Evening star., 1917-12-09
FORESEES RUSSIA
AGAIN WITH ALLIES
Mai. Stanley Washburn Re-
cards Survival of BoIshevikl
as Inconceivable.
REVIEW OF CONDITIONS

! REVIEW OF CONDITIONS
Two things about Russia are neon
: cetyabIe. One is that the oolsheViki
can last long, the other that Russia IS
: out of the war for good"
This is the opinion of Mai Stanley
washburn, who spent three years IN
Russia as correspondent OF the Lon
. don Times and later was attached 10
the Root mission. Maj. Washburn mas
lust returned from a speaking tour
: with the Russian mission that covered
Z thirty three states.
This is not the expression OF a nope.
he explained. 1T Is the inevitable de-
Z duction from facts which any one VINO
I knows Russia must appreciate.
Take the case Of the bolsheviki,
Ever --nAfe --YArnment is founded on
the support of The -cit zens'wno own
: properly. Trotxn- "oi
proclamation in which ne signs away
the property rights Of Cossacks. peas
: ants. nobility. merchants and the great
smiddle class all at one stroke IN.
= SInediately he alienates the support OF
Sthese great dominant classes.
Petroerad Hotbed of Anarchy.
Z .,of course he finds support in Petro-
: grad. That is a hotbed OF anarchy
Thousands Of German sympathizers are
sgathered there. Likewise all the de-
serters from the A army my are :, there me R,sx,,,
population, who. by this time, must be
sresime, % Maj. Washburn argues. also
rlean strongly against the Germans
Z This feeling, he believes, may be fos-
tered by the allies. especially the
rUnited States. until it is crystallized
sagain against the common enemy OF
Russia and her allies.
The principal trouble find with the
attitude of this country toward the war
: is that the public feels that all needed
: to win the war is the raising OF an
Z army. subscribing to bond issues and
turning out material equipment" he
continued.
TT is almost truism that the great
Z est force behind any war is the moral
: support of the people. By that I mean
6 that attitude of mind in which they are
K steeled to steady. hard pull: not easily
{ depressed by vicissitudes, not too read
lily elated by single victory.
Duty Toward Russia.
z. Lack of this state of mind. which
Z will come as the war goes on. is shown
Z by the panic at the recent weeks news
from Russia The loss of Russia should
/. be regarded as the loss of battle. In
z stead of counting Russia out OF 1t We
7 must go to work slowly to strengthen
z the factions in Russia which are ready
ITO carry on the war. Perhaps 1t will
take months or a year or two to do 1t.
= But it takes two years to build a dread
4 naught-"
There are many military men in Rus
-sia, Maj. Washburn points out. who
are capable of becoming leaders. He
believes that kaledines. just now. is
: the most promising asset.
r such men as Kaledines. Brussilofs,
1Alexieff and Kornilof, who is now re-
Z ported back among his followers. are
Z doing something. They have been ac-
Ito suppose they are idle. Naturally
their activities are not reported by the
fbolsheviki controlled Communication
Zines out of Petrograd.
'sKaledines, for example, is man of
neteeL When the war began he was a
Scolonel. He reminds one of Grant, slow,
but hard and persistent hitter. The
3 Edisahection of men like these from the
radicals Is best shown by their calling
upon a second lieutenant to be COM
~mander-in-chief of their army"
Says America Is Awakening.
America is awakening to the mean
Ing Of the war. Mai. washburn said.
Especially is this true of the south.
In Wilmington. n. c." he said, "out
= OF quota of 700, but three men had
: to be drafted. ALI the rest volunteered.
: Most OF the south is pure American
: Of the civil war because they believed
they were fighting for liberty and
democracy. They will see this war
through for the same reason.
The weak spots we found, and this
docs not connote disloyalty. were Mis-
-eouri. Wisconsin and southern Cali
-1ornia. They were somewhat apathetic.
There is not so much pro-German SEN
the disloyal German-Americans are
dangerous. But l believe the loyal
viii do more to suppress them than
ethe secret service. You can see why
z and the 500 more German-Americans
Z who have been subscribing to liberty
= bonds and sending their sons to the
front find themselves charged with his
+ onenses. And they are getting mighty
3 tired OF that sort Of thing. !.
g Again Discusses Russia.
Turning again to Russia. Maj. Wash
e-burn predicted that If stable govern
) Inent were established there by Febru-
8 be able to advance along the line of
the Danube by next September
II they do that it would put Bulgaria
ssout Of business. When Bulgaria goes
. out Turkey goes with her, and the elm
: ination Of these countries means the
ssdisanection Of Austria" he said
"A decision on the western front is a
Tslow but sure process. There is a short
sintensive line. with no vital points for
.an immediate successful attack which
would break it, and it is entirely held
10y Germans On the eastern line four
shines as long. there are at least four
s.yulnerable points If the Russians were
s1o invade East Prussia and send thou
sands OF refugees into Berlin. as before.
there would be a revolution in Berlin
before long. The Russians might enter
sGalicia. or go through the Carpathians
Unto Hungary or push toward Turkey
Through Bulgaria. Any of these opera
stfons would mean a, quick decision. So
cit Is obvious that the task of bringing
--Russia back into the game Is worth
while
Austrians Tired of Fighting.
Maj. Washburn expects little trouble
from the Austrians in this country.
Z Austrians in their home land are tired
q tde night. therefore 1t is not likely
sapout German ambitions
The thing to remeber is that this
3 war IL 80 per cent Job for everybody.
: u as not because the English govern
Ement Is appropriating billions that the
British army Is meeting with successes.
.sit Is primarily because the English neo.
PIE now are adopting war standards of
living, are working in munitions plants
:. ana making sacrifices, that their army
2 ss attaining its great effectiveness"
=