Valdez daily prospector., 1917-11-19

 republics that they pass thru . period of chaos and anarchy before ulti- | mately returning to period of san ity. Russia is running true to form. It hes pesn evident since the Kor- i tnilofY ,uprisink tAat KsreAsky's pow CT was on the wsne. me depossd prs- mier, d tho leader of the middle so- cialist group, took the reins of au- thority from the band of individuals who formed the first revolutionary group with the promise of great suc- cess. His general policy, while weak, has been beneficial to the allies. In- stead of mercilessly crushing all op- position and placing the conspirators beyond the chance of further harming him, he abolished the death penalty and turned the other Socialist cheek for the hand of revolutionism, and what it did to him the second swat was a plenty. He made is impossible to maintain discipline either in the army or at home.
 While Kerensky was the best tim Der that could be picked out at the time, results have shown that the al- lies could have done much better by throwing him also in the discard. He seemed to represent the advanced opinion of the Lew Russia, which was intoxicated with its new-found liber- ty, and on numerous occasions his de- cisions reached the realm of great ness. He was an idealist, but he stood for the liberty Russia desired. not only against the deposed czar, but against German domination as we'll. He regarded the ideal that Russia stand alone as the one essential to perfect a perfect republic.
 But today, Kerensky, the fiery radical of a year ago and the idol of the Russian people. Is too pamby- namby for the group of ultra-radi- calls in control. The conservative of yesterday has become the radical of today.
 The red socialists of the Russian party are in control at Moscow, Pet rograd and other. large cities of the republic. The provisional government has been wiped out and mob rule reigns. When the first revolution oc- cured the extreme radicals were few and insignificant, but they attracted a following of the ignorant and lower classes like a snowball rolling down. hill. The things they stood for ap- pealed to the untutored minds of the peasantry, and now the Bolsheviki are a most dangerous menace to the success of the war in Europe. The events of the past few days have shown that Russia is plunged into real anarchy, with no stable govern ment to be expected until Napol- con arises from the mob.
 The men in control of the anarch- ists, if any one is in control, are Niko-' lai Lenine and M. Trotsky. both Max imalists of the extreme degree. They both favor immediate peace with Ger many, and a distribution of all land among the peasantry of the nation. Naturally they have large following. The peace question Is the one which vitally concerns the United States, as it will throw Russia's part in the war upon the United States, leaving the Allies no stronger and no weaker than before. For all practical purposes Russia can be said to be out of the war, and a separate peace is a start ling possibility. Kerensky will never be able to command the following he did before his fall. A deposed lion can have no following.
 Petrograd has been the hotbed of intrigue for the past year and while the rest of Russia has not at times been in accord with her agitation, the fact remains that the people are flocking to the revolutionary stan dard. With a merciless foe at their gates civil war in Russia will tear her asunder, and give little comfort to the allies. The last turn of the wheel of fate has increased Americas burden ten-fold and prolonged the war ten-fold.
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