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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

zation of a genuine democracy can bt
created only through prolonged and stub
born struggle.
"A country cannot be regenerated in one
leap of ecstasy, however exalted, pure and
revolutionary. This is why it seems 70 Us
that the desire 20 create revolution in a
single bound. without a sober valuation OF
the surrounding conditions, would be an act
of political carbohydrates and nalvete.
THE genuine revolution does not consist
in immediate seizure of as much as possible
considering only bare possibilities Of actual
itv, but in the realization whether We can
retain tomorrow the harvest of to-day.
There can be no revolution without en-
thusiasm. but there can be no successful
revolution without a strict and cool estima-
ton of the political situation. Not to give
yourselves an account Of existing conditions
means being not revo.utionists, but anar-
chists. who are rot Interested in the results
of the struggle. but in the struggle itself
who destroy not for the sake of creation
but FOR the sake of destruction"
II HE above words Of the Social Revolu-
L zionist organ embody the new gospel
of Russia's Socialists. Miracles do not
occur in history" This is a new language
for the men who overthrow cZarism. I'M
'redately after the revolution they were
all infatuated with the vision of coming
miracles. Germany was to have a reyolu
ton. The Internationale was 20 be resur.
rected. The world proletariat was to unite
and cause universal revolution. A dura
lie peace seemed near and certain. But
realities soon began to drive the truth
home in radical Russia. One dsillusion
ment after another followed. To-day the
viSionaries Of month ago face stern
facts. Accordingly, they adopt practical
formula for the guidance Of unclaimed
Russia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Italian Successes

WHILE Russia furnishes the black
w background of Allied military opera
lions, Italy in the third week Of an un-
checked victory maintains the balance of
fortune wit, her advance on Trieste.
troupd 10000 Austrian prisoners and
losses estimated at 100000 inflicted on the
enemy are concrete evidences of General
Cadorna's success, not to mention vast
amounts of booty on seventy-fve miles Of
mountain front. An army and navy
bottled up in Pola are threatened by the
Italian advance, now within eight miles
cf that city. Monte San Gabrielle is re.
ported taken, while all German reinforce
ments fail to check thrust that may yet
prove decisive for Austria. And like a
romance reads the account of how Arturo
Toscanini, musical director Of the Metro
politan Opera House in New York until
1915, leads his band under fire at the tax
ing of Monte Santo An echo of the Italian
offensive also sounds from the Balkans,
where General Sarraii5 army again stirs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

rs a whole will yield around two and a
half billions. The eleven billion bond bill
appears on the threshold of passage, along
with the soldiers insurance measure. The
second Liberty Loan, for $1,000, 600, is
announced for October ].
Meanwhile Mr.. Hoover and his fellows
struggle with the burden Of provisioning
the Allied world. Fixing of 500 per
bushel as the price for the 1917 wheat
crop by II. A. Garfield and his Wheat Fair
Price Commission brings the depressing
news to hopeful consumers that five cents
will no longer buy fourteen ounce loaf of
bread. Indications point to sixteen
ounce loaf for eight to ten cents Our en-
barge continues the bugbear of the small
neutrals, especially since Dutch grain ships
recently released are again halted by the
exports board until this country can de-
finitely determine both its food needs and
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
AT Washington

IN THE midst of these distractions Con-
| gress and its various administrative
aids plod along at the head of the varying
development of nation working at the
top of its energy. The war profits tax,
owing to Administration pressure, appears
certain to pass at a figure somewhat below
that demanded by the radicals. Let us
win the war first" is the new plea be-
hind the modified ratings, in the belief
that an overdose of radical war measures
at this time may bring about reaction
fatal to the nations commercial prosperity
Granted that the moderates hold their
gains. the profits tax will be double that
originally planned, and the revenue bill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

