The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
WASHBURN
MAKESPLEA
FOR RUSSIA
Says Past Aid To Allies
Should Not Be
Forgotten

Expressing utmost confidence ~
Russia's ability 20 remain belligef'
eut and in tre country's faith 10
the cause OF democracg Major stan
ley Washhurn. 4 S A.. touring Wild
the representatives ot the Russian
embassy. spoke Wednesday after
non in The Board 0f Commerce audi
torium 90 capacity audience
Major Washbun was for three
years Lord NOr'hcl.ffe's representa-
tive on thc Russian front as milf
tary correspondent for the London
Times and as military observer is "a
vereran 0f more than so OF the
worlds greatest battles.
A. j. Sack director of the Rus
sian Information bureau, and Lieu
tenanl.Commauder Basil fiwoschin-
sky. bedecked with medals tor per
sonal bravery We're the other speak
ers.
zone ~ the most Impressive fea
lures today a the attitude OF the iu
'dividual American toward The war,
---4,4-4l- - --Aazhhurn find In
this country an alarming lack OF
understanding OF the great phenom-
ena Of war The people Of this
country think that if men and mon
ey and supplies enough are sent
20 France the war ultimately must
be won. But this Is not true. The
most potent factor Ia winning a war
is morale The morale Of those
who remain al home rs as important
as the morale OF the armies
I'VE must learn the moral values
OF war and must have faith-faith
in our homes. In our soldiers and In
our allies And In our allies Russia
ie one Of our greatest assets.
"The winning Of war does not
necessarily mean a string of con
Seeutiye victories or a crumbl.ng OF
the foe over night II means that a
nation must bear with fortitude the
ebb and flow of vicissitudes and vic
tories. In this respect the proyin-
cialism of the American mind is
appalling.
"The kaiser is not a hypocrite.
II he were the war would have been
finished by now. The difficulty Is
that he Is sincere and that be has
hypnotized one-half the German en-
pire to his extraordinary views OF
autocracy.
"God has given us a new weap-
on said the kaiser, describing the
poison gas.
Il have seen men die OF poison
gas II Is the most brutal and ter
rible Of deaths. have seen eight
men try 10 hold one Russian soldier
down while be fought the agony OF
It's effects. II a man is given enough
morphine or other narcotic TO as
suage the agony, the morphine kills
him. And that is the kaiser's idea
OF q God-given weapon.
German intrigue, treachery and
spies at the base Of Russian mill
tary operations wrought untold mis-
cries on the battle fronts The dam
age done 10 the Russian army by
General Sukhomlinof. the arch Ger
man plotter now serving a life-sen-
tence for high treason. cannot be de,
termlned.
Forts under hts orders were
abandoned two years before war was
declared Others were designed by
Germans. and one OF the strongest
forts In Poland. which we were sur.
prised 20 hear fell after a few hours
OF battle. was designed by a man
on Won Hindenburg's staT who knew
every secret passage and every line
OF communication into the place
when the Russians were retreat
ing into Warsaw they blew up a
bridge which ordinarily would mean
that heavy cannon would be stalled
there for tive weeks or more. IN IS
hours the Germans were crossing
that bridge with their heaviest field
pieces. General sukhomlinoff order