Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-13
FRENCH AND BRITISH STRIKE
HARD At THE GERMAN LINES
RI S IA TO STAND
BY THE ALLIES TO
END OF THE WAR
Student Of Economic Condi-
tions Says There Is No
Reason to Believe Sepa-
rate Peace Is Considered.

Chicago, April 1s.-That there Is
absolutely no chance for the Germans
to get a separate peace out Of new
Russia, and that rumors to that eff
feet are circulated by German or near
creating doubt and fear among the al
lies, is the opinion of Professor Sam
ual N. Harper of the University of
Chicago, one of the foremost Amer
lean authorities on Russia and Rus
sian economic and political conditions.
Professor Harper prepared the fol-
lowing statement for the United Press:
There is absolutely no chance for the
Germans to get a separate peace out
of the new Russia In Russia all are
rejoicing that we have come in to help
defeat Germany. Unfortunately, we
will need to go through some of the
experiences that Russia and the al
lies have had, before we, as a people,
feel as strongly as they do, that the
war must be fought to an absolute and
final victory.
NO CAUSE FOR ANXIETY.
No anxiety need be felt on this last
point Of premature peace in regard to
Russia. Let us hope that the allies
have no anxiety on this point with re-
gard to America.
As was the case a short time ago,
there are again rumors of Russia, at
ter recent changes, is considering a
separate peace with Germany. But
just as in the case of similar rumors
current, almost from the very first
days of the war, the source of the ru-
mors Is German or near German. For
kilograms from Copenhagen or Stock
holm are often really German sources.
Only one dispatch from Russia itself
has seemed to support these rumors.
This was the telegram Of the Lon
don Times correspondent, based, how
ever, on articles in newspapers, the
names of which he did not give. There
are, of course, irresponsible radical
elements in Russia, as in other coun-
tries. irresponsible radicalism has al
ways characterized the activities of a
certain group In Russia. These men
are not the leaders in the new Russia,
nor are they the accepted OF acknow-
lodged leaders OF the workingmen
THE KERENSkY STATEMENT.
The workingmen's leader in the new
duTha, Kerensl<y, has come out with a
statement, which was run in some of
our newspapers under a headline that
seemed to indicate a separate peace
movement in Russia 1t will be re-
called, however. the statement said:
IT the German people will dethrone
the kaiser, then we might consider the
possibility of preliminary conferences"
One of the leading German Social
foAS no ofo
been announced that his mission is to
get in touch with the Russian Social
| lists. 1t has also been announced that
he has gone with the permission and
approval OF the German chancellor.
Real Socialist leaders in Russia will
not be deceived by this maneuver.
They have seen many instances in the
past where there was collusion be-
tween imperial officials and Socialist
leaders in Germany.
Some of the Russian radicals in
America seem to be quite out Of touch
with the present spirit in Russia, and
they would seem to be playing mad
verently into the hands OF another
pro- German intrigue, the aim of which
is to make us anxious about the real
situation in Russia.
REASON FOR DETENTION.
One of the best known exiled Rus
sian radical leaders is Leon, Trotzky.
He set out for Russia last month but
has been detained by the English at
Halifax. 1t Is possible that Trotzky
interpreted the new change OF the gov
eminent in Russia as making for
peace. and that he talked of this be-
fore leaving Americas possible ex-
PLANTATION for his detention by the
British.
One recalls the many pfoclamations
that have been issued the last 30
months from the acknowledged Social
| list leaders in Russia. One sees above
all the official statements OF the rad
zeal Socialist leader in the new gov
! eminent. In both sets of pronounce
ments, it has been definitely stated
that the workingmen's cause in Rus
STA will be endangered by a German
victory and that any workingmen
movement will now be treason to the
comrades fighting at the front. One
can accept then the attitude of re-
| sponsible leaders and ignore the ru-
| mors coming from German SOURCES and