Evening journal., 1917-11-23
Special Dispatch from
L. HARPER LEACH.

l.. HARPER LEACH.
WASHINGTON. y. c.. Nov. 23.--Now
that the prospect Of a separate peace
between Germany and the chaotic frag-
ments OF government remaining in
Russia is becoming imminent, fresh
analysis is being made here Of Russia's
contribution 20 the allies warfare.
The question S being seriously asked
whether after an. Rusla has ever
been at war With Germany.
Ths'e are men, not cranks, who
seriously believe that. when the ball
anee is struck between the benefits
that Germany has derived and the
damage She has suffered from Russian
participation In the war, there Will
not be much diiference-perhaps a net
gain 10 Germany.
In the FIRST place, Russia was never
whole-heartedly at war with Germany
except in the brief period when The
Lyon-Milukoff government was in Of
fce.
Under The autocracy there was no
viii 20 conquer IN the government,
while the army and the whole govern
ment machinery back OF the army was
honeycombed with pro-German trea-
son.
Under Kereaslly there was instability
OF purpose.
The Lenine-Trotzky episode, or gov
ernment, or whatever it is. constitutes
a part Of the German machinery, just
as the italian onlcial Socialist party
and the Germanized socialist party
OF Hlllquit and Berger are aiding Ger
many IN her worldwide propaganda
Lenine--and that isn't his name
was sent 10 Russia by Germany. Ills
activities were financed with German
coin, and one OF his speeches on peace
was proved to be an almost literal
paraphase Of wireless message from
Prince Leopold and General linden
burg.
Trotzky-WHOsE REAL NAME IS
BRAUNSTElN--in his very brief career
In America was connected with the
German propaganda, the revelations In
the Won Igel papers showing that the
paper Novy Mir, with which he was
connected in New York, was under the
influence OF the German spy and pro-
paganda systems.
AZ the beginning Of the war the Rus
sian invasion OF East Prussia led 1p
20 the battle OF Tannenberg--a COM
plete Russian debaclc and great
stimulant TO German morale. That trea-
son led to the trapping of the Russian
army has long been asserted in mill
tary circles.
The fiction that the Russian advance
had any effect on the west front cam
paign and the battle Of the Marne has
long been disposed Of The obliging
Russian generals who led their troops
into the Hindenburg trap did not cause
the diversion Of any great numbers OF
troops from the west
Later on, in The second East prus-
sian campaign they repeated the same
maneuver with the same results. The
mysterious disappearance OF the iius-
sian General -Baltic-German In
blood-and the rumors Of his suicide
were followed by charges that the
Russian generals were receiving Ave
ribles a head for the Russian prison
ers taken by Germany.
These prisoners were invaluable In
keeping up Germany's labor supply
and allowing her TO use all her man
power.
Red Cross officials have asserted that
over 100000 Russians came into the
German lines and voluntarily surren.
Tered, after the Germans had adver.
Used among them that they would
paw a handsome sum for their rifles
which constituted the most valuable
personal property most OF the mujlk
soldiers had ever been in possession OF.