peace. but is far too weak for the present
period. a..
let Prince Lvoff give way as Prime Minis
tor 10 Admiral Koltchak. That would be a
cabinet of victory Koltchak would be able
"a swing with terror Russian arms over the
beads of the Germans, thus ending the war
The long-awaited peace would then arrive
But we do not want dictator! Let TINS
be accomplished by the people and WIN 'he
neople. Let the peasants and CosSachs uh-
dertake the execution of this affair.
-,HE above proclamation contains the
KEYNOTE to the conservative elements
nosition. They are for a strong Russia
first. and find that their ranks are beng
AUGMENTED by the continued Teuton sue
cosses against the Russian armies. Inc
eop,e successes are having SOLDERING Ell
foot on the extremists. Thus, the Social
ist "Dien," critcSng the powerlessness OF
tho Provisional Government, calls Tor d
firm administration of the country. NJ
Klivanskv. of that journal, writes:
.U, condemnation Of our government can
.:.oa q lack of initiative and readiness
- GO, FIRST and explain afterward. Like d
ra;sor the Provisional Government does not
avail itself Of all the funds OF trust anu sym
pathv which il possesses ,..-
/ ain time of a revolution one nut no' 'ea.
enemies. The government ought 10 rear nv.
oction hut inaction. And let IL not uouO,
tSc snpport of all the political elements Of
the revolution. ,.. .Sur-
"No one says to the government; sur.
round yourself with machine guns ana s"oV,
left and right But every revolutionary VIII VII.
Iemand Of his government no, words. put
acts and ability TO command obedience 10 It's
revolutionary mandate, ,s.u;.,,.
A realization Of the gravity of the sl'ua.
ior in which the New Russia hndS itSeil
< growing deeper and deeper IN the RANKS
IS the Socialists. Thus the "Narodnoye
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

and pacifiSm stands at strange contrast
with the patriotic launching of the new
army. The |. W. w. quiet for DAVIS, sud-
denly finds itself in the manifold clutches
of the law all over the country when the
government seizes men and records pre-
iimlnary to a housekeeping. Socialist
propaganda receives the same treatment
at Chicago. The new move comes as a
climax to the stormy reception given the
Peoples Council, which, barred from Min
nesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin,
meets in Chicago under the protection Of
Mayor Thompson, after Governor Lowden
had forbidden its assembly. The Coun-
ellis protest that it was denied the right
of free speech and free assembly is not
without disinterested supporters, though
the feeling in the Middle West that it is
REASONABLY organization is plentifully
justified by its anti-draft plank in an
otherwise pacifist platform. Mayor Thomp-
son, in growing disfavor with his own con-
stituents, from all sides is equally con-
demned with the Council, even the con-
vention of lawyers at Saratoga Springs,
n. Y, going vigorously on record following
a speech by Elihu Root
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Germany and Peace

DEACE. everywhere denied haven,
nevertheless is always with us, though
German developments, so eagerly awaited.
indicate little but grim continuation OF
The war. The Pope's note, as yet unan-
swered by Germany, is forgotten in what
at first appears unanimously scornfui
rejection of Mr.. Wilson's reply as "im-
possible" But the first angry comments,
ere gradually tempered by others more
moderate, and from talking of Swollen
phrases" "mendacity" and "grotesque-
ness the German press echoes family to
strains Of peace. The Reichstag, through
its. Main Committee, gives the gov
eminent four weeks TO take measures to
force compliance with its demands for re-
form, particularly because Of the matter OF
political censorship. Peace negotiations
by Christmas" is another unwarlike phrase
sounding from behind the veil Of German
censorship. Erzberger, Clerical leader, IS
expected to demand the organization Of
parliamentary government and a refer
cndum on Alsace when the ReichStag con
venes. Austria, too, spurns the Wilson
note and then gives signs of continuing
peace advances, some of its papers openly
favoring Mr.. Wilson's reply. The Central
Powers, meantime. confer on the Pope's
note, while Chancellor Michaelis interprets
the trial of General Soukhomlnoff in Rus
STA as evidence Of German innocence IN
starting the war. Even ex-Chancello"
Hollweg is,hesrd from, attacking NJ. Ger
ards diplomatic veracity. Altogether
Germany remains officially on the fence,
hut hopeful evidences of knocking in he
war machine DO not fail to reach the Allie
ear.
Once Germany is considered, little 70
mains TO be said about peace. PARTICULAR
. in Allied countries. English labor agan
fiops, turning down Stockholm. Entente
approval Of Mr.. Wilson's note is wellnie
universal. but the neutrals naturally ar
divided. The Pope will continue his peace
efforts. The Allied Socialist conference
says no peace until German imperiaisu
falls. Probably Of greater significance an
frequent unofficial Celebrations Of Mr.. Wi.
sons note issued from Washington, wher7
Papal representative is rumored to havl
Germany's peace terms. The United State
does not necessarily mean 10 unseat tn
Hohenzollerns, it is said, but simply wants
such reforms in the German ministry as
will make it directly responsible to the
Reichstag and through that body to the
will of the German people. And so the
Allied world waits on the next German
peace move, further encouraged, sit is UNI
derstood," by news from Mr.. Carranza
that we can depend upon the neutrality Of
Mexico.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

