The Red Cloud chief., 1917-06-21


ly by the individual men, women and
children of the nation, not by the
great financial institutions. This not
only Is most desirable from IN econo.
mic point of view, but is conclusive
evidence that the entire nation Is back.
ing the government In the conflict
against despotism. 1t was only neces'
sary that the people should be awak.
ened to the real situation, and this was
done with energy and efficiency by the
press and by innumerable speakers
throughout the land.
Renewed Hope for Russia.
Hope and despair concerning Russia
alternately take possession Of the al
lies. Just now II Is the turn Of hope,
and there Is a real prospect that the
new republic not only can be prevented
from making separate peace with the
Teutons, but may even be restored as
a potent military factor. Minister Of
War Kerensky Is succeeding to some
extent In re-establishing discipline in
the army, and an incident on the Rou-
manian front, when three mutinOus
regiments were forced to uncOndition-
al surrender by a large number Of loyal
troops showed that most Of the soldiers
are disposed to back up the provision.
al government. The All-Russian coun.
Gil Of peasants. furthermore, passed by
II vote Of 1000 to A a resolution to cut
of food supplies from Kronstadt II the
town did not Immediately Join Its rev.
dictionary forces to those Of Russian
democracy, and demanding that the
government ut once force the absolute
submission Of Kronstadt.
President Wilson'S note to Russia,
defining Americas war aims, was re-
ceived with much satisfaction every.
where except by the radical Russian
socialists and in Germany. and was
promptly followed by M from Great
Britain which virtually stated that Mr..
Wilson had spoken for his entente al
lies. OF course the Interpretation Of
the phrase ''peace without annexa-
tons" Is still a stumbling block, for
Great Britain, France and Italy take
the position that the restoration Of
stolen" lands, such as Alsace-LOr.
raine, Italia Irredenta and other re-
gions, must not be considered as annex
atoms. The Root commission. which
had a triumphant trip across Siberia,
Is counted on to do a great deal toward
bringing Russia to the scratch again,
and ut this writing 1t really looks as
though she will not yield to the blan.
dishments of the kaiser and his social
list and pacifist emissaries. The great
change In Greece also Is looked upon
as likely to influence Russia because
of the effect II is sure to have on the
Balkan situation.
The very weakness of the Russian
provisional government has caused the
German cOnservatists to abandon hope
of p~ersuadlng Russia to a separate
peace, for as Herr Heydebrand, theiI
leader, says, such a course would be
futile unless the government were
strong enough to combat the allies
Russia would be forsaking.
Mr.. Root and his colleagues and alst
the American railway engineering com
mission reached Petrograd on Wednes
day. On the same day the Russian
mission to the United States landed a
a Pacific coast port and started fol
Washington. II Is headed by Boris A
Bakhmetieff as special ambassador.
General Pershino In France.
General Pershing and his staff, aftei
several days Of work and entertain
ment In London, crossed over int
France and were enthusiastically re
ceived In both BOulogne and Paris
The whereabouts of his expedltionar.
force-called by the German press a
American army bluff-had not been an
nounced at the time Of writing.
There were two significant develop
ments on the battle fronts of Europe
The Italians, resting for the presen
: from their advance on Trieste, mad
a vigorous attack On the Austrians |
the TrentinO, gaining some importan
posts and again threatening Trent. o
the Belgian front near the seacOas
there was great activity by the arti
I lery, seeming to indicate the intentiO
of the allies to try for a push in tina
region toward Ostend and Zeebrugg,
The British made secure their gains G
last week and advanced farther ea'
: and northeast Of Messines, while tn
French repulsed all attacks farther I
the south. The allies seem to hav
adopted a new plan In France, maxim
q each drive a battle complete In Itself
they have demonstrated, they feel, thu
q the German military power can b
y crushed, and the speed with which tn
{ Is to be done depends largely on ii
aid given by the United States.