El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-12-21
Don't Judge Russia Too Harshly

~7-7HERE is a tendency nowadays to speak little too
lightly and suTriugly Of Russia though Russians
All Lenines and IrOtzkys, all indispensable and
traitors to the alliance. We must not forget that had 1t
been for the millions Of the Russian army themselves
betrayed by Russian tools Of Germany and often forced to
gnt with little more than their bare hands, Germany and
GeTmanys allies would have this before Great
Britain could thrown the full British strength into the
contest; before France could have increased her army TO
its present strength in numbers and efficiency. Russias
100000 kept HindenbuTg and his massive Austro
6eIan amy engaged until the aIeS IN the west were
strong enough bear almost any blow hurled against them
We too prone, sometimes to think this has been
fought almost altogether the western front That Is be
the western front and hear Of happen
ngs upon easily and frequently and in greater de-
tail In fact the eastern front has the scene of
the greatest operations OF the war Russia played most
conspicuous part therein and Russian persisted by hun
dreds Of thousands In the two years of the war;
Russas part and Russ losses were greater than those
Of any other Of the allies.
The allies are not forgetting the Indebtedness in this
hour Of Russas pTostaOn and they disposed to deal
enienty with Russia for that reason, realizing, however
that Russia also the allies debt of gratitude.
Russian hordes of fighting been supplied with
and ammunition cannon, machine guns rifles, blankets
and medical assistance by the allies. These made
qae but wuold have been adequate had they not been side
tracked and delayed because Of the nsufcency Of rail
transportation within Russia and the deliberate acts Of
Of Russian high officials in German pay Rus
Stars who were Germans IN sympathy
As for Lenne and all the other red flag radicals who
making such sorry Of Russian affairs they hold
in Petograd because unlsteTed peasants in great
numbers have fer the moment become entranced by their
specous promises Of liberty peace and prosperity and have
allowed themselves to be deceived utterly by these Tabd
fakirs.
Fars they all are and crooks part Of them Lenine Is
of German blood and not good German blood at that In
Germany he would be social nobody but he serves Ger
many very aceptaby in his high post in Russia and he has
been charged directly with being German pay Trotzky
is Of the of Russian New York, wild radical
have ourselves to blame for allowing passage
from the United States Russia after the overthrow OF
the empire.
This pair aided by others bad and backed by the Red
Guard and other cuthroas have set up PetrOgrad
called socaliStic democracy which actually never
ecuaed by the old empire for despOts cruelty,
ISM lawlessness and spOliation
But better day IS coming. Russia will of the
of these days. with the Cossack element and the
middle class Russian element dominating and gov
eminent viii into power Then look for the
Of Russia and possibly resumption Of
military operations IN support OF the alliance.
IN the meantime, It IS the part Of the allies, including
the United States deal lenienty with Russia allow
supplies reach Lenine Trotzky & Co.. and afford
every assistance possible to Gems Kaedines, Kornoff
Duoff and their supporters who trying to overthrow
the Boshev They control the food supply IN European
Russia they have the whip hand If the allies keep
them financed, their growth IN power viii be steady.
Isn't it strange that when urged to eat some
cheap food in place of needed for export the price
the former Immediately rises until It equals exceeds the
latter? Provide the demand and the food anipulatOrs
VIII attend to the price