Slovo," the organ Of the Populist Social
lists, calls for the union Of all the Socialist
factions. an unheard-of phenomenon IL
Russian radicalism. 1t says:
I've dream of the union of all the Russian
Socialist parties into one large organization,
which would embrace all the currents OF
socialist thought. We hope for the fusion
in the near future of al the popullsts. Such
A fusion, in our estimation; would be big
step forward in the work of consolidation OF
Russian socialism and its penetration into
the popular ranks"
TN another article the same journal
/ calls attention to the perils to which
the revolution is exposed, and argues:
"The revolution needs, in order to gIsran-
tee success. energetic government, embody-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

TNROM within and without New Rus
II sia is under terrific pressure. Mon
archism raises its head while the
front is collapsing because the soldiers re-
fuse to fight. Economic ruin, financial
bankruptcy, military defeat, political DIS
Indignation and civil war stare the young
Slavic republic in the face. 1t is admitted
y the graveSt moment yet in the LIE OF
free Russia, and may indicate the turning
point Of the crisis.
The outstanding feature about the Rus
sian internal situation to-day is the rise OF
patriotic sentiment throughout the nation
IN opposition to the extreme radicals now
ruling the country. Several weeks ago the
Russian patriots did not even dare to speak
openly. The Socialist authorities would
suppress all appeals to the conservatism
Of the nation as counter-revoluuonary'
Thus the editor of the Petrograd "Malen-
kaya Gazeta" was arrested some weeks ago
for publishing the following appeal
Let all those whose hearts burn with PAIN
ior the army appear in the streets Io-iho'
row with little red ribbons! Make demon
STATIONS, fight for your army.
Russia, your army has been stolen from
you, and now it is being destroyed!
"Kerensky issues orders of an honest ana
EusSia-loving man, but the army looks DaeN'
ward and at Petrograd and is sunk III an
archy.
I'VE see that rfraf and outcaSts, JuGahs
and traitors, ex-spies and former ponce
fogues and swindlers are assuming the lead
ership Of the soldiers and other committees
and lead them. And the Provisional Gov
eminent fears 10 attack this refuse ana
trash, for they mask their Berlin souls wiz"
ideslistic words ~
Russia has not earned the shame OF tnes. me-.
days Prince Lyor would make an eAeelei -
head Of the Council of Ministers IN 'imeS "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Russia

COMETHING of the ColonePs iron is
y pressing need in Russia, where both
politicaI conditions and military affairs
approach a low mark in the new democ-
racy's terrible martyrdom. Riga's fall,
forecast a week ahead and discounted
months ago, together with the possible &C.
cupation Of Petrograd, nevertheless Is
severe blow to the Allies. The swift pur-
suit of the Germans far beyond Riga in
an incredible space Of time, possible
naval fight in the Baltic, German threat
in the Dvinsk sector a hundred miles TO
| the south that might infinitely increase the
/ Riga defeat, the disaffection of two Rus
sian regiments in Moldavia, not to men
ton further Prussian domination of the
/ Poles through the German army--truly,
/ the Allied morale, saturated with Russian
| disaster, may well reel at this second de-
bacle in month. Only Mr.. Wilson's
strengthening of Allied confidence and the
Italian victories relieve the gloomy situa-
ton, the full import of which is tragically
clear: more than ever must the Western
front decide the war.
I lettering within, the Kerensky govern
ment still maintains its hold through the
prompt suppression of plot to restore the
monarchy. Something of renewed strength
from the Moscow parley appears in the
seizure of two grand dukes, numerous
women conspirators and general mainte-
nance of Kerensky's government against
growing disorder, but whether Kerensky
can continue is still question. Winter,
the great ally that may keep the Germans
from Petrograd and enable the Russians
again to restore their military strength, is
also the great Russian enemy. For dis
organization in transportation alone
threatens famine for the winter; and no
one doubts that with famine will come
difficulties unsurmountable for any but a
Napoeonic dictatorship. As a sidelight
on Russian chaos appear the revelations
at the trial Of former Minister of War
Soukhomlinoff, who with his wife is
charged with treason and betrayal of Rus
aias armies at critical moments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

