The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-26
Uncle Sam Declines
to Recognize Peace
'Germany's HOIdup of Russia VIII Get
No. Official Sanction From Amer
lea.

WASHINGTON, Feb Ger
many's rape of Russia" will not be
recognized by either the United
States or it's allies. The present
forced peace, which apparently is to be
contaminated by Lenine, Trotsky and
their satellites, has not changed the
general war situation. Officials made
this very plain here today.
Refusing to indicate what further
action will be taken, they directed
attention to the declarations already
made by the president, as spokesman
for the entente and this nation, that
''the peoples of all nations must have
q say in their government" if a last
ing peace was to be maintained. This
attitude, they pointed out, makes i'm
possible any acceptance by Germany's
enemies of the pending German-made
peace which would give part of the
richest sections of Russia to Germany
and make the rest of that anarchy
ridden country German vassal state
even though a world peace should be
suggested on that basis.
The state department was main
tanning an official report of the move
ments from Ambarrador David R.
Francis. Press dispatches, cabled via
London, have said that on Saturday
/ MI FRANCIS. accompanied DIV certain
other diplomatic Representatives, was
prepared to leave Petrograd and go to
Vladivostok should that be necessary
That all of the allied diplomats will
abandon Petrograd shortly seems GER
tain. While Lenine and TrOtskv re-
main in power in Petrograd Russia
will be German ruled This would
make it useless for the diplomatic
corps to continue its relations with
the government which the Germans
represent
But officials pointed out that there
was little to be gained in speculative
on the outcome. Ambassador Francis
has complete authority to do what he
thinks best. He is on the ground and
can judge conditions and instructions
from here would simply hamper him
If he leaves Petrograd he does so be-
cause he believes that such action will
best serve the United States And
that would be the sole reason for his
remaining there.
All of the reports reaching the
state department today emphasize the
reign of terror now in progress in all
Russia Murder and rapine stalk
hand in hand. Human life and pro
perty are being taken with the mt
most disregard for principles of Law
and order. And this condition will
get worst instead of better, officials
here believe.
The German military control viii
he able to impose its will on most Of
Great Russia. at least as far into the
interior as Petrograd.
And the peace which seems to be
about concluded. will give it authority
over the Bolshevild. Officials saw
however. that the great mass of Rus
sian people will not accept a peace
which abjectly surrenders thousands
of acres of rich territory to the OBJ
, pressor 1t is believed here that E
new Russian government will be form
ed, probably in Siberia. from the ele
ments which have opposed and fought
the Lenine and Trotsky doctrines
Such military movement would have
the support and probably the active
cooperation of japan and would be
, able to get all the arms and munitions
needed to make the movement sue
cess.
Meanwhile, official and diplomatic
circles here were deeply interested II
the effect the German-Russian move
is having in Austria 1t is apparent
that the great mass of Austro-Hun
garians have accepted the action o.
Germany in crushing Russia with ap
, prehention of their own country's fu
ture. In many Austrian quarters i
is being accepted as an earnest of whaf
austria may expect IL she Silell ldi
to endorse the German program witt
enthusiasm which the German mill
tary control demands. The result is
{ that the general tone of the Austrian
newspapers at the present time is un
= friendly to Germany and the peace
, party there is selling on this fac
to make trouble for the government.
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