Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-08

rived in New York. Mr.. Ychas had
already denied the truth Of the peace
talk. but Mr.. wilkins" obtained from
him q confession that Nadezda Porfili
era's stories which were vastly more
important than Iliodor's, were true.
Nadezda had told of Protopopoffs
visit to Sweden and implicated Steur-
mer In the negotiations which had been
carried on in Stockholm and Kovno
looking toward a separate peace for
Russia.
BY that time the story of the sup
preston" had reached Petrograd, and
Professor Milyukoff, now foreign min
lister, had received code messages in
forming him of what the British had
learned. He made a speech in the
duma denouncing the court intrigue
and Steurmer at once resigned.
When the scandal had somewhat
subsidized, Steurmer resumed office but
things had gone too far Rasputin was
killed. England had her proof that
Russia was making a separate peace
and she brought about the revolution
which removed from power the Roman
offs and all the other pro- German in
1luenceS IN OFFICIAL Russia.
! yMr. wilkins" is quite some man.
have known him long. What Great
Britain will do for him. 1 don't know,
but she owes him much.
Germany did not confine her mach
nations looking toward a break be-
tween the United States and Japan to
Mexico. Since the taking of Kiauchau
by the Japanese, both England and
America have been awakened to the
possibility of conflict of interests be
tween them and the mikado's govern
ment.
CHINA Is A PAWN.
GTeat Britain, becoming alarmed
fearing further Japanese aggression in
China, guaranteed the national integ-
rity of China which was the price de-
manded from the celestial kingdom be-
fore the breaking of diplomatic rell-
tions with Germany. This l know
through my associations with secret
agents which have always maintained
for my own purposes since l myself
broke relations with the imperial Ger
man government The United States
has always been vitality interested IN
the integrity of China and the oper
door.
1 can state on good authority that
Germany was delighted when China
severed diplomatic relations. 1t now
forces England to protect China against
japanese aggression and sows furthA
discord among the allies of which
will have more to say later.
Russia, as is well known, has ar
alliance with Japan and has bought
vast supplies of ammunition and artil.
lery from the island empire. At the
same time, 1t Is perfectly obvious, and
all the secret agents of Germany and
other European countries are wei
aware, that Japan and Germany, d.
though technically at war, were trad.
ing. with one another as long as this
was practical, and have never beer
real enemies except during the siege
of Kiauchau.
! Russia was hampered in her wal
against the central powers by the
German party at court and her grow
ing community of interests with Japan
made 1T more and more easy for Ger
many to widen the breach of suspicion
between the car and Great Britain
WHICH III luc I6CouJ
revolution.
Just an incident to illustrate this!
For more than year happen to know
that England has refused to live up ia
an agreement with Russia to guarau-
tee an enormous order for war material
which the Russian government had
placed with the Bethlehem Steel com
pany, thereby preventing the Russians
from obtaining these much needed sup
| plies.
Some weeks ago, British agents in
the secret service obtained reliable in
formation that the revolution was
about to be carried out, and the Eng
lish government Immediately Euarau-
teed the contracts, which are now be-
ing carried out by the Bethlehem Steel
company. Incidentally I may say that
the Germans consider Mr. Schwab one
of their most formidable enemies. and
have been told by them from the
trenches that when a shell shrieks over
their heads they cry:
There goes B. s. c." (Bethlehem
Steel company.
RUSSIA POSSIBLE ENEMY.
Now, where did Russia fit in as 4