not all the nation. We are only the leaders
Of a movement; We are the pilots Of the
revolution. And our strength lies solely
IN that laboring Russia, the Russia Of the
village and town, regards Us in that light.
But can we be 50 sure that in this short
space Of time the country as clearly and
lucidly understood the watchwords Of the
revolution. recognized its aims and pur-
poses? It is enough to look attentively into
the complicated and profound psychology OF
the masses. in which so many i'll effects may
be detected. to answer that question IN the
negative. Both in the central cities and IN
the provinces the process Of Transforming
Yesterdays subjects into citizens OF to-day
is progressing slowly and far from smoothly.
This hardness and unevenness is the result
Of centuries Of political stagnatlon. Miracles
do not occur in history: the political cly'Ii-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

ing our native aspirations and responsible to
the people for its actions, but at the same
time capable TO subject all private wills and
individual aims to its own comprehensive
will"
The "Volia Naroda," the organ Of the
Social Revoutionists, also changed its vio-
lent tone into one of moderation and eau
ton. II councils:
"The revolution continues and our task IS
TO consolidate our victories. Only then can
we attempt to conquer new positions.
ITO advance blindly along the line of les
ser resistance being carried by the revoiu-
tionary inertia means to lay the foundations
for magnificent defeat in the near future.
Not having fortified our position, We may
slip and he swept into an abyss.
"We must not deceive ourselves: we are
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

This new turn in the course of revolu-
tionary Russia is greeted with joy and
amazement by the conservative elements.
The Constitutional Democrats are the men
who represent business and practical poll
ties as well as constructive nationalsm.
Some months ago their leader Paul Miiu.
kofr, was forced to abandon his post %
Foreign Minister in the Cabinet on account
of his views. To-day, he and his party
are indicated.
~ UGH is the state Of mind of the New
~ Russia. 1t is unsteady and changing
To-day the radicals are giving way to mod
crates. Tomorrow the rule of the ex-
.remists may again sway the huge nation
An excellent study Of present-day Russian
psychology was wired from Petrograd last
week to The New York Times" The
correspondent, Harold Williams, gives this
vivid description:
Life in Russia is troubled dream One
sleeps 20 see in fresh and bcwidering disor-
der the visions Of the day, and one wakes TO
ind the phantoms OF the night tangible and
audible, continuing .heir irrtatons! play in
the very light OF the sun.
There is deep logic in events, the logic of
history; bu. there is little IN Russia now
that lends itself to calculations OF q narrow,
practical reason Men are little, regulations
are ephemeral. The comforting shelter Of IL
lusions is torn down. The elemental forces
Of national psychology are laid bare The
whole process is far too big for any OF US TO
grasp. and we wonder and wait. People go
on with their daily tasks and make their ut
tie plans and projects. but the wind OF rate
/. signing through the cresiees OF all thelr
schemes, and they talk louder 80 As "os 20
-. - ,.ssiry into a new phase. The per-
actual conflict is taking new form
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

Ct new territory is suggested in news that
civilians opposite the British fighting
centres are being moved; air activity con-
tinues IN sky duels of fantastic agility and
daring. The French rest and restrain
German thrusts, meantime nibbling at the
Boche near the Chemin- des-Dames. PERISH
ing's men may see action before winter,
LOW that the commander moves his head
quarters from Paris to the front, though
MS troops studiously continue their train
Jag. American troops in Cork, however,
are welcomed by Sim Fem street attacks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Miscellaneous

nESIDE these events of Super-SOcial
I'D nature, the minor happenings of the
week seem pitifully dwarfed, though the
suffragists, meeting at Saratoga, would
resent such an estimate of their efforts.
For Mrs. Gait predicts nationwide wom-
ans suffrage inside of two years, while her
sisters denouncc the Washington pickets,
thirteen more of whom go to jail, this time
for six months. Miss Adele Pankhurst
goes them one better in Melbourne getting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Military Affairs at Home

