.
ITO Kerensky goes the ofscreot o.
the present chaotic condition OF Rus
STA. An Impractical ideal:st, kerenskS
started out with the good VIII OF the
Russian people and. had he been pos
sessed Of the ability to bring about
general settlement OF interior aFeu-
ments, he surely would have accom-
plished his point. For seven months the
Russian people watched and followed
him but when they realized that ne
was accomplishing nothing, bedlam
broke and his entire production could
be spelled in five letters. chaos
"Kerensky, therefore, is personally
to blame for present conditions and Tor
our failure to beat the Germans and
their allies back and take Berlin.
Can Withdraw No More.
"Those who believe the Germans, by
forcing the arm!stice, have made pos
sible the release Of their fighting forces
on the eastern front are mistaken. Inc
German military authorities already
have withdrawn all the men possible
for western front service and they DO
not dare withdraw more. Germany
doesn't trust Russia, even under an
armistice.
Germany doesn't want peace with
Russia. That's one fact that does not
seem to be appreciated thruout the
United States and Great Britain. Ger
many wouldn't think of promoting and
perfecting permanent peace with
Russia.
Sees German Strategy.
"If ever German officials made a
strategic move, It was in opening ne
gotiations with Russia. By go doing
they have produced general disorder in
what they wanted.
peace for Russia. That IS further
est from the minds Of those German
officials. In order 10 make peace they
would be forced to concede Poland ana
other territories TO Russia, and thA
they never will do until beaten. They
know that by perfectins the arm!st!ee
plans they can keep the Russian coun-
Try N q state Of chaos and thereby
render -he Russians unfit Tor military
service, and with Russia held at hay
BY talge hopes and internal warfare.
the Teatoas hope 70 attend 10 their
enemies on the western front.
German Morale Stronger.
THE German morale today !s strons-
g. than at any time In the war and
this is true Of the allied a-.n!ss. aiso.
However. the ser,o1sness O, tnig affair
apparently 3s rot realized NJ many
leTsoas. Il order 20 defeat Germany
tne entire 1pposst!on. cong..tinz os the
folks a. home as ~sli AZ the actual
axhtsrx. must PIT forth every effort
possible ard .asn, rse1Ix win be forth
coming.
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as Russia, 90 rse allied srna!eg should
soccee9 81 defeating Germany In two
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