Ar HOME the National Army claims
y first place in the attention and af-
feclion of the nation. Labor Day all but
Gisarpears from the calendar as the en-
tire country sees the first per cent of
the draft army off to camp. The various
rsrades Of the first contingent, in strag-
cling lines gravely attempting a SEM
tlance of military order, only accentuatc
hy contrast the magnitude of the change
that has taken place in the country's mill
tsrv establishment since April 6. Exclu-
siye Of the navy, the United States in
less than six months will have put a mill
tary force Of 1850, 900 men under arms.
While President Wilson, both in spirit
and in fact, leads the new army in parade
gt Washington, the hum Of military ac-
dyity rises. halted by comparatively little
friction for war machinery so vast and
new. West Pointers of the class of 'lS
graduate a year early, adding their trained
technical personnel to the output of the
officers establishment now being increased
BIZ the second training camps, at which
scarcity of instructors appears. Sixteen
thousand cannon are planned TO supple
ment the men and supplies constantly be-
ing sent to Europe, while the navy an
rounces less than one-half of l per cent
loss among conveyed ships. Scandal is
not lacking, either, ranging from trouble
between soldiers and negroes in Ken
lucky TO the news of defects in a third
Of the small arms ammunition sent to
Pershing. Fortunately, the faults in these
SUPPLIES arc discovered long before actual
military operations occur, though the
chemical faults IN the ammunition which
are to he investigated by an Army and
Senate committee suggest both NUM-
tons scandal and pro-German plotting
The draft, all but swallowed up in the
robilization of the new army, continues
largely by way of explanation and clearer
definition of bases for exemption. Young
doctors, such as hos pital internes and stu
dents, are exempted by President Wilson,
hut farmers as class are refused. Labor
crs in steel plants and shipyards appear
next TO have their status defined, though
the tendency is decidedly against blanket
exemptions on industrial grounds. On the
other hand. local draft boards vying with
each other to fill quotas arc often more
strict than the letter Of the law indicates.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Naval Developments

At SEA all is well, though the U-boat
n gains slightly this week, increasing
somewhat, though not alarmingly, the July
toll of 175 900 tons. On the other hand, our
navy's record Of conveying remains nearly
perfect. The British with new blister
monitors and the Italians aided by ships
against Pola distract attention from the
U-boat, though Admiral Scheer and others
predict its success. Meantime, at home
secretary Daniels breaks ground for
navy armor plant, and the japanese talk
of steel and ships.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
From NebeiSpditer, Zurich.

cents per pound; sugar appears plentiful
and willing to be controlled; Mr.. Garfield
will soon fix retail coal prices; and copper
will also shortly submit to one price. Thus,
in spirit the great experiment in benevo-
lent dictatorship over our material needs
wakes successful, and increasingly so in
actual operation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
The Western Front

THE activity of ajrplanes, so notable in
L the Italian drive, is paraleled on the
Western front, where three raids on Eng
land occur in as many days, one with un-
,sually murderous results. Allied activity
:esumes particularly on the British front,
where miserable weather alone delays an
ether gathering blow. German evacuation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

nine months. The child labor law is
knocked out in North Carolina; the Navy
League thinks better of Mr.. Daniels; Mr..
Hearst drops out of the New York race for
Mayor; and, oh boy, Mr.. Roosevelt is com
ing back as an editorial contributor to
"The Kansas City Star!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09
Trouble in Canada

OAR more difficulty than the United
L States has had is already the lot of
Canada as result of her new conscrip-
ton law Threatened trouble in Montreal
is followed by the disclosure of plots to
kin Premier Borden and dynamite build
lngs, varied by rioting, arrests and the
seizure Of arms and ammunition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-09

The establishment of homogeneify herd Is the b,s
of morale Every note of disunion loss of moral
power ucacutabe influence union is an
equally inCacuiabie gain of moral power Tporna